University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill faculty members Lawrence E. Band and Hans W. Paerl were named to the prestigious American Geophysical Union (AGU) Class of 2015 Fellows. Band and Paerl are among 60 individuals from around the world who will be recognized at the AGU fall meeting Dec. 16 in San Francisco, Calif. […]
Two UNC-Chapel Hill faculty elected as American Geophysical Union Fellows Read More »
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation awarded $2.3M to the Two Blades Foundation (2Blades), a charitable organization that supports the development of durable disease resistance in crop plants. UNC biologist Jeff Dangl is part of the research teams that will investigate plant immunity in the United States and Europe.
UNC biologist is part of global effort that will investigate plant immunity Read More »
Four highly promising Carolina faculty members in diverse fields, including David Nicewicz in UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences, have been awarded the Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prizes for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement by Young Faculty.
This football season, Carolina will offer Tar Heel fans an inside look at the intersection of academics and athletics. Tar Heel Tailgate Talks are special sessions led by Carolina faculty members whose research and scholarship reveal a deeper understanding of the world of sports.
Tar Heel Tailgate Talks feature pre-game lectures this football season Read More »
As far as steering committee co-chairs Marcie Cohen Ferris and Alice Ammerman are concerned, Carolina’s food theme is organic to
the campus.
Serving up Food for All Read More »
Six days weren’t enough to solve a problem that has stumped physicists for 40 years. Still, the week-long Hawking Radiation Conference in Stockholm, Sweden was productive.
Historic conference, historic challenge Read More »
Using a new technique to analyze 52 years of international conflict, researchers suggest that there may be no such thing as a “democratic peace.”
Study: ‘Democratic peace’ may not prevent international conflict Read More »
Ten years after Hurricane Katrina, the city of New Orleans relies on a UNC marine scientist’s expertise on major storms and the strength of the levee system protecting the city.
Protecting New Orleans 10 years after Katrina Read More »
UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol L. Folt welcomed renowned physicist Stephen Hawking in front of a sold-out crowd at the Hawking Radiation Conference in Stockholm, Sweden, on Monday.
Folt, Hawking kick off historic physics conference Read More »
Senior Deanna Zhong works a “live-in” job. As a resident advisor for the past two years under the Department of Housing and Residential Education, her primary job responsibility is to be a 24/7 resource available to residents. Zhong juggles a psychology and economics double major in the College of Arts and Sciences with ensuring student safety, remedying flooded
Day in the Life: Resident Advisor Deanna Zhong Read More »
