Dr. Laura Wagner (PhD, 2014), has been officially named the Archivist for the Radio Haiti Project at Duke Library.  We offer our congratulations to her on this wonderful opportunity and wish her well in her important work!  

[rev_slider pacoypost]   Department of Anthropology Professor Patricia McAnany, Adjunct Professor Ivan Batun, recent PhD graduate Claire Novotny, and graduate student Maia Dedrick, joined residents of Tahcabo, Yucatán, to inaugurate the town’s new community museum. Local university students Miguel Kanxoc, … Read more

[rev_slider facnsf]   Faculty members Benjamin Arbuckle, Stephen Davis, Dale Hutchinson, Paul Leslie, and Margaret Scarry  and graduate student Mary Morgan-Smith have all received grant awards from the National Science Foundation for continued research.  Mary Morgan-Smith was also given a Fulbright-Hays … Read more

Dr. Laurel Bradley has been named a 2015-2016 Science & Technology Policy Fellow with the American Association for the Advancement of Science.  These highly competitive fellowships bring scientists and engineers into federal policymaking processes to promote deeper engagement between policy … Read more

Dr. Anna Agbe-Davies was featured in a university post on summer projects engaged in by UNC faculty.  Her work mentoring two rising seniors in their scholarly research as a part Moore Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (MURAP) was highlighted as a significant aspect … Read more

Anthropology PhD student Elisabeth Nebie was featured in a video recently released to better link students with information about the global area studies centers at UNC and the opportunities they offer for students to research and engage global issues. More information about the video and the … Read more

On July 29th, 2015 Dr. James Peacock’s venerable record at Carolina was honored by a post recognizing his many contributions, including his balanced approach to pursuits of scholarship and passion for service. Dr. Peacock retired from his position as Kenan Distinguished … Read more

Graduate Student Geoffrey Hughes has been named Field Director for an archaeological project conducting excavations and research at the 1766 Builders House in Old Salem.  He applied for the highly competitive Richard Bland Fellowship and was chosen from among the … Read more

Dr. Juliane Mueller, Visiting Scholar and Postdoctoral Fellow, will be hosting an international symposium entitled, Entrepreneurship, Artisans, and Traders: the Remaking of China-Latin America Economies.  It will be held June 1st-2nd and located in the University Room in Hyde Hall.     … Read more

  Friends and family gathered in the James and Florence Peacock Atrium of the FedEx Global Education Center on May 7th for a retirement celebration commemorating Dr. James Peacock’s decades of commitment to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Celebration … Read more