Carolina’s chief sustainability officer explains the University’s new climate action plan
Michael F. Piehler details the University’s new goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and be carbon neutral by 2040.
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Do dinosaurs and birds flock together?
A retired Carolina biologist’s new book offers more evidence to contradict the prevailing theory that today’s birds evolved from advanced dinosaurs and why that’s important.
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Carolina announces new Climate Action Plan, seeks public input
The plan’s 25 strategies were developed by adapting to the advances in technologies, ideas and resources available to the University as Carolina continues its commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Latinx faces in laboring spaces
Geovani Ramírez, a postdoctoral fellow in the department of English and comparative literature within the UNC College of Arts & Sciences, combines Latina/o studies, environmental humanities and disability studies to understand the social and ecological networks within Latina/o literature.
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Living by example
Hubert Davis never cashed the $200 check Dean Smith left him at his death. Instead, he framed it on his wall so he could tell people how Smith influenced his life.
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8 chemistry students and alumni earn prestigious National Science Foundation fellowships
The five-year fellowship includes three years of financial support, including an annual stipend and a cost of education allowance.
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Carolina then and now
Have you ever heard of the Tin Can or the Scuttlebutt? Those words may bring back fond memories for some generations of Tar Heels, but for today’s students, they’re a mystery. Take a look at how campus has changed through the years, creating new experiences for different generations of students.
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8 lessons from pandemic living
UNC Health providers share what they learned during the past year that we can take into the final months of the pandemic.
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The annual statewide festival returns with in-person and virtual events throughout April
NCSciFest went completely virtual for the first time in 2020. This year people will benefit from new virtual programming as well as live, in-person events.
Carolina in the News
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‘You can’t follow CDC guidelines': What schools really look like during COVID-19
Kimberly Powers, an associate professor at the Gillings School of Global Public Health, is quoted by Education Week on how time constraints limited school’s responses to COVID-19.
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A conundrum for hospitals: How to vaccinate their sick patients against Covid-19
David Weber, medical director for infection prevention at the UNC Medical Center, is quoted by CNN on CDC guidelines on giving COVID-19 vaccines to inpatients.
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More women than men getting coronavirus vaccines
Arrianna Planey, an assistant professor in the Gillings School of Global Public Health, is quoted by USA Today on why women are more likely to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
