This year, seniors will be encouraged to choose as their class gift something a little less tangible. Rather than giving to a physical gift to the University, seniors will be able to select an area of campus to support financially. There are more… read more
There was a time when the Campus Y and its front courtyard were the best place on campus to meet friends, exchange ideas and try out unpolished folk songs. Before South Campus dormitories shifted the center of campus in that direction, Lenoir… read more
A campus contract worker died at midday on Aug. 9 while working in Kenan Stadium, according to UNC police. Leland S. Williams, 31, of Burlington and his co-workers of Kemco of Burlington Inc. were replacing light fixtures and bulbs on banks of… read more
Dr. Etta Pisano, a professor in the departments of radiology and biomedical engineering and vice dean of UNC’s School of Medicine, is one of seven recipients of a new award presented by Ladies’ Home Journal. The Health Breakthrough award… read more
Former Tar Heel soccer player Melissa Jennings ’00 may yet have her day in court. Less than two months after a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a judgment shielding women’s soccer coach Anson Dorrance ’74 from a… read more
John P. Evans, a longtime faculty member and administrator who has helped oversee a number of special projects, has been tapped to be executive director of Carolina North, the planned research park on University property two miles north of the… read more
Carolina raised a record $241.2 million in private gifts in fiscal 2006, the first time that the University in a single year has raised more than $200 million in cash and other assets that is immediately available. UNC has set three consecutive… read more
Message Board: Ticket distribution systems for coveted men’s basketball tickets have changed many times, but most have included some long waits in lines at Carmichael Auditorium and the Smith Center. What are your memories of “camping” for… read more
The University Committee on Teaching Awards is seeking nominations from students, alumni, faculty and staff members for several campuswide awards that will honor professors and graduate teaching assistants in a variety of categories. The… read more
This reading list, recommended by Professor Michael Hunt, was compiled to accompany the GAA’s “Think Fast” public forum held July 27, 2006. The making and unmaking of recent U.S. policy (all lively and accessible) James Mann,… read more