Head women’s basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell has been selected for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the 2013 class. Hatchell, whose Tar Heels finished 29-8 this year, will officially join the Hall of… read more
Six employees have been selected by Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 to receive a 2013 C. Knox Massey Distinguished Service Award, one of the most coveted distinctions the University gives to faculty and staff. The late C. Knox Massey ’25 of… read more
UNC research has shown that children at risk of developing schizophrenia have brains that function differently than those not at risk. Brain scans of children who have parents or siblings with the illness reveal a neural circuitry that is… read more
Nobel laureate Oliver Smithies has been named an inaugural fellow of the American Association for Cancer Research Academy, which was created this year to recognize distinguished scientists whose contributions have propelled innovation and… read more
(Editor’s Note: This report accompanies “White House Whiteout,” the Endeavors department feature in the May/June 2013 issue of the Carolina Alumni Review.) Does it really reflect poorly on us busy 21st-century Americans that so… read more
Outgoing Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 has been honored with the establishment of an endowment at the Carolina Center for Public Service to name and support the center’s Faculty Engaged Scholars program. “This endowment is an especially… read more
The Carolina faculty’s expertise will be available to online learners around the world as part of a new partnership. Under an agreement announced today, the University will partner with Coursera, an online education provider, to offer noncredit… read more
Twenty-four instructors in 18 departments or schools have received the 2013 University Teaching Awards, the highest campuswide recognition for teaching excellence. The winners were recognized during halftime of the Carolina-Virginia Tech men’s… read more
A pioneering computer science professor and a former law school dean who helped the campus navigate turbulent times were honored Friday with the GAA’s Faculty Service Award. The GAA Board of Directors presented the awards to Fred Brooks… read more
A “reconstituted” search committee has been announced by Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 to help select the University’s next executive vice chancellor and provost. Some members of the original committee subsequently were named to the committee… read more