3.30.09 | Around Town, Structures
UNC Health Care has shelved plans to add about 300 beds to the hospital on the UNC campus and instead will build a 100-bed hospital in Hillsborough. The decision represents a priority reversal dictated primarily by the economic downturn. The…
UNC System campuses face budget cuts of 5 percent in Gov. Beverly Perdue’s budget proposal, released last week. For Carolina, this means a cut of about $29 million, one that likely will result in employee layoffs and cutting expenses across… read more
A new species of the oldest known beaked bird – about 120 million years old – has been named for biologist Alan Feduccia of UNC. Feduccia is the S.K. Heninger professor emeritus and former chair of the biology department. The fossil of the… read more
After many years of discussions and planning, UNC’s Carolina Commons below-market housing plan is starting the long process of becoming a reality. Carolina Commons would offer UNC faculty and staff single-family town homes and condominium homes… read more
Eve Carson Remembrance Ceremony Several thousand students, faculty members and Carolina staff gathered for a ceremony in the Pit in late afternoon on March 5, 2009. They listened to voices of several of Carson’s friends recall how Carson and… read more
While fans are busy filling out brackets for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, Inside Higher Ed has already predicted the winner of its fourth-annual academic performance tournament. And the 2009 champion is UNC. To choose the… read more
It is not yet possible to know all the implications to Carolina from the current economic crisis, but concern grows daily. Cuts already have been made to the University’s budget for this year, and additional cuts will need to be made before the end… read more
The University has selected recipients of the 2009 University Teaching Awards, the highest campuswide recognition for teaching excellence. The 21 honorees were chosen in nine separate categories and will be recognized by Chancellor Holden Thorp… read more
Rates of diabetes are significantly higher than expected among children and adolescents from five ethnic and racial groups in the U.S., according to new findings by researchers at UNC and others. The results are outlined in a series of papers in… read more
William F. “Bill” Little, a member of UNC’s faculty for more than 40 years, a former vice president of the UNC System and a visionary leader who helped guide the development of the state’s Research Triangle Park and the Research Triangle… read more