Pacific Island countries lag behind the rest of the world in terms of access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) services. Often, their governments’ ability to effectively manage WaSH is constrained by the countries’ small size, geographical isolation, environmental fragility, … Read more

In order to help the World Health Organization (WHO) meet its goal of better protecting one billion people from health emergencies by 2023, a team of researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global … Read more

Marianne Baernholdt joined the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing today as the new associate dean for global initiatives. An international scholar, Baernholdt has dedicated her career to teaching and mentoring students and junior faculty in leadership, … Read more

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work has launched a student exchange program with Australia Catholic University (ACU). The initiative, which is organized through the School’s Field Education Program, offers the School the opportunity to … Read more

The 20th annual Carolina Global Photography Competition will be accepting submissions beginning June 1, 2019. This amateur competition, which is open to students, alumni, faculty and staff of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, showcases Carolina’s global activity, educational opportunities, research and service work.

UNC Global’s annual Passport Drive took place on November 7 and 8 at the FedEx Global Education Center. The event welcomed students, faculty, staff and their families to apply for or renew their passports. Officials from the U.S. Department of State were on campus both days to accept new passport and passport renewal applications.

This past summer, doctoral student John Paul Balmonte worked on a once-in-a-lifetime research cruise traveling from New Zealand to Alaska. Balmonte conducted research focusing on the activities of microbial communities that initiate the breakdown of organic matter at different depths and locations.