Six global and area studies centers at Carolina will receive approximately $9.1 million in competitive federal Title VI grants over the next four years. The money is split between two programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education —… read more
Recognized once again as one of the leading global public research universities, the University tied for 46th among the top universities in the world, up one spot from last year, in the London-based Times Higher Education World University… read more
The Republic of Liberia now has an easy-to-read website for tracking Ebola statistics thanks to a team of students and alumni led by an interactive multimedia instructor at Carolina. Steven King, an assistant professor at the School of Journalism… read more
Researchers from UNC’s School of Medicine, working with scores of institutions from around the world, have helped identify more than 100 locations in the human genome associated with the risk of developing schizophrenia. Findings from the… read more
Marsico Hall — one of the largest buildings on the UNC campus — is the new home for basic and translational research across several disciplines and features state-of-the-art imaging equipment that is expected to fundamentally advance… read more
Carolina appears on more than 20 lists of schools, degree programs and specialty areas newly ranked in 2014 by U.S. News & World Report for the 2015 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools.” Following is a summary of the… 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
Carolina has reclaimed its No. 1 spot on The Princeton Review’s annual list of the “Best Value Public Colleges.” Last year, UNC was No. 2, behind the University of Virginia, which over the past six years has landed the top spot… read more
Carolina ranks as the No. 1 value in American public higher education for the 13th consecutive time, according to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine. Since 1998, Kiplinger’s has periodically ranked public universities based on how… read more
After years of scientific uncertainty and speculation, researchers at UNC can show exactly how trees help create one of society’s predominant environmental and health concerns: air pollution. It has long been known that trees produce and emit… read more