Beyond the Stacks
Carolina’s libraries are vital for research, fueling projects across the university from art history to health science.
History
Empathy for the Past
John Wood Sweet writes character-driven narratives filled with vivid descriptions and emotional moments to unpack early America’s complicated history.
Finding His Research Rhythm
Héctor Aizpurúa, Jr. recounts his journey from remedial English classes to writing his honors thesis on the musical traditions of the displaced people of the Panama Canal.
RUNC: Alison Curry
Alison Curry studies how the dead impact the living.
When in Rome
With enthusiasm and ingenuity, Bret Devereaux reexamines the success of the Roman Empire.
Championing Public Health
The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health has been addressing the world’s biggest challenges for more than 80 years.
Getting Their Hands Dirty
This summer, undergraduates are experiencing history firsthand as part of the archaeology program’s field school
The People’s Historian
Darin Waters believes that through the study of history, we can find out where we’ve been and glimpse where we’re going – something he learned during his PhD project at Biltmore Estate.
Raj Bunnag
Raj Bunnag is a master's student in the Department of Art & Art History in the UNC College of Arts & Sciences. He uses printmaking to shed light on historical and present-day racist violence and politics within the United States.
Zardas Lee
Zardas Lee is a PhD student in the Department of History within the UNC College of Arts & Sciences. They explore how people from small colonies in South and Southeast Asia pursued dreams of freedom and independence in the 1940s and ’50s while empires and superpowers dominated the world order.