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Q&A with education professor Keith Sawyer on creativity

By Cate Alspaugh | September 22

UNC professor of education Keith Sawyer has published 14 books and more than 80 scientific articles on creativity, psychology and more.

UNC professors speak about their current work in food studies Thursday evening at Hyde Hall to foster conversation about the University's new research theme: "Food for All."

Carolina Tasting Salon contemplates hard questions: white girls and pumpkins

By Sophie Golden | September 18

At the Carolina Tasting Salon on Thursday, American Studies Professor Elizabeth Engelhardt tried to explain the relationship between white girls and pumpkins. ...

UNC professor Jennifer Ho will discuss Asian American identity at Bull’s Head Bookshop

By Cate Alspaugh | September 15

For Jennifer Ho, associate professor of English and comparative literature, being Chinese-Jamaican-American has always been a part of her identity. ...

Pope forgives abortions during holy year

By Marisa Bakker | September 8

Pope Francis has announced an arbitrary Holy Year and granted priests worldwide the authority to absolve sins of abortion — but many U.S. and Canadian ...

UNC announces five candidates for dean of College of Arts and Sciences

By Bradley Saacks | September 3

In November 2014, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Karen Gil announced she would be leaving her post to return to teaching psychology.

Q&A with UNC professor Gerald Cecil

September 2

On Friday, six participants of a NASA-funded isolation study entered a dome enclosure, where they will live together as part of a psychological experiment ...

UNC research vice chancellor steps down

By Karli Krasnipol | September 2

After five years as vice chancellor for research, Barbara Entwisle has decided to step down from the position.

Interactive classrooms keep students' attention

By Wei Zhou | August 27

Greenlaw 101 was renovated to become the University’s first interactive lecture hall.

The UNC volleyball team held their annual blue and white scrimmage in Carmichael arena on Friday night.

Married green thumbs nurture a legacy in the soil

By Elizabeth Baker | August 26

Jim Allen came to Chapel Hill in 1968 to join the Carolina Population Center.

Steve Segedy (left) and Jason Morningstar, application analysts at UNC, stand in Bullhead's Bookshop with some of the books they have written. The two have recently developed Warren, a role-playing game based on the classic novel Watership Down.

UNC faculty release new board game

By Elizabeth Baker | August 20

From watching movies like “Bambi” and “The Fox and the Hound” to reading books of the same genre, Marshall Miller had always enjoyed animal fiction. ...

Laptop use required in certain UNC classes, forbidden in others

By Ashlen Renner | August 17

As students begin the new semester, they may see a divide among their professors.

Professor Altha Cravey's third-floor office window displays a sign reading "Hurston" in the recently renamed Carolina Hall.

UNC administrators working to change signs policy

By Hannah Smoot | August 10

After geography professor Altha Cravey was asked to take down a “Hurston Hall” sign in her office in the newly renamed Carolina Hall Friday due to ...

Geography professor tells police she won't remove "Hurston Hall" sign

By Sofia Edelman | August 7

Geography professor Altha Cravey said she was shocked to see police outside her office in Carolina Hall this morning.

Former chancellor William B. Aycock dies at 99

By From staff and wire reports | June 21

Former chancellor and retired law professor William B. Aycock, who would have turned 100 in October, has died.

Aerospace department chairman killed in car accident

By From staff and wire reports | June 8

Lt. Col. John Wade Collins, chairman of the Department of Aerospace Studies and commander of the Air Force ROTC, died in a car accident Monday morning. ...

Faculty Executive Committee proposes new athletics task force

By Victoria Mirian | April 28

The Faculty Executive Committee discussed the formation of another group tasked with examining the University’s athletic program at its meeting Monday. ...

Faculty Council wraps up 2014-2015

By Stephanie Lamm | April 25

UNC's turbulent year was on the minds of many at the final Faculty Council meeting of the academic year Friday.

Filling top in administration spots costs UNC $840K

By Amanda Albright | April 24

If anyone should be happy about chancellors quitting after just years on the job, it’s William Funk.

Students and faculty gathered to rally on the steps of Wilson Library on Wednesday.

Campaign to win better pay for adjunct faculty gains steam in NC

By Sarah Brown | April 19

North Carolina college students will soon finish up the spring semester and leave campus for internships, study abroad and beach vacations. One of their ...

Pharmacy professor Lee dedicated to research

By Anyssa Reddix | April 16

At a research-based university like UNC, professors who conduct and publish their research are not uncommon.