Three Pharm.D. students from China began classes at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy this September, thanks to a first-of-its-kind scholarship partnership. The students are supported financially by the China Scholarship Council, which signed a five-year agreement with the School last year. The … Read more
n a three-week journey from Chapel Hill to the Himalayas to study the effects of climate change on Buddhist holy lakes, two mathematicians, a marine scientist and a religious studies scholar overcame multiple challenges and proved the value of an … Read more
CHAPEL HILL — Nine undergraduates from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have been selected as Phillips Ambassadors for spring 2018 study abroad programs in Asia. Two scholarship recipients will study in Japan, two in South Korea, one … Read more
The Carolina Asia Center kicks off Asia Week 2017 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Feb. 20-25, 2017. This campus-wide celebration of Asia, the first pan-Asia week-long celebration at UNC, features collaborations with several campus departments and … Read more
In contemplating the impact of the recent Executive Order, I am reminded of similar moments in U.S. history. In 1851, 25,000 Chinese lived in the U.S., working primarily in the American West in difficult conditions. They suffered terrible racism, and … Read more
August 30, 2016 UNC Global Beginning this week, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Asia are just a click apart. The Carolina Asia Center (CAC) at UNC recently released the Carolina Asia Map, an interactive map and … Read more
This article originally appeared in the Carolina Asia Center Spring 2016 newsletter. Read the entire newsletter here. “What brings you to China?” The question I get most often is sometimes the most difficult to answer. I always want to respond, … Read more
This article originally appeared in the Carolina Asia Center Spring 2016 newsletter. Read the entire newsletter here. The Carolina Asia Center invited the campus community to the FedEx Global Education Center this fall for an interdisciplinary discussion of Chinese urbanization. … Read more
Ackland Art Museum Appoints First Curator of Asian Art CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina ― The Ackland Art Museum at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill today announced the appointment of Bradley M. Bailey as its new associate curator … Read more
This article originally appeared in the Carolina Asia Center’s fall 2014 newsletter. Read the entire newsletter here. Through the Jimmy and Judy Cox Asia Initiative Awards, the Carolina Asia Center awarded eight research travel grants and four conference travel awards … Read more
