If an insect can be born, live and die in three weeks, then the average Carolina student should be able to complete a course in the same amount of time. “My friend in the laboratory says the life cycle of a flea is three weeks,” said Bobbi Owen,… read more
The two-year renovation of Morrison Residence Hall is coming to a close, and it is expected to reopen in August with a distinctly environmental flair. The 10-story brick high-rise on South Campus, known to many for its 1960s architecture and lack… read more
The University unveiled the first 15 special exhibits in a new virtual museum of University history this week at a public symposium. The Web-based museum, a joint project of the UNC Center for the Study of the American South and the University… read more
GlaxoSmithKline is giving $99,200 to the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center for the center’s next Star Theater show – “Destination: Space.” It is the largest single gift for planetarium show production in the facility’s 57-year history. The… read more
Students at UNC have awarded $210,000 to help build a “green” visitor education center at the N.C. Botanical Garden. The student-run Renewable Energy Special Projects Committee made the group’s largest award to date to help construct a geothermal… read more
As part of its Legislative Reporting Service, UNC’s Institute of Government is offering a new feature: online digests of bills filed in the N.C. General Assembly. This service previously was available only to legislators and their staffs. For… read more
StoryCorps, a national initiative to document everyday history and the unique stories of America, will be in Chapel Hill and Durham in April, collecting the stories of North Carolina residents as part of the program’s cross-country tour. In… read more
More U.S. hospitals are getting a jump on Code Blue situations – when person’s heart or lungs, or both, stop working – by establishing what are called “rapid response teams.” As these teams develop, they mainly have been attending to adult patients. read more
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
UNC recruited Daniel A. Reed, a man at the forefront of information technology, to bring a revolutionary movement in computers to the University. Now he’ll be doing it under his own watch. read more