All Carolina alumni believe that we attended Carolina at exactly the perfect time — and every one of us is correct. Each of us simply uses different criteria to arrive at that conclusion. For some, we assess our classroom experiences and… read more
Researchers at UNC have launched a center that will bring together scholars and technical experts to solve the problems of managing and sharing today’s deluge of digital data. In addition to building shared collections, the new Data Intensive… read more
Abstract paintings by Argentinean artist Eduardo Lapetina will be displayed May 6 through June 11 in UNC’s FedEx Global Education Center. An opening reception from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. May 9 at the center will include remarks by the artist at 3:30… read more
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