A UNC-led partnership will receive $40 million in U.S. Department of Energy funding to accelerate fundamental research of the production of fuels from sunlight. read more
The COVID-19 pandemic “continues to pose a substantial and indeterminate threat” to UNC’s finances, campus officials have told the UNC System read more
Alumni, students, faculty and staff members are encouraged to submit nominations for several campuswide awards that will honor professors and graduate teaching assistants in a variety of categories. read more
Profiles of the men whose names were removed from four campus buildings, produced by the History, Race and a Way Forward Commission from its research. read more
Charles B. Aycock (class of 1880), Josephus Daniels (class of 1885), Julian S. Carr and Thomas Ruffin Sr. have left the buildings. read more
Jonathan Pruitt, vice chancellor for finance and operations for two and a half years, left Carolina as of Aug. 1 to return to the UNC System as chief operating officer. Before joining the University in January 2018, Pruitt worked for the… read more
Catya McMullen ’11 helped form Project Homebound, a series of online video performances, with all proceeds from ticket sales going to the nonprofit No Kid Hungry. read more
Students have been told — as a condition of attending fall semester classes — to sign a pledge that they will abide by the public health guidelines and the University’s COVID-19 Community Standards and University Guidelines. read more
The UNC System Board of Governors affirmed its policy that tuition and fees charged at state universities will not be adjusted should schools now planning to resume on-campus classes in a few weeks later switch to mostly or all remote classes. read more
The proposed policy also charges the president to develop potential candidates from within the system who are residents of the state. read more