At UNC, nearly 2,500 students are international, from places like Peru, Zambia, France and London. Students who are at school far from home have found ways to bring their own cultures to campus and their communities.
Through a collaboration with the UNC Music Department's Baroque Ensemble, the Ackland Art Museum blended music and art to create an event that transported attendees to 18th century France.
"In middle school English classes, I was forced to read a variety of anecdotal, panicky pieces about us young people and our digital technologies. The authors would lament that the young’uns these days would never learn proper grammar because they only ever write "LOL." The conclusion was always that vaguely-defined “technology” would ruin our generation, and probably cause the downfall of civilization. A new portrait of our generation has emerged in recent years. It is still gloomy, but different in a key respect: it is specific, rigorous and evidence-based."
Elizabeth Hilborn, an environmental health scientist and honey bee specialist veterinarian, discussed her recent book, "Restoring Eden" at Flyleaf on Thursday, Aug. 24.
After being charged with domestic terrorism after protests at an Atlanta police training construction site, second-year law student Jamie Marsicano was banned from UNC's campus. Hundreds of students and community members marched in protest from the UNC School of Law to South Building and then delivered a petition that they said had over 500 signatures.
Tom Kelley is running for UNC faculty chairperson. While he has his opinions about the current disputes on campus, he said his priority if he becomes chairperson would be to amplify the collective voices of staff and students.
The UNC THRIVE Program works with veterans to address the symptoms of traumatic brain injuries, such as headaches, dizziness and sleep issues. Through collaboration with the program's clinicians, veterans receive a "year's worth" of doctors' visits in about two days, according to program CEO Jason Mihalik.
At its Wednesday meeting, multiple members of the Board of Trustees expressed reservations with the way the January resolution regarding the School of Civic Life and Leadership was passed. The BOT postponed its vote on the fiscal year 2024 budget for the University, partially as a result of the conflict over the SCiLL.
Last week, the Residence Hall Association met with the co-chairpersons of the University Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward to further conversations on building renaming.
A new grant will now allow UNC’s Eshelman Institute for Innovation to help create PowerUp, an initiative to address food insecurity and mental health challenges faced by Black North Carolinians. The institute, alongside the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Founders Initiative, will help source ideas from N.C. A&T and try to refine them into digital for-profit ventures.
