Carolina is convening a panel of leaders in higher education and athletics on April 19 to consider the role of athletics in the life of Carolina. The idea of a panel originated in a report produced in 2012 by the Faculty Executive Committee. In… read more
Head women’s basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell has been selected for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the 2013 class. Hatchell, whose Tar Heels finished 29-8 this year, will officially join the Hall of… read more
William Gray Lindsey, a junior at Carolina, has been awarded a 2013 Harry S. Truman Scholarship for his academic, leadership and public service accomplishments. He is one of 62 Truman Scholars who were selected from among 629 candidates… read more
Akhil A. Jariwala has devoted much of his time at Carolina to environmental efforts. A junior from Raleigh, he co-founded Tar Heel Bikes, one of the largest bicycle share programs of its kind at an American public university. As a member of… read more
Patrick Joseph Short, a junior at UNC, has been awarded a 2013 Goldwater Scholarship. Sophomore Anna-Lisa Doebley and junior Vishwajith Sridharan received honorable mentions. Short is the 40th Goldwater Scholar from Carolina since the program… read more
Outgoing Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 has been named chair of a new National Research Council committee tasked with establishing and promoting a culture of safety in academic laboratory research. Thorp is among 13 academic and industry… read more
UNC’s new gender-neutral housing policy had a rocky beginning, and the unanimous approval of the Board of Trustees last November apparently isn’t the end of the issue. Three freshman senators have sponsored a bill in the N.C. General Assembly to… read more
Six employees have been selected by Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 to receive a 2013 C. Knox Massey Distinguished Service Award, one of the most coveted distinctions the University gives to faculty and staff. The late C. Knox Massey ’25 of… read more
UNC research has shown that children at risk of developing schizophrenia have brains that function differently than those not at risk. Brain scans of children who have parents or siblings with the illness reveal a neural circuitry that is… read more
The Republican majority in both houses of the N.C. General Assembly soon will be reflected in the makeup of the UNC System Board of Governors. The BOG now has 19 Republicans, 14 Democrats and two unaffiliated members; after new members take… read more