More than 500 spectators, volunteers and hospital employees plan to crowd into UNC’s Fetzer Gym on Feb. 24 to witness more than 850 student dancers from UNC stay on their feet for 24 consecutive hours. The 2006 Dance Marathon will be the… read more
Wesley Judkins Campbell, a senior at Carolina, is one of 43 U.S. college students to win 2006 Marshall Scholarships funded by the British government. read more
Kate Harris, a senior and Morehead Scholar at UNC, has won a 2006 Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University in England. read more
Jed Prossner ’05, a two-time All-America lacrosse attackman, and Alice Schmidt ’04, one of the premier middle distance runners in ACC history, are the 2005 recipients of the Patterson Medal, awarded annually to Carolina’s most outstanding male and… read more
After extensive deliberations and politicking, the N.C. General Assembly has declined to give UNC and N.C. State University the authority to set their own tuition. read more
Carolina finished ninth in the Directors’ Cup, the all-sport competition sponsored by the National Association of College Directors of Athletics and formerly known as the Sears Cup. read more
Of the estimated 4,625 Carolina students who were awarded degrees during Commencement ceremonies in May, 12 new alumni brought to a close one of the most distinctive educational experiences in America. read more
Four UNC students have won this year’s Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships, given to students with an unusual commitment to careers in math, natural sciences or engineering. read more
Nicholas R. Love, a senior majoring in biology at UNC, has received a 2005 Churchill Scholarship to Cambridge University in England. read more
Lauren McAlee, a junior at UNC from Maryland, has won the distinguished Truman Scholarship, worth $30,000 for her senior year and graduate studies. read more