Lisa Pratt ’72 and a team of NASA scientists are working on challenges that few stargazers might consider when thinking of space exploration: How can NASA ensure that the rover will not contaminate potential life on Mars? read more
Carolina has a decision to make, courtesy of a new law that allows the state’s 16 public universities to authorize beer and wine sales at campus sports events. read more
There’s a long-standing discomfort with the notion that college students know Thoreau but not “measure twice, cut once.” Carolina is at work on that as a leader in the maker movement. read more
The only items approved to be made from the Davie Poplar are the pens, which are created by students on Hanes’ wood lathes. read more
Glenn Walters ’05 (PhD) once had no interest in being in a college classroom — behind the lectern or in front of it. read more
Of the 15 colleges Charlotte Dorn was considering, only Carolina didn’t offer the mechanical engineering degree she wanted. Then, on a campus tour, she heard something about a makerspace. read more
For the 21st time in 26 years, the Tar Heels have finished in the top 10 of the Learfield IMG College Directors’ Cup standings. read more
The director of track and field and cross country at Stanford University for the past seven years is the new director of Carolina’s program. Under Chris Miltenberg’s leadership, the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches… read more
UNC Health Care is “temporarily pausing the most complex pediatric congenital heart surgeries” while the program is reviewed following a New York Times report about children who died following heart surgeries. read more
Former Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 plans to leave his six-year position as provost of Washington University in St. Louis this summer. read more