UNC joins an international team of astronomers in using the world’s first robotic laser adaptive optics system to explore thousands of exoplanet systems (planets around other stars) at resolutions approaching those of the Hubble Space Telescope.
Laser-wielding robot probes exoplanet systems Read More »
Nineteen undergraduates from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and one Duke University undergraduate have been selected as UNC Phillips Ambassadors for summer and fall 2014 study abroad programs in Asia.
20 Undergraduates Named UNC Phillips Ambassadors Read More »
Researchers say the United States should re-evaluate its immigration policy’s definition of skilled workers to include the informal skills of migrant workers.
Study: Should the ‘school of life’ count for immigration? Read More »
UNC’s Carolina Population Center has received a five-year, $180 million award for its Monitoring and Evaluation to Assess and Use Results (MEASURE) Evaluation project from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The award is the second largest ever received by UNC.
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Excavations led by UNC archaeologist Jodi Magness have revealed stunning new mosaics decorating the floor of a Late Roman (fifth century) synagogue at Huqoq, an ancient Jewish village in Israel’s Lower Galilee.
New mosaics discovered in synagogue excavations in Galilee Read More »
Individuals in Latin America with darker skin color are at higher risk for poor health and discrimination, according to a new study led by researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Princeton University.
Mathilde Verdier, a 2006 global studies graduate originally from France, understands firsthand the influence the Campus Y can have on students’ lives. She’s helping students launch social ventures through the Y’s CUBE incubator.
Calling to serve others leads Verdier back to Campus Y Read More »
UNC sociologist Howard Aldrich will receive an honorary degree from Mid Sweden University on Oct. 10.
Aldrich honored by Mid Sweden University Read More »
A Latino oral history initiative at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been awarded $240,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Latino oral history initiative awarded $240,000 from NEH Read More »
Five UNC students have been awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship to study critical needs languages during the summer of 2014.
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