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Bo Li is one of Carolina chemistry’s rising young stars. Behind her is Royce Murray, who has been with the department for nearly six decades and for whom Murray Hall is named. (phot

Chemistry at Carolina: Two centuries forever young

In April, Carolina chemistry will celebrate its 200th birthday. A key secret to reaching this venerable milestone and achieving an... Continue Reading »

Maurice Bursey (center in this undated photo) wrote the departmental history Carolina Chemists, published in 1982, and another book seven years later on Francis P. Venable. (photo courtesy of N.C. Collection, University Libraries)

Chemistry Milestones, 1818 – 2018

Milestones of Carolina chemistry, from 1818 to 2018. Continue Reading »

A grant from the Clare Boothe Luce Program will support new graduate fellowships for women in chemistry. The program, with a mentoring component, will be led by Jillian Dempsey (right). (photo by Jon Gardiner)

Luce grant supports female chemists

Encouraging women chemists to pursue academic careers is a priority of the chemistry department. A recent $300,000 grant from the... Continue Reading »

Bill and Marcie Ferris, in the kitchen of their Chapel Hill home, will retire at the end of the spring semester, but Bill promises “we’ll continue our support for students and for UNC." (photo by Donn Young)

Dynamic Duo

Faculty couple Bill Ferris and Marcie Cohen Ferris are retiring, but their collective contributions to Southern studies and support for... Continue Reading »

American studies assistant professor Ben Frey at his computer with a coffee pot and surrounding mugs. Words in Cherokee is written on the board behind him.

Saving an Endangered Language

Sociolinguistic scholar Ben Frey helps revitalize Cherokee. Continue Reading »

Katharine Aha (photo by Donn Young), seated at a table in the Graham Memorial Building lounge.

Analyzing political accountability abroad

Druscilla French Fellowship helps Ph.D. candidate Katharine Aha advance her research on ethnic minority coalitions in East-Central Europe. Continue Reading »

Interns Meet Former White House Communications Chief

Alumnus Don Baer has been involved with the UNC public policy internship program for the past three years, sharing career... Continue Reading »

The rotunda of the Russell Senate Office Building.

15 Weeks in D.C.

For 15 weeks every spring, students in the UNC Honors Seminar on Public Policy and Global Affairs in Washington, D.C.... Continue Reading »

The Story of Study Abroad

UNC's seismic shift in global education. (Senior Cassidy Greshko in the Atacama Desert in Chile. Photo by Jackson Hitchner '18) Continue Reading »

“Other schools may be offering free software to students, but we’re saying digital literacy is an essential skill that doesn’t belong to any corner of the curriculum; it will be across the curriculum," says Todd Taylor. (pictured here talking at a teacher workshop)

Digital literacy fast-forwards at Carolina

A pioneering initiative ensures every Tar Heel student has free access to powerful digital tools — and the coursework that... Continue Reading »