UNCRS Category: Arts & Culture

From Song to Science

Briana Nave at All Day Records in Carrboro

Briana Nave is challenging what it means to be musically talented by examining how talent has been defined historically.

Scenes of Resilience

Aayas Joshi sits with his camera on a log in the woods

Filmmaker Aayas Joshi turns his camera toward communities reshaped by environmental changes, documenting their stories with care.

RUNC: Makayla Smith

Makayla Harrison sits on a stool in her art studio

The master’s student uses mixed media to unpack how humans and nature intersect.

Rooted: JJ Bauer

JJ Bauer in front of her collection of robots

The art history professor has helped shape the way Carolina preserves, studies, and teaches art.

Rooted: Deb Aikat

Deb Aikat in the Fearrington Reading Room at Wilson Library

The journalism professor probes how generative AI is rewriting the rules of a free and democratic press.

Tech-Infused Performances

a woman playing a grand piano

Pianist Clara Yang creates musical experiences that explore humanity’s relationship with artificial intelligence.

Learning by Design

a woman in front of a blackboard with a drawing of a lightbulb with arrows going toward and away from it

Kyle McQuillan wields the power of design to transform how students learn, educators teach, and innovators bring ideas to life.

Scholars In Sync

Florence Babb and Victoria Rovine are smiling while sitting on a sofa in their living room. Their dog, Harry, is sitting between them.

Florence Babb and Victoria Rovine’s partnership is defined by a shared passion for research and teaching — and choosing the right universities at the right time.

Crafting Their Story

Renee Alexander Craft and Howard Craft

Howard Craft and Renée Alexander Craft share a commitment to storytelling to preserve history, support different perspectives, and inspire creativity.