Tar Heel community mourns the tragic loss of nanoscience researcher Zijie Yan.

Nicolas Pégard’s lab helps neuroscientists tackle research challenges with custom-designed optical technology.

Alumna Rayna McClendon found her love of screenwriting through classes in the department of communication at UNC.

Political geographer Banu Gökarıksel directs Carolina’s popular curriculum in global studies while exploring her own research about global and local belonging.

John and Marree Townsend’s commitments to UNC-Chapel Hill over the years have been both plentiful and purposeful — and none more so than their most recent $10 million gift to the College of Arts & Sciences to establish the Townsend Family Strategic Initiatives Fund and the Marree Shore Townsend Fellowship in the Institute for the Arts and Humanities.

Evana Bodiker is a senior pursuing majors in English and religious studies and a minor in creative writing. “Blue Morpho” is one of the poems featured in her new poetry collection, Ephemera.

Looking for new books for your bookshelf? Explore these new books by faculty and alumni of the College of Arts & Sciences.

Emmy Award-winning sports announcer Jim Lampley tells young people interested in his profession that “in live television commentary, it’s all about language skills.”

English alumna Elizabeth G. Taylor values the power of language as a national nonprofit director who advocates for access to health care.

Patrick Dougherty says when you’re trying to elicit feelings and emotions through art, “that’s not unlike creating a great novel.”