A new study published in the journal Science confirms that SARS-CoV-2 has mutated in a way that’s enabled it to spread quickly around the world, but the spike mutation also may make the virus more susceptible to a vaccine. read more
Phillip Clay ’68, David Pardue ’69, Steve ’78 and Debbie Vetter ’78 and Joan Huntley ’62 are this year’s recipients of the annual William Richardson Davie Award, the UNC trustees’ highest honor for service to the University or society. read more
Tuition will go up 2 percent — $684 for out-of-state undergraduates — and $566 for nonresident graduate students in fall 2021 if the UNC System Board of Governors approves actions take Thursday by the UNC trustees. read more
The University’s Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward recommended that John Washington Graham’s name be removed from the 96-year-old residence hall on what used to be called the Men’s Lower Quad. read more
UNC is encouraging students living on campus this semester and those living in the Chapel Hill area to get themselves tested for COVID-19 before leaving town for the winter break. read more
UNC plans to house about 3,500 students in single-occupancy rooms in dorms and Granville Towers for the spring semester and to teach some in-person classes. Most classes with more than 35 students will be taught remotely. read more
New research from the Baric lab at UNC’s Gillings School of Global Public Health suggests that a strain of coronavirus that has recently been alarming the swine industry may have the potential to spread to humans as well. read more
As part of a two-day University Day observance, Kevin Guskiewicz took the public oath that officially installed him as 12th chancellor of the University. On Monday, the University presented Distinguished Alumna and Alumnus Awards to six recipients. read more
Steve Bell ’67 and his wife, Jackie Bell, are adding to a pledge they made earlier this year, and an anonymous donor has pledged a match, for an expansion of Kenan-Flagler Business School that will enable it to grow its undergraduate program at… read more
UNC will start spring classes on Jan. 19 and forego spring break in anticipation of continued disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic. read more