February 2013 – College of Arts and Sciences News Archive

UNC signs agreement with Eastman Chemical Company worth at least $1.5 million

February 28, 2013 / Natural Sciences & Mathematics

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is joining Eastman Chemical Company in a master agreement to conduct research in chemistry and materials science. Eastman will provide a minimum of $1.5 million over six years to support collaborations between Eastman scientists and UNC scientists, staff and students. Those collaborations include research projects, visits to …

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Football safety, preventing head injuries topics of March campus discussions

February 28, 2013 / Natural Sciences & Mathematics

Football safety and preventing head injuries will be the topic of a lecture and symposium at UNC beginning March 6.

Gitterman awarded Order of Long Leaf Pine

February 27, 2013 / Global Programs, Social Sciences, Undergraduate Education

Daniel Gitterman, associate professor of public policy in UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, one of the state’s highest honors.

Huge prehistoric reptile skeleton unveiled

February 27, 2013 / Natural Sciences & Mathematics, Undergraduate Education

UNC paleontologist Joe Carter and Karin Peyer, a UNC alumna from the Museum of Natural History in Paris, will unveil a 12-foot long skeletal reconstruction of a one-of-a-kind prehistoric reptile on March 3.

Coping with grief

February 25, 2013 / Carousel, Fine Arts & Humanities, Undergraduate Education

When communication studies professor Renee Alexander Craft lost a dear friend to cancer, she decided to write a children’s book to help young people deal with the loss of a loved one.

PlayMakers’ Summer Youth Conservatory returns

February 22, 2013 / Fine Arts & Humanities

PlayMakers Repertory Company announces the Summer Youth Conservatory for 2013. The Conservatory will feature programs for high school and middle school students, and culminate in a production of Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Award-winning musical thriller “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.”

UNC to offer free online classes via Coursera

February 21, 2013 / Fine Arts & Humanities, Undergraduate Education

Carolina faculty’s expertise will be available to online learners around the world as part of a new partnership. Music professor Evan Feldman will teach one of the courses.

Folklore alum’s film wins three Emmys

February 20, 2013 / Fine Arts & Humanities

John Hubbell’s production, “The Soundtrack Project” was honored at the Mid-South Emmy Awards in Nashville with three awards.

Two students receive Luce scholarships for study in Asia

February 19, 2013 / Fine Arts & Humanities, Natural Sciences & Mathematics, Social Sciences, Undergraduate Education

Carolina seniors William Douglas Leimenstoll and Henry Laurence Ross have earned 2013-2014 scholarships from the Henry Luce Foundation for study in Asia.

ESPN analyst and former NFL player to speak at March symposium

February 18, 2013 / Natural Sciences & Mathematics

ESPN analyst and former NFL player Merril Hoge will speak at a March symposium on how to recognize, manage and prevent serious head injuries among high school and college athletes. The event will be held March 8-9 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.