Category: The Scoop
The Scoop
Alumnus’ gift supports faculty and student innovation
Steve Kapp ’81 (MBA ’90) is among the first donors to the College of Arts and Sciences to establish a Dean’s Innovation Fund to support a range of academic disciplines, including biomedical engineering, applied physical sciences, the Be A Maker (BeAM) initiative and the minor in entrepreneurship program.
$7.5 million bequest will fund new professorships
A bequest estimated at $7.5 million from an anonymous donor will establish three or more distinguished professorships in the College of Arts and Sciences.
#Throwback (fall 2016)
An audience gathers for a car concert outside Hill Hall in the 1970s.
Isolated coral reefs are not healthier
For the world’s coral reefs, the picture keeps getting gloomier. Although it’s widely assumed that both local and global factors are contributing to their decline, new research shows that isolated reefs far from human activities are in fact not healthier than those in more densely populated areas.
A Lost Colony find
Archaeologists recently uncovered a clue that doesn’t shed light on what happened to the colonists of the Lost Colony, but it may reveal more about their life on the island.
Transforming graduate education in the humanities
UNC-Chapel Hill is one of 28 universities taking part in a major national initiative to transform graduate education in the humanities.
‘That fearless spirit of innovation’
On May 19, Joseph DeSimone’s years of innovative and beneficial work in material science was honored by President Barack Obama with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
Listen in to new UNC podcasts
Grab your headphones and tune in to new podcasts from UNC-Chapel Hill, the Institute for the Arts and Humanities and the Southern Oral History Program.
UNC among top five public universities for 16 years
For the 16th year in a row, UNC-Chapel Hill placed fifth among national public universities in U.S. News & World Report’s annual “Best Colleges” rankings, published Sept. 13.
New mosaics discovered in Galilee excavations
Excavations this past summer in the Late Roman (fifth century) synagogue at Huqoq, an ancient Jewish village in Israel’s Lower Galilee, have revealed stunning new mosaics that decorated the floor.
Cohen named assistant dean for facilities
J Cohen became assistant dean for facilities, space resource planning and capital projects in the College of Arts and Sciences on July 1.
Celebrating 40 years
In this remarkable photo taken in September 1949 aboard the French Liner SS De Grasse, a young Carolina graduate at the beginning of his distinguished academic career sits in the front row.
$3.7 million gift endows the Karen M. Gil Internship Program in Psychology
An anonymous couple has committed $3.1 million in permanent funding for student stipends and program support, plus $600,000 in funding to continue the Gil Internship program.
Honoring legend, marking a milestone
When faculty, alumni and students gather in April to mark the 70th anniversary of the department of city and regional planning, they will also celebrate the 100th birthday of one of the department’s founding members, F. Stuart Chapin Jr.
Clemens named senior associate dean for natural sciences
Chris Clemens, chair of the department of physics and astronomy, became senior associate dean for natural sciences on March 1.