Kenan Professor Emeritus George Brown Tindall ’48 (MA, ’51 PhD) was often called a pioneer, both for his early advocacy of equal rights and for his insightful, inclusive research on the history of the South. Before retiring in 1990, the long-time… read more
Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code flew off the shelves. Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ had people flocking to the box office. While all this media attention on the Bible and its teachings is music to a religion professor’s… read more
Sigma Chi fraternity pleaded guilty in November to six hazing violations and was found guilty of one more after an anonymous e-mail sparked an investigation that lasted almost a month. Charges include forced consumption of alcohol and other… read more
Senior striker Heather O’Reilly went out in grand style with a goal and an assist and freshman forward Casey Nogueira celebrated her first career start with the same numbers as top-seeded Carolina (27-1) claimed its 18th NCAA women’s soccer… read more
A last-minute proposal was thrown into the ebb and flow of this year’s tuition debate in November when Chancellor James Moeser suggested a hefty one-time hike for nonresident students to the UNC trustees. Moeser suggested the trustees consider… read more
The American Association for the Advancement of Science has awarded the distinction of fellow to three UNC faculty members. Fellows are recognized for their efforts to advance science or its applications. New fellows will be honored on Feb. 17 at… read more
The University’s Foundation Investment Fund reached $1.48 billion in fiscal year 2006, after recording a 19.2 percent net investment return, the third highest in the past 20 years. This brings the University’s overall endowment to $1.68… read more
Two UNC faculty members – an epidemiologist studying adverse birth outcomes and a scholar of American cultural engagement with Islam – have been named 2006-07 Fulbright Scholars. Jay Kaufman, an associate professor of epidemiology in UNC’s School… read more
Ben Lundin will study the political influence of religious movements. Adrian Johnston ’06 wants to research how developing countries can improve gains from international trade. Lundin and Johnston, both Morehead Scholars, will study at Oxford… read more
Five longtime supporters of UNC are the 2006 recipients of the William Richardson Davie Award. They are Alan Dickson of Charlotte; Leonard Herring ’48 of North Wilkesboro; Jim Hynes ’62 of Charlotte; Allen Morgan ’65 of Memphis, Tenn.; and U.S. read more