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Features
Hungry for the Humanities: Creative community programs attract a broader public audience
Creative community offerings show that adult learners are still hungry for humanities programs that illuminate their lives.
The Art and Science of Medicine: Students explore medicine through the lens of the humanities
This fall, Carolina will launch a new master’s curriculum in literature, medicine and culture. Faculty across the UNC School of Medicine and the College of Arts and Sciences have been working on the development of the master’s for about seven years, and the undergraduate minor provided an opportunity to introduce students to the field.
A World of Opportunities: New M.A. program prepares students for global careers
During an undergraduate semester abroad in Cameroon, Sarah Miller Frazer spent time in the classroom but also traveled around the country to explore issues firsthand. When it came time to apply to graduate schools, Frazer sought a program with a heavy emphasis on field experiences and interdisciplinary research.
Reaching the Finish Line: $3 million grant to boost retention, graduation rates
Carolina is upping its game to boost retention and graduation rates for first-generation and historically underserved college students with a $3 million grant from President Obama’s “First in the World” competition through the U.S. Department of Education.
Life-Changing: A 2012 alumnus is studying the first-generation experience he knows firsthand
The son of Colombian immigrants and the first in his family to go to college, Nestor Alexis Ramirez ’12 bucked the odds, thanks to a support network of UNC programs and mentors.
Comp-Sci Turns 50: Breaking barriers from graphics to robotics
In 1964, Carolina embraced the nascent field of computer science. The department is still blazing trails a half-century later.
Want to work in movies? Learn to code
Turns out the road to Hollywood runs through Chapel Hill. Or at least it did for computer science alumni who have used their programming chops to develop special effects software you’ve probably seen on screen.
Medical imaging extends frontiers, aids diagnosis and treatment
You’ve probably seen 3-D ultrasound images of a baby in a mother’s womb — maybe your own child, or those of a relative or friend.
Brooks’ influence spans IBM mainframes to next-gen virtual reality
In 1944 a 13-year-old Fred Brooks sat in the public library in Greenville, N.C., and read about the Mark I computer in Time magazine.
Bluegrass Believers: UNC partners with heritage tourism project honoring Earl Scruggs
Visitors to the new Earl Scruggs Center, nestled in the renovated 1907 courthouse in uptown Shelby, N.C., can immerse themselves in the life of the late banjo player and bluegrass pioneer who grew up in the nearby Flint Hill community.
Digital Portobelo: Connecting scholarship and cultural preservation in Panama
Renee Craft’s digital humanities project is an interactive collection of ethnographic interviews, photos, videos, artwork and archival material that illuminates the rich culture and history of Portobelo, Panama.
Applied Physical Sciences: Bringing new inventions that change lives to the marketplace
Making solar energy more economical and developing targeted drug treatments to effectively fight cancer and cystic fibrosis — these are among the cutting-edge research activities affiliated with the new department of applied physical sciences.
Google Gaggle: Six alumnae land jobs with search giant
The “Googlers” all benefited from UNC’s minor in entrepreneurship in landing their current jobs in New York, California and Seattle.
Hong Kong: East meets west in global capital
Jashawnna Gladney ’16 had never been out of the country or even flown on an airplane before. Her dream came true last June when she boarded a jet in Raleigh for a 17-hour trip to Hong Kong.
Global Ready: Joint degree from UNC, NUS gives students an edge
Carolina took its global education ambitions to a new level in 2007, when the College of Arts and Sciences established an unusual joint degree program with the National University of Singapore, considered among the best universities in the world.