Karen M. Gil, Lee G. Pedersen Distinguished Professor of psychology and professor of psychiatry, will be the next dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, effective July 1. Her appointment was approved by UNC trustees in late May. Gil has… read more
McKay Coble ’79, professor of design and chair of the department of dramatic art, was elected chair of the faculty in the annual faculty elections that concluded April 20. Coble, who also earned her master’s in fine arts from the University in… read more
Religious studies Professor Carl Ernst has been elected as a fellow in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies. Ernst is the William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of… read more
A new species of the oldest known beaked bird – about 120 million years old – has been named for biologist Alan Feduccia of UNC. Feduccia is the S.K. Heninger professor emeritus and former chair of the biology department. The fossil of the… read more
The University has selected recipients of the 2009 University Teaching Awards, the highest campuswide recognition for teaching excellence. The 21 honorees were chosen in nine separate categories and will be recognized by Chancellor Holden Thorp… read more
William F. “Bill” Little, a member of UNC’s faculty for more than 40 years, a former vice president of the UNC System and a visionary leader who helped guide the development of the state’s Research Triangle Park and the Research Triangle… read more
UNC creative writing professor and poet Michael McFee ’76 has won the 2009 James Still Award for Writing About the Appalachian South. The Fellowship of Southern Writers gives the prize biennially to recognize a writer with a significant body of… read more
A UNC business school professor who applies his management expertise to alleviating poverty and promoting entrepreneurship in community development was honored Friday with the GAA’s Faculty Service Award. James H. “Jim” Johnson Jr. is director… read more
Three UNC faculty members have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The association elects fellows to recognize their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its… read more
Chemistry Professor Valerie Ashby ’88 told December graduates that they should prepare themselves to put their smarts and savvy to the service of society. “As you walk out of this experience, certainly a more informed person than the one who sang… read more