1+ day, 28+ min ago  (478+ words) Q: Can you give us a brief synopsis of your book? While there are no easy answers, I invite readers to consider their own responsibilities to both the places where they live and the far-off places their lifestyles affect. Hopefully, I…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1047+ words) Doctoral student Sejal Mahendru grew up in New Delhi, India, where experiencing air pollution was a part of daily life. She recalls heavy smog, especially in the winter months, from industrial waste and agricultural crop burning to the north. It…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1147+ words) Jessica Murfree studies how climate change is reshaping sports and explores how athletes, fans, and institutions can respond. Weather can make or break a game day. But the climate crisis poses far greater challenges " extreme heat, rising seas and poor…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (241+ words) Graduate students make an impact through their research, which benefits our state and beyond. Each year, The Graduate School honors graduate students in programs throughout our University for their powerful discoveries that contribute to a better future for people and…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (657+ words) Graduate student Luchao Qi designs tools that can help filmmakers produce realistic special effects. A racecar drifts around a corner on a dirt track. Its tires dig imprints into the earth. Clouds of dust billow behind it. When it speeds…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (225+ words) With a Graduate School summer research fellowship, Katherine Burley Farr collected data that can be used to target relief. By midday in a Carolina summer, a blacktop road can feel like a griddle. Katherine Burley Farr wants to turn that…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (46+ words) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Two court verdicts this week spotlight the risks for teens from using social media " focusing on not just the content but the design of the platforms....

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (157+ words) From musician to musicologist, Kari Lindquist is a musicology Ph. D. student exploring the history and cultural impact of collegiate wind bands in twentieth-century America. Her research on musical diplomacy, informed by archival study and historical records, highlights how music fosters…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (573+ words) Gooyoon Chung's work focuses on tools "that can help unlock the secrets of the human brain." As a child in South Korea, Gooyoon Chung was fascinated by the human brain, regarding it as one of the biggest mysteries in science....

2+ week, 3+ hour ago  (140+ words) Four College of Arts and Sciences students received the Tanner Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching by Graduate Students this year. Each year, UNC-Chapel Hill honors its most gifted educators with University Teaching Awards recognizing excellence in classroom instruction. While…...