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
A history professor at the University of Oklahoma who has directed that university’s Native American Studies program has been hired as the director of the American Indian Center at UNC. Clara Sue Kidwell, who was selected after a nationwide search,… read more
Four UNC professors and the chancellor have been elected 2007 fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and another professor has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. In addition to Chancellor James Moeser, new arts and… read more