Issue: Fall 2013
Stories
Biomedical Engineering for Undergrads
Carolina undergraduates are inventing devices to tackle real-world problems through biomedical engineering. The opportunity to study in one of the fastest-growing job fields evolved through a partnership between UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Medicine.
Caribbean’s native predators unable to stop aggressive lionfish
“Ocean predator” conjures up images of sharks and barracudas, but the voracious red lionfish is out-eating them all in the Caribbean — and Mother Nature appears unable to control its impact on local reef fish.
Catalyst for change
High school biology teacher and UNC-BEST graduate Sallie Senseney is igniting a passion for science in her N.C. hometown.
Rod Brooks tackles a global crisis, one meal at a time
UNC alumnus Rod Brooks ’89 is working to end world hunger, one meal at a time.
‘We Shall Overcome’: Pete Seeger remembers
Pete Seeger discusses the song “We Shall Overcome” with Bill Ferris, author of “The Storied South: Voices of Writers and Artists.”
College Bookshelf Fall 2013
New books on Cuban history, school desegregation, Jewish literature, a legendary folk music coffeehouse, the battle between the Hatfields and the McCoys, Islamophobia in America, and more.
Guanajuato Connections: Experiencing the global South
UNC students experience the global South through internships, service learning in Guanajuato, Mexico.
Exploring Joara: Excavating the past, shaping the future in western N.C.
Three UNC archaeology alums have uncovered the earliest European settlement in the interior U.S., near Morganton, N.C.
Dream Catchers: Burch Fellows gain experience by chasing their aspirations
The Burch Fellows Program enables undergraduates across the University with exceptional abilities and interests to design potentially life-transforming experiences.
From Plantation to Prison Farm
Graduate student Elijah Gaddis explored the history of Caledonia Prison Farm in Halifax County, N.C.
Southern Cultures: Journal covers it all, from tobacco queens to blues music
Southern Cultures journal covers it all, from tobacco queens to blues music.
Preserving the Voices: Southern Oral History Program celebrates 40 years
Since its founding in 1973, the Southern Oral History Program has held as its guiding principle, “You don’t have to be famous for your life to be history.”
Leading the Southern Oral History Program
Historian Malinda Maynor Lowery was named the new director of the Southern Oral History Program in July 2013.
Front Porch Portal: Home for southern research celebrates 20 years
The tree-shaded, white-frame house at 410 E. Franklin Street has an ample front porch, rocking chairs and a storied history. It’s a perfect setting for UNC’s Center for the Study of the American South, which this year celebrates 20 years of exploring the region’s complex history and culture.