Eight faculty members have been selected as the first class of Faculty Engaged Scholars at the University. In this two-year program, the scholars will learn how to connect their faculty work with the needs of a community, and they will apply their… read more
Noted journalist and policy expert Hodding Carter III, a professor of leadership and public policy at UNC, will deliver Carolina’s December Commencement address. Chancellor James Moeser will preside at the Dec. 16 ceremony at 2 p.m. in the Dean… read more
The quiet talk in the halls of UNC’s genetics labs that’s been going on for years turned out to be accurate. Oliver Smithies, who has labored at the tedious task of genetics research for more than 50 years, was honored Monday with the 2007 Nobel… read more
Oliver Smithies took some time out Sunday to fly his motor glider (he also spent some time in the lab, not an atypical weekend activity). It was an uneventful day, as the winds were light and he couldn’t gain altitude. The “up-current,” as he… read more
The quiet talk in the halls of UNC’s genetics labs that’s been going on for years turned out to be accurate. Oliver Smithies, who has labored at the tedious task of genetics research for more than 50 years, was honored Oct. 8 with the 2007 Nobel… read more
Letter… Take a Chance on Me The cover story in the September/October issue of the Review is available online to Carolina Alumni members. The complete digital edition of the Review also is… read more
Four ambitious and highly promising professors in diverse fields have been awarded the Phillip and Ruth Hettleman prizes for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement by Young Faculty at Carolina. They are Thomas Hofweber, an associate professor of… read more
The Society of Professional Journalists has honored retired Professor Chuck Stone of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication with the Helen Thomas Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is given for a lifetime of contribution and service… read more
Carolina posted a 72 percent success rate in keeping faculty members who were recruitment targets of other universities in the last year – the highest in five years. In the 2006-07 academic year, 87 faculty members received offers from other… read more
Jan Johnson Yopp ’70, senior associate dean and Walter Spearman Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, has been appointed dean of the Summer School beginning January 2008. A faculty member in the journalism school since… read more