The University has been awarded a grant expected to be valued at $17.5 million over five years for an innovative interdisciplinary research center to develop solar fuels from next-generation photovoltaic technology. The money will come from the U.S. read more
McKay Coble ’79, professor of design and chair of the department of dramatic art, was elected chair of the faculty in the annual faculty elections that concluded April 20. Coble, who also earned her master’s in fine arts from the University in… read more
Religious studies Professor Carl Ernst has been elected as a fellow in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies. Ernst is the William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of… read more
Marion Boulicault of London, a junior at UNC, was studying abroad in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam when she heard the news. She had been chosen by the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation in Tucson,… read more
The School of Information and Library Science remains tied as No. 1 in the U.S., the School of Medicine remained ranked second in primary care, and the law school shot up from 38th a year ago to 30th in U.S. News & World Report‘s 2010… read more
UNC is honoring six employees this week with 2009 C. Knox Massey Distinguished Service Awards, one of the most coveted honors bestowed by Carolina. This is the 30th anniversary of the awards, created by the late C. Knox Massey ’25 to recognize… read more
John Hope Franklin didn’t just endure or bristle at the acts of racism inflicted upon him. He used them to help teach America about the full history of its black citizens, from slavery through the civil rights era and beyond. As a result, in 1979,… read more
UNC police used pepper spray and the threat of a Taser to break up a crowd of protesters on April 14 in Bingham Hall after the planned protest halted a talk about illegal immigration by former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo. Members of Students for… read more
The Carolina Covenant program has helped almost 1,800 academically prepared students from low-income homes pay for college since its inception in 2004. Now five years later, and in a more pressing economic time, there are hard numbers to back up… read more
Sophomores Ann Liu and Varun Puvanesarajah came to UNC on somewhat similar paths. Now, both have won Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships for students who intend to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences or engineering. The Goldwater… read more