Nick Mueller came to Carolina to finish preparing to teach history, earning a master’s and a doctorate. But soon afterward started a monumental journey outside the classroom — creating the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. read more
Hark the sound, y’all: This campus is for the birds. read more
An extraordinary gift carries an eagerly embraced obligation to shape the future of pharmacology teaching and research at UNC’s Eshelman School of Pharmacy. read more
New owner Ed Corbell plans to keep the charming canine wall of fame (photos of family dogs, spotted and otherwise), an unfussy atmosphere and the vegetarian-friendly menu. read more
In devoting his medical career to troubled West Baltimore, Michael Zollicoffer ’85 (MD) is tilling ground broken by his father, who so much wanted to be a Tar Heel when the doors were closed and barred. read more
Overcrowded and on thin rations, Carolina ventured into its southern forest, and way up into the air with high-rise dorms, to transform the culture of campus residential living. read more
The School of Education changes leadership and direction in a period ripe for — and demanding — innovation to counter enrollment and funding declines. read more
A Target store will be the retail anchor for what alumni since the 1960s have known as University Square in downtown Chapel Hill and is undergoing a rebirth as Carolina Square. read more
Danae Ringelmann ’00 quickly spotted the roadblocks in traditional finance, and she found a way to give every entrepreneur — and every bright idea — a shot at success. read more
Comfortable and happy are not the same things. Rich Vinroot ’92 developed a fondness for running toward trouble — and there he found a unique happiness. read more