Category: The Scoop
The Scoop
$5 million gift will create dean’s ‘say yes’ fund
The College of Arts and Sciences has received a $5 million gift to provide Dean Karen M. Gil with “say yes” funds that empower department chairs to be agile, responsive and innovative.
Pérez quoted on U.S./Cuba relations
UNC historian Louis Pérez contributed to the global discussion on the reopening of diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba.
For sea turtles, there’s no place like magnetic home
Adult sea turtles find their way back to the beaches where they hatched by seeking out unique magnetic signatures along the coast, according to new evidence from UNC biologists.
Breastfeeding prepares baby’s belly for solid food
A new UNC study found that breastfeeding influences a baby’s ability to transition from milk to solid foods and may have long-term health effects.
Hitting a double: Cahoon scores two major science honors
Chemist James F. Cahoon is among 126 scholars to receive the 2015 Sloan Research Fellowship by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. This is the second major award given to early-career scientists that Cahoon has received in recent months.
Toppin wins national opera award
Louise Toppin, professor and chair of the music department, has received the 2015 Legacy Award from the National Opera Association.
First-Year Seminars: Gateway to success at Carolina
The First Year Seminars Program offers innovative, inventive and one-of-a-kind classes designed to help incoming students make the transition from high school to a global research university.
Young scholars claim honors
Two Carolina seniors and two young alumni have won prestigious awards for graduate studies.
Potential pancreatic cancer treatment could increase life expectancy
UNC researchers have developed a device that could impact pancreatic cancer treatmentt: By using electric fields, the device can drive chemotherapy drugs directly into tumor tissue, preventing their growth and in some cases, shrinking them.
Unearthing history, here and abroad
Archaeological excavations led by UNC faculty in Israel, Greece and Chapel Hill made news headlines over the summer in international, national and local media, including The Times of Israel, The Huffington Post, and WRAL-TV and The News & Observer in Raleigh.
Sororities create professorships to recruit, retain faculty
Alumnae from three sororities have each created new professorships in the College of Arts and Sciences after meeting their initial fundraising goals in summer 2014.
Examining active learning in large science classes
In large college science classes, active learning interventions improve achievement for everyone, but especially black and first-generation students, according to a new UNC study.
The Henry Owl Scholarship and a class in ‘Gumption’
Andrew Vail ’99 established the Henry Owl Scholarship Fund for Undergraduate Students, honoring the mettle of Henry Owl ’29, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the first person of color to be admitted to –– and graduate from –– the University.
UNC historian co-produces hit PBS show ‘A Chef’s Life’
Historian Malinda Maynor Lowery co-produces the Peabody Award-winning show, ‘A Chef’s Life,’ playing a critical role in the show’s outreach strategy.
Geology gift aids professor in research of Alaskan rivers
Elijah White (M.S. ’84) says that his experiences with esteemed faculty members represent some of his best memories of UNC and helped inspire him to give back to the geology department.