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Journalist Fred Kaplan Discusses the History and Politics of Russian-American Cyber Sabotage
November 2, 2016On Oct. 24, journalist Fred Kaplan discussed the next front in the cyber war between the United States and Russia in a talk sponsored by the Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies (CSEEES) and the Curriculum in Peace, War and Defense (PWAD) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Kaplan, who has a doctorate in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has written for the Atlantic, the Boston Globe, Foreign Affairs and the New York Times, and has penned five books about American politics. One of them, The Insurgents: David Petraeus and the Plot … Read more
Global Grads Student Profile: Zeliha Kilic
November 1, 2016Zeliha Kilic is a global graduate student from Turkey and a fifth year doctoral candidate in the mathematics departments at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research interests are in fluid dynamics and mathematical physics. What made you choose UNC and NC when deciding on a program and place to study? When I was looking for grad schools, I noticed that a very well-known female algebra professor in Turkey received her doctoral degree from UNC. With that inspiration, I applied for grad school here. I see myself being very fortunate to be here. What is the most … Read more
New Course to Take on Issues of Race, Gender, Sexuality and Social Justice
October 29, 2016Three College of Arts and Sciences faculty members will team-teach a new course this spring that will explore issues of race, gender, sexuality and inclusion, highlighting topics such as racial profiling, gender discrimination, identity formation, social and environmental justice — and how these things intersect.
10 UNC Students Awarded Fulbrights for Global Research and Teaching
October 29, 2016Ten students and recent graduates from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have been awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants. The grants are for self-designed research and study projects or to teach English abroad during the 2016-2017 academic year. The students receive funding for travel, health insurance and a monthly stipend to cover living expenses during the 9 to 12 month grant period. They passed a rigorous and holistic selection process. “Receiving a Fulbright enhances students’ chances of enrolling in highly competitive graduate program, and it is a great chance to build a strong international network to boost … Read more
Parr Receives Two Awards to Research Malaria Parasite That Avoids Rapid Test Detection
October 28, 2016Jonathan Parr, an infectious diseases fellow, recently secured two funding sources to further his research into how a malaria parasite in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is avoiding rapid test detection. Analyses of samples collected during the 2013 Demographic and Health Survey in the DRC identified two geographic clusters with a high number of cases of malaria in children with a gene deletion that allowed the parasite to go undetected in first-line testing. Whole genome sequencing of one of the two clusters of parasites will be funded through the Thrasher Research Fund Early Career Award for $25,000. Parr is also the … Read more
UNC Hosts Fulbright-Nehru International Education Administrators Seminar
October 28, 2016On Oct. 25, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill hosted participants in the Fulbright-Nehru International Education Administrators Seminar (IEAS), a two-week program that enables college and university administrators from India to come to the United States and explore best practices in U.S. higher education. The participants in the 2016 program visited a number of institutions in and around Washington D.C. and in North Carolina. During their visit to Chapel Hill, the participants engaged in panel discussions with faculty and university administrators in a variety of topics focused on campus internationalization, residence life and diversity. Some of the UNC … Read more
Dental Students Treat Mexican Children
October 28, 2016In 1996, Angie Rhodes spent her second summer of dental school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill providing health care and education to children living in an orphanage in Miacatlán, Mexico, as part of a program called the UNC Mexico Project. This summer her lifelong patient Roxie Braxton, now a third year dental student at UNC, went on the same trip. Rhodes was thrilled when she learned that Braxton was going on the Mexico Project trip. “I knew that she would have an amazing experience and treasure her time there just as I still do,” Rhodes said. … Read more
Number of Surgeons in Malawi Increases
October 28, 2016By formal training, Anthony Charles is a trauma surgeon. By experience, he’s a diplomat. Charles leads the Malawian Surgical Initiative, a partnership between the Department of Surgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi, and the Malawi College of Medicine. On Dec. 5, 2015, the first class of surgeons graduated from the five-year surgical training program. On that day, the number of trained surgeons in a country of 15 million people grew by six – to a total of 20. The goal is that these surgeons stay in their home country to serve their fellow citizens. The graduation … Read more
Native American Law Students Association Helps Storm Victims
October 28, 2016After Hurricane Matthew, Chelsea Barnes, a second-year law student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill took a break from hitting the books to hit the road. Barnes drove to Robeson County, North Carolina, to volunteer at a distribution point to help storm victims in the Lumbee tribe. Barnes organized a supply drive at UNC School of Law and brought nonperishable food, cleaning supplies, household items for tribe members to a drop-off point in Raleigh. That’s just one impact Carolina Law’s Native American Law Students Association (NALSA), of which Barnes is president, has made recently. The organization has planned … Read more
US News and World Report Ranks Carolina 32nd Among World’s Top Research Universities
October 26, 2016The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ties for 32nd among the world’s top 1,000 research universities, according to the U.S. News and World Report Best Global Universities rankings. The new ranking builds on U.S. News and World Report’s widely cited Best Colleges rankings, which have rated U.S. universities and colleges over the past 30 years. The Best Global Universities ranking provides a global context for U.S. research schools, evaluating worldwide institutions using twelve indicators that measure reputation, research, academic collaboration and doctoral degrees awarded. UNC-Chapel Hill is tied with Boston University and the University of Colorado–Boulder for 32nd among world … Read more