CHAPEL HILL – When Interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz looks at the stone walls that surround UNC Chapel Hill’s campus, he doesn’t see barriers. He sees something easy to climb. Sure, there are distinct disciplines at Carolina. But in those low stone walls, Guskiewicz says in the accompanying video, he also sees a symbol of the… READ MORE
RTI’s research impact
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Together, UNC Chapel Hill, NC State University, Duke University and RTI International do $3.5 billion worth of research every year. “The opportunity that’s available to the four entities is to come together, to work collaboratively, and to try to attack really big problems in the world,” Wayne Holden, RTI International’s President and… READ MORE
RTI’s Nestor Ramirez finds himself at Chapel Hill
CHAPEL HILL – It was during a visit to UNC-Chapel Hill during his senior year in high school that it started to sink in with Nestor Ramirez. “It was like, ‘Here’s what the buildings look like, and here’s what the dorms look like,’” Ramirez, now a research education analyst at RTI International who designs student surveys,… READ MORE
First visit to UNC: “It just feels right”
CHAPEL HILL – Kevin Guskiewicz is a proud alumnus of the University of Virginia. But he’s even more proud to have been at UNC Chapel Hill for the past 24 years, Guskiewicz – now Interim Chancellor at Carolina – says in the accompanying video. Guskiewicz was finishing his PhD in sports medicine at Virginia in… READ MORE
The Linda’s Fellowship
CHAPEL HILL – Education doesn’t happen just in lectures. “Faculty connect in a more intimate way with students in terms of … how they learn differently today,” Interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz of UNC Chapel Hill says in the accompanying video. As an example, Guskiewicz describes how Michael McFee, an award-winning poet and professor of English… READ MORE
Not just the dollars, but the impact of UNC research
CHAPEL HILL – Research at UNC-Chapel Hill means both big dollars and big impact in North Carolina and around the globe. “Here at Carolina, we’re proud of the fact that we’re now the fifth-leading research university in the nation,” Interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz says in the accompanying video. “We’ll top $1 billion in research expenditures… READ MORE
Carolina’s biggest challenge? Staying at the top
CHAPEL HILL – One of the biggest challenges for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is to maintain its momentum in areas of excellence while focusing on preparing students for careers of the future. “Every university right now has some number of challenges that they’re faced with,” Interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz says in… READ MORE
Guskiewicz: Strategic, bold, student-focused
CHAPEL HILL – Interim Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz describes his priorities for UNC Chapel Hill very concisely. “At Carolina, I talk about us really needing to be strategic, bold and student-focused,” Guskiewicz, who established himself as an academic researching sports concussions, says in the accompanying video. He points to Blueprint for Next, the university’s strategic… READ MORE
London Graham: About My First Year of College
My name is London Graham and I am a rising sophomore at UNC-Chapel Hill studying Business Administration with a minor in Spanish. I would describe my freshman year experience to be similar to that of a roller coaster, filled with a variety of highs and lows and a few steady points. The highs consisted of… READ MORE
FOLT: Don’t forget soft skills
CHAPEL HILL – Another excerpt from our conversation with former UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt: Folt – a former biology professor – notes that amid the current emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields, it’s still important to incorporate the arts, humanities and the ‘soft’ skills they impart…
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