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Student Body President named Presidential Fellow
Lamar Richards, a UNC junior and student body president, has been named a 2021 Presidential Fellow.
Carolina Performing Arts announces Southern Futures initiative
CPA has announced “Southern Futures," an initiative that meets a pivotal moment in history by engaging artists and community partners in restorative justice and co-creation.
Two new faculty join dean’s senior leadership team
Two new faculty members have joined the dean’s senior leadership team: Karla Slocum and Greg Copenhaver.
New data science minor launched this fall
A multidisciplinary data science minor will introduce students to new methods and applications.
#Throwback: The show must go on
A new book chronicles the history of PlayMakers Repertory Company.
New gift marks the importance of support for clinical psychology graduate students
The Thomas A. Wadden Award for Training in Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology will provide partial support for a clinical psychology graduate student working in these fields while completing graduate studies.
Department of African, African American and diaspora studies celebrates its first endowment
The Gafinowitz family have made a lasting pledge to the AAAD department in honor of Eunice Sahle’s excellence in teaching, research, leadership and mentorship.
‘Undergraduate research changed my life’
Troy Blackburn, associate dean of the Office for Undergraduate Research, says research "was the best experience I had as an undergrad."
New gift from the Craver family to name the College of Arts & Sciences deanship
Vicki ’92 and David Craver ’92 have made a transformative commitment to establish the Craver Family Dean in the College of Arts & Sciences.
Lights on the Hill spotlights employees who go above and beyond for others
Lights on the Hill, a new monthly website feature highlighting College people who are putting service at the forefront, was launched in January.
UNC researchers launch resource for pandemic recovery
The Carolina Tracker project is a website offering day-to-day information on how North Carolinians’ lives have changed since the onset of the pandemic.
Course exposes students to global research pathways
Carmen Huerta-Bapat is helping students get involved in research on campus with the new course “Contemporary World Problems.”
Depression and anxiety among students worsen during pandemic
First-year college students are reporting symptoms of depression and anxiety significantly more often than they were before the coronavirus pandemic, according to a UNC study.
Carolina alumni named Rhodes Scholars
Peter Andringa and Sarah Mackenzie are Carolina’s 50th and 51st Rhodes Scholars.