Economist Jane Freuwirth believes that the tools of her discipline could help schools and universities cope with the emerging crisis in student mental health. read more
Fitzhugh Brundage set out to answer a caustic question: How do Americans talk about torture? His book became a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in history. read more
The idea for GrowingChange took root when Noran Sanford ’91 noticed there were a half dozen closed prisons within a 50-mile radius of the former Wagram prison. read more
In a role reversal, the Napoli Gelateria & Cafe food truck stops along the curb of Carrboro’s Main St. to supply the restaurant, not the other way around. read more
Lisa Pratt ’72 and a team of NASA scientists are working on challenges that few stargazers might consider when thinking of space exploration: How can NASA ensure that the rover will not contaminate potential life on Mars? read more
Carolina has a decision to make, courtesy of a new law that allows the state’s 16 public universities to authorize beer and wine sales at campus sports events. read more
There’s a long-standing discomfort with the notion that college students know Thoreau but not “measure twice, cut once.” Carolina is at work on that as a leader in the maker movement. read more
The only items approved to be made from the Davie Poplar are the pens, which are created by students on Hanes’ wood lathes. read more
Glenn Walters ’05 (PhD) once had no interest in being in a college classroom — behind the lectern or in front of it. read more
Of the 15 colleges Charlotte Dorn was considering, only Carolina didn’t offer the mechanical engineering degree she wanted. Then, on a campus tour, she heard something about a makerspace. read more