Kristyna Herman’s hometown of Prague may be more than 4,500 miles from Chapel Hill, but every time the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill junior walks into work at the Davis Library, it feels like home. As a research … Read more
Student communications interns at UNC Global share Carolina’s international opportunities with the campus by creating digital content, managing social media and providing logistical support for the Global Relations team. They’re now adding magazine production to their duties, serving as the student editorial board of UNC Global’s Carolina Passport magazine.
A $10 million gift from alumni Bill and Anne Harrison of Greenwich, Connecticut, to UNC-Chapel Hill will strengthen the University’s global programs and presence. The generous gift from the Harrisons will endow two new senior-level leadership positions and support the strategic priorities of UNC Global.
Mohammed Eid is among nearly 150 students who have pursued master’s degrees in global conflict resolution through the Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center, a collaboration between UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke University and international service organization Rotary. The center, one of only six in the world, prepares students to become peace builders in conflict zones across the globe.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumna Olivia Holder will join the fourth cohort at the Yenching Academy of Peking University in Beijing, China, as a Yenching scholar. A Yenching Academy scholarship offers a fully funded interdisciplinary master’s degree … Read more
Recent discoveries by a team of specialists and students at Huqoq in Israel’s Galilee, led by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor Jodi Magness, shed new light on the life and culture of an ancient Jewish village. The … Read more
When Kaylee Miceli decided to head up a neuroscience research study in Vietnam, there was only one problem: a plane ticket to Vietnam isn’t cheap. “I knew what I wanted to do, but there was always a financial barrier,” said … Read more
Research conducted at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is aiding the fight against the deadly Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has been declared “largely contained” by the World Health Organization. Carolina researchers … Read more
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumnus William McInerney has been awarded a prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship, which provides full support for graduate study at the University of Cambridge in England. The Gates Cambridge Scholarship, established by a donation … Read more
Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Texas A&M University used satellite images, on-the-ground measurements and a statistical model to determine how much of the earth is covered by rivers and streams. They found that global … Read more
