9.25.14 | Research
Faculty at the University brought in $792.7 million in research contracts and grants in fiscal 2014, up $14.9 million from the $777.8 million total in fiscal 2013. The largest sources of funding for Carolina’s research enterprise in…
The University Committee on Teaching Awards is seeking nominations from alumni, students, faculty and staff members for several campuswide awards that will honor professors and graduate teaching assistants in a variety of categories. The… read more
Gov. Pat McCrory will give the keynote speech when the University celebrates its 221st birthday on University Day Oct. 12. University Day marks the laying of the cornerstone of Old East, the nation’s first state university building, in 1793… read more
Quoting former N.C. Gov. Terry Sanford ’39, then-UNC Chancellor James Moeser announced the creation of the Carolina Covenant in 2004. Today, the Covenant remains Carolina’s signature program evidencing our continuing commitment to access and… read more
An off-campus incident involving several members of the football team in early August has been investigated by UNC’s Office of Student Affairs and been referred to the campus’ student attorney general. The incident attracted widespread media… read more
The Republic of Liberia now has an easy-to-read website for tracking Ebola statistics thanks to a team of students and alumni led by an interactive multimedia instructor at Carolina. Steven King, an assistant professor at the School of Journalism… read more
For the 14th consecutive year, Carolina has been ranked fifth among the nation’s best public universities, according to U.S. News & World Report. California-Berkeley ranked first among national public universities, followed by UCLA… read more
Norman Ornstein, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, will speak about the nation’s dysfunctional political system — and how to fix it — in an Oct. 2 speech at UNC. Ornstein’s topic for the annual Thomas Willis… read more