Economist Michael Salemi will discuss “Debt and Taxes” in a free public talk Sept. 30 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
UNC economist to discuss “Debt and Taxes” Sept. 30 Read More »
Few people can point to the exact moment that changed their life, but Eunice Sahle, chair of UNC’s department of African, African American and diaspora studies, can point to the day she decided to become a teacher and writer.
A journey from Kenya to Carolina Read More »
University of North Carolina political scientists Evelyne Huber and John D. Stephens garnered two prestigious awards this summer for their recently published book Democracy and the Left: Social Policy and Inequality in Latin America (University of
Chicago Press, 2012).
Faculty Book “Democracy and the Left” Earns Best Book Awards Read More »
UNC archaeologist Jodi Magness will be featured on the big screen — literally — in the new IMAX 3-D film, ‘Jerusalem.’ The film opens in Charlotte on Sept. 21.
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A new book by a UNC assistant professor of Asian studies provides the most comprehensive, systematic study to date of Mizrahi (Oriental-Jewish or Arab-Jewish) films produced in Israel over the last several decades.
New book examines Mizrahi cinema in Israel Read More »
Medical testimonials on the Internet and elsewhere present powerful personal stories and useful information, but they can also be dangerous to your health if distracting, irrelevant information leads to inappropriate treatment decisions, say researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “Distracted by Details: Narrative Influence Following Conflicting Stories” was published in July
Irrelevant information in medical testimonials may lead to poor consumer choices Read More »
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) has selected Nicole Johnson ’14 to serve as a Young Ambassador for her study in Germany for the 2013-14 academic year.
Nicole Johnson ’14 selected as German Young Ambassador Read More »
Nathaniel Sharadin, philosophy, and Natalia Suit, anthropology, will start the new academic year with Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships. The two UNC doctoral students were among only 22 nationwide to receive this prestigious award.
Graduate students win national dissertation fellowships Read More »
Historian Malinda Maynor Lowery has been named the new director of the Southern Oral History Program (SOHP) in UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences.
Lowery named new director of Southern Oral History Program Read More »
Excavations in the Late Roman (fifth century) synagogue at Huqoq, an ancient Jewish village in Israel’s Lower Galilee, have brought to light stunning mosaics which decorated the floor.
New mosaics discovered in synagogue excavations in Galilee Read More »
