Jean DeSaix has taught about 800 students in each of her nearly 40 years at Carolina. She was recently recognized for long-term contributions to teaching and mentoring.
Meet the Teacher: Jean DeSaix, biology Read More »
As UNC kicks off a new, two-year academic theme around water, we asked Larry Band to break down the top five water worries for North Carolina and the world. Band is director of UNC’s Institute for the Environment and the Voit Gilmore Distinguished Professor of Geography.
Water Woes: Top five water worries for N.C. and the world Read More »
Writer Josephine Humphreys, whose fiction draws from the South Carolina lowlands where she was born and bred, will receive the 2012 Thomas Wolfe Prize and deliver the annual lecture Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Writer Josephine Humphreys to deliver Thomas Wolfe Lecture Oct. 2 Read More »
Emma Johnson jokes about how many times she changed her major, but her path to academic success illustrates the beauty of Carolina’s General College and the many research opportunities available to students.
Meet a Tar Heel: Emma Johnson Read More »
As UNC marine scientist Marc Alperin says, “You can’t study the environment without going into the environment.” Going “into the environment” is what this unique marine science class is all about. (WATCH A VIDEO)
Classroom on the Water Read More »
PlayMakers Repertory Company’s innovative, intimate PRC 2 second-stage series returns this fall with “An Illiad” opening Sept. 5-9.
PlayMakers’ PRC2 season opens with ‘An Iliad’ Read More »
UNC has always been rich in legends and traditions. One popular legend says that if you take a sip of water from the Old Well on the first day of classes, you’ll get a 4.0 GPA. Enjoy this time-lapse video of students stopping by for a sip of good luck.
A thousand sips of good luck Read More »
While the American women’s gymnastics team is shining at the London Olympics, an outstanding Carolina gymnast has been having an international adventure of her own.
UNC gymnast goes for top marks in Hong Kong Read More »
A trip that Keri Majikes ’12 took in the summer of 2010 to the West Bank sparked her interest in exploring the role of water in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Undergraduate Research: Water in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Read More »
AlphaBraille, a game designed by UNC students to teach children how to recognize Braille letters, was awarded the “Technology Most Likely to Become Commercially Available” by an international group.
UNC students’ Braille game wins top international technology award Read More »
