Victoria Wlosok signed a book deal for her young adult thriller with a “big five” publisher when she was still a first-year student. On Sept. 19, her work hit the shelves. 

In a new book spanning 200 years of history, award-winning scholar Blair L.M. Kelley shines a spotlight on the often-overlooked contributions of everyday Black workers through the lens of her own family’s story.

Tar Heels from 43 departments and curricula in the College share their Carolina experience as part of the ongoing series, College Up Close. (Photos by Jess Abel) Get to know the College of Arts and Sciences like never before in … Read more

A new NEH grant will support UNC scholars’ creation of an immersive web environment designed to bring Jane Austen’s writing room — and her world — to life. Enter a virtual room modeled after Chawton Cottage, where you’ll learn more … Read more

With groundbreaking research linking social media habits to brain changes, the center also provides career training and public awareness. “We knew that we had done something amazing scientifically.” That’s what Eva Telzer, co-director of Carolina’s Winston National Center on Technology … Read more

The inaugural cohort of Southern Futures Undergraduate Fellows is paving the way for generations of Tar Heels interested in deeply engaging with the South through student-led research and community-driven activism. Like the South itself, the 20 students who make upthe … Read more

As you can see from the cover of this issue, we’re celebrating the many successes of our Campaign for Carolina, the University’s $5.1 billion fundraising campaign that wrapped up on Dec. 31. In all, the College of Arts and Sciences … Read more

UNC researchers across disciplines are harnessing the power of a new plastic to remove pollutants from drinking water. Their work just got a significant boost from the state legislature. Inventing a new kind of plastic to remove plastic pollution from … Read more

Miyuki Hino is helping residents and civic officials find creative ways to deal with the impact of flooding and rising sea levels.  In the face of severe storms and rising sea levels, flood-prone areas are especially vulnerable to the effects … Read more

A historian explores the social networks that helped enslaved people survive. Brandi Brimmer was recruited to the department of African, African American and diaspora studies in fall 2021 because of her expertise in U.S. slavery and emancipation. But Brimmer, associate … Read more