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Connect. Collaborate. Make the world spin. Global relationships create a smaller, smarter, more caring world.

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    COIL courses bring world to students, faculty

    The innovative teaching approach helps deliver Carolina’s Global Guarantee.

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    Iran’s feminist social revolution rages on

    Protests against compulsory veiling are the latest examples of female resistance in the Islamic country, says Middle East expert Claudia Yaghoobi.

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    Nuclear war in Ukraine not likely

    Despite Russian President Vladimir Putin’s saber-rattling remarks, he won’t deploy atomic weapons, says security expert Dennis Blair.

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    21 days at sea

    Junior Stephanie Caddell shares how three weeks on a research vessel in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean changed her life.

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    Burdens of paradise

    A broad study looking at food and water insecurity in the Galápagos brings together a team of researchers to focus on an often-overlooked population.

  • UNC students participate in a field trip during their study abroad class in the Galapagos Islands on July 2, 2022, in Ecuador.

    Studying abroad in the Galápagos Islands

    A group of Tar Heels studying abroad in the Galápagos Islands this summer had the chance to hike up volcanic craters, snorkel in the ocean, fly drones over the landscape, join a beach cleanup and learn about the unique islands.

  • Seka Shahriar in Costa Rica, Hannah Stroot in South Korea and Ander Naugle in Ireland.

    Summers abroad expand perspectives

    Three students share their summer study abroad experiences in Europe, Central America and Asia.

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    What you did this summer

    From fighting wildfires in California to unearthing 1,600-year-old mosaics in Israel, Carolina’s faculty, staff and students share snapshots of their recent activities.