World Region: East Asia
Message from Carolina on Travel to China
In accordance with the U.S. Department of State advisories and other available information, nonessential University-affiliated travel to China is not permitted at this time. The following was sent to campus on Jan. 29. Dear Carolina Community, As communicated on January … Read more
Message from Carolina about Coronavirus
The University is not aware of any confirmed cases on our campus but is monitoring the situation. The following was sent to campus on Jan. 24. The Centers for Disease Control has reported an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by … Read more
Four UNC-Chapel Hill Graduate Students Awarded Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships
Four students from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were awarded grants under the 2019 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellows Program. Carolina consistently ranks among the top producers of Fulbright-Hays DDRA fellows. UNC-Chapel Hill was awarded more than … Read more
UNC-Chapel Hill Celebrates 20th Annual Carolina Global Photography Exhibition
The winners of the 20th annual Carolina Global Photography Competition have been selected, and their work will be on display at the FedEx Global Education Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from January 8 through July … Read more
New Study Estimates the Global Extent of River Ice Loss as Earth Warms
More than half of Earth’s rivers freeze over every year. These frozen rivers support important transportation networks for communities and industries located at high latitudes. Ice cover also regulates the amount of greenhouse gasses released from rivers into Earth’s atmosphere. … Read more
University Adds Korean Studies Major
Thirteen years after 23 students enrolled in the first Korean language class at Carolina, the University has added a major in Korean studies to its curriculum. Korean studies majors will take Korean language courses as well as courses in Korean culture, … Read more
Fifth Anniversary of Learning Through Languages Celebrates Student Foreign Language Acquisition
On December 5, 2019, 115 high school students from across North Carolina gathered at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for the fifth annual Learning Through Languages High School Research Symposium. The event was organized by six area … Read more