We’re excited about the new academic year, new chancellor and provost, and new colleagues and students. We invite you to kick-start the Fall by exploring some of the special events on our September calendar: Sept. 3: Intervention in Syria? Problems, Prospects and Contexts, a roundtable discussion with scholars from history, law, communication studies, public policy, […]
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Whirligigs of the late North Carolina folk artist Vollis Simpson will be on display at the Hanes Art Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Sept. 5 to Oct. 3.
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PlayMakers Repertory Company will present the world premiere of “Surviving Twin,” written and performed by Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III, Sept. 4-8.
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A $5.8 million award from the National Science Foundation will be used by UNC and five partners for a large research project that will explore challenges in cyber security in the era of cloud computing.
$5.8 million NSF cyber security grant awarded to UNC, partners Read More »
A new book by a UNC assistant professor of Asian studies provides the most comprehensive, systematic study to date of Mizrahi (Oriental-Jewish or Arab-Jewish) films produced in Israel over the last several decades.
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Medical testimonials on the Internet and elsewhere present powerful personal stories and useful information, but they can also be dangerous to your health if distracting, irrelevant information leads to inappropriate treatment decisions, say researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “Distracted by Details: Narrative Influence Following Conflicting Stories” was published in July
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A new software tool developed by the UNC Digital Innovation Lab in collaboration with RENCI (UNC’s Renaissance Computing Institute) helps researchers, teachers, and community groups document history and community projects with an easy-to-use tool that builds interactive websites.
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PlayMakers Repertory Company has received several significant national grants in support of upcoming projects and productions. PlayMakers is the professional theater company in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A $250,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation of New York City will allow three more
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