UNCRS Category: Arts & Culture

The Power of Narrative

Three faculty author books: "Warrior, Queen, Scientist, Activist"; "Painting U.S. Empire"; and "We Tried to Tell Y'All"

From Black Twitter to influential women, Carolina faculty discuss recent book projects and the research that went into them.

Feeling the Music

A man sits on stage holding a guitar and surrounded by music stands.

Willie Payne works with blind and low-vision musicians to make music more accessible.

Robot Reboot

Lilly Nekervis, a senior undergraduate students, majoring in Information and Library Science at UNC-Chapel Hill, poses with a robotic dog in a robotics lab.

Lilly Nekervis is modifying a robot dog to be a guide for people who are visually impaired.

RUNC: Tao Wang

Tao Wang

Tao Wang uses innovative design techniques to transform live performances.

Just the Facts

Heesoo Jang

After helping create a fact-checking service in South Korea, Heesoo Jang continues to improve trust between readers and the media at Carolina.

That’s a Cap!

Carrina Macaluso throws her cap on the stage in Moeser Auditorium

Undergraduate researchers from Carolina’s 2024 graduating class share how research has shaped their college experience.

Creativity in Numbers

Keith Sawyer

Keith Sawyer teaches innovative thinking by studying the psychology of creativity in group settings.

Questioning AI

Nine photos of Thomas Hofweber with a variety of backgrounds generated by Photoshop's generative AI feature

How will artificial intelligence change the world? This is just one of many questions philosopher Thomas Hofweber hopes to answer.

Playing for Resilience

Photo of the center of the fabric Climatopia game board with a wooden game piece. The fabric game board depicts an outline of the state of North Carolina on a blue background with a rainbow arching over the outline.

Undergraduates create an innovative game to help communities plan for and recover from climate change.