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Protesters Greet Margaret Spellings as Board of Governors Tries to Increase Public Input

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 4, 2016 | Featured, UNC

Protests have been held over the last few months, even this week, speaking out against new UNC System President Margaret Spellings. But all was relatively composed, on Friday, at Fayetteville State University for the first...

UNC Faculty Chair: We Need to Work Together for the Good of the UNC System

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 1, 2016 | Featured, UNC

Tensions around the UNC System were brought to a fever pitch Tuesday with protests taking place on campuses across the state to correspond with the first day under new System President Margaret Spellings. One issue that has been...

Spellings: My Responsibility is to Serve Needs of Every Student and Tax Payer

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 1, 2016 | Featured, UNC

Tuesday was a busy day in higher education across North Carolina. It was Margaret Spellings’ first day as President of the UNC System after a process more than a year in the making. And protests were held on six campuses...

Protest Held on Margaret Spellings’ First Day as UNC System President

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 1, 2016 | Featured, UNC

Hundreds of students and faculty members at UNC gathered on Tuesday to protest the newly-minted UNC System President, Margaret Spellings. It didn’t take long for the chanting to start, just after 11 o’clock on Tuesday morning as...

UNC Ranked No. 12 in Peace Corps Volunteers

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 29, 2016 | UNC

UNC has moved up three spots on the Peace Corps’ 2016 Top Volunteer-Producing College and Universities list. Carolina now checks in at No. 12. A release says Carolina has been ranked in the top volunteer list for the large...

UNC Named Top Public University By Business First

Posted by Staff | Feb 26, 2016 | Featured, UNC

In a ranking of 477 public institutions, Business First has named UNC the top public university in the United States. The study used a 20-part formula, which most heavily weighed four-year graduation rate, cost and other college...

UNC Researchers Turn Skin Cells To Cancer-Killing Stem Cells

Posted by Staff | Feb 25, 2016 | UNC

UNC pharmacy researchers have successfully turned skin cells into cancer-hunting stem cells that destroy brain tumors known as glioblastom. “Patients desperately need a better standard of care,” said Shawn Hingtgen, who led the...

Food Drive For Our Three Winners Doubles Expected Total

Posted by Staff | Feb 25, 2016 | Featured, UNC

One of the last things Deah Barakat did was give back. In the UNC Muslim Students’ Association monthly trip to Urban Ministries of Durham, Barakat went above and beyond serving food to those in need. “He spent...

Terry Magnuson Named Vice Chancellor For Research

Posted by Staff | Feb 24, 2016 | UNC

Terry Magnuson, founding chair of the department of genetics at UNC, has been appointed as the vice chancellor for research. He was approved by the Board of Trustees and will begin July 1. “Dr. Magnuson is a national leader in...

Three UNC Faculty Named Sloan Research Fellows

Posted by Staff | Feb 24, 2016 | UNC

Three faculty members from UNC have been awarded the Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship. It is a two year grant that is given to early-career scientists and provides $55,000 to be used for their research. Jillian Dempsey and...

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