4.29.13 | Faculty, Higher Education
Three professors with expertise in public policy, social work and government at UNC have been awarded the 2013 Thomas Willis Lambeth Distinguished Chair in Public Policy. The recipients are Daniel Gitterman, associate professor of public policy;…
Five honorary degrees were given at this year’s Commencement on May 12. The recipients were: Bernard Flatow ’41, longtime promoter of Latin American cultural exchange, of Martinez, Ga., who received a doctor of laws degree; Joel… read more
After years of scientific uncertainty and speculation, researchers at UNC can show exactly how trees help create one of society’s predominant environmental and health concerns: air pollution. It has long been known that trees produce and emit… read more
Kerry Steven Bloom, the Thad L. Beyle Distinguished Professor of biology at the University, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies and a leading center for… read more
A $5 million gift from the William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust will launch an extensive renovation of the music department’s Hill Hall. Work will center on improvements to Hill Hall’s rotunda and 550-seat auditorium in the century-old… read more
April 2011 “Dear Colleague” letter from the Office of Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education puts U.S. colleges on notice to review and upgrade their policies for handling of sexual assault complaints; UNC begins a review of its… read more
The University has created a new full-time Title IX Coordinator position and hired Christi Hurt ’93, director of the Carolina Women’s Center, to serve in the post on an interim basis, Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 said this week. The… read more
If you suffer a heart attack while walking down the street and are taken to the hospital quickly, your chances of survival are very good. But if you have a heart attack while already in the hospital for something else, you are 10 times more likely… read more
Seven UNC students have received UNC Class of 1938 travel fellowships for research abroad this summer. The students were chosen from 42 applicants who submitted proposals for projects outside the U.S. Selection is based on the quality of an… read more
Declining enrollment at an innovative satellite program of UNC’s pharmacy school has led to the program’s suspension. The Elizabeth City State University branch of UNC’s Eshelman School of Pharmacy has seen low numbers of applicants in… read more