Haiti’s Presidential Transition Council named Garry Conille ’99 (MPH) prime minister May 28, tasking him with addressing the gang violence in the country until elections for a new president can be held, most likely in early 2026. (Photo: UNICEF)
6.6.24 | Philanthropy, Alumni Recognition
As Haiti faces a political and humanitarian crisis marked by increasing gang violence and economic instability, a UNC alumnus will try to stabilize the country as its new prime minister. Garry Conille ’99 (MPH) was sworn in June 2. He…
The Adams School of Dentistry on Feb. 2 will offer free oral health care services to children in the community as part of its 11th annual Give Kids A Smile event. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., children 17 and under will receive complimentary… read more
The UNC Friday Center will host Nov. 29 the inaugural Statewide Summit on Re-engaging Opportunity Youth, a conference designed to share the impact Carolina and community partners have made on youth across the state after the COVID-19… read more
Derb Carter ’75, a behind-the-scenes hero of the environmental movement, has spent decades fighting to protect the natural world. by Melba Newsome Kemp Burdette is one of North Carolina’s best-known naturalists and environmentalists. He also… read more
The School of Medicine’s pediatrics department will use a $10 million gift to establish a center to identify new ways to treat mucopolysaccharidoses, or MPS, a group of rare genetic disorders. The gift, from Vaughn and Nancy Bryson, who in 1960… read more