February 2019

Rhodes appointed interim dean of the College of Arts & Sciences

Terry Rhodes (photo by Johnny Andrews)

As Senior Associate Dean for Fine Arts and Humanities in the College of Arts & Sciences since 2012, Rhodes has long championed the value of the arts and humanities to a well-rounded education throughout her more than three decades at Carolina.

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PlayMakers presents Bertolt Brecht’s “Life of Galileo”

Ron Menzel as Galileo in the Morehead Planetarium dome, as an image of Jupiter looms behind him.

PlayMakers Repertory Company presents the theatrical event of the 2018/19 season, Bertolt Brecht’s “Life of Galileo,” adapted by Joseph Discher. PlayMakers’ Producing Artistic Director, Vivienne Benesch, directs the production, which runs from February 27 to March 17, 2019.

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New research suggests a different approach to protecting reef-building corals

A large closeup pic of corals; a new study shows that current fishing and pollution regulations don't help corals cope with climate change.

A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reports that protecting coral reefs from fishing and pollution does not help coral populations cope with climate change. The study also concludes that ocean warming is the primary cause of the global decline of reef-building corals and that the only effective solution is to immediately and drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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