New research from the Baric Lab at the Gillings School of Global Public Health suggests that a strain of coronavirus that has recently been alarming the swine industry may have the potential to spread to humans as well. The coronavirus … Read more

The Royster Global initiative at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill launched a new podcast series, PhD and Me: The Third Degree, in early September. The initiative was created by the Royster Society of Fellows, an interdisciplinary fellowship program … Read more

During Will Jung’s first semester in the UNC School of Education, he was assigned to work with a student, who was an English language learner, in the band program at Culbreth Middle School in Chapel Hill. The language barrier between … Read more

The American Academy of Diplomacy, in collaboration with the Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will host its annual Joseph J. Sisco Memorial Forum via live stream at 6 p.m. EDT on Sept. … Read more

Michelle King’s childhood memories are filled with the images and tastes of delicious Chinese recipes. While she grew up in Midland, Michigan, her parents cooked a large Chinese meal for their family each night, occasionally pulling recipes from the technicolor … Read more

Twelve faculty members at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were granted Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Partnership Awards through a new initiative launched in May, Connecting Carolina Classrooms with the World, from the Office of the Vice … Read more

UNC World View has partnered with Smithsonian Folkways, the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, to distribute free educational materials that incorporate global music into K-12 classrooms.   A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill public service program dedicated to developing global educators, UNC World View created the materials as … Read more

Future physicians are experiencing the impact of COVID-19 on their curriculum and the ability to travel for global health electives, so the UNC School of Medicine adapted a summer course on global health into a remote learning experience.   Offered by the UNC Office of Global … Read more

This fall, Carolina’s incoming first-year and transfer students will have the opportunity to participate in Carolina Away, a new remote learning program designed specifically for the coronavirus pandemic. The program will allow students to take courses entirely online and participate in … Read more