A UNC professor’s research team used historical measurements of surface winds from across eastern North Carolina and coastal waters to determine that huge swaths of land and sea were primed for wind development. read more
One of the most comprehensive studies ever is designed to tease apart the symptoms loosely clustered under the diagnoses of depression and post-traumatic stress and figure out precisely which physical processes are correlated with which problems. read more
As part of a promise from South Building to the students to publicly confront the University’s racial history, a seven-panel exhibit opened in the Carolina Hall front lobby in mid-November. read more
Clayton Somers ’93, a longtime North Carolina attorney, executive leader and state government official, has been named to the new position of vice chancellor of public affairs and secretary of the University. read more
Brooke Baldwin ’01, a CNN news anchor will deliver the University’s Commencement address on May 14 in Kenan Stadium. read more
Unbeaten college basketball teams are rare. The 1957 Tar Heels knew they were good, and Lennie Rosenbluth ’57 recalls how they got that way. read more
Few, if any, historians have looked as deeply into the American presidency — and conveyed it with such flair — as Carolina treasure William Leuchtenburg. read more
Historian William Leuchtenburg dislikes being asked to make predictions. But he does not shy from what he sees as the truth. read more
Generations of Tar Heels shopped at Fowler’s Food Store, so it’s fitting that the partners behind Blue Dogwood Public Market chose the spot for a new food hall. read more
Alumni are engaged University stockholders who appreciate that faculty and staff work hard to preserve and enhance the value of our diplomas. Alumni are, can and should be student recruiters, advocates, financial supporters, advisers and loving… read more