Carolina appears on 18 lists of schools, degree programs and specialty areas newly ranked in 2012 by U.S. News & World Report for the 2013 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools.” Following is a summary of the new rankings… read more
The National Collegiate Athletic Association said Monday that UNC was responsible for multiple rules violations in its football program — including academic fraud, impermissible agent benefits, ineligible participation and a failure to monitor… read more
Each year, nearly 4,000 new, first-year Carolina students arrive in Chapel Hill to begin their magical journey — one that they’ll eventually realize goes by much too quickly. What prompted each to apply varies, but many are sons and daughters or… read more
A team of researchers at UNC has successfully flushed latent HIV infection from hiding, with a drug used to treat certain types of lymphoma. Tackling latent HIV in the immune system is critical to finding a cure for AIDS. While current… read more
Susan King, who was vice president for external affairs for Carnegie Corp. of New York, became dean of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication on Jan. 1. “The journalism school has a national reputation for excellence and is a… read more
Patients who have undergone solid organ transplants in the UNC Center for Transplant Care will be the beneficiaries of a fundraising brunch and auction in April that honors the memory of Jason Ray ’07. Ray, who wore the Rameses costume as… read more
“Brilliant!” “Generous.” “Charismatic!” “Indispensable.” These are a few of the descriptions students and colleagues have used to describe the 2012 University Teaching Awards recipients. Twenty-four people in nine categories are… read more
As UNC awaits a ruling from the National Collegiate Athletic Association on rules violations in its football program, an ad hoc group of faculty members has issued what it calls a “statement on athletic principles” designed to encourage a more… read more
With four Grand Awards and three additional honors, the GAA and the Carolina Alumni Review are recognized for top programming and magazine journalism. read more
The Dance Marathon, UNC’s largest student-run fundraiser, just keeps getting bigger. This year, the organizers dropped the 1,600-dancer limit, resulting in approximately 2,000 dancers participating. The event raised $483,210.36 for the N.C. read more