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Transforming STEM education

September 11, 2013

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

September 10, 2013

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

September 10, 2013

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.”

Cast-Iron Pan

September 10, 2013

When I was seven, my mother’s beloved grandmother passed away. After a short custody battle, her cast-iron pan came to live with us.

Studying the South, gaining experience in the world

September 10, 2013

The fall 2013 issue of Carolina Arts & Sciences is brimming with examples of how faculty research and student learning opportunities in the College are shaping our graduates and our world.

Hark the Sound

May 29, 2013

Patrick VanderJeugdt, a senior chemistry major and sustainability minor from Waxhaw, has secret access to all the charms of Carolina’s iconic Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower.

Chronicling a decade of campus growth

May 2, 2013

David Godschalk and Jonathan Howes tell the story of the sweeping makeover of the 200-year-old UNC campus, with 6 million square feet of buildings constructed and a million square feet of historic buildings renovated during one vibrant decade.