Researchers will explore using nanoparticles to create cancer vaccines and improve delivery of cancer-fighting drugs and patients’ responses to them. read more
The UNC School of Media and Journalism will use a $3 million grant to open a research center to explore new models for community news and support testing and development of digital media products for local news sites. read more
For a decade and a half — since before some of Carolina’s current students had even started kindergarten — UNC has held steady in fifth place among the nation’s best public universities, according to U.S. News & World Report. read more
Seven years have passed since the gas grill fire that left Cruz Maria Santibanez ’14 a regular patient at UNC’s Jaycee Burn Center, visibly scarred and irrepressibly determined to succeed as a journalist. read more
Since March 1986, when William C. Friday ’48 (LLB) retired, there have been four UNC System presidents, and a search is underway this fall to select Tom Ross’ successor with the intention that a new president will assume office in January. read more
The first time you tasted black coffee or tea, you probably grimaced. But you likely came back for more because it made you feel better. Many people have that same reaction to the exotic roots and teas at Krave. read more
UNC’s Jaycee Burn Center has thrived in part because of an imaginative approach to expanding its mission beyond the aftermath of a terrible moment. read more
Missing its engineering school for 77 years, Carolina is not the most likely place for computer science to thrive. Yet it is booming with solutions to real problems — and jobs for its students. read more
Tim Duffy ’91 developed a vision for preserving traditional music that included the legendary musicians themselves. read more
What better way to capture the images of Music Maker’s unsung musicians than in tintype? read more