Carolina celebrated its 214th birthday Oct. 12 with a marked emphasis on the University’s place in the world. The keynote speaker for University Day, history Professor Michael Hunt, examined the expansion in international programs that UNC has… read more
UNC, which already has a global health presence in about 50 countries, is launching an Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases with the intent of extending and enhancing Carolina’s ongoing research efforts to improve the lives of people… read more
Carolina raised more money for athletics from private donors — $51 million — than any other school in the country last year, according to research by The Chronicle of Higher Education. But University officials say UNC is an… read more
This fall, some UNC sophomores took the chance to start all over again — sort of. In late September, student government offered its first “sophomore reorientation,” in which second-year students attended workshops geared to help them… read more
Oliver Smithies took some time out Sunday to fly his motor glider (he also spent some time in the lab, not an atypical weekend activity). It was an uneventful day, as the winds were light and he couldn’t gain altitude. The “up-current,” as he… read more
A Wall Street Journal reporter who wrote a book about finding a home after the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and a lawyer who helped trace terrorists’ finances for the 9/11 Commission have received the UNC General Alumni… read more
The quiet talk in the halls of UNC’s genetics labs that’s been going on for years turned out to be accurate. Oliver Smithies, who has labored at the tedious task of genetics research for more than 50 years, was honored Oct. 8 with the 2007 Nobel… read more
From modern postcards to a 1570 letter signed by Queen Elizabeth I, items soon on exhibit at UNC will tell the tales of early English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh. The exhibit, “A Knight to Remember: The Life and Legacy of Sir Walter Raleigh,”… read more
The UNC trustees have given the go-ahead to the initial phase of Carolina North, the University’s satellite campus that totals about 1,000 acres. The question is if and when the town of Chapel Hill will bless the plans. Site plans have been… read more
For senior David Steele, receiving the “key to the city” of Chapel Hill means having access to 14 unique tones that in combination create the town’s soundtrack. As master bell ringer of the Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower, Steele is responsible for… read more