Seniors Amber Micole Koonce and Cody Mitchell Poplin have earned 2012-2013 scholarships from the Henry Luce Foundation in New York. The Luce Scholarship funds a year of living and learning in East and Southeast Asia for recent college graduates… read more
The history of the Blue Ridge Parkway, America’s most visited National Park System site, is now online. The new collection, “Driving Through Time: The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina,” was created through a collaborative… read more
UNC ranks as the No. 1 value in American public higher education because it offers students high-quality academics at an affordable price, according to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine. For the 11th time in a row, Carolina ranks… read more
An HIV prevention research study led by UNC Professor Myron S. Cohen has been named the 2011 Breakthrough of the Year by the journal Science. The study, HIV Prevention Trials Network 052, evaluated whether antiretroviral drugs can… read more
Six Carolina faculty members have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The association, the world’s largest general scientific society, elects fellows to recognize their efforts toward advancing science… read more
The oldest GAA-sponsored student group, Order of the Bell Tower, has received national recognition for its “Histories and Mysteries Tour,” an annual program launched in 2008 that is designed to acclimate new OBT members to the group. The… read more
A major federal grant for HIV research led by Carolina faculty signals a shift from attempts to contain the spread of the virus to the belief that a cure is within reach. David Margolis, professor of medicine and microbiology and immunology in… read more
A research study led by UNC has made a major discovery in the effort to halt the spread of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The study results show that early initiation of antiretroviral treatment in people infected with HIV prevents them from… read more
For the first year since a 2007 pledge to achieve climate neutrality by midcentury, the University has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions. Emissions in 2009 were 20 percent lower than the previous year, reflecting the compounding effects of… read more
UNC’s Morrison Residence Hall has won the first-ever National Building Competition, sponsored by The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star program. The competition, launched in late April, challenged teams from 14 buildings… read more