Issue: Spring 2019
Change Agents: Tar Heels navigate a better tomorrow
Stories
NSF grant will strengthen faculty mentoring in STEM
A grant from the National Science Foundation will promote more effective faculty mentoring for women and underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields.
Two Grammys for Bill Ferris
Bill Ferris, the Joel R. Williamson eminent professor emeritus of history, won two Grammy Awards at a February ceremony in Los Angeles.
Two gifts boost Chancellor’s Science Scholars program
Two generous contributions to the Chancellor’s Science Scholars program will enable more students to pursue degrees in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields.
Baritone Lucas Meachem shares his craft at Carolina
Grammy-winning opera singer Lucas Meachem works with Carolina students during master classes as an artist-in-residence with UNC-Chapel Hill’s department of music.
Jonathan Reckford Commencement Speaker
Jonathan T.M. Reckford, who graduated from Carolina with a bachelor’s degree in political science in 1984, will deliver the Commencement address at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Spring Commencement on May 12, 2019.
Professor, folklorist and Grammy winner: Bill Ferris
Carolina professor emeritus of history and folklorist William Ferris looks back on his career and his recent nomination for two Grammy awards. His box set, “Voices of Mississippi,” which features decades of his recordings and films and was produced by Dust to Digital, is nominated for Best Historical Album and Best Liner Notes. Photos and audio are from the William Ferris Collection at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Taking the classroom to the diamond
Statistics major Micah Daley-Harris is taking what he’s learning in the classroom to provide cutting-edge analytics for the Carolina baseball team. Read more at https://unc.live/2YVZ3wz.