2.27.07 | Research, University Development
A $2.5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation of New York will make a significant contribution to medieval and early modern studies at Carolina. The grant will enable UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences to extend the global reach of…
Twenty-two teachers in nine categories are this year’s recipients of UNC’s Distinguished Teaching Awards, the highest campuswide recognition for teaching excellence. The award recipients were recognized during halftime of the UNC-NCSU men’s… read more
On the day that a weeks-long snap of frigid weather gave way to a sunny day suitable for an outdoor celebration, the people who helped Carolina to its $2 billion capital campaign goal 10 months ahead of schedule gathered in late February to toast… read more
This June marks the 25th year of the fight against HIV/AIDS, and that milestone is the focus of UNC’s 28th annual Minority Health Conference. Titled “AIDS at 25: It’s Time to Deliver,” the daylong conference takes place Feb. 23 at the William and… read more
The American Council on Education recently honored Chancellor James Moeser with an award for his leadership in the launch of UNC’s nationally recognized Carolina Covenant, which provides a debt-free education to deserving low-income students. The… read more
In the past year, 35 faculty members have been named to endowed professorships – designations that are created through gifts to the University and that recognize excellence in teaching and research. Gifts for endowed professorships are invested,… read more
The N.C. General Assembly has created the state’s first University Cancer Research Fund with the passage of the new state budget. The fund, established to accelerate cancer research at UNC’s School of Medicine and the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer… read more
The Morehead Scholars Program, for 56 years the most prestigious entity associated with the University, is now the Morehead-Cain Scholars Program – the result of a $100 million gift that will greatly expand what the program can do for UNC’s academic… read more
The University looked inside its faculty for the next dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Holden Thorp ’86, a 14-year member of the chemistry department and currently its chair, will assume the deanship July 1, pending approval by the… read more
The dedication Monday of the George Moses Horton Residence Hall will mark the first time that a building at Carolina has been named in honor of a slave. Horton Hall also is believed to be the first university building in the nation to carry a… read more