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UNC’s Air Force ROTC Detachment 590 was named best small detachment in the Southeast. (photo by Kristen Chavez)

UNC’s Air Force ROTC named best small detachment in Southeast

UNC’s Air Force ROTC Detachment 590 was recently named best small detachment in the Southeast region. The Southeast Region encompasses... Continue Reading »

Yaiza Canzani’s Sloan Fellowship, awarded to “the next generation of scientific leaders,” is the first Sloan for the mathematics department in about 10 years. (photo courtesy of Yaiza Canzani)

Mathematics’ Yaiza Canzani named a Sloan Fellow ‘rising star’

Yaiza Canzani, an assistant professor of mathematics in UNC’s College of Arts & Sciences, has been awarded a 2018 Sloan... Continue Reading »

#Throwback: This 1986 photo shows Colin Palmer (second row, fourth from right). , with his history department colleagues. That year he became the first African-American to chair a department at UNC. Did you take a class with Professor Palmer? We’d love to hear from you. Email us at college-news@unc.edu. (photo courtesy of Universtiy Libraries)

Pioneering professor honored for contributions to UNC

Colin Palmer became the first African-American chair of a department at UNC-Chapel Hill when he was appointed to lead the... Continue Reading »

Victoria Bautch (seated, center) with members of her research lab.

Bautch receives $6 million NIH outstanding investigator award

Victoria Bautch, chair of the biology department, has been awarded a $6 million Outstanding Investigator Award from the National Institutes... Continue Reading »

The FedEx Global Education Center is a vibrant hub for many of the College’s and University’s global programs. (photo by Kristen Chavez). Pictured is a cake that says "Celebrate 10 Years: FedEx Global Education Center."

FedEx Global Education Center celebrates 10 years

The 2017-2018 academic year marks the 10th anniversary of the FedEx Global Education Center. The diverse work of the units... Continue Reading »

The National High School Ethics Bowl gives student teams from across the United States the chance to exercise their philosophical and ethical muscles as they analyze topical issues. (photo courtesy of The Parr Center for Ethics)

Parr Center for Ethics wins $10,000 award to support Ethics Bowl

The Parr Center for Ethics has received a $10,000 diversity and inclusiveness grant from the American Philosophical Association to support... 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 »

Mike Wiley in the rehearsal hall of the Joan H. Gillings Center for Dramatic Art.

Shining a spotlight on African-American history

Mike Wiley was a young actor in 1999 when he discovered a historic tale that inspired him to write his... Continue Reading »

Looking over early designs for our Institute for Convergent Science with Ed Samulski (red shirt), one of our giants of chemistry. (photo by Theo Dingemans)

The right chemistry

As the dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, I have gained a new appreciation for the stellar chemistry... Continue Reading »