Joseph M. DeSimone, W.R. Kenan Jr. distinguished professor of chemistry and chemical engineering at UNC and N.C. State University, has been elected to membership in the National Academy of Engineering. read more
Holden Thorp ’86, who has served as director of UNC’s Morehead Planetarium and Science Center since 2001, has been named chairman of the department of chemistry. read more
For his accomplishments and dedication to colleagues and the University, John P. “Jack” Evans was honored Jan. 14 with the General Alumni Association’s Faculty Service Award. read more
Carolina lost fewer faculty members in the 2003-04 academic year to other institutions than in years past – essentially reversing, at least temporarily, a three-year trend in which the success-failure rate in fending off raids from other schools had… read more
A five-month civil rights investigation at UNC has determined that the University responded appropriately to a harassment incident in February. read more
The University Committee on Teaching Awards is seeking nominations from students, alumni, faculty and staff members for several campuswide awards that will honor deserving professors and graduate teaching assistants in a variety of categories. read more
Four University faculty members have been awarded the 2004 Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prizes for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement by Young Faculty. read more
The N.C. General Assembly has earmarked $10 million for the Distinguished Professors Endowment Trust Fund. The money will go to all UNC System institutions with endowed professorships for which the state matches private donations. Chapel Hill is… read more
Paul Solomon has been named interim dean of UNC’s School of Information and Library Science, effective July 1. Solomon, who has been at SILS since 1991 and has been one of the school’s associate deans, will serve during a search for a new dean. read more
The U.S. economy is well on its way to posting a growth rate in real gross domestic product in 2004 higher than in any other year since 1984, a UNC business expert says. read more