Sara Cockerham was named Manager of the Year in the College of Arts & Sciences for outstanding accomplishments in leadership and management in the department of sociology.
Sara Cockerham named Manager of the Year Read More »
Three faculty members from UNC-Chapel Hill — Kathleen M. Harris, Jodi Magness and Bryan L. Roth — have been elected into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Harris (sociology) and Magness (religious studies) are in UNC’s College of Arts & Sciences.
Three from UNC-Chapel Hill elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences Read More »
A new study concludes that exposure to extreme heat and precipitation in prenatal and early childhood years in countries of the global tropics could make it harder for children to attain secondary school education, even for better-off households.
Climate change could undermine children’s education and development in the tropics Read More »
The IDEAs in Action curriculum, endorsed by the UNC-Chapel Hill Faculty Council on April 12, emphasizes the first-year experience, key “focus capacities” and experiential learning.
New General Education curriculum will prepare Tar Heels to be lifelong learners Read More »
Carolina senior Ana Soule and her team at the Phoenyx Project are giving new life to vinyl billboards that would otherwise end up in the dump.
Transforming garbage into fashion Read More »
The Celebration of Undergraduate Research is a research symposium held at UNC-Chapel Hill each April. The goal of the celebration is to showcase and encourage meaningful UNC-Chapel Hill undergraduate research in all disciplines.
20th Celebration of Undergraduate Research April 24 Read More »
UNC-Chapel Hill researcher Cassandra R. Davis led a federally-funded study on schools districts’ responses to Hurricanes Matthew and Harvey.
Research Spotlight: Supporting Schools’ Disaster Response and Recovery Efforts Read More »
“Health and Happiness” and “Death and Dying” are two of five “Ideas, Information and Inquiry” courses, also called “Triple I” or “III” for short, that are being pilot-tested in spring 2019.
‘Triple I’ courses teach the power of interdisciplinary thinking Read More »
The Research Laboratories of Archaeology created a walking tour to show the dozen places on campus where archaeologists excavated and made discoveries about life before the University’s founding and during its first 100 years.
Virtual archaeology tour brings campus history to life Read More »
With the mass adoption of streaming video services and last yearʼs repeal of net neutrality rules, how consumers interact with the internet is poised to change in unprecedented ways. Two UNC economists create tools to help industry analysts and policymakers chart a course through the uncertainty.
