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  • Mimi Chapman at the Old Well

    Reflections from Mimi Chapman

    The faculty chair looks back at leading during an unprecedented time and the new collaborations that have benefited planning for the spring semester.

  • two toddlers play with couch cushions

    The hottest toy of 2020 is a couch

    Three Carolina alumni founded Nugget Comfort, a children’s furniture company whose play couch has become one of the most sought-after gifts this holiday season.

  • Two young girls play with blocks and dinosaurs while parents look on.

    Creativity and toys: what’s old is always new

    Like actors in improvisational theater, children create in the moment, especially when playing with toys, says education professor Keith Sawyer, an expert on creativity and children’s play.

  • screenshot of a zoom with people playing instruments

    Innovative faculty enrich learning through global collaboration

    Whether the subject is music, medical anthropology or the business of health care, UNC COIL courses connect students with the world.

  • A person in a mask and plastic face shield offering COVID swab test to passenger in car.|No-Cost COVID-19 Testing poster

    Before the holidays, get tested

    Exit testing for the virus is part of student plans. Faculty and staff should also get tested before the holidays, say Carolina health experts. Here’s why and how.

  • Clay turtles

    Celebrating American Indian Heritage Month

    Carolina’s American Indian Center is sponsoring and promoting events to mark November as American Indian Heritage Month.

  • head shot of Lisa Carey in a white coat

    Focus Carolina: Lisa Carey

    A leading expert in breast cancer research, she works every day to better understand the disease and to find new treatment options for patients.

  • male hands in lap holding yellow post-it note with a hand-drawn frown below 2020

    It’s not just you

    Everybody is struggling this year. But seeking peer support and actively practicing hope can help see you through, say these Carolina experts.