Issue: Fall 2020
Southern Futures: Diverse voices for a changing region. Also inside: Carolina Pivots; A Poet’s Roots; Pandemic-inspired research and more.
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A cyclic history
North Carolina’s voting rights battles are America’s struggles in microcosm, a new book says.
Grow your reading list: More books by College faculty and alumni (fall 2020)
Find more books by College faculty and alumni
The Great Pivot
When classes once again shifted to remote delivery in fall 2020, faculty across the College of Arts & Sciences say they were better prepared for it.
A pandemic shapes a modeler’s research vision
Professor Serhan Ziya is applying his expertise in operations research to help hospitals and emergency departments during the current pandemic.
Miss Mary Mack Introduces Her Wings, a poem by Tyree Daye
Creative writing associate professor Tyree Daye reads “Miss Mary Mack Introduces Her Wings” from his new book of poems, Cardinal (Copper Canyon Press, 2020). Read a profile on Daye in the fall 2020 issue.
Supporting ‘strivers’
Philosopher Jennifer Morton focuses on grit, resilience and effective ways to support disadvantaged college students.
Resilient mindsets
Biologist Daniel Matute studies a trait often found in our planet’s hardiest organisms: resiliency.
Listening in
A senior in geography and history uses audio storytelling to enlighten and engage.
A MythBusters approach to life
For up-and-coming astrophysicist Ben Kaiser, a desire to figure things out for himself has led to a career investigating the far reaches of our universe.
Creative computing
Entrepreneur Joe Puccio ’16 developed an app to help students plan their class schedule. Coursicle now has 400,000 users across the United States and Canada.
New initiative will study technology and the adolescent brain
The Winston Family Initiative will put Carolina’s department of psychology and neuroscience at the forefront of brain development and technology research over the next three years.
Summer Bridge helped a pediatrician get a solid start at Carolina
Leon Livingston ’91, a pediatrician in Memphis, Tennessee, credits a UNC program called Summer Bridge with helping him jumpstart his academic career.
#Throwback: 30 issues, 15 years
Durana was featured on our first magazine cover in fall 2005, when a Burch Fellowship led him to bicycle across China.
Overcoming Zoom fatigue
Eight months into the coronavirus pandemic, “Zoom fatigue” is a growing problem. Now, more than ever, physical and mental health are important.