October 2011

A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill computer scientist has been inducted into the Women in Technology International Hall of Fame. Research professor Diane Pozefsky is one of five new inductees into the Hall of Fame, which was established in 1996 to recognize, honor and promote the outstanding contributions women make to scientific and

A new scientific instrument will enable University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers to analyze everything from corals and rocks to human teeth and the blood of mosquitoes. The National Science Foundation’s major research instrumentation program has granted UNC $410,000 to acquire a device called an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer. It features a

A sport administration class taught by Richard Southall, associate professor of exercise and sport science, has a unique partnership with the Carolina RailHawks, a professional soccer team based in Cary. Currently in its second year, the partnership provides real-life work experience for UNC students. Students in Southall’s sales and revenue production class apply their classroom

Barbara Fredrickson, an internationally acclaimed psychology professor in the College of Arts and Sciences who studies positive emotions and human wellbeing, will speak at UNC’s December Commencement ceremony. Chancellor Holden Thorp will preside at the Dec. 18 ceremony at 2 p.m. in the Dean E. Smith Center on Bowles Drive. Thorp chose Fredrickson in consultation