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The Scoop
Life-changing lessons from a beloved professor
Inspired by memories in and beyond the classroom, a group of alumni work to honor the late professor Kimball King.
Celebrating 10 years of hip-hop cultural diplomacy program
Mark Katz, the John P. Barker Distinguished Professor of Music, founded the Next Level initiative to build a global community through hip-hop culture.
Parker receives Jefferson Award, one of UNC’s highest honors
Institute for the Arts and Humanities Director Patricia Parker accepted the award in honor of Sally Hemings, a woman Thomas Jefferson enslaved, and Ella Baker, a civil rights leader.
Two new degrees offered in applied sciences, data science
The department of applied physical sciences will offer its first undergraduate degree this fall. The College will also offer a new B.A. in data science; the B.S. will be in the School of Data Science and Society.
Inaugural leader and new minor for School of Civic Life and Leadership
The new School of Civic Life and Leadership has appointed former Duke University professor Jed Atkins as dean and director and has designed a new multidisciplinary minor to offer students of all majors training in the humanities and civic and scientific literacy.
The tree keeper
Graduate student Kimmy Hansen is analyzing the impact of future development on the tree canopy of Bald Head Island, a North Carolina barrier island that boasts the second-largest maritime forest in the state.
Carolina Asia Center trains Fort Liberty soldiers
UNC faculty provide soldiers meaningful expertise in Asian language, culture and history.
Gift to support philanthropy fellow is a fitting legacy for devoted Tar Heel
The Charles M. Shaffer Jr. Distinguished Fellow in Philanthropy Fund, established in honor of a late Carolina alumnus and philanthropist, will support the work of the Philosophy, Politics and Economics Program in pursuit of giving back.
Lives guided by great books
The new Weldon Thornton Memorial Teaching Award and Society will affirm the central place of the humanities in the arts and sciences tradition that has long defined a Carolina education.
Astronaut Zena Cardman to deliver Spring Commencement address
The NASA astronaut and Tar Heel will address the Class of 2024 ahead of her first space flight later this year.
Sloan fellowships awarded to two Carolina chemists
Abigail Knight and Sidney Wilkerson-Hill, assistant professors in the department of chemistry in UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences, have been awarded 2024 Sloan Research Fellowships, among the most prestigious awards given to early-career scientists.
Majoring in a ‘life of meaning and purpose’
Coming to Carolina was an easy decision for Bill Farthing ’70 (J.D. ’74). Almost 60 years later, it was another easy decision to give back to the place where he spent his first four years at UNC: the department of religious studies.
$25.3 million to study Alzheimer’s disease risks
A team of UNC and Duke researchers has received a $25.3 million grant from the National Institute of Aging to study the potential risks for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Giovanello named associate dean for research and innovation
Kelly Giovanello, the Bowman and Gordon Gray Distinguished Term Professor in the department of psychology and neuroscience, has been named the College’s new associate dean for research and innovation.
Slavic center receives National Resource Center designation
The Center for Slavic, Eastern European and Eurasian Studies at UNC has been designated as a National Resource Center for language and area studies by the U.S. Department of Education’s International and Foreign Language Education office.