A professor, a student and an administrator have been honored with the 2014 University Award for the Advancement of Women. The awards, which replaced a previous award for women in 2006, honor individuals who have mentored or supported women on… read more
Cancer is part of our past and our future. Looking back, it has been the leading cause of death in North Carolina since 2007. In 2011 alone, more than 18,000 North Carolinians died from this disease. Just as grimly, looking ahead, more than 40… read more
Carolina appears on more than 20 lists of schools, degree programs and specialty areas newly ranked in 2014 by U.S. News & World Report for the 2015 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools.” Following is a summary of the… read more
Deborah Crowder ’75, the office manager for the former department of African and Afro-American studies, will not be charged in the academic fraud case being pursued by the Orange County district attorney. James Woodall ’82 (AB, ’85 JD) who… read more
Timothy Beatley ’85 (MA, ’86 PhD), a pioneering researcher in the field of “green urbanism” and sustainability, will be the keynote speaker for UNC’s 2014 doctoral hooding ceremony. Beatley is the Teresa Heinz Professor of… read more
UNC chemist Mike Ramsey is among 67 new members and 11 foreign associates elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional distinctions awarded to a scientist or engineer. Ramsey is the Minnie N. Goldby… read more
A senior Morehead-Cain Scholar who is fluent in five foreign languages has been named the University’s newest Luce Scholar. Joël Joseph Hage, who is majoring in global studies with a minor in Arabic, is one of 18 American students to receive… read more
The winner of the 2013 C. Felix Harvey Award will use the money that came with the prize to develop the Bridges 2 Success Scholar Athlete Support Program, a training academy that prepares coaches at middle schools and high schools to support… read more
Out-of-state undergraduate students have another shot at avoiding a tuition hike. A divided UNC System Board of Governors passed a resolution Friday urging the N.C. General Assembly to stop nonresident tuition increases set to take effect at 14… read more
The University announced Friday afternoon that UNC System President Tom Ross ’75 (JD) and Chancellor Carol L. Folt have retained an outside attorney to conduct an independent inquiry of academic irregularities at Carolina based on new information… read more