STAR leads N.C. community to economic recovery
A few years ago, Spruce Pine, N.C., was facing a major loss in its once-thriving textile and furniture industries.
Spotlight
Ancient maps for a modern world
The Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World weighs in at more than nine pounds of artistic and scholarly collaboration.
Facelift gets theater back in the act
UNC’s Playmakers Theatre has been a library, a lab, a ballroom and the stuff of an urban legend.
Nanofabulous
Some look familiar. Some look strange. All are images submitted by students and faculty to a scientific art competition sponsored by Carolina’s Chapel Hill Analytical and Nanofabrication Laboratory (CHANL).
Carolina answers call to do good, better
Heather Munroe-Blum believes innovation at Carolina is as old as the University itself. Innovation began when Carolina did, 217 years ago, with the rise of a public university predicated on the then radical notion that the public had an innate intelligence that, if unlocked, would greatly benefit the state, she said.
For the record: label helps campus musicians find their groove
In high school Tripp Gobble would drive an hour from Louisburg, North Carolina, to hear his favorite bands at Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro.
UNC’s hurricane trackers aim to save lives, prevent damage
Igor is an unpredictable, potentially destructive force of nature. It’s Brian Etherton’s job to try to figure out where Igor’s going and what he might do.
Rapid science: UNC researchers respond to Gulf crisis
Most research expeditions take months, if not years, of planning. Luke McKay got just 12 hours notice.
Smiles: dental students, faculty, staff and alums help those in need
Seven years without front teeth. Some haven’t visited a dentist – ever. Debilitating gum disease. Nerve-searing toothache.
