A 2018 graduate, Holder is the first Carolina student to receive the scholarship, which funds an interdisciplinary master’s degree in China studies from the Yenching Academy of Peking University in Beijing, China.
A team of Malawian health and government officials met with UNC Health Care and university leaders, researchers and clinical staff across three days to prepare for the opening of the first dedicated cancer center in Malawi.
The discoveries indicate villagers flourished under early fifth-century Christian rule, contradicting a widespread view that Jewish settlement in the region declined during that period.
Elizabeth Christenson, who is pursuing a doctoral degree in the environmental sciences and engineering department, will study Arabic in Amman, Jordan, during the 2018-2019 academic year.