3.31.14 | Admissions, University News
The Office of Undergraduate Admissions has offered admission to 2,655 students after its second deadline, bringing the total offers to more than 8,600. The University received a total of 31,321 freshman applications this year — a ninth…
UNC junior Matt Leming of New Orleans has been awarded a 2014 Goldwater Scholarship. Sam Resnick of Gainesville, Fla., and also a junior, received an honorable mention. A computer science and Russian language and literature major, Leming… read more
The oldest GAA-sponsored student group, Order of the Bell Tower, has received two awards in regional competition among student advancement groups in the Southeast. The Council for Advancement and Support of Education’s Affiliated Student… read more
Cynthia Bulik, a Distinguished Professor of eating disorders at UNC, has been awarded up to $7.2 million to conduct the largest and most rigorous genetic initiative in eating disorders ever undertaken. Funded by the Klarman Family Foundation,… read more
The UNC Dance Marathon, the largest student-run fundraiser in North Carolina, surpassed the half-million dollar mark this year, raising $551,595 to support the patients and families of N.C. Children’s Hospital. More than 2,000 Carolina… read more
Marsico Hall — one of the largest buildings on the UNC campus — is the new home for basic and translational research across several disciplines and features state-of-the-art imaging equipment that is expected to fundamentally advance… read more
A professor, a student and an administrator have been honored with the 2014 University Award for the Advancement of Women. The awards, which replaced a previous award for women in 2006, honor individuals who have mentored or supported women on… read more
Cancer is part of our past and our future. Looking back, it has been the leading cause of death in North Carolina since 2007. In 2011 alone, more than 18,000 North Carolinians died from this disease. Just as grimly, looking ahead, more than 40… read more
Carolina appears on more than 20 lists of schools, degree programs and specialty areas newly ranked in 2014 by U.S. News & World Report for the 2015 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools.” Following is a summary of the… read more
Deborah Crowder ’75, the office manager for the former department of African and Afro-American studies, will not be charged in the academic fraud case being pursued by the Orange County district attorney. James Woodall ’82 (AB, ’85 JD) who… read more