UNC has received two National Science Foundation grants totaling $912,000 to build six telescopes in Chile that will study the most distant objects in the universe. read more
Carolina enters a new sports season with another top 10 finish under its belt in the Directors Cup, the all-sport competition sponsored by the National Association of College Directors of Athletics and formerly known as the Sears Cup. read more
Laura Gerraughty won the NCAA indoor shot put by six feet in March. Three months later, she took it outdoors and brought home another national championship. The indoor throw was her second consecutive national best. read more
Sarah Michalak, a librarian with more than 30 years of experience in higher education, is Carolina’s new University librarian. She succeeds Joe Hewitt ’60, who retired June 30 after 29 years. read more
Advocates for the preservation of tiny West House have encountered another obstacle with the release of a relocation study that estimates it would cost more than $500,000 to move the structure out of the way of a proposed arts complex. read more
Supporters of the ailing Campus Y building received a dose of good news July 22 when the Board of Trustees agreed to designate $1.3 million in state funds for repairs. read more
A new $1.8 million program, spearheaded by UNC, that is designed to serve the families of National Guard and Reserve personnel is included in the Defense Department appropriation bill that was finalized this month by a joint House-Senate conference… read more
The University received $190 million in gifts and private grants in fiscal year 2004 – the largest amount received in a single year in UNC’s history. “This has been a stellar year for Carolina,” Chancellor James Moeser said after the news was… read more
Massive leaks related to age have closed Bowman Gray indoor pool and placed the facility on a wish list for a vital makeover that exceeds the current budget by $200,000. read more
Carolina moved a step closer to the possibility of advertising signage in the University’s largest sports stadiums in late July when the Board of Trustees authorized the chancellor to determine the best way to handle the issue of revenue enhancement… read more