April 2012

Alum’s off-Broadway play addresses concussions in the NFL

Patrick Link graduated from UNC in 2007 with a major in dramatic art and a minor in writing for the screen and stage. His new Off-Broadway play, “Headstrong,” is inspired by the ongoing struggles of professional athletes with head-related injuries. (The run of the play has been extended until May 27.)

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Sherman’s book on French Primitivism wins national awards

Historian Daniel J. Sherman of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been honored with two distinguished prizes for his book, “French Primitivism and the Ends of Empire, 1945-1975.” The book, published by the University of Chicago Press, was awarded the David H. Pinkney Prize as the best book in French history in

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Stenross earns Massey Award for service

Barbara Stenross, senior assistant dean in Academic Advising, was among six recent winners of the C. Knox Massey Distinguished Service Awards. The awards are among the most coveted distinctions presented to University faculty and staff. The late C. Knox Massey of Durham created the awards in 1980 to recognize “unusual, meritorious or superior contributions” by

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UNC College April calendar: James Fallows, Orville Schell, marriage, music and more

Got spring fever? April is jam-packed with events across the College of Arts and Sciences.  Asia experts James Fallows and Orville Schell discuss China Rising, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Louis Menand kicks of the IAH’s 25th anniversary, and there’s lots of music on the Hill. Check out these highlights and more, with links below: April 1: UNC

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