The Carolina Asia Center stands united with the peaceful protesters who decry police violence and institutional racism in the United States and abroad. As an organization committed to the study of Asia and its global presence, we value diversity … Continued
We are pleased to introduce our 2020-2021 Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowship recipients! This year, the Carolina Asia Center awarded a total of 15 recipients including eight graduate students, two incoming graduate students, and five undergraduate students for the … Continued
We are actively tracking updates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. State Department and the North Carolina Division of Public Health that inform our travel policies. Dear Carolina Community: We are writing to share that the University continues to monitor the spread of … Continued
UNC-Chapel Hill offers an array of programs, internships and educational opportunities that prepare students for life in an interconnected world, help them succeed in a global economy and encourage them to address complex issues. Here are a few ways Carolina … Continued
The FedEx Global Education Center is home to seven global and area studies centers that provide the UNC-Chapel Hill community with essential services and resources for instruction, learning and research related to global issues, world regions and modern foreign languages. The … Continued
With nearly 1 billion speakers, Mandarin Chinese is the most spoken language in the world. That’s almost 15 percent of the global population — and why UNC Asian studies professor Yi Zhou has spent the past decade teaching advanced Mandarin … Continued
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill tied for 14th among research universities with the most students granted Fulbright awards for 2019-2020. UNC-Chapel Hill had 16 student recipients for the year. Universities ranked ahead of Carolina include Georgetown, Brown and Princeton. … Continued
New research from scientists at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health has revealed that remdesivir (RDV, GS-5734) – a broad-spectrum antiviral medication previously shown to be effective against coronaviruses (COVs) like SARS-CoV, as well as against the Ebola virus – … Continued
Researchers from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and Peers for Progress have collaborated with colleagues in Shanghai on a paper showing the contributions of peer support to diabetes management, published today in Translational Behavioral Medicine. This paper is part of … Continued
In accordance with the U.S. Department of State advisories and other available information, nonessential University-affiliated travel to China is not permitted at this time. The following was sent to campus on Jan. 29. Dear Carolina Community, As communicated on January 24, … Continued
