“This is such a monumental gift, and I know that we will one day look back on it as a transformational moment in the history of this cancer center,” said Ned Sharpless ’88 (’93 MD), Lineberger’s director. read more
The University celebrated the best private fundraising year in its history Wednesday — nearly $447 million in commitments in fiscal 2015, a 44 percent increase from the previous year. read more
A new fundraising campaign, for the Dean E. Smith Opening Doors Fund, is designed to help undergraduates from lower-income families go to college and to let professionals in education and social work pursue advanced degrees. read more
Wilmington’s Fred Eshelman ’72 became the first individual to make a $100 million gift to the nation’s first public university. read more
The $1 million from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund to UNC’s Morehead Planetarium and Science Center supports the 5-year-old N.C. Science Festival. read more
Fred Eshelman ’72, who previously donated $38 million to the UNC pharmacy school that now bears his name, on Wednesday pledged $100 million more to the school — the largest gift from an individual ever to Carolina and, the University says, the… read more
UNC’s pharmacy school has received a $3 million gift from philanthropist and pharmaceutical-industry executive Fred Eshelman ’72. Eshelman’s gift will support the work of the school’s Center for Integrative Chemical Biology and Drug… read more
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
Carolina has been selected to help the U.S. once again be first in the world in college graduates. Abigail Panter, senior associate dean for undergraduate education and a psychology professor, will receive $3 million over four years to… read more
Licensing technologies created at Carolina generated $7.93 million in income for the University in fiscal 2014, more than double the highest amount of royalty income Carolina has received in a single year. The amount comes from licensing revenues… read more