Eve Carson ’08 embodied the Carolina spirit. With her exuberance and kindness, her leadership and service, her intelligence and energy, she was, as former Chancellor James Moeser has said, “truly a gift to Chapel Hill and the Carolina… read more
A former basketball player, a community college administrator and a student body president who became advocates for public and volunteer service have been honored by the GAA with the 2009 Distinguished Young Alumni Awards. Eric Montross ’94… read more
A Superior Court judge in Randolph County has ruled against releasing a videotape recorded from a Randolph police officer’s car of Courtland Smith’s fatal encounter with deputies. The release had been requested in a motion filed by four news… read more
The Galapagos Islands are undoubtedly among the most famous places on Earth, thanks to Charles Darwin, giant tortoises and the archipelago’s dramatic land- and seascapes. But with fame comes strain, and the Galapagos has had its share of… read more
Carolina officials remembered the University’s past and celebrated its future during the Gov. Beverly Perdue, who gave the keynote speech at the celebration, commended the University community and faculty, which “has stood tall and continued to… read more
UNC is one of 12 centers chosen to be part of a large-scale, collaborative effort by the National Cancer Institute and the National Human Genome Research Institute to systematically characterize the genomic changes that occur in cancer. The… read more
Richard Harrill ’91, who has Peace Corps experience and co-founded the Washington- and Budapest-based Youth Services International, is the new director of the Campus Y. Harrill, who also has a 1998 law degree from Carolina, succeeds Virginia… read more
Seven people, four of them UNC students, have been arrested this semester on various charges involving cocaine. The arrests all stem from an incident on the night of Sept. 15 at an apartment at 211 Church St., where police reported finding 197.6… read more
Faculty members dedicated to the First Amendment right to freedom of speech have secured the near future of a UNC conservative student group that attracted national attention when its guest speakers were met with protests on campus in… read more
Dr. Lisa Carey, associate professor of medicine and UNC Breast Center medical director, will deliver the December Commencement address, Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 has announced. Thorp will preside at the Dec. 20 ceremony at 2 p.m. in the Dean E. read more