Research is messy, nonlinear and rewarding. New courses let students learn that firsthand.

In 1964, Carolina embraced the nascent field of computer science. The department is still blazing trails a half-century later.

Turns out the road to Hollywood runs through Chapel Hill. Or at least it did for computer science alumni who have used their programming chops to develop special effects software you’ve probably seen on screen.

You’ve probably seen 3-D ultrasound images of a baby in a mother’s womb — maybe your own child, or those of a relative or friend.

In 1944 a 13-year-old Fred Brooks sat in the public library in Greenville, N.C., and read about the Mark I computer in Time magazine.