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Learning about Lumbees: Historian connects students’ research to Robeson County
Students in Malinda Maynor Lowery’s class are exploring the history and stories of Lumbee and Tuscarora people in their Robeson County homeland.
What’s your dilemma? New course trains coaches for national ethics bowl
A new philosophy course trains undergraduates as coaches for high school ethics bowl teams. UNC will host a National High School Ethics Bowl this spring.
When literature and history leap off the page
Heidi Kim believes in having her students create projects that connect literature and history and stretch beyond the walls of the University.
Interactive Instruction: Psychology 101 blends online work, discussion, games
Psychology 101 is a blended classroom, where class time and space are allotted to a blend of teachable moments and exercises, rather than one extended lecture.
Intro to entrepreneurship: Spreading seeds of creative thinking to 300-plus students
Everything about this new entrepreneurship class was unusual. It focused on making a difference in the world. Professors told the students it was OK to fail. Instructional technology and a star lineup of guest speakers engaged students in new ways.
Learning 2.0: Hands-on research, interactive technology and community engagement
Faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences are experimenting with new ways of teaching and learning.
Guiding China’s Gilded Age: Helping a giant rethink its urban upheaval
City and regional planning professor Yan Song is helping China rethink its urban upheaval. She directs UNC’s Program on Chinese Cities in the Center for Urban and Regional Studies.
They, Robots: The future is already here
If you haven’t come across a robot lately, it’s because they’re still not very good with people, says UNC computer scientist Ron Alterovitz.
The Future of the Outer Banks: Climate change’s effect on N.C.’s barrier islands
Laura Moore uses historical maps, geologic data and computational modeling tools to create simulations that show how the barrier has moved since it first formed about 8,500 years ago, and to calculate how the islands may continue to evolve in the decades and centuries to come.
Fluid Music: UNC musician explores sounds created by water
When Lee Weisert first heard the chords in “The Rite of Spring” as a high school student, the hairs on the back of his neck stood up.
Precious Resource: Scientist saves lives through clean water
Greg Allgood (B.S. ’81, M.S.P.H. ’83), a Procter & Gamble scientist, knew his company had developed a packet of chemicals that could clean dirty water in 30 minutes. The product drew widespread interest, but it was almost nixed.
Oyster Culture: Cultivating the foodways of a Virginia coastal community
Bernie Herman is not a marine biologist, but he knows an awful lot about oysters.