Critically acclaimed author Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie will participate in a forum on the relationship between literature and human rights on Tuesday, February 26 at 5:30 p.m.
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Twenty-four instructors in 18 different departments or schools, many in the College of Arts and Sciences, received 2013 University Teaching Awards at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Maryann Feldman, a public policy professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will receive the 2013 Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research.
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present computer science alumni Lawrence Kesteloot and Ted Kim with technical achievements awards. The nine Scientific and Technical Awards do not necessarily represent achievements developed or introduced in 2012; instead, the achievements show a proven record of contributing significant value to making motion pictures. Kesteloot, who
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As the student coordinator of the UNC-Chapel Hill Gender Non-Specific Housing Coalition, Kevin Claybren advocated for inclusive, accessible and safe housing options on campus. He is the winner of the 2013 Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship.
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“Home,” the latest novel by Nobel laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison, will be the 2013 summer reading book for incoming students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A nine-member selection committee of students, faculty and staff selected the book from five finalists. Students on the committee described “Home” as an
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Gentrification and the future of urban development in Chapel Hill will be the topic of a free discussion after the 2 p.m. Feb. 16 performance of PlayMakers Repertory Company’s “Clybourne Park.” The event, “Civil Discourse, Civil Communities,” is sponsored by PlayMakers and the Program in the Humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences at
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Worldwide, many strains of the bacterium commonly known as staph infections are already resistant to all antibiotics except vancomycin.Now, UNC scientists have not only identified the mechanism by which vancomycin resistance spreads from one bacterium to the next, but also have suggested ways to potentially stop the transfer.
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What if everything you know about love is wrong? In a new book, UNC psychologist and positive emotions expert Barbara Fredrickson draws on science to give voice to the body’s definition of love.
A pioneering computer science professor and a former law school dean who helped the campus navigate turbulent times at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were honored Jan. 18 with the General Alumni Association’s Faculty Service Award.
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