5.30.06 | Research, Student Achievement
Four Carolina students have been awarded UNC Class of 1938 travel scholarships to conduct research projects abroad this summer. The students were selected from among 50 UNC student applicants who submitted proposals for independent projects…
Just some soap, shampoo – a candy bar, even – from someone back home can bring a smile to the face of a soldier who comes under fire every day, or a note that says, “We’re thinking about you.” Over the past six months, a growing network of people… read more
GlaxoSmithKline is giving $99,200 to the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center for the center’s next Star Theater show – “Destination: Space.” It is the largest single gift for planetarium show production in the facility’s 57-year history. The… read more
(Editor’s Note: The GAA’s Distinguished Service Medal citations, such as this one, are read to the audience at the Annual Alumni Luncheon and then presented as a keepsake to the recipients.) Carl Matheson ’57 will tell you that he… read more
(Editor’s Note: The GAA’s Distinguished Service Medal citations, such as this one, are read to the audience at the Annual Alumni Luncheon and then presented as a keepsake to the recipients.) Max Chapman’s friends will tell you that… read more
(Editor’s Note: The GAA’s Distinguished Service Medal citations, such as this one, are read to the audience at the Annual Alumni Luncheon and then presented as a keepsake to the recipients.) You need to watch your checkbook around… read more
(Editor’s Note: The GAA’s Distinguished Service Medal citations, such as this one, are read to the audience at the Annual Alumni Luncheon and then presented as a keepsake to the recipients.) Good luck to you if you’re one of 12… read more
In his past two years at Carolina, Joel Thomas ’06 helped oversee the transformation of a campus group into a social movement. Three years ago, as a sophomore biology major, Thomas joined the students holding Hunger Lunch events on campus to… read more
Professor Philip F. Gura has been named the 2006-07 Mellon Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence at the American Antiquarian Society, one of the nation’s largest libraries for the study of early American culture. The independent research library,… read more
Students at UNC have awarded $210,000 to help build a “green” visitor education center at the N.C. Botanical Garden. The student-run Renewable Energy Special Projects Committee made the group’s largest award to date to help construct a geothermal… read more