3.20.20 | Coronavirus, Students
As the University begins teaching about 95 percent of its classes remotely on Monday, undergraduates will have the option to take all courses pass/fail rather than for a letter grade.
Carolina’s spring Commencement will not be held as scheduled due to the impact of COVID-19. The UNC System Board of Governors on Friday told all chancellors in the system to postpone ceremonies or make alternate plans for graduation ceremonies. read more
The UNC System on Tuesday directed all 17 system institutions to significantly reduce operations due to the threat from the COVID-19 virus. read more
The Atlantic Coast Conference on Tuesday canceled all competition and practice for the spring semester due to the growing threat from the COVID-19 virus. read more
UNC’s Eshelman School of Pharmacy retained its No. 1 ranking, and the School of Medicine ranked first for its primary care program for the third year in a row in the 2021 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of the best graduate… read more
Clinical microbiology experts at UNC’s Medical Center and School of Medicine have developed a coronavirus disease diagnostic test based on the World Health Organization protocol. read more
Baric’s lab in UNC’s Gillings School of Global Public Health was among the first to receive samples of SARS-CoV-2, more commonly know as the coronavirus COVID-19. read more
A UNC toxicologist listened to kids talk about vaping. She wants to know why health regulators dropped the ball on e-cigarettes. read more
The camera’s eye, like the human’s, generally is directed horizontally. Here’s what places on the campus look like when you remember to go vertical. read more
The teenage Pauli Murray said, “No more segregation for me.” She went north and worked to end it tirelessly and prominently — and invisibly in her native North Carolina. Rejected by UNC, she had a poignant, triumphant homecoming. read more