Social Sciences

Archaeology professor wins 2012 Presidential service award

/ Natural Sciences & Mathematics, Social Sciences

Scott Madry, research associate professor of archaeology in UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences, received a 2012 President’s Volunteer Service Award from the “making a difference through volunteer service.” The award is given annually to individuals, families, and groups who have demonstrated outstanding volunteer service and civic participation. Madry was honored for his volunteer work

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Phillips Ambassadors to study in Asia for summer/fall 2012

/ Fine Arts & Humanities, Global Programs, Natural Sciences & Mathematics, Social Sciences, Undergraduate Education

Sixteen undergraduates from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have been selected as Phillips Ambassadors for summer, fall, and year-long 2012 study abroad programs in Asia. The Summer/Fall Phillips Ambassadors will study in greater China, including Hong Kong; India, Thailand, Japan, and Singapore.

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Nutrition Research Institute receives grant for global health research

/ Natural Sciences & Mathematics, Social Sciences

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Nutrition Research Institute in Kannapolis is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Steven H. Zeisel, institute director and Kenan Distinguished University Professor in nutrition and pediatrics in the Gillings School of Global Public Health and the School of

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College faculty tapped as National Humanities Center Fellows

/ Fine Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences

Three College of Arts and Sciences faculty members have received fellowships from the National Humanities Center. The 2012-13 recipients are Christopher Nelson (anthropology), Donald M. Reid (history) and Susan R. Wolf (philosophy). They will join 30 other distinguished scholars from 16 states, the District of Columbia, and the countries of Canada, France, Hungary, Japan and

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Handa wins major grants to evaluate cash transfer programs in Malawi, Zimbabwe

/ Global Programs, Social Sciences

Public policy professor Ashu Handa has won two research grants (each worth $634,000 over 2 years) to evaluate social cash transfer programs in Malawi and Zimbabwe. Handa is chair of the public policy department in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He also is a fellow

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Mellon Fellowship will support UNC historian’s documentary on Jamaican immigrants

/ Diversity, Fine Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences, Undergraduate Education

Heather Williams, a professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has received an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation New Directions Fellowship to support her work on a documentary film on Jamaican immigrants. New Directions Fellowships assist faculty members in the humanities who seek to acquire training outside their disciplines. According to

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UNC academic advisers win national advising awards

/ Fine Arts & Humanities, Natural Sciences & Mathematics, Social Sciences, Undergraduate Education

Two academic advisers in UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences have won 2016 national advising awards. The awards, given by the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA), were awarded based on significant contributions to the improvement of academic advising. The winners include: Nikki Glenos, an adviser in the fine arts and humanities division, who has been

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