Parents may plead, cajole or entice their children to try new foods, but some kids just won’t budge. Now, new research from Carolina reveals that the reason these kids fear new foods has less to do with what’s on their plate and more to do with… read more
Nobel laureate Oliver Smithies has been named an inaugural fellow of the American Association for Cancer Research Academy, which was created this year to recognize distinguished scientists whose contributions have propelled innovation and… read more
(Editor’s Note: This report accompanies “White House Whiteout,” the Endeavors department feature in the May/June 2013 issue of the Carolina Alumni Review.) Does it really reflect poorly on us busy 21st-century Americans that so… read more
Outgoing Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 has been honored with the establishment of an endowment at the Carolina Center for Public Service to name and support the center’s Faculty Engaged Scholars program. “This endowment is an especially… read more
UNC’s student-led Honor System has suspended a proceeding involving a student who had been charged with harassing another student in the wake of a rape case, which was decided by another University judicial board. The student attorney general… read more
As our family moved from military base to military base, my four younger brothers and I were reminded regularly by our parents to follow four absolutes: Always be honest, play fair, do your best and get a college education. In one of his last audio… read more
UNC’s law school made a significant jump — to 31st from 38th— in the annual rankings of graduate programs by U.S. News & World Report. Carolina appears on multiple lists of schools, degree programs and specialty areas newly… read more
Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 emailed the campus community on Friday, issuing another invitation to join “an open and honest dialogue” about sexual assault and how to improve the way it is addressed at Carolina. Thorp’s message included… read more
A complaint by several women that the University failed to properly handle sexual assault cases will be investigated by the federal government. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has notified Chancellor Holden Thorp… read more
A UNC student’s complaint that she was raped repeatedly by her boyfriend escalated into a national story when he fired back with his own complaint, and the UNC Honor Court has charged her with harassment. The University is fielding charges that it… read more