In 1972, while browsing in a small antique shop in Hillsborough, John Short ’71 happened upon a bronze mask of Abraham Lincoln. It was made from a plaster mold created a few months before the 16th president’s assassination. Still, it’s… read more
William Hubbard ’70 brought the political savvy. Jerry Mande ’83 (MPH) the design expertise. Together they created the iconic nutritional food label shoppers have come to count on. by George Spencer Andy Warhol never met William… read more
In a speech to UNC students on campus this week that drew mild protests, former Vice President Mike Pence said American freedom is under attack and there’s a “pernicious woke agenda designed to control the American people and destroy the… read more
With battles looming over a controversial new school, Beth Moracco ’92 (MPH, ’99 PhD) was elected this week as chair of the faculty. Moracco, an associate professor in the Gillings School of Global Public Health’s department of health… read more
After a nationwide search, the UNC General Alumni Association has announced the appointment of Veronica Mora Flaspoehler ’08 as the GAA’s next president, effective July 17. Flaspoehler will succeed Douglas S. Dibbert ’70, who has led the… read more
Nearly three dozen Carolina undergraduate and graduate students have received awards from the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program for their research in STEM-related fields, including chemistry, geography, neuroscience… read more
Former North Carolina basketball standout and Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany ’70 (’73 JD), who played in two Final Fours under Coach Dean Smith, will receive a lifetime achievement award from the National Collegiate Athletic… read more
The University announced it has completed the testing of all water fixtures on campus for lead, a process that began in August 2022 after the metal was found in the water drawn from drinking fountains in Wilson Library. The Environment, Health and… read more
Two graduates from the Hussman School of Journalism and Media and a former Carolina men’s basketball standout and two-time NBA champion are among this year’s inductees into the N.C. Media & Journalism Hall of Fame. Curry Kirkpatrick ’65… read more
Al Leaves, Burger Stays Carolina graduates Charlie Farris ’04 and Jason Kesler ’04 helped out alumni Al Bowers ’88 and his wife, Melody Adams Bowers ’85, by purchasing Al’s Burger Shack after the Bowerses filed for bankruptcy for the… read more