October 2011

Sociologist tracks social media’s role in Occupy Wall Street movement

/ Social Sciences

Since the first protests against Wall Street occurred in New York City in early August, more than 170,000 people have posted or commented more than a million times across more than 400 Facebook Occupy Wall Street pages.

In addition, those pages include at least one in each of the 50 states, according to research by a sociologist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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The Vimy Expeditions: The plane that changed the world

/ Social Sciences

Glamour, danger and pioneering spirit are not words commonly associated with the air travel industry today, but for a time in the early 20th century, aviation truly captivated the global imagination. Inspired by this spirit and the groundbreaking voyages of a particular WWI-era bomber plane, UNC alumnus Peter McMillan ’81 and Australian Lang Kidby undertook

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Nanotech entrepreneur to speak at TEDMED annual conference

/ Natural Sciences & Mathematics

UNC College of Arts and Sciences scientist and entrepreneur Joseph DeSimone has been invited to join an elite list of speakers at this year’s TEDMED Conference in San Diego, Calif., Oct. 25 – 28. DeSimone’s presentation, “Can Nanotechnology Deliver Mega Results?”will explore the latest advancements in nanomedicine, including PRINT technology, a technique invented in his

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Dawn of the trees

/ Natural Sciences & Mathematics

Say you’ve been scooped up and tossed four hundred million years back in time, back when the planet’s landmasses are still huddled together and the deep, colossal ocean Panthalassa covers most of the globe. The Earth you’ve landed on is laboring through its Devonian Period, a stretch of history famous for its huge armored fishes, wandering tectonic plates, and plummeting levels of carbon dioxide. You’re probably uncomfortably warm and the air probably stinks of iron sulfide.

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Middle East foreign correspondent to speak Nov. 14

/ A&S Foundation, Global Programs, Social Sciences

Robin Wright, a foreign correspondent, television commentator and author of “Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World,” will speak Nov. 14 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Wright comes to campus as the Frey Foundation Distinguished Visiting Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences. At 5:30 p.m. in

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UNC students curate NC Museum of Art Exhibition

/ Fine Arts & Humanities

Inspired by the quest of identity that occupied Rembrandt through his life, the North Carolina Museum of Art presents “Self, Observed,” the first exhibition of college student work juried by college students at the Museum. Exhibited concurrently with the Rembrandt in America exhibition, “Self, Observed” reexamines the function of portraiture and highlights the enduring influence

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PlayMakers’ world premiere commemorates Freedom Riders

/ Fine Arts & Humanities

In the summer of 1961, during the first months of America’s civil rights movement, waves of young people rode buses into the heart of the deep South. Mostly college students, the interracial groups challenged Jim Crow laws that segregated interstate travel in the region. Their bravery helped change the course of American history. PlayMakers Repertory

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