1.26.21 | Coronavirus, Research
A monoclonal antibody, now moving through clinical trials designed in part by UNC scientists, has been found to significantly reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19 among residents and staff of long-term care facilities.
The office of the Campus Y, UNC’s longtime hub for student social justice activities, was vandalized last weekend, and anti-Semitic symbols and a racial epithet were left behind. read more
Despite the uncertainties of COVID-19 on the college basketball season, The DTH and The Chronicle are competing in their third annual Rivalry Challenge, which goes through Feb. 6. read more
The University’s financial problems didn’t start with the coronavirus pandemic, but the health crisis has exacerbated the need for budget cutting, UNC’s top administrators are telling the campus community. read more
The 128-year Daily Tar Heel has moved to one printed edition per week. read more
The University Committee on Teaching Awards, which oversees the selection process, encouraged students to nominate faculty and graduate teaching assistants for the awards. read more
Andrew Lakis has been named executive director of the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program, the undergraduate merit scholarship program sponsored and administered by the Robertson Foundation in cooperation with the UNC and Duke University. read more
Christopher Bradford, co-founder of a pre-higher education institution in Johannesburg, will be the Morehead-Cain Foundation’s new president. He will be the foundation’s first new leader in 34 years. read more
Readers of this column know that for some time, as we enter a new year, I’ve shared campus highlights from the previous year. Since mid-March, our University has been working hard to respond to COVID-19 while teaching the next generation of… read more
Ye Olde Waffle Shoppe — closed “temporarily” since late March after the state’s COVID-19 pandemic restrictions closed public dining rooms — announced in December it would not reopen. Its owners and longtime employees had hoped they… read more