Congratulations to Ph.D. Candidate Mike Levine, who won the Latin American Studies Association’s Best Student Paper Award in February for his paper titled, “‘Exchanging Cuba for 1 Million YouTube Views’: Piracy, Virality, and ‘Patria y Vida.’” Levine’s research centers on … Continued
Congratulations to Professor David Garcia on his appointment to the Scholarly Advisory Committee for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino (NMAL)! NMAL selected 18 scholars from around the country, with expertise in a variety of disciplines, to serve … Continued
Elias Gross, third-year graduate student, started playing viola at the age of 11. Music has kept a strong and meaningful place in his life and shaped him into the person here today. Gross holds a master’s in viola performance from … Continued
Almost all of us have been watching the war between Russia and Ukraine unfold in real time this week. Checking for updates on news sites, reading harrowing and heroic stories, perhaps checking in with friends and family in the affected … Continued
Welcome back to Book Notes! The series that shines a light on recent book publications by music department faculty and alumni. This installment dives into Associate Professor Michael Figueroa’s latest book, City of Song: Music and the Making of Modern Jerusalem, … Continued
For most of his life, Juan Álamo has used music to connect to and communicate with others. As a skilled marimba player, he uses his talent and passion to teach the next generation of musicians to do the same. By … Continued
Eduardo Tadafumi Sato is a PhD candidate in the Department of Music within the UNC College of Arts & Sciences. He studies how music is defined across national borders and unpacks the social and political definitions of what makes music … Continued
When a research project centered on evolution within spadefoot toads fell through, Emily Harmon shifted her focus to microscopic swimmers called rotifers. The biology PhD student is studying an animal’s ability to adapt in one generation, which could inform conservation … Continued
The department is proud to welcome Elliott Chandler as the new department Accounting Technician! Elliott graduated in May 2021 from Carolina with a degree in mathematics and Russian language and culture and started working with the department this past December. … Continued
Dr. Marc Callahan, assistant professor of music, was recently awarded the Charles Nelson Reilly Prize for UNC Opera’s production of II sogno di Scipione. Callahan was extremely honored and surprised to find out he had received this award. The Charles … Continued
