Carolina researcher trailblazes environmental accountability  As a graduate student at Yale University, Angel Hsu traveled to Copenhagen for the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or the Convention of the Parties (COP) 15.  “COP 15 completely changed my worldview,” Hsu … Read more

Passion for Russian language propels the academic, professional journey of UNC’s Russian Flagship Program Assistant Director From Global Scholar to assistant director of the Russian Flagship Program, Kat Goodpaster has prioritized pursuing a global education and helping others navigate the … Read more

Students form a new organization to create a space for cultural exchange, professional development and general support for international students.    When Jim Appiah, a senior from Ghana studying Chemistry, and Satvik Chethan, a junior from India studying business and … Read more

“When I was younger, my mom would always say my first book that I loved was an atlas.” For Emma Sampson ’25, her passion for global education began at a young age. The now sophomore enrolled at UNC-Chapel Hill as … Read more

Every year, Koji Sode, William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, hosts graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from Japan and Korea at his research lab on UNC-Chapel Hill’s campus. A 2018 Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, … Read more

Ever since she was young, Eleanor Murray has been a daydreamer, and it’s what led her to become so fascinated with the world. “These expansive daydreams are fueled by an interest in the world that was instilled in me through … Read more

After her first year of college, Angel Hsu was studying insect-plant interactions in the lowland tropical rain forests of Costa Rica when she realized she wanted to do more than scientific research. “After spending this amazing summer living in the … Read more

Poised to become the world’s third largest economy by 2030, the modern India we see today isn’t the same India that Anusha Chari remembers from childhood. “I grew up in India in the 1970s and ’80s, at a time well … Read more

Milada Vachudova’s scholarship on the evolution of the political landscape of Europe and post-communist democratization is due, in part, to her family roots. The daughter of refugees from Czechoslovkia who found themselves camping in the United States at the time … Read more