Demario James Atwater pleaded guilty to carjacking, kidnapping and weapons charges in federal court Monday, according to The News & Observer of Raleigh. The plea arrangement leaves Atwater, 23, facing life in prison without the… read more
A proposed UNC research facility in the Galapagos Islands has had to find a new home amid political and environmental concerns in Ecuador. UNC and its collaborator in Ecuador, Universidad de San Francisco de Quito, had planned the Galapagos… read more
Carolina appears on more than 15 lists of schools, programs and specialty areas newly ranked by U.S. News & World Report for its 2011 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools.” Following is a summary of the new rankings, as well… read more
The University is honoring six outstanding employees with the 2010 C. Knox Massey Distinguished Service Awards, one of the most coveted distinctions Carolina bestows to faculty and staff. The late C. Knox Massey ’25 of Durham created the awards… read more
Three juniors — Len Evans, Daven Quinn and Sendhilnathan “Hari” Ramalingam — have won Goldwater Scholarships. These are awarded to outstanding college sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences or… read more
Michael Mian, a junior from Concord who seeks a career in environmental justice and international action on climate change, has been chosen as one of 80 Udall Scholars for 2010. Mian was among 537 candidates nominated by 256 colleges and… read more
UNC has been awarded $14.5 million in federal stimulus funds from the National Institutes of Health to build 30,000 square feet of new buildings at its Bingham Facility, an animal research site in the rural southwestern corner of Orange… read more
Etta Pisano, one of the brightest stars of UNC medical research and a rising figure in its administration, is leaving Carolina to become dean of the Medical University of South Carolina’s College of Medicine. The announcement, made Wednesday,… read more
Christopher Sopher, a junior Morehead-Cain Scholar, has been awarded the distinguished Truman Scholarship, worth up to $30,000 for graduate studies toward a public service-related degree. Sopher, of Virginia, is a double major in public… read more
Alumni, Friends Embrace Fayetteville’s Native Son A few hundred people gathered at the Cape Fear Regional Theatre to honor newly appointed Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 in his home town of Fayetteville. read more