9.30.11 | Commencement
Barbara Fredrickson, an internationally acclaimed psychology professor who directs UNC’s Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Lab, will speak at UNC’s December Commencement. Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 will preside at the Dec. 18…
During a White House ceremony next month, Thomas L. Kash, assistant professor in the department of pharmacology and the UNC Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies at UNC’s School of Medicine, will receive the Presidential Early Career Award for… read more
Carolina celebrated its history as the nation’s first public university on University Day, Oct. 12. The featured speaker, UNC System President Thomas W. Ross ’75 (JD), gave the keynote speech for the convocation, which began at 11 a.m. read more
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will deliver UNC’s spring Commencement address. Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 will preside during the ceremony on May 13 at 9:30 a.m. in Kenan Stadium. Bloomberg also will receive an honorary doctor of laws… read more
UNC sports medicine researcher Kevin Guskiewicz, one of the country’s leading experts on concussions, has been named a 2011 MacArthur Fellow. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation of Chicago awarded Guskiewicz a MacArthur Fellowship,… read more
The University is proposing sanctioning itself for misdeeds in the 2008 and 2009 football seasons, ahead of a ruling by the NCAA. UNC would: vacate all wins in the 2008 and 2009 seasons (eight each season); cut by three its number of… read more
The University is reviewing possible irregularities with undergraduate courses in the department of African and Afro-American studies. Karen Gil, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, told the University Gazette that the college… read more
Carolina ranks fifth among the nation’s best public universities for the 11th consecutive year, according to U.S. News & World Report magazine. California-Berkeley ranked first among national public universities, followed by UCLA… read more
The following is excerpted from a “summary document” on the impact of recent budget cuts on UNC to this point. The information reflects a collective effort of University administration. The University has absorbed more than $231 million in… read more
Six Carolina alumni lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The campus community and their fellow alumni have paid their respects ever since. read more