The Swamp Fox: Bland Simpson chronicles N.C.’s Outer Coastal Plain
Native son and UNC creative writing professor Bland Simpson never set out to do it, but he’s become the unofficial chronicler of North Carolina’s Outer Coastal Plain.
November 2012
Chemistry’s Brian Hogan named new Faculty Engaged Scholar
Brian Hogan, a research assistant professor of chemistry, has been named to the new class of Faculty Engaged Scholars at UNC. Hogan is one of 10 faculty scholars recently selected by the Carolina Center for Public Service as the fourth class of the program. The Faculty Engaged Scholars program is an initiative of the Center …
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Announcing the UNC Art Department’s Sixth Annual “Student Holiday Print & Art Sale”
In association with “Kappa Pi” Art Honors Fraternity and the S.B.F.A. (Students Benefiting Fine Arts), we present the Sixth Annual Student Holiday Print & Art Sale. Save the date: ONE DAY ONLY, Friday, December 7, 10:00am to 9:00pm, in Hanes Art Center room 301. Here is your opportunity to see and purchase original student artworks …
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Paid Multimedia Internship Opening
The College of Arts and Sciences seeks a full-time multimedia producer for a one-year paid editorial internship position in its communications office.This is an opportunity to learn from experienced news and public-relations professionals while building a portfolio. The intern will: produce videos and multimedia presentations for web and social-media platforms shoot photos for news stories, …
Dramatic art’s Jamie Strickland named Manager of the Year
Jamie Strickland, a Carolina alumna and department manager for the department of dramatic art, has been presented with the College of Arts and Sciences’ Award in Management.
Nine UNC scientists elected AAAS fellows
Nine scientists from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society.
Study shows increase in negative messages about Muslims in the media
Organizations using fear and anger to spread negative messages about Muslims have moved from the fringes of public discourse into the mainstream media since the Sept. 11 attacks, according to new research by a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill sociologist.
Nine professors named Fellows of American Mathematical Society
Mathematical scientists from around the world have been named Fellows of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) for 2013, the program’s initial year, including nine faculty members from the College of Arts and Sciences.
UNC computer scientist named IEEE fellow
IEEE (the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), the world’s largest professional association dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity, recently honored Professor Sanjoy Baruah from the department of computer science in UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences in the IEEE Fellow Class of 2013. The IEEE Fellow is a …
Salemi wins teaching award from Southern Economic Association
Michael K. Salemi, professor emeritus of economics in UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences, received the Kenneth G. Elzinga Distinguished Teaching Award from the Southern Economic Association.