Rudi Colloredo-Mansfeld became senior associate dean for social sciences and global programs in the College of Arts & Sciences on July 1.

UNC consistently places within the world’s leading universities, and now is no different. This year, Carolina ranks 33rd in the world and 23rd in the United States among global universities, according to the 2017 Academic Ranking of World Universities

The National Science Foundation recently awarded a $4.8 million grant to UNC-Chapel Hill to help researchers study how to alleviate energy poverty in Southern Africa.

The NFL will fund a $2.6 million international study on the role of active rehabilitation strategies in concussion management. Led by scientists at UNC-Chapel Hill and the Medical College of Wisconsin, the research will involve international collaborations and diverse participants across a variety of sports.

Happy Birthday to the Institute of Marine Sciences, which turns 70 this year! In honor of the celebration, we share a photo of graduate student Fiorenza Micheli studying sustainable fisheries with marine scientist Charles “Pete” Peterson.

Tar Heels who travel the globe, are you willing to share your adventures? Follow @unccollege, @uncstudyabroad and @uncglobal on Instagram and use #HeelsAbroad to share your photos.

UNC’s seismic shift in global education. (Senior Cassidy Greshko in the Atacama Desert in Chile. Photo by Jackson Hitchner ’18)

A pioneering initiative ensures every Tar Heel student has free access to powerful digital tools — and the coursework that teaches them to be critical thinkers and sophisticated users of essential technologies.

Cable industry veteran Bernard Bell will lead the newly named Shuford Program in Entrepreneurship.

Alumni give students in Shuford Program in Entrepreneurship an immersive semester-long experience in Silicon Valley.