In a notice that went to all students and to others on the campus, Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz said he and others at the University are working on a plan to have the students back on campus in August. read more
The N.C. Policy Collaboratory based at UNC will receive $29 million to study treatment, community testing and prevention of COVID-19 as part of a $1.5 billion coronavirus relief package. read more
The Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Family Foundation has given what the athletics department and the Rams Club call the largest-ever donation to Carolina athletics. read more
The N.C. Supreme Court has ruled against the University’s intent to keep private the records of disciplinary action against students found to have violated sexual assault policy. read more
As national attention to the promising antiviral drug remdesivir grows this week, the Ralph Baric lab in UNC’s Gillings School of Global Public Health is in the spotlight again. read more
Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz has announced the establishment of a UNC COVID-19 Research Accelerator Fund to provide support to Carolina’s research teams focused on COVID-19 testing, treatment and prevention. read more
The University has ranked second in the U.S. in the 2020 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, which measure sustainability among institutions of higher education. read more
The interim president of the UNC System said that he expects Carolina and the system’s other higher education institutions to reopen classrooms and laboratories in the fall. read more
The organization that supports UNC graduate and professional students has reached out to University administration for special aid due to conditions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the shutdown of UNC operations. read more
Carolina’s faculty have elected Mimi Chapman ’97 (PhD) to be chair of the faculty for the next three years. read more