College of Arts and Sciences News Archive

UNC-Chapel Hill graduate student and alumna receive Boren Fellowships

July 20, 2016 / Undergraduate Education

Christine Kim, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill graduate student, and Julia Tenyotkin, a Carolina alumna, have each been awarded the National Security Education Program’s David L. Boren Fellowship, which supports fields of study, particularly languages, identified as critical to United States national security. Valued at up to $30,000, Boren scholarships are awarded […]

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Isolated coral reefs far from human activity are not healthier

July 20, 2016 / Carousel, Global Programs, Natural Sciences & Mathematics

New UNC-Chapel Hill research shows that coral reef decline illustrates far reach of climate change — and that local solutions alone cannot restore coral populations

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McKenna Ritter awarded Thomas Wolfe Scholarship in creative writing

July 20, 2016 / Fine Arts & Humanities, Undergraduate Education

Incoming first-year student McKenna Ritter of Aurora, Ohio, has been awarded a 2016 Thomas Wolfe Scholarship, a full, four-year merit scholarship in creative writing at UNC-Chapel Hill.

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Chemist Bo Li wins Rita Allen Foundation award for biomedical research

July 20, 2016 / Diversity, Natural Sciences & Mathematics

UNC chemist Bo Li was recently selected as a 2016 Rita Allen Foundation Scholar. The award recognizes outstanding young leaders in biomedical research.

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Tar Heels venture into space medicine

July 18, 2016 / Natural Sciences & Mathematics

Diana Dayal and Bobby Hazel are spending their summer working alongside researchers from NASA, academia and industry to better understand Vision Impairment and Intracranial Pressure syndrome.

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Geology graduate student Margaret Jones: ‘Let curiosity and fun guide you’

July 13, 2016 / Natural Sciences & Mathematics, Undergraduate Education

Margaret Jones is a graduate student studying geological sciences in the UNC College of Arts and Sciences. Her thesis work involves developing a shoreline-change model to determine coastal responses to climate change.

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Getting to Know the American Presidents

July 7, 2016 / Carousel, Fine Arts & Humanities, Global Programs, Social Sciences, Undergraduate Education

Emeritus UNC College of Arts & Sciences history professor William Leuchtenburg talks about his new book, 20th-century presidents, and the personal experiences that shaped his understanding of them.

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‘A legacy of courage and inspiration’

July 6, 2016 / Natural Sciences & Mathematics, Undergraduate Education

J. Steven Reznick, professor in the department of psychology and neuroscience in the College of Arts and Sciences at UNC-Chapel Hill, died Tuesday, July 5, after a three-year battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

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Reznick Fund honors career, life of beloved professor

July 6, 2016 / A&S Foundation, News

A new fund honors the distinguished teaching and research career of Dr. Steve Reznick, professor of psychology at UNC since 1998, and proud UNC alumnus (B.A. ’73). Dr. Reznick died July 5, 2016, of complications due to ALS. The J. Steven Reznick Diversity and Psychological Research Fund in Psychology & Neuroscience will encourage and honor

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New mosaics discovered in synagogue excavations in Galilee

July 5, 2016 / Carousel, Fine Arts & Humanities, Global Programs, Social Sciences, Undergraduate Education

UNC-Chapel Hill archaeologist and project leader Jodi Magness says no other ancient synagogue contains such a rich collection of mosaics depicting biblical stories.

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