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.
Short story ‘vending machines’ come to Carolina as part of Arts Everywhere Day Read More »
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.
20th Celebration of Undergraduate Research April 24 Read More »
In his youth, Boyce Griffith was writing computer programs before he could drive a car. Now a UNC mathematician, he creates computational models of the human heart to improve the prediction and treatment of cardiac diseases.
Cardiac Computation Read More »
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.
When robots commit wrongdoing, people may incorrectly assign the blame Read More »
A Carolina graduate student helps athletic trainers recognize invisible injuries and protect athletes from harm.
Learning to prevent sports-related brain injury Read More »
Doctoral student Philip Bold is a recipient of this year’s Tanner Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching by Graduate Teaching Assistants.
Disaster preparedness trainings, pro bono legal assistance and a performance program for children with autism were some of the projects recognized at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s 2019 Public Service Awards celebration on April 1. The annual event is hosted by the Carolina Center for Public Service. College of Arts & Sciences people and programs were among the winners.
Carolina honors 11 for public service Read More »
Tyree Daye, a lecturer in poetry in UNC’s Creative Writing Program in the English & Comparative Literature Department, is one of this year’s Whiting Award recipients, a prestigious $50,000 award supporting the work of talented emerging writers.
UNC Creative Writing Lecturer Tyree Daye Wins 2019 Whiting Award Read More »
In starting a community garden, the Coharie tribe reclaim their autonomy in agriculture, transforming it into a place for healing and community. UNC senior Sierra Dunne records their story, learning about the deep-rooted connections among soil, sorghum syrup, and boundless generosity in the process.
Horticulture, History, and Hurricanes Read More »
