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
UNC senior Haley Koch, charged with disturbing the peace after protesters interrupted a speaker in April, had her court case continued until the fall along with six others, none of whom are enrolled at Carolina, who were protesting a speech eight… read more
The University continues to face financial uncertainty as the N.C. General Assembly looks for ways to balance the state budget. The House is considering two steps to help ease the state’s budget shortfall, which is more than $4 billion: an 11… read more
After he won the Nobel Prize in 1998, Robert F. Furchgott ’37 enjoyed the celebration, but he was itching to get back to the science. “Too many people calling in,” he described the situation to a reporter. “I haven’t had a chance to do anything… read more
David Stick ’41 loved the Outer Banks and spent most of his life writing about the area and working to preserve it. Stick, 89, died May 24 in Kill Devil Hills. As a child, he moved with his family from New Jersey to the Outer Banks. Immediately,… read more
The Carolina baseball team will host East Carolina in an NCAA Super Regional in Boshamer beginning Saturday after making a statement last weekend in the NCAA Regionals. And the statement is that UNC is still one of the top teams in the… read more
Bernadette Gray-Little, UNC’s executive vice chancellor and provost for the past three years, has accepted the chancellorship of the University of Kansas, effective Aug. 15. Gray-Little, a native of Washington, N.C., joined the UNC faculty in… read more