July 2019 – College of Arts and Sciences News Archive

Real-Life Value: APPLES Service-Learning Course Instructor Heather Knorr

July 30, 2019 / Articles, Fine Arts & Humanities, General, Global Programs, Media & News, News, News Archive, Undergraduate Education

Tucked in a back meeting room of the Carolina Union, service-learning leaders from across campus scribbled down notes. Their eyes were locked on Heather Knorr. At the front of the room, Knorr was excitedly remembering the children’s books her students had created during her recent service-learning Spanish course. Beaming, Knorr shared insights on how the […]

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Carolina is the nation’s best value in public higher education for the 18th time

July 29, 2019 / Articles, General, Media & News, News, News Archive, Undergraduate Education

Image shows the bell tower in the distance and pretty orange and yellow flowers in the foreground with a Carolina blue sky.

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine awards UNC-Chapel Hill the top ranking due to innovative initiatives that keep higher-education costs low and support students to graduation.

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Well Said: Fighting for women in math

July 24, 2019 / Articles, General, Media & News, Natural Sciences & Mathematics, News, News Archive

Graphical image says "Well Said" and shows the top of a blue dome that represents the Old Well.

On this week’s episode of UNC’s “Well Said” podcast, doctoral student Katrina Morgan discusses founding the Girls Talk Math summer camp and explains how the program has been giving local high school girls a new outlook on mathematics.

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North Carolina tropical cyclone-driven coastal flooding is worsening with climate change

July 23, 2019 / Articles, General, Media & News, Natural Sciences & Mathematics, News, News Archive

NASA/USGS Landsat satellite images of coastal North Carolina after the passage of Hurricane Florence on Sept. 15, 2018.

Six of the seven highest precipitation events in Coastal North Carolina since 1898 have occurred within the last 20 years, UNC Institute of Marine Sciences researchers found.

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Tar Heels in the Field: Cassidy Harding

July 22, 2019 / Articles, General, Media & News, Natural Sciences & Mathematics, News, News Archive, Undergraduate Education

Cassidy Harding is a resilient landscapes intern at the Environmental Defense Fund in Raleigh.

Working with the Environmental Defense Fund this summer, Cassidy Harding is realizing her high school dream of becoming an environmental scientist.

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Tar Heels in the Field: Daniel Bowen

July 22, 2019 / Articles, General, Media & News, News, News Archive, Social Sciences, Undergraduate Education

Daniel Bowen (right) meets with Ross Tompkins, assistant to the town manager, to discuss Chapel Hill's sustainability initiative.

As a Town Council intern, rising junior Daniel Bowen is making his adopted hometown of Chapel Hill a better place to live.

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Tar Heels in the Field: Melody Zhou

July 22, 2019 / Articles, Fine Arts & Humanities, General, Media & News, News, News Archive, Undergraduate Education

Melody Zhuo sings opera, accompanied by a pianist, on stage in Italy as part of the Si Parla, Si Canta program, which trains young musicians in Italian language, repertoire, culture and musical style.

After switching her music major focus from piano to vocal performance, rising Carolina senior Melody Zhuo is spending her summer performing Italian operas in Italy.

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New Carolina research center to address 21st century questions on digital information

July 22, 2019 / Articles, Fine Arts & Humanities, General, Media & News, News, News Archive

Collage image shows a multitude of digital screens with information running across them from a stock market ticker tape to photos from around the world, all illustrating the rapid use of digital technologies.

With $5 million in support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Carolina will establish the Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life.

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Copenhaver receives NSF Breakthrough Technology Award to enhance food security

July 22, 2019 / Articles, General, Media & News, Natural Sciences & Mathematics, News, News Archive

Biology Professor Gregory Copenhaver has received a Breakthrough Technology Award from the National Science Foundation. The awards fund research aimed at advancing functional genomics and crop breeding.

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Alterovitz receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

July 17, 2019 / Articles, General, Media & News, Natural Sciences & Mathematics, News, News Archive

Computer Science Professor Ron Alterovitz was recognized with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The PECASE is the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government to outstanding scientists and engineers who are in the early stages of their independent research careers.

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