Baseball Coach Mike Fox ’78, who guided the Tar Heels to a third straight trip to the College World Series this summer, has been named national coach of the year by Baseball America magazine. A two-time American Baseball Coaches… read more
Search warrants and the autopsy report on slain Student Body President Eve Carson ’08 indicated that she was taken from her home by her alleged assailants and was shot at least five times with two different weapons, according to published… read more
The good news and the bad news for the Carolina baseball team is the same: The Tar Heels ended their season at the College World Series in Omaha, Neb., for the third year in a row. “It’s where you want to end your season,” said head coach Mike… read more
Athletes around the world dreamed of qualifying for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing in August. For several former and current UNC athletes, that dream came true. As the U.S. Olympic Trials for track and field came to a conclusion, one last Tar… read more
Carolina finished the 2007-08 athletic season in 14th place nationally in the annual Sports Academy Directors’ Cup standings, dropping out of the Top 10 for the first time since 2001 but marking the 13th time in the 15-year history of the award the… read more
Joe Breschi ’90, first-team All-America defenseman and former assistant coach for the Tar Heels, has been named the 12th head men’s lacrosse coach in Carolina history. Breschi comes to Chapel Hill from Ohio State University, where he has served… read more
For Joseph M. DeSimone, the interface between seemingly disparate fields and concepts offers the best opportunity for invention and innovation. A well-recognized chemist and polymer expert, DeSimone has applied his skills to the development of… read more
Carolina has awarded more than $99,000 in privately funded, need- and merit-based scholarships to 40 undergraduates for participation in summer and fall study abroad programs. Recipients represent majors including exercise and sport science,… read more
James W. Dean Jr., senior associate dean for academic affairs in the Kenan-Flagler Business School, has been recommended to the UNC trustees as the next dean of the school. If approved, his appointment would take affect Aug. 1, succeeding Steve… read more
Fresh off two dramatic late-inning victories to avoid elimination, Carolina had no magic left as the underdog Fresno State Bulldogs defeated the Heels 6-1 Sunday to advance to the College World Series finals in Omaha, Neb. “The end of the year… read more