The Atlantic Coast Conference on Tuesday canceled all competition and practice for the spring semester due to the growing threat from the COVID-19 virus. read more
UNC’s Eshelman School of Pharmacy retained its No. 1 ranking, and the School of Medicine ranked first for its primary care program for the third year in a row in the 2021 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of the best graduate… read more
Clinical microbiology experts at UNC’s Medical Center and School of Medicine have developed a coronavirus disease diagnostic test based on the World Health Organization protocol. read more
Baric’s lab in UNC’s Gillings School of Global Public Health was among the first to receive samples of SARS-CoV-2, more commonly know as the coronavirus COVID-19. read more
The University has extended spring break through March 22 due to concerns about COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus. When students do return, most courses will be on remote instruction status “for the foreseeable future.” read more
Two Carolina students have been selected for the prestigious Gates Cambridge scholarship — a competitive fully funded scholarship for graduate study in any subject available at the University of Cambridge in England. read more
The indoor football practice building and adjacent outdoor fields and a new support program for football players will bear the name of William J. Koman Sr. ’56. read more
The Town of Chapel Hill has dedicated a monument to the Chapel Hill Nine, a group of African American high school students who were arrested in 1960 for trying to order lunch at the Colonial Drug Store. read more
Terry Rhodes ’78, a music professor who entered administration as senior associate dean for fine arts and humanities in 2012, has been named dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, a position she has held as interim for the past year. She… read more
Carolina will welcome guests to the new UNC Visitors Center at 134 E. Franklin St. on March 6. read more