Category: The Scoop
The Scoop
New faces on the dean’s leadership team
This summer, the College’s Dean’s Office welcomed two new leaders to Carolina: Jacob Bacharach and Ian F. McNeely.
School of Civic Life and Leadership welcomes 11 new faculty
The College’s new School of Civic Life and Leadership welcomed 11 faculty to Carolina this fall.
Hettleman Prizes awarded to early-career faculty
The annual Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prizes for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement were awarded to five Carolina faculty members — including three scholars in the College — who exemplify groundbreaking and innovative research along with future career promise.
Psychology scholar gives surgeon general food for thought
Rosa Li tries to find different ways to illustrate a salient point to students in her Psychology 180 course on social media, technology and the adolescent brain: “Research is really complicated. The real world is highly nuanced.”
Carolina research funding hits $1.21B milestone
For the fifth year in a row, research awards topped $1 billion at Carolina, facilitating projects and experiments for external sponsors like federal agencies, industry partners and nonprofit organizations.
The youngest woman to go to space is a Tar Heel
On Aug. 29, Karsen Kitchen became the youngest woman ever to cross the Kármán line — the boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and space.
When graduate students make all the difference
Larry Stacey (B.S. ’62, Ph.D. ’68) created the Vic and Betsy Briscoe Fund for Graduate Studies in the department of physics and astronomy to honor his former professor.
Lois Lovelace Duke establishes professorship to pay it forward for future scholars
Through establishing the Lois Lovelace Duke Distinguished Professorship at UNC, Lois Lovelace Duke drew on her own experience in academia.
Life-changing lessons from a beloved professor
Inspired by memories in and beyond the classroom, a group of alumni work to honor the late professor Kimball King.
Celebrating 10 years of hip-hop cultural diplomacy program
Mark Katz, the John P. Barker Distinguished Professor of Music, founded the Next Level initiative to build a global community through hip-hop culture.
Parker receives Jefferson Award, one of UNC’s highest honors
Institute for the Arts and Humanities Director Patricia Parker accepted the award in honor of Sally Hemings, a woman Thomas Jefferson enslaved, and Ella Baker, a civil rights leader.
Two new degrees offered in applied sciences, data science
The department of applied physical sciences will offer its first undergraduate degree this fall. The College will also offer a new B.A. in data science; the B.S. will be in the School of Data Science and Society.
Inaugural leader and new minor for School of Civic Life and Leadership
The new School of Civic Life and Leadership has appointed former Duke University professor Jed Atkins as dean and director and has designed a new multidisciplinary minor to offer students of all majors training in the humanities and civic and scientific literacy.
The tree keeper
Graduate student Kimmy Hansen is analyzing the impact of future development on the tree canopy of Bald Head Island, a North Carolina barrier island that boasts the second-largest maritime forest in the state.
Carolina Asia Center trains Fort Liberty soldiers
UNC faculty provide soldiers meaningful expertise in Asian language, culture and history.