The Old Well: Past, Present and Future
Was the Old Well ever new? Daniel Wallace explains in this tribute to UNC’s beloved landmark.
September 2012
College Bookshelf
Fall books include a page-turner from Bart Ehrman, a tribute to Woody Durham and poems from New Orleans, plus books on the fascinating world of the hip-hop DJ, Cherokee stories, life in a West Va. coal-mining town; and more.
They, Robots: The future is already here
Computer scientist Ron Alterovitz and his team are teaching robots how to do useful human tasks.
Precious Resource: Scientist saves lives through clean water
Procter & Gamble scientist and UNC alum Greg Allgood is saving lives through clean water
Water in the classroom
UNC faculty are designing new courses around the theme, “Water in our World.”
The Future of the Outer Banks: Climate change’s effect on N.C.’s barrier islands
UNC geologist Laura Moore studies climate change’s effect on N.C.’s barrier islands.
Fluid Music: UNC musician explores sounds created by water
UNC composer Lee Weisert’s installations explore sounds created by water. This feature and more water initiatives in the fall 2012 issue of Carolina Arts & Sciences magazine.
Reimagining The Rite
Carolina Performing Arts and the Institute for the Arts and Humanities are reimagining The Rite and its contemporary significance through The Rite of Spring at 100. Part of the celebration will be a series of once-in-a-lifetime performances at Memorial Hall with some of the leading performing artists of our time.
Center provides ‘a place and a space’ to study the South
On a white wooden bookshelf in Jocelyn Neal’s office sits a sealed, unopened mason jar, filled to the brim with a telltale clear liquid and dressed in a homemade label. Neal is the new director of the Center for the Study of the American South.
Stimson: Whether Obama can win with a bad economy is a definite maybe
James Stimson, Raymond Dawson Professor of Political Science, shares his thoughts on the 2012 election between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.