On Campus and Abroad: Global area studies centers offer resources and expertise on world regions
Six global area studies centers in the College of Arts and Sciences focus on world regions and actively promote the research and study of global issues.
South American example illustrates Rocky Mountain formation
New work from an international team of researchers including Sanja Knezevic Antonijevic of UNC-Chapel Hill and Carnegie’s Lara Wagner improves our understanding of the geological activity that is thought to have formed the Rocky Mountains. It is published by Nature.
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PlayMakers kicks off PRC2 season with ‘Uncle Ho to Uncle Sam’
PlayMakers Repertory Company kicks off its PRC2 series August 26-30 with Trieu Tran’s powerful one-person show “Uncle Ho to Uncle Sam.” The play details the performer’s autobiographical journey from the fall of Saigon to new life in America.
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From Hollywood to physics
Casey Berger’s career path has taken her from Hollywood to UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences where, this fall, she will start working toward a Ph.D. in physics as a member of the Graduate School’s Royster Society of Fellows.
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Holmes brings message of inclusion
Diagnosed with mild cerebral palsy as a child, incoming first-year computer science student Tia Holmes’ speech and movement are affected by the disability. But that does not define her.
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Psychology internships offer real-world experience
The Karen M. Gil Internship Program in Psychology offers undergraduate students an opportunity to deepen their understanding of psychology and develop professional skills.
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A parting toast to College leaders who left their mark
Three long-serving faculty members in the College retired at the end of the spring 2015 semester after completing countless hours of service at Carolina and scholarship in the fields of anthropology, astronomy and computer science.
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Stephen Hawking to deliver lecture at UNC-Chapel Hill’s conference in Sweden
Stephen Hawking will join many of the founding members of modern physics in Stockholm in August for a conference co-sponsored by UNC-Chapel Hill. The conference and lecture were arranged by UNC physicist Laura Mersini-Houghton.
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Hormone determines which microbes colonize the roots of a popular plant
According to new research from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the defense hormone salicylic acid helps select which bacteria live both inside and on the surface of a plant’s roots, keeping some families out and actively recruiting others.
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And the Kassons go rolling along
Professors John and Joy Kasson retired this summer after calling Carolina home for the past 44 years.
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