As a master’s student in geological sciences at Carolina in the early 1980s, Elijah White (M.S. ’84) studied under UNC geology faculty legends John Dennison, Roy Ingram and Walter Wheeler. White says that his experiences with these esteemed faculty members represent some of his best memories of UNC and helped inspire him to give back […]
Geology gift aids professor in research of Alaskan rivers Read More »
Rhonda Inman, an administrative manager in the department of mathematics, has been presented with the College of Arts and Sciences’ 2014 Award in Management.
Mathematics’ Inman named Manager of the Year Read More »
At a teach-in with students on Sept. 12, 2001, communication studies professor Cori Dauber told the students she feared the 9/11 attacks would become the defining event for their generation – “truly another Pearl Harbor” – yet strangely different.
Take Five with Cori Dauber Read More »
Two founders of international nonprofits and a military officer have been honored with Distinguished Young Alumni Awards by the General Alumni Association of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Three receive Distinguished Young Alumni Awards Read More »
Scholars and experts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and King’s College London recently co-wrote and edited an essay collection covering more than 200 years of global borderland history. Palgrave Macmillan published the collection, Borderlands in World History, 1700–1914, on May 30, 2014.
UNC-King’s College London Partnership Yields New Book on Borderlands in World History Read More »
Joseph Haj, producing artistic director of PlayMakers Repertory Company at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been awarded the 2014 Zelda Fichandler Award. The prestigious honor recognizes an outstanding director or choreographer who is transforming the regional arts landscape through imaginative, brave work in theater.
PlayMakers’ Haj receives prestigious Fichandler Award Read More »
Through the generosity of Dr. and Mrs. Harold E. Glass of Philadelphia, the Graduate School of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has established a three-year term professorship for a faculty member and a corresponding fellowship for the graduate student the professor selects to mentor.
Graduate School establishes new mentoring professorship and student fellowship Read More »
Gov. Pat McCrory will deliver the keynote speech at the annual University Day celebration on Oct. 12 in Memorial Hall. Krista Perreira in the College of Arts and Sciences will receive the Edward Kidder Graham Faculty Service Award.
McCrory to give University Day speech; Perreira to receive faculty service award Read More »
Mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with the Iron Curtain Trilogy, a three-play cycle produced by Burning Coal Theatre Company in Raleigh. The plays, directed by Jerome Davis, run on the theater’s main stage Sept. 4-27.
Performances highlight 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall Read More »
Bend it, stretch it, squish it flat. To make something into the shape you want, you have to use force. Maybe a lot of force, like chopping firewood with an axe—or maybe just a little, like pressing your thumb into wet clay. Either way, you’re using force.
