Carolina and the rest of the UNC System are going ahead with permanent budget cuts totaling 10 percent of the state’s 2009-10 appropriations for the universities as they wait for the N.C. General Assembly’s decision on the budget. In a letter to… read more
A tree in front of Spanky’s at the corner of Franklin and Columbia streets has become a trophy. The town of Chapel Hill topped the tree, already scheduled for removal, after fans celebrating the men’s NCAA basketball championship in April… read more
A Carolina-born program has received an award of up to $8.5 million over five years to help bring clean drinking water and improved sanitation and hygiene to people in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. The funding, from the U.S. Agency for… read more
Carolina finished the 2008-09 athletic season in second place nationally in the annual Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup. And for the 14th time in the 16-year history of the award, Carolina also is this year’s highest finishing school in the Atlantic… read more
After years of planning and 10 months of stop-and-go negotiations, the UNC Board of Trustees and the Chapel Hill Town Council agreed this week on how to move forward with nearly 1,000 acres envisioned as a satellite campus called Carolina… read more
It was a record-setting College World Series for the UNC baseball team, but this year ended just as the three before it – falling short of the elusive national championship title. First baseman and second pick in the MLB draft Dustin Ackley had a… read more
The University got a glimmer of hopeful news on the financial front when the N.C. House in June passed a draft of the state budget that includes an 8.7 percent budget cut for the UNC System. That’s down from the 11 percent in reductions – or about… read more
The UNC School of Dentistry will be getting new leadership as it prepares to open a large addition to its lab and classroom complex. John Williams has announced that he will step down as dean of the school in June 2010. “It is time for me to… read more
Going to the College World Series is becoming a routine for the Carolina baseball team, but that doesn’t mean the coaches or players are any less thrilled to be there. That was made clear by the player dog pile after the game and the hugs that… read more
For 92-year-old Roscoe Dillard Griffin of Rougemont, May’s Commencement ceremony was a true cause for celebration. Griffin started work toward his undergraduate degree at UNC in 1934. He completed his last three credit hours this year and became… read more