Carolina, which just set a new record in attracting research grants and contracts, has set an even higher bar for pulling in research funding. In his annual State of the University address last week, Chancellor James Moeser said, “We should never… read more
A 1982 alumnus who works as a correspondent for CBS News will lead an upcoming discussion at Carolina about growing up in a Jewish community in Robeson County. Drew Levinson ’82, who was raised in Fairmont, has been based in New York since… read more
Former Tar Heel soccer player Melissa Jennings ’00 may yet have her day in court. Less than two months after a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a judgment shielding women’s soccer coach Anson Dorrance ’74 from a… read more
For decades, researchers have tried to understand why breast cancer in younger black women is such a significant public health problem. Black women have fewer breast cancers than white women, but their mortality is worse. Black women under the… read more
Just some soap, shampoo – a candy bar, even – from someone back home can bring a smile to the face of a soldier who comes under fire every day, or a note that says, “We’re thinking about you.” Over the past six months, a growing network of people… read more
Professor Philip F. Gura has been named the 2006-07 Mellon Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence at the American Antiquarian Society, one of the nation’s largest libraries for the study of early American culture. The independent research library,… read more
As have thousands of immigrants and their supporters – from Atlanta to Los Angeles – members of the student-run Carolina Hispanic Association mirrored advocates across the nation on April 10 as they led students and community members in a rally for… read more
Jerry Lucido, vice provost for admissions and enrollment management, has accepted the same position at the University of Southern California, and Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Nancy Suttenfield is leaving to become Wake Forest… read more
No major corporation goes about its day-to-day business without considering its public image. Daniel J. Edelman and his companies address these concerns every day. Edelman, founder and chairman of Daniel J. Edelman Inc., will discuss the… read more
The 2005 UNC graduate accused of driving a Jeep SUV through an area near the Pit just before noon on March 3, striking nine people, has sent a letter to The News & Observer of Raleigh saying that he was prepared to spend the rest of his life in… read more