Issue: Spring 2016
Stories
‘Michelle and Jimmy’ from ‘Removed’ (by Eric Pickersgill, MFA ’15)
Artist and photographer Eric Pickersgill’s photo project “Removed” captures people absorbed in their mobile devices. The only catch? The devices have been removed.
Transforming Lives Through the Culinary Arts
Richard Grausman ’59 inspires a love of cooking in underserved high school students.
Three Food Tech Startups, No Stopping, for Alumna
Riana Lynn ’08: ‘I want to try to impact my community and get more minority entrepreneurs doing well.’
From Farms to Food Banks
Gini Bell ’08 forges new links for a healthier community.
So Good Pupusas
Cecilia Polanco ’16 hopes to aid undocumented students through her food truck business.
Brain Activity
Psychology department’s name change, new lab space reflect growing emphasis on neuroscience, collaborative research.
Game Changer
New dean Kevin Guskiewicz signals new era of big and bold for the College.
At Home on the Edge of the Earth
Mary Lide Parker ’10, a writer, videographer and photographer for UNC Research traveled to the Galapagos to document the work of UNC marine scientists studying the effects of El Nino.
A Passion for Medicine, Global Health and Complex Issues
For Sara Khan, global studies’ interdisciplinary programs have been the perfect place to better understand topics like structural violence, accessibility to health care programs and social determinants of health.
Bookmark this: More books by College faculty and alumni
College alumni and faculty books on artisan goods, school desegregation, stories along NC 12 and more.
Fever Within: The Art of Ronald Lockett
Excerpt from Fever Within: The Art of Ronald Lockett, edited by Bernard L. Herman (UNC Press, June 2016).
Two inducted into Order of the Long Leaf Pine
Two College of Arts and Sciences professors — Richard “Pete” Andrews and J. Steven Reznick — have been inducted into the Order of the Long Leaf Pine.
Relationships as important to health as exercise, eating well
The more social ties people have at an early age, the better their health is at the beginning and end of their lives, according to a new study from UNC sociologists.
UNC Parr Center for Ethics facilitates conversations
Philosophy in action is new Parr Center for Ethics director Russ Shafer-Landau’s mantra.
Chemistry and Creativity
I’m enjoying my first semester as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and I’m delighted that this issue is devoted to exploring how to spark creativity across the disciplines.