Cultural historian Bernie Herman is helping to preserve and cultivate the foodways of a special Virginia coastal community.
Oyster Culture: Cultivating the foodways of a Virginia coastal community Read More »
UNC researchers are finding there’s more beneath the surface of the BP oil spill.
Troubled waters: There’s more beneath the surface of the BP oil spill Read More »
Water. Life depends on it, and starting this fall the Carolina campus is becoming immersed in it. On World Water Day last spring, UNC announced that water would be the focus of a two-year, campuswide academic theme called “Water in Our World.”
Total Immersion: The art and science of water in our world Read More »
UNC friends are helping to preserve and promote the whimsical windmills of beloved North Carolina folk artist Vollis Simpson. (WATCH VIDEO)
Whirligig Wonders: Preserving the folk art of Vollis Simpson 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 »
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 »
Marine scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have linked the decline in growth of Caribbean forereef corals — due to recent warming — to long-term trends in seawater temperature experienced by these corals located on the ocean-side of the reef.
Corals on ocean-side of reef are most susceptible to recent warming Read More »
