Sayre-McCord makes the abstract accessible … and fun
The Thomas Jefferson Award winner’s “Geoffervescence” is “a tremendous asset to philosophy as an academic field.”
The Thomas Jefferson Award winner’s “Geoffervescence” is “a tremendous asset to philosophy as an academic field.”
College of Arts and Sciences and Gillings professors receive one of the most distinguished honors in the scientific community.
They come from the Study to Examine Physicians’ Pandemic Stress, a project led by the UNC School of Medicine’s Mara Buchbinder.
Once again, Carolina has ranked 10th for federal funding and 13th overall in national research rankings for public and private universities.
Board members “give significant time and expertise in support of Team USA,” says USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland.
Dr. Giselle Corbie, director of the UNC Center for Health Equity Research and Kenan Distinguished Professor of Medicine, has been named the vice provost for faculty affairs at Carolina.
To ensure health of gender-diverse people, Carolina researchers say human rights protections must move beyond a gender binary.
With this support, the Project RESTART team will develop assessment tools to measure innovative approaches to Domestic Violence Intervention Programs.
Carolina and longtime strategic partner Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen share goals for tackling global challenges and producing research with societal impact.
In the aftermath of the pandemic, remote work has become very common, but is it productive? A study by Kenan-Flagler Business School’s Chloe Glaeser, Eva Labro and Stephen Glaeser found being closer to corporate headquarters makes scientists and research facilities more productive and creative. “We saw firsthand how disruptions to proximity can make coordinating, brainstorming and creating harder,” Glaeser told Phys.org.
In an opinion piece for the New York Times, Jessica Grose explores the possibility that Americans are spending more time alone simply because they’re tired and how the growing trend is not worrisome yet. Associate professor and CITAP researcher Alice Marwick told Grose “relationships happen everywhere all at once” and conversations that happen across mediums can be valuable to picking up relationships or friendships where they left off.
Few studies have investigated this question but pediatric dentist and microbiologist Dr. Apoena de Aguiar Ribeiro says there’s no definitive answer with pros and cons for each option. Another Carolina expert, pediatric dentistry professor Dr. Rocio Quinonez, tells the New York Times brushing should be integrated into your “getting up” routine to prevent forgetting or running out of time.