They SURFed through summer
In the lab and in the field, Carolina’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows studied textile dyes, liver disease and book censorship.
A look back at summer
The sun is beginning to set on summer. The Carolina campus is once again packed with students, and August is nearing its end. But Tar Heels didn't stop learning in between the spring and fall semesters.
From on-campus programs to international learning opportunities, students gained new experiences and pursued their passions during the summer. They learned more about potential career paths and got a first-hand look at how knowledge gained in the classroom translates to the real world.
Continue reading to see how Tar Heels made the most of their summers, both in Chapel Hill and across the world.
Senior Christian Sodano spent much of summer in a Carolina neuroscience lab, researching human memory. Incoming first-year student Oge Chidubem visited the School of Nursing to learn how nurses train. Doctoral student Sarah Blanton used campus as home base for writing her dissertation and conducting research on North Carolina farmworkers.
Like them, hundreds of incoming Carolina students, undergraduate students and graduate students enriched their lives through Carolina’s summer programs.
Carolina’s study abroad programs helped students travel, conduct research and take classes around the world. The students documented organic food production in Denmark. They lived in Japan to learn the language and the culture. They worked together on an archaeological excavation in Israel. They studied neuropharmacology in Australia.
Through various programs, the students fulfilled Carolina’s Global Guarantee, the University’s promise that a global education is available to every student.
Tar Heels at work
Summer experiences
Science educators collaborate and innovate
Stateside and abroad, School of Education faculty and doctoral students led camps for schoolchildren and examined teaching techniques.
Carolina grad students advance scholarship with King’s College London
Tar Heel students and faculty went abroad to participate in workshops with one of Carolina's strategic partners.
Summer highlights
Old Well reopens with a sloped pathway
Facilities staff completed accessibility improvements in time for students to take their traditional first sip.
Previewing life at Carolina
At summer orientation, members of the Class of 2027 learned what being a Tar Heel is all about and shared their excitement for what’s ahead.
A message from Chancellor Guskiewicz: expanding access at Carolina
Beginning with the incoming class in 2024, Carolina will provide free tuition and required fees for incoming undergraduates from North Carolina whose families make less than $80,000 per year.
Carolina hosts historic fútbol match
Fans local and international alike showed up, and showed out, for an experience that was memorable for them, and both teams.
UNC-Chapel Hill-led archaeological dig in Galilee uncovers mosaics of Samson and commemorative inscriptions
The 11th season of excavations in the 1,600-year-old synagogue at Huqoq reveals a panel with an inscription commemorating the donors who funded the mosaic or the artists who made it.
Maymester packs rich experiences into 2 weeks
Instructors use smaller classes and an intense schedule to immerse students in field trips, service learning and deep discussions.