“We will stop using coal on campus by 2020.” The chancellor’s announcement on Tuesday was bold, considering questions remaining about supplies of alternative fuels and the cost and practicality of converting UNC’s coal-dependent cogeneration… read more
As part of its project to digitize the special collections of its library, UNC has made the earliest copies of the GAA’s alumni magazine, founded in 1912 as the Alumni Review, available online. All issues of the Alumni Review… read more
A business incubator at UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School has begun its second year by connecting entrepreneurs in 15 early stage sustainable businesses in North Carolina to a range of sustainability resources — from expertise to capital — with… read more
A coal-burning power plant has been a fact of UNC’s life since the 1890s, and coal is responsible for about half of the carbon dioxide the University sends into the atmosphere. As the new green movement begins to take hold, coal is starting to get a… read more
An upcoming digital arts and humanities festival — open to the public — will let participants take part in interactive projects that explore the impact of technology on our lives. The five-day festival Feb. 16-20 will feature discussions and… read more
In the end, there was no one left at the Zeiss Optical Co. in Germany who knew as much about the Morehead Planetarium’s 40-year-old analog star projector as the planetarium’s staff — that’s how outdated the behemoth centerpiece of the star theater… read more
Carolina is significantly restructuring the Citizen-Soldier Support Program to focus primarily on the behavioral health needs of returning combat veterans and their families. Bob Goodale, a retired grocery executive and state commerce official,… read more
With $7.5 million spent on a pilot program run by the University to provide the families of deployed National Guard and military reserve personnel with support services similar to those offered to families of regular military, the results are… read more
In a pilot project designed to harness the power of the ocean breezes along North Carolina’s coast, UNC and Duke Energy have signed a contract to place up to three demonstration wind turbines in the Pamlico Sound. The project builds on a… read more
UNC dedicated the state’s only public cancer hospital on Tuesday, hailing the 315,000-square-foot facility as a long step up in research and patient care in North Carolina. The hospital, which sits among the other hospitals and medical research… read more