January 2017 – College of Arts and Sciences News Archive

Engineered “spaghetti-ball” proteins provide biomedical insights

January 31, 2017 / Natural Sciences & Mathematics, News

Biomedical engineers at Duke University, UNC-Chapel Hill and the University of New Mexico have engineered the first examples of biomimetic structures composed of a mysterious class of proteins that lack any sort of internal structure. The advance may help scientists investigate functioning cells and provide a new route to targeted drug delivery and regenerative medicine.

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The Old-Well – In 3-D

January 30, 2017 / News, Social Sciences

Whether it’s the backdrop for a cap and gown photo after Commencement or the must-see stop for visitors, the Old Well is one of the most photographed spots on campus.

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Jewish Food in the Global South

January 27, 2017 / Fine Arts & Humanities, News

This two-day symposium will explore Jewish food in and of the global South, a concept that references the historic diversity of the American South and its vibrant cultural intersections with the nation and the world over time. Appealing to both public and academic audiences, this symposium will feature dynamic presentations by Jewish foodways and cultural

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UNC-Chapel Hill student Benjamin Kompa named Churchill Scholar

January 27, 2017 / Natural Sciences & Mathematics, Undergraduate Education

Benjamin Kompa, a fourth-year student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been named a recipient of the prestigious Churchill Scholarship, a research-focused award that provides funding to outstanding American students for a year of master’s study in science, mathematics and engineering at Churchill College, based at the University of Cambridge in England.

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Researchers discover shadow detector in plants

January 24, 2017 / Natural Sciences & Mathematics, News

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered, for the first time, that plants can detect shadows and have identified how they do it, revealing a never-before-understood mechanism for how plants maximize the efficiency of capturing light and by extension, agricultural yield.

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Strumming, singing – and surprising

January 23, 2017 / Fine Arts & Humanities, Undergraduate Education

Sarah Bonn and John Thorp know all about their chosen instrument’s reputation: It’s small. It can only play a few types of songs. It’s not serious. But with each pluck of the string, the Carolina students work to prove that the ukulele can do far more than audiences think.

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Twenty-four earn 2017 University Teaching Awards at Carolina

January 23, 2017 / Fine Arts & Humanities, Natural Sciences & Mathematics, Social Sciences

Twenty-four faculty members and teaching assistants have been named winners of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s 2017 University Teaching Awards. The recipients will be recognized during halftime of the men’s basketball game against Pittsburgh on Jan. 31. Chancellor Carol L. Folt also will host a spring banquet to honor the winners in

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General Alumni Association honors two with faculty service awards

January 23, 2017 / Natural Sciences & Mathematics

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s General Alumni Association (GAA) has honored a professor who translates research into real-world innovations and a dean who champions nonpartisan service to the state’s leaders with its 2017 Faculty Service Awards. Joseph DeSimone, the Chancellor’s Eminent Professor of chemistry, and Michael Smith, dean of the School of

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One Foot in Front of the Other

January 20, 2017 / News, Social Sciences

UNC historian Chad Bryant, along with King’s College professors Arthur Burns and Paul Readman, discuss the topic of walking in a new book of essays titled, “Walking Histories: 1800-1914.” Each essay focuses on the historical significance of walking in Great Britain as well as Eastern Europe, Russia, South Asia, and Australia

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