Just some soap, shampoo – a candy bar, even – from someone back home can bring a smile to the face of a soldier who comes under fire every day, or a note that says, “We’re thinking about you.” Over the past six months, a growing network of people… read more
GlaxoSmithKline is giving $99,200 to the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center for the center’s next Star Theater show – “Destination: Space.” It is the largest single gift for planetarium show production in the facility’s 57-year history. The… read more
(Editor’s Note: The GAA’s Distinguished Service Medal citations, such as this one, are read to the audience at the Annual Alumni Luncheon and then presented as a keepsake to the recipients.) Carl Matheson ’57 will tell you that he… read more
(Editor’s Note: The GAA’s Distinguished Service Medal citations, such as this one, are read to the audience at the Annual Alumni Luncheon and then presented as a keepsake to the recipients.) Max Chapman’s friends will tell you that… read more
(Editor’s Note: The GAA’s Distinguished Service Medal citations, such as this one, are read to the audience at the Annual Alumni Luncheon and then presented as a keepsake to the recipients.) You need to watch your checkbook around… read more
(Editor’s Note: The GAA’s Distinguished Service Medal citations, such as this one, are read to the audience at the Annual Alumni Luncheon and then presented as a keepsake to the recipients.) Good luck to you if you’re one of 12… read more
In his past two years at Carolina, Joel Thomas ’06 helped oversee the transformation of a campus group into a social movement. Three years ago, as a sophomore biology major, Thomas joined the students holding Hunger Lunch events on campus to… read more
Professor Philip F. Gura has been named the 2006-07 Mellon Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence at the American Antiquarian Society, one of the nation’s largest libraries for the study of early American culture. The independent research library,… read more
Students at UNC have awarded $210,000 to help build a “green” visitor education center at the N.C. Botanical Garden. The student-run Renewable Energy Special Projects Committee made the group’s largest award to date to help construct a geothermal… read more
The new $39 million global education building under construction on the western edge of the campus will be named for FedEx Corp. in recognition of a $5 million gift from the company announced Tuesday. Its name will be the FedEx Global Education… read more