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The Scoop
New psychology internships honor Dean Gil
Carolina’s psychology undergraduates will soon have the chance to apply for semester-long internships in the Triangle area, thanks to a recent major gift from a Carolina alumna and her husband.
Student’s work in fluids lab inspires math gift
Chris Joy ’13 was so excited about his summer internship that the math major’s parents wanted other Carolina students to benefit from a similar experience.
Economics gift supports faculty who inspired alum’s career
When Mark Kogan ’79 made a gift to the department of economics in 2010, he never expected to support one of the professors who taught him as an undergraduate more than 30 years earlier.
Two alumni honored for distinguished service
The 2013 Dean’s Award for Distinguished Service to the College honors two alumni: Julia Sprunt Grumbles ’75 of Chapel Hill and the late Frank Borden Hanes Sr. ’42 of Winston-Salem.
Hill Hall auditorium to be named for the Moesers
Hill Hall’s auditorium will be renovated and named after James and Susan Moeser. Hill Hall houses the music department.
Vicki Craver: Supporting ‘the heart of the university’
Vicki Underwood Craver ’92, chair of the Arts and Sciences Foundation Board of Directors, could once be found deep inside the old Venable Hall chemistry lab, toiling over her experiments.
New Writing Faculty Share Surprising Connections
The two newest writers to join Carolina’s creative writing program share surprising connections with the donors who created their distinguished professorships and their namesakes.
$5 million Kenan gift launches Hill Hall renovation
A $5 million gift from the William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust will launch an extensive renovation of the music department’s Hill Hall.
Frank Borden Hanes Sr. leaves lasting legacy
Frank Borden Hanes Sr., a native of Winston-Salem, N.C., and a longtime friend and benefactor of the College, passed away on July 17. He was 93.
Magness featured in ‘Jerusalem’ IMAX film
UNC archaeologist Jodi Magness will be featured on the big screen — literally — in the new IMAX 3-D film, Jerusalem.
Exploring cyber security in the ‘cloud’
A $5.8 million award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Frontier Awards program will be used by UNC and five partners for a major research project to explore challenges in cyber security in the era of cloud computing.
New master’s in global studies approved
The College will offer a new master’s degree in global studies, with the first class of students admitted in fall 2014.
Transforming STEM education
Carolina has been named a project site for the Association of American Universities’ (AAU) five-year initiative to improve the quality of undergraduate education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields at its member institutions.
Aldrich wins lifetime entrepreneurship award
Sociologist Howard Aldrich has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the prestigious Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference for his many contributions to the field.
Syllabus: Written in Bone
Anthropology Professor Dale Hutchinson teaches students how to map and recover the elements of a crime scene in his class, Anthropology 423: “Written in Bone: CSI and the Science of Death Investigations from Skeletal Remains.”