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Undergraduate research is the star at annual celebration

April 13, 2018 / Articles, Fine Arts & Humanities, General, Media & News, Natural Sciences & Mathematics, News, News Archive, Social Sciences, Undergraduate Education

Public policy major Aditi Adhikari stands in front of her poster, "Promoting Engagement in a Healthy Masculinity Program for Boys in Rural Nicaragua"

ideas of masculinity. (photo by Kristen Chavez)

Morehead-Cain scholars Aditi Adhikari and Rishika Reddy spent two months in rural Nicaragua last summer working on a curriculum to help young boys develop a healthy idea of masculinity. They were among nearly 200 students presenting their research in poster and panel sessions at the 19th annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research.

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Public service takes the spotlight at April 9 awards ceremony

April 11, 2018 / Articles, Media & News, Natural Sciences & Mathematics, News, News Archive, Social Sciences

Public Service Award recipients. From left to right: Casey Rawson, Celeste Brown and Brian Hogan.

A community-based partnership to reduce heart disease, a mentorship program for high school students and a program to protect victims from their abusers are some of the projects recognized at the 2018 Public Service Awards celebration on April 9.

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Students explore topics from health care to anti-apartheid activism at AAAD’s fifth annual Undergraduate Research Conference

March 28, 2018 / Articles, Diversity, Media & News, News, News Archive, Social Sciences

From left to right, Bailey Nelson and Maxine Richmond with moderator Professor Kenneth Janken.

“Undergraduate students who conduct research receive notable gains — writing, speaking and leadership skills, intellectual curiosity, and the improved ability to acquire and analyze information.” That’s how Troy Blackburn, associate dean for undergraduate research in the College of Arts & Sciences, opened the fifth annual AAAD Undergraduate Research Conference.

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Capturing Community History

March 21, 2018 / Articles, Fine Arts & Humanities, General, Media & News, News, News Archive, Social Sciences

American studies professor Robert Allen and the Community Histories Workshop team visited the State Archives of North Carolina in Raleigh in December to explore materials related to Dorothea Dix Hospital. Their historical research will inform the master plan and programming of a future urban park on the site of the hospital, which closed its doors in 2012. (photo by Donn Young)

From textile mills to the state’s mental hospital, a team of UNC faculty, students and staff are engaging with North Carolina communities to tell their own complicated stories.

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The Kids Are Not Alright

March 15, 2018 / Articles, General, Media & News, News, News Archive, Social Sciences

UNC senior LauraKathryn Smith has been a youth caregiver for most of her life, as her mom has multiple sclerosis (MS) and her dad a traumatic brain injury.

Even though more than 1.4 million American children under the age of 18 care for siblings or parents who have a chronic illness or disability, support for this demographic is in short supply. UNC geographer Elizabeth Olson and collaborators look to other countries as models for growing youth caregiver resources in the United States.

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Carolina Asia Center to Host Second Annual Asia Week from March 19-24

March 14, 2018 / Articles, Fine Arts & Humanities, Global Programs, Media & News, News, News Archive, Social Sciences

The Carolina Asia Center announces its celebration of Asia Week 2018, taking place March 19-24 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This campus-wide celebration of Asia includes numerous cultural events, lectures and a film screening, culminating with the Asian Culture Festival.

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Global Heel Carl Ernst Connects Carolina to the Middle East

March 12, 2018 / Fine Arts & Humanities, General, Global Programs, Media & News, News, News Archive, Social Sciences

RiyaSarkar, B.N. Goswamy, Syed Salman Chishty, Carl Ernst and Sadia Dehlvi at the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival.

Carl Ernst has made it his mission to encourage interest in Islamic studies and develop opportunities for students to learn more about this region, both within and outside of the classroom.

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Spotlight shines on Advancement of Women Award winners

March 9, 2018 / Diversity, Media & News, Natural Sciences & Mathematics, News, News Archive, Social Sciences, Undergraduate Education

Pictured from left to right: Gloria Thomas, Director of the Carolina Women's Center Undergraduate: Emily Hagstrom Grad student (shared): Katrina Morgan and Francesca Bernardi Staff: Erica Wallace Faculty: Marcey Waters Chancellor Carol Folt University Awards for the Advancement of Women. Held at the Pleasants Family Assembly Room in Wilson Library on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. March 5, 2018. (Jon Gardiner/UNCCH-Chapel Hill)

Five women who spend much of their time helping other women and girls had their moment in the spotlight March 5.

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23 Carolina students to participate in Kakehashi Project in Japan

March 9, 2018 / Articles, Global Programs, Media & News, News Archive, Social Sciences

This spring, the College of Arts & Science’s Carolina Asia Center and UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School will participate in the Kakehashi Project, a fully funded youth exchange program between Japan and the United States.

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Leah Everist selected as UNC-Chapel Hill’s 39th Luce Scholar

March 5, 2018 / Articles, General, Global Programs, Media & News, News, News Archive, Social Sciences, Undergraduate Education

Leah Everist, a fourth-year student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been named a 2018 Luce Scholar by the Henry Luce Foundation. Carolina boasts more Luce Scholars than any other college or university in the United States.

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