Carol Folt said she’d only whizzed by the Old Well in a car and was anxious to slow down, get out and take a drink. A TV cameraman, of course, said he’d be only too happy to meet her there for a photo op. But Friday was not a day for Folt… read more
Carolina is convening a panel of leaders in higher education and athletics on April 19 to consider the role of athletics in the life of Carolina. The idea of a panel originated in a report produced in 2012 by the Faculty Executive Committee. In… 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
Holden Thorp ’86, who’s been in South Building for six years — counting one as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences — talked with the Carolina Alumni Review’s senior associate editor, David Brown ’75, about his decision to leave… read more
UNC’s School of Nursing has been authorized by the UNC System Board of Governors to offer a graduate-level nursing degree, the doctor of nursing practice. Nurses with the advanced degree will be educated to fill critical roles in an increasingly… read more
North Carolina’s new governor took office in January with a tough assignment: Figure out how to cut the state’s unemployment rate from about 9 percent, one of the highest state jobless rates in the U.S. Before the month was out, Pat… read more
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina and UNC’s School of Medicine are collaborating to create a physician assistant master’s degree program designed for returning military veterans with input from the U.S. Army Special Operations Command… read more
Secretary of the U.S. Navy Ray Mabus will present “Leadership in Service,” the 2012 Deil S. Wright Lecture, at UNC on Nov. 1. The free public lecture will begin at 3 p.m. at the Paul Green Theatre on Country Club Road. Mabus leads America’s… read more
Hunter Rawlings, president of the Association of American Universities, will share his views about research universities this week as part of the University’s yearlong conversation about the future of U.S. public higher education. Rawlings… read more
Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 has named Julia Sprunt Grumbles ’75, former corporate vice president of Turner Broadcasting in Atlanta, as UNC’s interim vice chancellor for advancement. “Julia Sprunt Grumbles is a devoted, engaged alumna who… read more