David Simon, screenwriter and producer of the TV series “The Wire” and “Homicide: Life of the Street,” will speak Sept. 26 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Simon will discuss “The End of the American Century and the Triumph of Capital Over Labor” at 7:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall. The lecture is […]
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As the nation works to restore a vibrant housing market, a new book by researchers in UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences tells what really caused the foreclosure crisis and how to rebuild a safe and sustainable U.S. housing finance system. “Our study of 46,000 low-income families who received home loans and managed to repay
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The birth of a baby can elicit many emotions, from joy and excitement to fear and uncertainty. But it can also trigger unexpected difficulties with anxiety, in particular with postpartum Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Now University of Miami (UM) and UNC-Chapel Hill researchers have developed an effective program for the prevention of postpartum obsessive compulsive
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Psychology Professor Regina Carelli and Chemistry Professor Marcey Waters have been named 2011-2013 WOWS (Working on Women in Science) Scholars for the College of Arts and Sciences.
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UNC chemist Joseph DeSimone will partner with scientists at two universities and a local biotechnology company to develop a nanoparticle vaccine for prostate cancer. The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) awarded the UNC-Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard-Johns Hopkins-Liquidia Technologies consortium a Challenge Award of $1 million, one of 10 such awards funded by the organization. DeSimone
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Faculty and students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study, research and work around the world, sometimes in challenging locations or during unexpected crises. Now, thanks to the work of a taskforce formed by the Office of the Provost, the university has launched the UNC Global Travel Registry, which allows members of
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Carolina professor and College of Arts and Sciences alumnus Bland Simpson and fellow College alumni Don Dixon and Jim Wann have won an environmental service award from the N.C. Coastal Federation. Simpson is Kenan Distinguished Professor of English and Creative Writing at UNC. The three make up the Coastal Cohorts singing group. For more than
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Antoinette Newsome, now a Carolina junior majoring in management and society, knew that coming to UNC from a small rural high school would be tough. So she enrolled in the Summer Bridge program.
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Every year, plant diseases wipe out millions of tons of crops, lead to the waste of valuable water resources and cause farmers to spend tens of billions of dollars battling them. Now a new discovery from a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill-led research team may help tip the war between plants and pathogens
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Robert Seck wants to work for the Department of State’s Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Ben Turman aspires to work abroad, also for the State Department, reporting to the agency about current events where he is stationed as they relate to U.S. interests. Both rising seniors in the College of Arts and Sciences
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