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They are an integral part of our University, contributing to our vibrant undergraduate community. Learn more Visit Us Support Carolina Admissions & Aid Scroll for More Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram Pinterest Home Top stories View more Well Said: A profession of mythic proportions On this week’s podcast, author and Carolina professor Daniel Wallace gives us a look into the life and the mind of a writer. Celebrating Carolina Firsts Among Carolina's lauded first-generation student programs is a study abroad fellowship that sends students to the U.S.-Mexico border to examine the concept of “borderlands” as it relates to their own first-generation identities. The head and the heart Todd Cohen and Jonathan Schisler — a neuroscientist and heart researcher — began working together in 2016 after meeting for coffee in Marsico Hall. By combining their expertise in protein studies, they strive to develop a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. View more Discover UNC-Chapel Hill #GDTBATH: Susan Huynh What began as a simple on-campus job as a painting assistant at PlayMakers Theatre quickly became Susan Huynh’s passion at Carolina. Read More News and Updates Carolina researchers make important scientific step toward an HIV cure Overcoming HIV latency is a major step toward creating a cure for HIV. For the first time, scientists at Carolina, Emory University and Qura Therapeutics – a partnership between Carolina and ViiV Healthcare – have found a new approach that can expose latent HIV. Correcting vaccine misinformation is a difficult process, Carolina study shows UNC-Chapel Hill researchers examined how negative media coverage of the HPV vaccine impacted vaccination rates in Denmark to better understand the damage misinformation causes. Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy as a community Carolina launches Korean studies major Two-time Carolina alumna graduates from NASA astronaut basic training Zena Cardman is a member of the first class of astronauts to graduate under the Artemis program, which aims to land the first woman and next man on the moon by 2024. Message from Chancellor Guskiewicz on fostering diversity and inclusion New Innovate Carolina fund to jump-start student startups In Pictures Music in the halls The College of Arts & Sciences' music department began the semester with a free lunchtime concert in the Hill Hall rotunda Jan. 10. Student ensemble South Road Swing Band performed for dozens of Tar Heel as part of the monthly First Fridays concert series. Hide In Pictures Carousel Display Previous Slide of In Pictures Carousel Display Next Slide of In Pictures Carousel Open Gallery Events Jan 05 – Feb 25 John and June Allcott Gallery: André Leon Gray, lost lux libertas 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Hanes Art Center 115 S. Columbia St. Chapel Hill NC 27514 | Raleigh native André Leon Gray is a self-trained artist who works in a variety of media to examine the impact of history on present day power structures and social hierarchies. He transforms mundane objects and materials into powerful social commentaries to encourage conversations among his diverse audience. Jan 08 – Jul 10 2020 Carolina Global Photography Exhibition FedEx Global Education Center 301 Pittsboro Street Chapel Hill NC 27516 | Free View photography from around the world in this exhibition featuring work by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni, faculty, staff and students. The exhibition will open January 8 and run through July 10, 2020 at the FedEx Global Education Center. All photography on display was submitted as part of UNC-Chapel Hill’s 20th annual Carolina Global Photography Competition. Jan 24 Connect, Engage, Transform: Rural Community Partnerships 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education 100 Friday Center Drive Chapel Hill NC 27517 | On Jan. 24, 2020, the CET Conference will highlight and encourage authentic and effective collaborations between UNC-Chapel Hill and rural communities. Accessibility Alert Carolina Alumni ConnectCarolina Campus Map Contact Us Departments A – Z Ethics and Integrity For the Media Giving Libraries People Directory Privacy Statement UNC Student Stores The Well Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram Pinterest ©...