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Perseverance in the Páramo
Recent graduates Liz Farquhar and Tessa Davis spent two months in Ecuador doing research. They share how the pandemic shaped their journey.
A merger of land and sea
Union of geological and marine sciences disciplines erases artificial boundaries.
A (Really) Big Birthday Bash
The department of English and comparative literature celebrates 225 years of rhetoric, writing, film and literature at UNC-Chapel Hill in October.
Students, an ocean apart, study drama and the plague
An international online course connects students from three universities to explore how theater-makers can adapt, recover and thrive amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
All Too Human
Amid a global pandemic, when other theaters were shutting down, PlayMakers Repertory Company programmed its first virtual season.
How to Think Like an Entrepreneur
New faculty in the Shuford Program in Entrepreneurship are helping students learn how to turn opportunity into possibility.
Building resilience for storm-battered N.C.
A diverse team of researchers is addressing the long-term impact of extreme weather.
Jump-starting startups
Two up-and-coming companies are receiving support through the KickStart Accelerator in the Genome Sciences Building.
Chasing sunlight
UNC-Chapel Hill chemists are leading an effort to make next-generation liquid fuels directly from sunlight and air.
Where Science Meets Solutions
Interdisciplinary faculty research designed to tackle compelling problems is finding support from the Institute for Convergent Science in the Genome Sciences Building on campus.
A pandemic shapes a modeler’s research vision
Professor Serhan Ziya is applying his expertise in operations research to help hospitals and emergency departments during the current pandemic.
The Great Pivot
When classes once again shifted to remote delivery in fall 2020, faculty across the College of Arts & Sciences say they were better prepared for it.
A Poet’s Southern Atlas
Poet Tyree Daye's newest collection, "Cardinal," explores themes of the Great Migration through his lens as a Black man navigating away from — and returning to — the place he calls home.
Southern Futures: Chief Hope Officer
UNC alumnus William J. “Bill” Bynum leads a family of organizations named HOPE that is working to strengthen some of the South’s most economically distressed communities.