Social Sciences

Gökariksel is appointed Royster Distinguished Professor for Graduate Education

Banu Gokariksel

Banu Gökariksel, a geographer in the College of Arts & Sciences whose interdisciplinary research examines religion and gender in politics, public life and identity formation, has been appointed the Caroline H. and Thomas S. Royster Distinguished Professor for Graduate Education.

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Maya from the Margins wins Diversity Award from Society of American Archivists

Professors Gabrielle Vail (left) and Patricia McAnany) work with a student in Wilson Library on research for the Maya from the Margins project. (photo by Kristen Chavez)

Archivists from the University Libraries and their campus and community partners have been honored by the Society of American Archivists (SAA) as 2018 award recipients. The awards recognize 20 individuals and organizations for outstanding accomplishments and innovations.

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Winners selected for UNC Creativity Hubs inaugural awards

The graphical image says Creativity Hubs with little icons at the top representing different facets of creativity.

UNC’s new Creativity Hubs initiative has announced awards to campus research teams pursuing solutions to two of the world’s most pressing issues: the obesity epidemic and the global clean water shortage. College of Arts & Sciences faculty play a key role on the teams.

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