For the first time since 2010, three Carolina students have been named Goldwater Scholars. The award provides up to $7,500 a year for educational expenses to sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue careers in science, mathematics, engineering or… read more
Three juniors — Michael Adams, Paige Nielsen and Nancy Smith — have been named Eve Carson Scholars for 2015. The scholarship will fund half of the cost of attendance in their senior year, plus $5,000 each for a summer experience they have… read more
As of 2020, 51 students or alumni from Carolina have been chosen to attend Oxford University as Rhodes Scholars. read more
Aleksander “Sasha” Seymore, a senior, and Thomas Golden ’11 have been named recipients of the George J. Mitchell Scholarship, which supports graduate studies in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Seymore and Golden were two of 12 Americans… read more
Seven UNC students have received Class of 1938 travel fellowships for research abroad this summer. The students, who will all be seniors this fall, were chosen from 26 applicants who submitted proposals for projects outside the U.S. Selection is… read more
UNC junior Matt Leming of New Orleans has been awarded a 2014 Goldwater Scholarship. Sam Resnick of Gainesville, Fla., and also a junior, received an honorable mention. A computer science and Russian language and literature major, Leming… read more
The oldest GAA-sponsored student group, Order of the Bell Tower, has received two awards in regional competition among student advancement groups in the Southeast. The Council for Advancement and Support of Education’s Affiliated Student… read more
The UNC Dance Marathon, the largest student-run fundraiser in North Carolina, surpassed the half-million dollar mark this year, raising $551,595 to support the patients and families of N.C. Children’s Hospital. More than 2,000 Carolina… read more
A professor, a student and an administrator have been honored with the 2014 University Award for the Advancement of Women. The awards, which replaced a previous award for women in 2006, honor individuals who have mentored or supported women on… read more
A senior Morehead-Cain Scholar who is fluent in five foreign languages has been named the University’s newest Luce Scholar. Joël Joseph Hage, who is majoring in global studies with a minor in Arabic, is one of 18 American students to receive… read more