Karen M. Gil, Lee G. Pedersen Distinguished Professor of psychology and professor of psychiatry, will be the next dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, effective July 1. Her appointment was approved by UNC trustees in late May. Gil has… read more
Last year, UNC pushed the N.C. General Assembly hard for permission to establish an airport authority, which ultimately would build in rural Orange County a replacement for Horace Williams Airport. The University got that permission, but now it is… read more
Mark Crowell ’76, who has led economic development and technology transfer efforts at Carolina for the past eight and a half years, has been appointed vice president for business and technology development at the Scripps Research Institute. He will… read more
The University made $903,000 worth of renovations to Quail Hill, the UNC-owned chancellor’s residence off Raleigh Road. The plans to renovate Quail Hill began while the search for a new chancellor was under way, according to a spokesman. read more
Thank you, President Bowles, for that introduction and for the confidence that you’ve shown in me. My campus colleagues and I thank you for all you do for Carolina and the UNC system. To members of our General Assembly, including Marc Basnight… read more
Polk Place was arrayed in every color of academia’s color palette under a Carolina blue sky Sunday as Holden Thorp ’86 was installed as UNC’s 10th chancellor. Five notable alumni also were recognized as recipients of Distinguished Alumna and… read more
It was billed as “An Evening with Holden Thorp,” but some in attendance compared it to the excitement of New Year’s Eve – only more important. Held at the Cape Fear Regional Theatre in Fayetteville, hometown of new UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp… read more
Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 has launched a new blog – holden.unc.edu – and is using it to share insights and images from his current tour of North Carolina. Thorp began posting his impressions on Monday from a visit to Tom Herndon’s authentic… read more
The University will mark its 215th birthday as it installs Holden Thorp ’86 as its 10th chancellor on University Day, Oct. 12. read more
Ronald Strauss, a member of the dental school faculty for 34 years, will be the new executive associate provost. Strauss, whose research has delved into how health problems affect society – including dental health and HIV/AIDS – has worked in the… read more