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Inventor of the Year: Mark Schoenfisch makes NO the optimistic answer

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Mark Schoenfisch UNC's Inventor of the Year speaks at awards celebration with podium and balloons in background.

While receiving the 2018 UNC-Chapel Hill Inventor of the Year award, Mark Schoenfisch, professor of chemistry in the College of Arts & Sciences, discussed his decades-long research of the molecule nitric oxide. Schoenfisch has a record of bringing his research to market, where it has the potential to improve the lives of patients through medical devices, pharmaceutics and drug development.

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Gökariksel is appointed Royster Distinguished Professor for Graduate Education

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Banu Gokariksel

Banu Gökariksel, a geographer in the College of Arts & Sciences whose interdisciplinary research examines religion and gender in politics, public life and identity formation, has been appointed the Caroline H. and Thomas S. Royster Distinguished Professor for Graduate Education.

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Carolina Global Photography contest to open June 1

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"During a trip to seville, i attended a demonstration of traditional flamenco dancing and was awed by the vivacity and passion of the dance, which is communicated here by the motion of the dancer's twirling skirt and its fiery hue."

The 19th annual Carolina Global Photography Competition will be accepting submissions beginning June 1, 2018. This amateur competition, which is open to students, faculty, alumni and staff of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, showcases Carolina’s global activity, educational opportunities, research and service work.

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Six students selected as Robinson Fellows for study in Europe

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Photo shows a student lying on a bench in front of the Old Well while a biker speeds past on Cameron Avenue. (photo by Donn Young)

Six students from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were selected as recipients of the 2018 Anne L. and S. Epes Robinson Honors Fellowship, which provides funding for students who propose a program of study wholly focused on some aspect of the history and culture of Europe and the Mediterranean from 5th century B.C.E. to 1920.

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Maya from the Margins wins Diversity Award from Society of American Archivists

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Professors Gabrielle Vail (left) and Patricia McAnany) work with a student in Wilson Library on research for the Maya from the Margins project. (photo by Kristen Chavez)

Archivists from the University Libraries and their campus and community partners have been honored by the Society of American Archivists (SAA) as 2018 award recipients. The awards recognize 20 individuals and organizations for outstanding accomplishments and innovations.

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Students embrace the roots of photography

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A hand is shown holding a piece of black and white film from a camera -- close up on the hand and strip of flim.

In an era when photographs made with cellphones and digital cameras have become the norm, some Carolina students have chosen to embrace the art form’s more analog past. In the “Darkroom Photography” course, taught by assistant professor Gesche Würfel, students use older cameras that require film to operate and spend hours tucked away in the Hanes Art Center darkroom to make their photos come to life.

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