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Maria Erb receives Campus Partner Award for work that enhances student experiences
Nominator remarks highlighted her ability to bring people together and her willingness to help.
Royster Global Conference features five universities, with graduate students leading planning and participation
The third annual conference, from May 28 to 31, features the theme of borders.
Dozens of graduate students participate in Graduate Education Day
Five 2019 recipients of The Graduate School’s Impact Award represented UNC-Chapel Hill.
Jason Metcalfe receives 2019 Faculty Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring
Graduate School Dean Steve Matson presented the honor during the Doctoral Hooding Ceremony.
UNC-Chapel Hill receives national recognition for supporting first-generation students
UNC-Chapel Hill is among the inaugural cohort of academic institutions nationwide being recognized for their commitment to supporting first-generation students.
Diversity and Student Success among honorees at UNC-Chapel Hill’s 11th Annual Diversity Awards ceremony
‘We truly are better together,’ co-director Kathy Wood said, in accepting the award for intergroup collaboration.
Graduate students at UNC-Chapel Hill lead outreach efforts benefiting the campus community and North Carolina
In this short video, The Graduate School highlights one such recent effort: “Popular Narratives and the Experience of War: A Veterans’ Public Forum and Writing Workshop.”
Diversity and Student Success receives 2019 Diversity Award from Office for Diversity and Inclusion
The Graduate School program and other award recipients will be honored at the Diversity Awards Ceremony, to be held on April 29.
Graduate Student Work
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Royster Global Conference features five universities, with graduate students leading planning and participation
The third annual conference, from May 28 to 31, features the theme of borders.
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Graduate students at UNC-Chapel Hill lead outreach efforts benefiting the campus community and North Carolina
In this short video, The Graduate School highlights one such recent effort: “Popular Narratives and the Experience of War: A Veterans’ Public Forum and Writing Workshop.”
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Katrina Morgan, co-founder of Girls Talk Math, receives 2019 Boka W. Hadzija Award
Doctoral student in mathematics is commended for excellence in service, in research and in teaching. “She is excelling in all aspects of academic life,” her nominator said.
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From math to mental health
Graduate student Matthew Clayton works with College of Arts & Sciences professor Mitch Prinstein to uncover the factors that influence adolescent mental health.
N.C. Impact
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Dozens of graduate students participate in Graduate Education Day
Five 2019 recipients of The Graduate School’s Impact Award represented UNC-Chapel Hill.
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Learning to prevent sports-related brain injury
A Carolina graduate student helps athletic trainers recognize invisible injuries and protect athletes from harm.
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Coastal resilience
Amanda Martin received a 2018 Impact Award for her analysis of community and household recovery after Hurricane Floyd. We asked for her initial thoughts on recovery after Florence.
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Carolina graduate student innovation and impact
What percentage of Carolina’s students are enrolled in graduate programs? The number is 28 percent! Learn more facts about graduate student innovation and impact.
Campus News and Updates
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Maria Erb receives Campus Partner Award for work that enhances student experiences
Nominator remarks highlighted her ability to bring people together and her willingness to help.
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Jason Metcalfe receives 2019 Faculty Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring
Graduate School Dean Steve Matson presented the honor during the Doctoral Hooding Ceremony.
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UNC-Chapel Hill receives national recognition for supporting first-generation students
UNC-Chapel Hill is among the inaugural cohort of academic institutions nationwide being recognized for their commitment to supporting first-generation students.
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Diversity and Student Success among honorees at UNC-Chapel Hill’s 11th Annual Diversity Awards ceremony
‘We truly are better together,’ co-director Kathy Wood said, in accepting the award for intergroup collaboration.
Alumni and Friends
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Ramesh Raskar, to give 2019 Doctoral Hooding Ceremony keynote address
Ramesh Raskar, who co-invented a camera to “see around corners,” and a method for “reading” through closed books, will give the keynote address at the 2019 Doctoral Hooding Ceremony.
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Alumni Focus: Anne York
Doctoral alumna in business administration, academic entrepreneur, mentor shares advice for graduate students, support for diversity.
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Charles Weiss, longtime faculty member, benefactor, cultural enthusiast, dies at 100
Charles Weiss, PhD, professor emeritus of environmental sciences and engineering at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, passed away on Dec. 17.
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Alumni Focus: Robert M. Brosh Jr.
Steve Matson, dean of The Graduate School and biology professor, was instrumental in his success as a doctoral student. In addition, Nobel Laureates Aziz Sancar, of UNC-Chapel Hill, and Paul Modrich, of Duke University, served on his Ph.D. thesis committee.