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📚 'Tis the season to curl up with a good book. Enjoy this 🎵 playlist celebrating our November theme, "in print." https://spoti.fi/3AvYaCq   This month's #UNCResearch stories will highlight faculty authors across campus, from the Kenan-Flagler Business School to the College of Arts and Sciences. Stay tuned as we share these projects next week!    #unc #research #authors #books #novels #read #fall #autumn #music #playlist #spotify #gdtbath

Carolina scientists have defined lab automation and created AI that enables a robot to work beside humans. “We’re focusing first on correctness and safety,” computer scientist Ron Alterovitz says. “Once those are in place, we’ll speed it up and it can work 24/7 in ways that humans don’t necessarily want to.” #UNCResearch #AI #robotics #discovery #computerscience #automation . . University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill UNC Department of Computer Science

This week, I was featured in Research UNCovered, a series through UNC Research that highlights academic researchers within the UNC Chapel Hill community. In this article, I discussed my studies on the rhetoric of responsibilization in the context of PrEP campaigns, the topic for which I conducted my Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF). Thank you so much to the RUNC team, including the spectacular Megan Mendenhall and Alyssa M. LaFaro, who worked with me on this article! You can read about my research using this link: https://lnkd.in/d5zcrm39

Catherine Pabalate researches the intersection of public health and humanities. https://unc.live/3YAyaOi An English and biology double-major, Catherine studies how responsibilization — a rhetorical phenomenon where practitioners deem their patients knowledgeable enough to make appropriate medical decisions — can strain the doctor-patient relationship and influence patient mental health. Catherine discovered the field of health humanities after enrolling in a course called "Medicine, Literature, and Culture." The class focused on health-based narratives and sociocultural issues within health and medicine. "My professors have demonstrated the beauty, complexity, and synergy of humanities research," she shares. "Through my coursework, I’ve discovered a true passion for learning that has encouraged me to pursue higher education. I’ve learned about numerous avenues of English research, from comparative literature to digital rhetoric, each with dozens of devoted academics. My professors remind me that my field is still flourishing with innovative research questions and scholarly conversation, which motivates me to follow my desired career path." #UNCResearch #publichealth #English #literature #healthhumanities #health #humanities #mentalhealth #undergrad #unc #research #gdtbath  

The UNC Center for Galapagos Studies received $600,000 from Royal Caribbean Group to support research and learning initiatives, enabling the expansion of research projects, community outreach programs, and student engagement. The center partners with the Universidad San Francisco de Quito to operate the Galapagos Science Center on San Cristobal Island, the only university science facility of its kind in the archipelago. #UNCResearch #funding #royalcaribbean #galapagos #environment #education #community . . University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Royal Caribbean Group

🚀 HackNC 2024 was out of this world! Nearly 5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ hackers came together for 25 hours of innovation (yay for the fall-back bonus hour!), creation, and exploration under the theme “Ad Astra - Coding in the Cosmos!” From AI-powered financial tools to space exploration games to accessibility tools, community platforms, and mobile apps, our hackers pushed the boundaries of what’s possible! 🏆 Highlights: 🪐 9️⃣4️⃣ amazing projects submitted ☄️$13K in prizes 🛸Specialized tracks including Space, Gaming, Finance, Mobile, and Community 👩🏾🚀Teams from across NC and beyond Huge thanks to our sponsors, mentors, judges, and volunteers who made this cosmic journey possible! ✨🌌 #UNC #hackathon #innovation

“…by iterating on the medley and contrafacture “remix” formula, Hamilton’s voter mobilization PSAs have successfully and continually inspired a targeted audience despite a shifting and contentious political landscape.” Musicians, actors, influencers, and other celebrities often make endorsements and pitches during election seasons. Kendall Winter, Ph.D. 2024, discusses the unique and enduring effect of the Hamilton-inspired voter PSAs that first came on the scene in 2016. Take a deep dive into these PSAs and how they’ve changed over the last 8 years with Dr. Winter, in her recent Musicology Now article titled, “Hamilton’s Voter Mobilization ‘Remixes’ Since 2016.” #UNCMusic #vote #hamilton #musicology #unc #gdtbath UNC Research University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

I am so excited about this generous investment from Royal Caribbean Group in the UNC Research Center for Galapagos studies to help support student field experiences, truly novel and impactful research projects, and training opportunities for residents on this unique archipelago.

By the Numbers: 5,600 ongoing research projects across all disciplines at UNC-Chapel Hill #UNCResearch #mondaymotivation #research #projects #studies #impact https://go.unc.edu/Gt95Y