At the pharmacy school’s 50-year pinning ceremony of a Carolina Alumni board member, Eshelman School of Pharmacy Dean Angela Kashuba suggested they schedule a lunch date. Kashuba proposed they meet at her office. When the day arrived, the… read more
In the 1960s and ’70s, Gary Koch ’68 (PhD) held de facto office hours in the cafeteria at The Carolina Inn. At breakfast, lunch and sometimes dinner, he’d take a seat at one of the big round tables. Biostatistics grad students would… read more
Vince Carter ’99 and Walter Davis ’77 were elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s class of 2024. Carter and Davis are the 13th and 14th individuals who either played or coached at Carolina to be inducted. The 2024 class… read more
Stephen Israel ’66, saying the humanities and liberal arts make for better and more effective leaders, has given $10 million to the University to fund full scholarships for undergraduate students majoring in the humanities. The O.B. read more
A Carolina alumna has been named mission commander for a NASA flight to the International Space Station later this year. Zena Cardman ’10 (MS ’14) will lead the mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with crewmembers Nick Hague,… read more
Dr. J. Larry Jameson ’76 (’81 MD, PhD) has been appointed interim president of the University of Pennsylvania following the resignation of Elizabeth Magill on Dec. 9 after comments she made about antisemitism during testimony at a… read more
Former Wake County Commissioner Jessica Holmes ’06 (’09 JD) was appointed state auditor by Gov. Roy Cooper ’79 (’82 JD) on Nov. 30. She replaces Beth Wood beginning Dec. 15 and will serve through the end of 2024. Holmes will be the first… read more
A scientist at the has been recognized by TIME magazine for his work in response to the national opioid overdose epidemic. Nabarun Dasgupta ’13 (PhD), who’s also an Innovation Fellow at the Gillings School of Global Public… 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.) Karen Shelton channeled her fiercely… 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.) Think of planting a garden after it… read more