December 2012 – College of Arts and Sciences News Archive

Reviews confirm academic problems, validate reforms

December 20, 2012 / Uncategorized

The University’s board of trustees received two external reviews Thursday concerning past academic irregularities in African and Afro-American studies. Reviewers found that the problems began in 1997, involved two persons who no longer work here, and did not occur in any other academic departments. Reviewers also validated the extensive policies now in place to prevent similar problems in the future.

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Demographer Yang Yang finds link between health and social connectivity

December 20, 2012 / Social Sciences

Over the past three decades, researchers have shown that people with fewer connections to family, friends, and social groups have a greater risk of being in poor health than do people with many social connections. Sociologist Yang Yang is determined to find out why.

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Thorp, Smithies elected to National Academy of Inventors

December 19, 2012 / Natural Sciences & Mathematics

Two University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill scientists, Chancellor Holden Thorp and Nobel Laureate Oliver Smithies, were named charter fellows of the National Academy of Inventors, a nonprofit organization that recognizes investigators who translate their research findings into inventions that may benefit society. Inductees of this prestigious group demonstrate a spirit of innovation and

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PlayMakers presents Obie-winner ‘And God Created Great Whales’

December 18, 2012 / Fine Arts & Humanities

PlayMakers Repertory Company at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill presents actor-playwright-composer Rinde Eckert’s award-winning “And God Created Great Whales” Jan. 9-13.

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Brandenburg receives national honors for dissertation research

December 18, 2012 / Natural Sciences & Mathematics

Bjorn Brandenburg, a 2011 Ph.D. alumnus in computer science, received one of the nation’s most prestigious awards focused on doctoral dissertations.

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Engaged Learning: Spanish for the Professions

December 17, 2012 / Carousel, Diversity, Fine Arts & Humanities, Global Programs, Uncategorized

The Spanish for the Professions Minor in UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences prepares students for bilingual careers in the business, communications and healthcare professions.

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