9.29.21 | Faculty, Higher Education, Research, University News
Six faculty are part of a cluster hire, involving hiring diverse faculty across multiple departments to conduct interdisciplinary research on a broad theme.
UNC System President Peter Hans ’91 will be the keynote speaker. read more
Researchers from UNC and Stanford University have developed a microneedle vaccine patch that outperforms a needle jab to boost immunity. read more
Dr. Julie Byerley ’97 (MPH) will leave UNC at the end of the calendar year to become president and dean of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine in Pennsylvania. read more
The subject of the University’s governance has been increasingly in the news in recent months. Carolina’s nearly 350,000 living alumni take pride in knowing that our alma mater is the nation’s first public university — dating to the laying… read more
The first retail enterprise to move into the redeveloped Glen Lennox has tripled its space and its vision. Coco Bean Coffee Shop & Café served coffee, plant-based pastries and a few other items from its 1,100 square feet across N.C. 54… read more
At a career crossroads, Kevin Thomas ’12 eventually realized that Chapel Hill was where he belonged; there, he could make more of a difference. read more
Michelle Fishburne ’84 says she’s not an oral historian, but for six months in 2020, she collected 300 stories from people in 37 states and Washington, D.C., capturing the day-to-day lives of Americans during a time of heightened political,… read more
With his Olympian tales of sports glory and social change, Matt Andrews ’08 (PhD) is now reaching well beyond the back row of his classroom. read more
Two days after graduation, Jack Allison ’66 and his fellow UNC Men’s Glee Club members flew to New York to appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, opening for the Dave Clark Five, the superstar British Invasion rock band. For Allison, who made a… read more