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UNC Computer Science celebrates more than 500 graduates in largest ever commencement
May 16, 2023More than 2,500 family members, friends, and loved ones gathered at Carmichael Arena to celebrate computer science graduates from winter 2022, spring 2023, and summer 2023. With 510 total graduates across all degree programs, the 2023 commencement marked the largest in the department’s history.
A bubbling innovation for kids with visual impairment
May 9, 2023 | Gillings School of Global Public HealthPartnering with Anitha Muthukumaran, a researcher from the University of Northern Colorado, and educational accessibility consultant Diane Brauner, students from App Team Carolina developed Bubbly, a free CVI literacy app that aims to improve reading through Roman word bubbling – an educational practice that uses colorful outlines around words to help children with CVI recognize them by shape.
Brei awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
April 21, 2023Graduate student Anneliese Brei was awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship for 2023. The fellowship will provide a $37,000 stipend and $12,000 cost of education allowance each year for three years.
VIDEO: Can AI kill the greenscreen? [Assistant Professor Roni Sengupta interviewed]
April 18, 2023 | VoxVox’s Phil Edwards set out to understand why greenscreens are still so common in video despite the advancements in AI. Roni Sengupta helps explain the challenges.
Why Computer Science
UNC Computer Science faculty and students describe the department in their own words.
We Are UNC Computer Science
The Department of Computer Science at UNC-Chapel Hill was one of the first independent computer science departments established in the U.S. Founded in 1964 by Turing Award winner Dr. Frederick Brooks, Jr., the department is home to more than 1,600 students and led by award-winning faculty who are recognized internationally for their groundbreaking research and expertise.
Computer Science at Carolina is as unique as our students and faculty. As toolsmiths, our faculty and students use foundations in computer science to collaboratively build technological solutions across a broad range of multi-disciplinary areas. Thanks to our world-class faculty and our student body, we continue to make an impact both inside and outside of the classroom.
Co-founder, UNC Black in Technology Club | Program Manager, Microsoft