Carolina Alumni Review News

Student mental health is a deepening problem. The University is taking a comprehensive approach to help, but its limitations often collide with personal crises. read more

Silent Sam, Charleston, Charlottesville and George Floyd made the headlines. On a less visible but equally impassioned front, faculty of color at Chapel Hill believe this is the moment for action toward equity. read more

When you’re stuck at home, sometimes the best strategy is to take off for the other side of the world. read more

Photos by Alex Kormann ’19 and Grant Halverson ’93 The main street of your home away from home is mainly quiet and eerily low-energy, like a jigsaw puzzle whose pieces are scattered and waiting to be connected. (Click on the image to… read more

The planetarium is a 70-year-old story of awe and wonder — and of deferrals of the bigger mission to showcase the range of Carolina’s scientific research. At last, it has pushed out the horizons. read more

Tony Jenzano’s contribution to the U.S. space program is told in the new book Tony Jenzano, Astronaut Trainer: The Man Who Made the Stars Shine, written by Michael G. Neece ’97. read more

In a frenzied spring of teaching off the script, some faculty struggled to match the vitality of the live classroom. Others made valuable discoveries about pedagogy and people. read more

When COVID-19 hit, Kizzmekia Corbett ’14 already had led a team that developed a coronavirus vaccine.  Kizzy is drawing attention on the front line again. read more

Racial reconciliation was an ambitious first priority. Soon, Kevin Guskiewicz had to confront how to adapt to a pandemic. read more