Explore the stories of how alumni and friends help fuel the progress of scientists, humanists, artists, entrepreneurs and technologists at the College of Arts and Sciences every day.
Summer Bridge Helped a Pediatrician Get a Solid Start at Carolina
Leon Livingston ’91, a pediatrician in Memphis, Tennessee, credits a UNC program called Summer Bridge with helping him jumpstart his academic career.
Bringing Sociology to the Business World — and Beyond
Lindsay Guzowski (M.A. sociology ’04) credits her time and experiences at UNC-Chapel Hill with setting her on the path to where she is today.
Sharing Jewish Life and Culture Across the State
Barry and Jan Schochet grew up in Asheville in the 1950s and ’60s, the children of Jewish parents who owned several downtown stores that sold clothing and dancewear. Back then, Asheville had a thriving Jewish community, two synagogues and many prominent Jewish business owners.
A Renewed Commitment to Study the Science of Moral Understanding
Through the Center for the Science of Moral Understanding, UNC-Chapel Hill scholars are undertaking critical and timely research to understand what drives intolerance and how to address it.
New Gift Endows and Names the College of Arts and Sciences Deanship
Craver family deanship will advance scholarship, discovery, strategic priorities.
Collins Named Senior Associate Dean for Development
Anne H. C. Collins has been named senior associate dean for development in the College of Arts and Sciences and executive director of the Arts and Sciences Foundation.
UNC-Chapel Hill Becomes Newest Partner Institution of KEEN
Applied physical sciences receives grant to promote an entrepreneurial mindset in undergraduates.
$5 Million Commitment to Support Dean’s Priorities
Steve Cumbie (BA ’70, MBA ’73) invests in excellence by providing future College deans with unrestricted support.
Transformational Gift to Fund New Sports Medicine Complex
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has announced a transformational gift to support constructing a sports medicine complex that will enable further advances in its world-leading traumatic brain injury research.
Honors in London, Winston House Begin anniversary celebrations
3,882 miles. That is the distance between Chapel Hill and London. But for the past 30 years, Honors Carolina has made that distance seem smaller by connecting Carolina’s best and brightest students to the international academic community.
Seed Funding Will Bolster Innovative Research Projects in Psychology
A family legacy of UNC alumni and a passion for lifelong learning continue to inspire Ann Rankin Cowan (psychology ’75) to give back to Carolina. Cowan is an avid supporter of the arts and sciences and committed to passing down that tradition.
Igniting a Global Spark in Students
“I want to take away any number of fears that may prevent a student — who grew up like me — from studying abroad,” explained Michael-Bryant Hicks ’96.
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