When Valerie Ashby ’88 was growing up in Johnston County, she never dreamed of becoming a scientist. But the teaching bug had bitten. The Clayton High School graduate, whose class had 100 students, came to Carolina and joined the first-ever… read more
“I shouldn’t say this in front of my dean because in academic life one has to pretend that you are willing and able to move to other universities, but it is my hope to continue to do research and teaching and service for you for 30 or 40 more… read more
A curriculum designed to recruit, educate and retain college students from nontraditional backgrounds in the study of botany has been created at Carolina. The curriculum, BOT 2.0, offers online and in-person training that weave together four key… read more
Isn’t it odd that cancer cells from one organ, such as the skin, can travel and take root in a totally different organ, such as the lung? And why is it that certain cancers prefer to spread, or metastasize, to certain places? Prostate cancer… read more
The first major private gift made during the tenure of Holden Thorp ’86 as Carolina’s chancellor will enable creative writing students to study with some of the nation’s most notable writers. The gift from Sallie Shuping-Russell ’77 of Chapel… read more
Baseball Coach Mike Fox ’78, who guided the Tar Heels to a third straight trip to the College World Series this summer, has been named national coach of the year by Baseball America magazine. A two-time American Baseball Coaches… read more
Search warrants and the autopsy report on slain Student Body President Eve Carson ’08 indicated that she wasΒ taken from her home by her alleged assailants and was shot at least five times with two different weapons, according to published… read more
The good news and the bad news for the Carolina baseball team is the same: The Tar Heels ended their season at the College World Series in Omaha, Neb., for the third year in a row. “It’s where you want to end your season,” said head coach Mike… read more
Athletes around the world dreamed of qualifying for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing in August. For several former and current UNC athletes, that dream came true. As the U.S. Olympic Trials for track and field came to a conclusion, one last Tar… read more
Carolina finished the 2007-08 athletic season in 14th place nationally in the annual Sports Academy Directors’ Cup standings, dropping out of the Top 10 for the first time since 2001 but marking the 13th time in the 15-year history of the award the… read more