Kate McAnulty joins The Graduate School as associate dean for student affairs
McAnulty most recently served as associate dean of graduate studies within the California Institute of Technology.
The Graduate School honors ‘the highest level of graduate student scholarship at UNC-Chapel Hill’
The 2021 recipients of the Dean’s Distinguished Dissertation Award are Katherine Calvin, Alex Gertner, Nicholas Levis and Xun Xiao
Maria Dykema Erb named inaugural director of Boston University’s Newbury Center
Erb, who has co-directed The Graduate School’s Diversity and Student Success program since 2016, will support first-generation BU students in new role.
Graduate student ‘Boundary Spanners’ help N.C. communities address COVID-19 challenges
The Graduate School project, funded through the North Carolina Policy Collaboratory, provides a team approach combining data science, public policy and service.
New CareerWell program launches, providing essential professional skills and opportunities to graduate students
In addition to providing courses within a variety of areas, CareerWell plans to offer projects and events in collaboration with companies, nonprofits and other organizations.
Doctoral student Sondrica Goines, recipient of 2 national awards in 2020, combines biology and nanochemistry in study of micropollutant
Goines also makes valuable time for mentoring prospective graduate students. Her podcast focuses on issues such as applying for fellowships and the need to put failure in perspective.
Derrick Carr, recipient of NC Space Grant and Graduate School fellowships, investigates galaxies very different from our own
His research focuses on how galaxies known as blue nuggets form, generate stars and evolve into red nuggets.
Anthropology research team studies UNC-Chapel Hill student experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic
Assistant professor Caela O’Connell and doctoral student Sierra Roark, members of the team, discuss the study and their research investigating how communities have responded to other challenges and hardships.
Precarious workers face unique challenges related to COVID-19; NSF-funded study focuses on NYC gig workers, low-income workers
Graduate students Ken Cai Kowalski and Erica Janko are assisting Alexandrea Ravenelle, author of the book ‘Hustle and Gig: Struggling and Surviving in the Sharing Economy.’
‘Whose Culture Has Capital?’ Jan. 27 talk to focus on the role of economic background in student decisions, success
Shonda Goward, director of academic success for the Carolina Covenant program, will discuss current research and her own educational journey.