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Characklis named fellow for environmental institute

By From staff and wire reports | March 23

Stanford University’s Woods Institute for Environment has named Greg Characklis, an associate professor of environmental sciences and engineering at ...

Byrns to give speech tonight

By Sydney Mckinney | March 22

Ralph Byrns became an instant hit when he arrived at UNC’s economics department a decade ago. The beloved professor, who is popularly known for his ...

Esteemed professor George Rabinowitz dies at 67

By Jessica Kennedy | March 21

Political science professor George Rabinowitz died Friday from a heart attack in Trondheim, Norway at a bus stop. He was 67. Rabinowitz’s legacy spans ...

Faculty committee to send survey out to departments

By From staff and wire reports | March 21

The council committee on fixed-term faculty has prepared a questionnaire to distribute to all UNC department chairs within the next month. The questionnaire ...

Faculty council expanding voting and representation

By From staff and wire reports | March 21

The UNC faculty council passed a resolution Friday to allow fixed-term faculty and retired faculty voting and representation privileges in the council ...

Rabinowitz, political science professor, dies in Norway

By From staff and wire reports | March 21

George Rabinowitz, a political science professor known for his groundbreaking work in the field of American politics, died this weekend from a heart attack. Evelyne ...

UNC Hospitals prepares for big budget cuts

By Jen Serdetchnaia | March 13

Gov. Bev Perdue presented her budget last month with a proposed 25 percent cut to the UNC Hospitals state appropriation that will reduce the financial ...

DeSimone receives $10 million Gates Foundation investment

By Deborah Strange | March 13

When he met Bill Gates at a conference in May 2010, UNC pharmacology professor Joseph DeSimone knew how to get his attention. He told Gates that his company, ...

Nominations accepted for SILS annual teaching award

By From staff and wire reports | March 4

School of Information and Library Science students, faculty and staff can submit nominations for the 2011 “Outstanding Teacher Award.” A selection ...

Literacy professor to be inducted into Reading Hall of Fame

By From staff and wire reports | March 4

UNC professor of literacy Jill Fitzgerald will be inducted into the Reading Hall of Fame at the International Reading Association annual conference in ...

SILS dean named to national health report workgroup

By Megan McCluskey | March 3

As a student, Gary Marchionini struggled to make the choice between pursuing a career in math or in English. He ended up in the field of information science ...

Professors link Google trending, stocks

By Jeanna Smialek | March 3

As unrest sweeps across the Middle East and oil prices climb, today’s economic climate could make any investor nervous.

Professors honored with Faculty Mentoring Awards

By From staff and wire reports | March 2

UNC professors Sandra Martin and Harold Kohn have been honored with Faculty Mentoring Awards from the Carolina Women’s Leadership Council.

Nobel laureate Oliver Smithies uses winnings to fund symposia

By Alex Hammer | March 2

Now, with the money he won for his work in gene modifications in mice using embryonic stem cells, Smithies is looking to deliver the same experience to ...

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Faculty addresses student turnout at games

By Aaron Moore | March 1

Looking to address chronically low student turnout at home basketball games, members of the faculty athletics committee raised the possibility Tuesday ...

Search committee for new UNC financial leader meets

By From staff and wire reports | March 1

A committee of top University administrators met to review the criteria for the new vice chancellor for finance and administration. Dick Mann, the current ...

UNC vice chancellor for research candidate outlines ideas

By Chelsea Bailey | February 28

It’s been almost six years since David Lee stepped down as the chairman of the department of biochemistry and biophysics at UNC to become the vice president ...

UNC humanities professors host innovation seminar

By Jacqueline Kantor | February 28

It’s often more difficult for history professors or English students to craft solutions to real-world problems than it is for doctors or scientists. But ...

Fixed-term and retired faculty could have say at Faculty Council meetings

By Amelia Fisher | February 17

The committee on University government could give fixed-term and retired faculty a firmer voice in faculty matters at today’s Faculty Council meeting. The ...

UNC professor dedicated to diabetes research

By Jeanna Smialek | February 16

Elizabeth Mayer-Davis was drawn to diabetes 20 years ago by its science and impact on public health. Two decades later, it was her passion for her research ...