Faculty lend their expertise with COVID-19 crisis
From webinars and online resources for local officials to developing COVID-19 tests and treatments, the University's faculty members are using their knowledge and guidance for the public good.
The Carolina community is making the best out of a tough situation.
With 97% of courses moving to remote learning and programs and vital services moving online, Tar Heels around our state and country are still learning, conducting research and working to improve their communities.
An extended spring break provided extra time to shift plans in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the campus community spent that week preparing for reformatted classes and changing campus operations.
The Center for Faculty Excellence is providing resources, workshops and learning opportunitiesto best help Carolina’s faculty members as they have transitioned their classes to a digital format.
The first week of remote learning was full of surprises, successes and learning as student and faculty members adapted to the new environment. There were virtual reality headsets, a Pinocchio doll and new takes on traditional science experiences.
Carolina is, at its heart, its people. We will get through this together as we continue our mission of teaching, research and service in new ways.
Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz
As the University responded to the on-campus challenges presented by COVID-19, the Carolina community also began to rethink the crucial services it provides to our state and found innovative solutions to keep serving North Carolina.
From webinars and online resources for local officials to developing COVID-19 tests and treatments, the University's faculty members are using their knowledge and guidance for the public good.
The hotline provides a way for patients to manage dental care from the comfort of their homes and helps eliminate the burden of dental emergencies on emergency departments during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Melissa Miller, director of the Clinical Microbiology and Molecular Microbiology Labs, led the development of a COVID-19 test for the UNC Medical Center that will help ease demand on State Health Department and LabCorp.
The annual Dance Marathon went virtual this year, taking the 24-hour party to social media in an effort to support the families of the UNC Children’s Hospital from afar. Despite the last-minute challenges, the 2020 Dance Marathon raised $256,569.
In a new class at Kenan-Flagler Business School, health professionals, professors and industry executives are exploring how business people can effectively lead, manage and navigate during the COVID-19 crisis.
As the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media community continues to navigate remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students in faculty member Gary Kayye’s “The Branding of Me” class got to hear from the leader of a company that’s now central to their working lives: Zoom Founder and CEO Eric Yuan.
BeAM and medical students are teaming up with Duke and NC State to design and produce 40,000 face shields for health care workers on the frontlines of the pandemic.