UNC’s Digital Innovation Lab (DIL) began working with the Khayrallah Program for Lebanese-American Studies at North Carolina State University two years ago to map the migration and settlement of hundreds of families in North Carolina cities a century ago from what is now Lebanon, but was then a part of the Ottoman Empire.
Collaboration culminates in Lebanese migration exhibit at N.C. Museum of History Read More »
Mike Ramsey, a chemistry professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional distinctions awarded to a scientist or engineer.
Ramsey elected to National Academy of Engineering Read More »
Professors across the College of Arts and Sciences are changing the structure of large introductory classes to enhance student learning and make their classes more engaging, experiential and effective.
Transforming large lecture classes Read More »
Roberto Quercia, winner of the 2013 C. Felix Harvey Award, will use the money that came with the prize to develop a training academy that prepares middle and high school coaches to support academic success among male athletes of color.
Harvey Award winner to train school coaches on how to support academic success Read More »
Trees pull carbon dioxide out of the air, and some scientists think that more trees will mean slower global warming. But trees may also be blunting the effects of climate change, says UNC plant ecologist Peter White, just by blocking the sun’s rays.
In the shade of the longleaf pine, some N.C. plants find relief from global warming Read More »
Will Robin, a doctoral student in musicology at UNC-Chapel Hill, will serve as the first-ever Scholar-in-Residence for the North Carolina Symphony, the organization recently announced.
Royster Fellow Will Robin named first-ever ‘Scholar-in-Residence’ Read More »
Three students in the College of Arts and Sciences have been chosen to receive the Martin Luther King Jr. UNC Student Scholarship, an award given annually to students who not only excel academically, but who embody King’s commitment to civil and human rights in their contributions to the community.
UNC students living King’s legacy receive scholarship Read More »
Details from the lives of black artisans in North Carolina, unseen for more than 100 years, are being discovered by UNC students using digital resources …
Sixteen Muslim-Americans were charged with violent terrorism offenses in 2013, including Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his deceased brother, Tamerlan, according to a new report by the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security affiliated with Duke University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and RTI International.
Report shows Muslim-American terrorism in 2013 lower than feared Read More »
Researchers led by chemist Joseph DeSimone at UNC have identified a surprising replacement for the only inherently flammable component of today’s lithium-ion batteries.
Researchers build nonflammable lithium ion battery Read More »
