The American Association for the Advancement of Science has awarded the distinction of fellow to three UNC faculty members. Fellows are recognized for their efforts to advance science or its applications. New fellows will be honored on Feb. 17 at… read more
Two UNC faculty members – an epidemiologist studying adverse birth outcomes and a scholar of American cultural engagement with Islam – have been named 2006-07 Fulbright Scholars. Jay Kaufman, an associate professor of epidemiology in UNC’s School… read more
Dr. Richard Goldberg, associate director of clinical research at the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and chief of the division of hematology and oncology in the UNC School of Medicine, will be physician-in-chief for the N.C. Cancer Hospital,… read more
Richard Szary, who directed manuscripts and archives for the Yale University Library, has been named director of the Louis Round Wilson Library. Szary, who started work Sept. 1, also is associate University librarian for special collections. “He… read more
Professor Holden Thorp ’86, chair of UNC’s chemistry department who has a passion for music and a history of service, will deliver this year’s December Commencement address. “Holden Thorp is one of our star faculty members,” said Chancellor James… read more
UNC Professor William Ferris, a noted scholar on black music and Southern culture, will receive a lifetime achievement award at an international film festival in Prague this fall. Ferris, the Joel R. Williamson Eminent professor of history in the… read more
Michael R. Smith ’78 (JD), dean of UNC’s School of Government and a force behind some of the University’s most significant public outreach efforts in recent years, has been tapped to take on a new role as an advocate and facilitator for greater… read more
UNC’s Institute for the Arts and Humanities will expand its Academic Leadership Program – which prepares faculty for academic, intellectual and institutional leadership roles at Carolina and provides ongoing support for faculty who have assumed such… read more
A chemist forging new research methods, a music historian bringing 16th-century theater to bear on the present, a pharmacologist who discovered a group of protein regulators and a scholar bringing to light the social implications of medical policy… read more
Dr. Etta Pisano, a professor in the departments of radiology and biomedical engineering and vice dean of UNC’s School of Medicine, is one of seven recipients of a new award presented by Ladies’ Home Journal. The Health Breakthrough award… read more