Carolina ranks fifth among the nation’s best public universities for the 13th consecutive year, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2014 guidebook America’s Best Colleges. In related US News results, Carolina ranks: 1st among national public universities and 17th overall in “Great Schools, Great Prices,” based on academic quality and net costs of attendance. […]
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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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High school students worked with professional directors, choreographers and musicians this summer to produce a show through PlayMakers Repertory Company’s Summer Youth Conservatory.
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Human bodies recognize at the molecular level that not all happiness is created equal, responding in ways that can help or hinder physical health, according to new research led by Barbara L. Fredrickson.
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Two Carolina undergraduates are among some 8,000 “Explorers” selected by Google Inc. to try out “Glass,” the company’s new voice-activated, eye-glass-like gadget. Google Glass is not yet available to the public. Patrick Lung and Pranati Panuganti heard about the Glass contest during the spring 2013 semester while they both were studying entrepreneurship in a
Saving is a critical first step on the path to financial security. But many low-income families find it challenging to choose saving for the future over meeting pressing spending needs today. Results from a study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill of one asset-building program offer insights on how to encourage low-income
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To help you chill before the humidity sets in, here are a few events from our May calendar: May 2: Carolina Science Café and the Water in Our World initiative explore What’s in My Water, a discussion about environmental toxins in drinking water. With NCSU biologist Heather Patisaul. Free, 6 pm, Top of the Hill,
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Holden and Patti Thorp have received the William F. Little Award for Distinguished Service to the College of Arts and Sciences in recognition of their leadership and service as the University’s “First Couple.”
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Vincent Kopp, pediatric anesthesiology at the UNC School of Medicine, double majored in English and religion at UNC. Though he excelled in the sciences, his training in humanities enhanced his analytical skills more than he expected.
Liberal arts led Kopp to fulfilling medical career Read More »
Doctoral student Will Boone spent hundreds of hours attending services at Durham’s Faith Assembly Christian Center, experiencing fellowship with members, conducting interviews, and rehearsing and performing with the church band.
Graduate student’s research focuses on music in the African-American community Read More »
