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Hannan earns 2019 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship in natural language processing

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Computer science doctoral student Darryl Hannan.

Computer science doctoral student Darryl Hannan has been selected as a recipient of the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship for 2019. This is a nationwide fellowship that supports outstanding graduate students in various STEM disciplines who are pursuing advanced research-based degrees at U.S. institutions.

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New General Education curriculum will prepare Tar Heels to be lifelong learners

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The new IDEAs in Action curriculum is designed to develop students’ overarching capacities to prepare them for citizenship, leadership, lifelong learning and the careers of the future. (photo by Donn Young) (photo of Prof. Geoff Sayre-McCord teaching in a classroom)

The IDEAs in Action curriculum, endorsed by the UNC-Chapel Hill Faculty Council on April 12, emphasizes the first-year experience, key “focus capacities” and experiential learning.

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Studio art major’s pinhole camera sculpture on display at Arts Everywhere Day

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Closeup of Kaleb Lyda holding part of his pinhole camera scuplture with a redbud tree blooming in the background. (photo by Donn Young)

Studio art major Kaleb Lyda ’21 discusses his “Obscura Domes,” which is a pinhole camera sculpture comprised of wood, plastic and glass. Lyda’s work, which will be located on Polk Place, is part of a campuswide initiative called Arts Everywhere Day on April 12.

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Short story ‘vending machines’ come to Carolina as part of Arts Everywhere Day

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Seniors Elina Rodriguez and Hampton Smith use a vending machine that dispenses short stories on April 5 in South Building. (Johnny Andrews/UNC-Chapel Hill)

The machines, which have been installed in various locations on campus, deliver fiction and poetry from Carolina writers. The installation is a collaboration between Arts Everywhere, UNC Press, the College of Arts & Sciences’ Department of English and Comparative Literature, and publishing company Short Edition.

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20th Celebration of Undergraduate Research April 24

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(photo from the 2018 Celebration of Undergraduate Research by Kristen Chavez) Photo shows a student presenting her poster.

The Celebration of Undergraduate Research is a research symposium held at UNC-Chapel Hill each April. The goal of the celebration is to showcase and encourage meaningful UNC-Chapel Hill undergraduate research in all disciplines.

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When robots commit wrongdoing, people may incorrectly assign the blame

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A new article by UNC researchers in Trends in Cognitive Sciences explores how the human moral mind is likely to make sense of robot responsibility. (photoof a robot staring at the camera by Alex Knight via Unsplash)

Last year, a self-driven car struck and killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona. The woman’s family is now suing Arizona and the city of Tempe for negligence. But, in an article by UNC researchers published on April 5 in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences, cognitive and computer scientists ask at what point people will begin to hold self-driven vehicles or other robots responsible for their own actions — and whether blaming them for wrongdoing will be justified.

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