Researching the Brain through Balinese Gamelan
This summer, senior Trevor McPherson traveled to Indonesia to continue his research into the intersection of music and neuroscience.
August 2017
English is off the menu at Language Lunches
Jessica Tanner, an assistant professor of French at Carolina, doesn’t often get the chance to speak the language she loves so much – at least outside of the classroom.
Assistant professor of classics is member of team awarded 1.5 million euro grant
UNC classics professor Jennifer Gates-Foster is part of a small team recently awarded a 1.5 million euro European Research Council starting grant in support of archaeological work in the Eastern Desert of Egypt.
UNC receives $4.8 million grant to confront energy poverty in Southern Africa
The National Science Foundation recently awarded a $4.8 million grant to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to help alleviate energy poverty in Southern Africa. Energy poverty is the lack of access to modern energy sources such as electricity and modern fuels -crucial resources to the well-being of individuals and communities, the environment and to the stability and growth of national economies. In sub-Saharan Africa, an estimated 620 million people lack access to electricity, and 730 million use solid biomass and inefficient stoves as their primary source of cooking energy.
PlayMakers Repertory Company Presents Regional Premiere of “The Cake”
Art reflects real-life headlines in dramedy about a baker torn between love and faith, in production that opens Sept. 13.
Music Professor Annegret Fauser awarded Glass Distinguished Professorship
Innovative professorship recognizes strong bond between faculty advisers, graduate students. Fauser selects Jennifer Walker as 2017-2018 fellow.
Carolina celebrates record fundraising year
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received $543.3 million in donor commitments in fiscal year 2017 (concluding June 30, 2017), marking Carolina’s third-straight fundraising record and first time topping $500 million. The total eclipsed fiscal year 2016’s previous record of $495 million by nearly $50 million.
In Sync: Studying the synchronization between North and South Poles
Each June, across North Carolina, the familiar twinkle of fireflies fills the evening sky. Slowly, one by one, these beetles emit a spark of light — a chemical reaction called bioluminescence. They flicker randomly until more and more of them gather together amongst the leaves. Then, an odd thing happens: They begin to sparkle in unison.
Factories of Change: Anthropology and Southern Historical Collection project explores repurposing of former industrial spaces
Led by Rudi Colloredo-Mansfeld, an anthropology professor and the senior associate dean for social sciences and global programs in the College of Arts & Sciences, the “Factories of Change” project brings together an unlikely cohort.
Samulski wins polymer chemistry award
Edward T. Samulski, Carolina chemistry professor emeritus and former chair of the applied physical sciences department, has been awarded the Herman F. Mark Polymer Chemistry award for 2017. The Herman F. Mark Award is one of the highest honors bestowed by the ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry and recognizes outstanding research and leadership in polymer science.