A Superior Court judge in Randolph County has ruled against releasing a videotape recorded from a Randolph police officer’s car of Courtland Smith’s fatal encounter with deputies. The release had been requested in a motion filed by four news… read more
The Galapagos Islands are undoubtedly among the most famous places on Earth, thanks to Charles Darwin, giant tortoises and the archipelago’s dramatic land- and seascapes. But with fame comes strain, and the Galapagos has had its share of… read more
Carolina officials remembered the University’s past and celebrated its future during the Gov. Beverly Perdue, who gave the keynote speech at the celebration, commended the University community and faculty, which “has stood tall and continued to… read more
UNC is one of 12 centers chosen to be part of a large-scale, collaborative effort by the National Cancer Institute and the National Human Genome Research Institute to systematically characterize the genomic changes that occur in cancer. The… read more
Richard Harrill ’91, who has Peace Corps experience and co-founded the Washington- and Budapest-based Youth Services International, is the new director of the Campus Y. Harrill, who also has a 1998 law degree from Carolina, succeeds Virginia… read more
Seven people, four of them UNC students, have been arrested this semester on various charges involving cocaine. The arrests all stem from an incident on the night of Sept. 15 at an apartment at 211 Church St., where police reported finding 197.6… read more
Faculty members dedicated to the First Amendment right to freedom of speech have secured the near future of a UNC conservative student group that attracted national attention when its guest speakers were met with protests on campus in… read more
Dr. Lisa Carey, associate professor of medicine and UNC Breast Center medical director, will deliver the December Commencement address, Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 has announced. Thorp will preside at the Dec. 20 ceremony at 2 p.m. in the Dean E. read more
A trio of scientists from Carolina have received prestigious awards from the National Institutes of Health aimed at encouraging high-risk research and innovation. Joseph DeSimone has been selected for a Pioneer Award, one of 18 such honors handed… read more
The Greek Judicial Board has handed down heavy sanctions to Delta Kappa Epsilon as punishment for what it found to be violations of alcohol policy. The board cited two violations held at a party just more than two weeks after the death of DKE… read more