Eight Carolina faculty members, six from the College of Arts and Sciences, were honored recently for distinguishing themselves as engaged scholars through their commitment to connecting their research and teaching to real-life issues.
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The College of Arts and Sciences honored 18 faculty members who were recently appointed distinguished professors and distinguished term professors, during a special reception Nov. 13 at Hyde Hall.
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Kelly Hogan teaches a biology 101 section that enrolls nearly 400 students. But Hogan, an award-winning UNC teacher, is constantly striving to find new ways to make that big class seem small.
Biology lecturer inspires a ‘spirit of inquiry’ in her students Read More »
When Chenxi “Chex” Yu left Chapel Hill to spend the summer in Beijing, China, as part of the UNC-Peking University Entrepreneurship Summer Internship program, she knew she would have some great learning experiences. But she didn’t know she would make history.
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Chemist David Nicewicz at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received a 2012 Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering. The fellowship is worth $875,000 over five years. Nicewicz, an assistant professor of chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences, is among 16 scientists to be awarded the unrestricted grants from The
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With the dedication of the new Genome Sciences Building at 3:30 p.m. on University Day, Oct. 12, 2012, Carolina is prepared to meet new challenges in the rapidly evolving field of genome science.
Genome Sciences Building dedicated Oct.12. Read More »
Tungurahua or “throat of fire” is one of the most active and dangerous volcanoes in South America, located about 85 miles south of Ecuador’s capital of Quito. UNC geologist Jonathan M. Lees and fellow researchers from three institutions are undertaking a groundbreaking new study of the volcano with funding from the National Science Foundation.
New study explores one of South America’s most active volcanoes Read More »
UNC researchers debunk a long-held theory about how our lungs function and devise a way to measure mucus pressure (think blood pressure). This is a key step in helping patients with respiratory problems.
UNC chemist Michael Ramsey has won an award for outstanding contributions to the fields of separation science and technology.
Ramsey recognized for outstanding achievements in separation science Read More »
In a distinguished 40-year career at UNC, W. Grant Dahlstrom, Kenan Professor of Psychology, did great things in a quiet way. A graduate fellowship honoring Dahlstrom is now providing support for a clinical psychology student.
