It’s a fall tradition. Each year for the past two decades, the display gardens at the N.C. Botanical Garden sprout a crop of unique creations by North Carolina artists. Nearly 50 one-of-a kind sculptures placed amid the native wildflowers and shrubs… read more
Chancellor James Moeser will give his seventh annual State of the University Address on Wednesday, Sept. 26, at 3 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Frank Porter Graham Student Union. Moeser, who came to the University in 2000, started the tradition… read more
A new center has been established at UNC to study the causes of bipolar disorder and develop new treatments for bipolar mood disorders. The center will conduct clinical research studies examining the neurobiology of bipolar disorder in adults and… read more
The University of North Carolina Tomorrow Commission, a group of business, education, government and nonprofit leaders from across the state, will host 11 community listening forums in September and October to discuss how the 16 campuses making up… read more
Hollywood legend Harry Belafonte β an award-winning singer, actor, producer and humanitarian β is coming to campus this month to discuss “The Importance of the Arts in America.” Belafonte comes to UNC as the Frey Foundation Distinguished… read more
Increased materials and labor costs have blown the roof off of construction estimates and taken University residence hall renovation and construction off its building timeline for the first time in 21 years, departing from an aggressive fast track… read more
For the seventh year in a row, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Carolina the nation’s fifth best public university. It is tied for 28th in the list that includes the private schools. The top five publicsΒ β Cal-Berkeley, Michigan,… read more
These facts on the entering freshman class are estimates from the UNC Office of Undergraduate Admissions, based on information as of Aug. 15: 20,064 students applied; 6,990, or 34.8 percent, were accepted; 3,879, or 55.5 percent of those… read more
C. Felix Harvey III ’43, chairman of Harvey Enterprises & Affiliates and founder of the Little Bank Inc., of Kinston, and his family are making a $2 million gift to UNC to support and advance a broad spectrum of University priorities. The gift,… read more
Leonardo da Vinci’s accomplishments go way beyond the fresco of The Last Supper, the sketch of the Vitruvian Man and the painting of Mona Lisa. At the June 30 seminar, sponsored by the GAA and the UNC Program in the… read more