Austin O’Connor reached the summit of collegiate wrestling when he beat top seed Sammy Sasso of Ohio State to win the 149-pound class of the NCAA Championship. read more
A doula, a graduate mentor, a solar energy researcher and a career development director have received the 2021 University Awards for the Advancement of Women. read more
As UNC administrators work toward their goal of a balanced budget by June 2022 — having operated without one for nearly a decade — limitations on growth and flexibility will remain in place at least through this fiscal year. read more
UNC’s Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward and Kenan-Flagler Business School are working together to honor the approximately 120 enslaved people buried in Barbee Cemetery. read more
School of Education Dean Fouad Abd-El-Khalick has been appointed to a second five-year term. read more
Researchers in the University’s Dittmer Lab are tracking variants of SARS-CoV-2 from the U.K., South Africa and Brazil that have recently been reported in the U.S., as well as new variants that have emerged in dozens of states. read more
Nate Knuffman, a veteran of the University’s finance office, has been named UNC’s vice chancellor for finance and operations and chief financial officer following a national search. read more
Martin H. Brinkley ’92 (JD) has been appointed to another five-year term as dean of UNC’s School of Law. read more
A celebration for the class of 2020 — whose Commencement was diminished by the COVID-19 pandemic — is scheduled for Oct. 9-10. read more
Roy Williams ’72 (’73 MAT) and his wife Wanda Williams ’72 have given $3 million to the University to support scholarships for athletes, Carolina Covenant Scholars and Chancellor’s Science Scholars. read more