You’ve probably seen the stellar images from the James Webb Space Telescope. It was named for a Carolina alumnus who helped set America on a course to become the world’s technological and economic leader. by… read more
Hoping to meet an increasing demand from students, Carolina launches its School of Data Science and Society By Eric Johnson ’08 Data is everywhere at Carolina. Political scientists use sophisticated algorithms to analyze… read more
Some of the many ways the GAA works to inform and involve Carolina’s 355,000-plus living alumni are reflected in the statistics on this page. Our volunteers and staff have long understood the GAA is fundamentally in the relationship… read more
Amir Barzin ’06 and other Carolina health experts were handed the seemingly impossible job of containing the coronavirus on campus. Here’s how they did it. by Janine Latus It was February 2020, and infectious disease experts… read more
Bluebird Flies In Chef Brandon Sharp brought his Michelin-star talent to Chapel Hill in spring of 2019 with an eclectic menu in his neighborhood restaurant Hawthorne & Wood. In July, he opened a new dining concept, Bluebird, a French bistro… read more
Chavi Khanna Koneru ’05 (’09 JD) found her voice at Carolina, and for the past six years she has been helping other North Carolinians of Asian descent find their voices, too. “UNC is the place where the multiple facets of my own… read more
When Kya Johnson ’01 asked her parents for a go-kart for her 10th birthday, they told her to put together a pitch explaining why they should invest in her dream. Luckily, entrepreneurism and trailblazing ran in the family: Her father, Kenneth… read more
Mary Hill-Wagner ’06 (PhD) didn’t have a typical childhood. Her mother, Sarah Gordon, had 11 children by seven different men, was known to carry a gun and sometimes plotted to murder someone within earshot of her children. She worked… read more
The jury trial is a staple of American culture, from Norman Rockwell paintings and 12 Angry Men to the O.J. Simpson trial and Court TV. But real life is nothing like Law & Order, because the majority of criminal defendants… read more
David Routh ’82, vice chancellor for development and the chief architect behind the University’s record $4.25 billion — and counting — Campaign for Carolina, said he will retire at the end of this year when the fundraising effort is… read more