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...
Read MoreTerry 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...
Read MoreThree 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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The next TEDx conference will take place this Saturday at UNC. The event is similar to a TED Talk...
Read MoreA group delivered a public records request to the UNC System General Administration offices on Tuesday regarding the firing of Tom Ross as System President and the subsequent hiring of Margaret Spellings. Members of the North...
Read MoreMorehead Planetarium director Todd Boyette has been elected president of the Association of Science Museum Directors. The association consists of 54 institutions including science museums, science centers and natural history...
Read MoreUNC has received a total of eight proposals to run either part or all of the UNC Student Stores, according to spokesperson Jim Gregory. Three of the proposals, including one from the current staff, have offered to run the...
Read MoreAfter an up and down week, the Tar Heels have fallen two spots to No. 7 in the AP Top-25 Poll. North Carolina suffered a heartbreaking defeat in the final seconds against Duke on Wednesday, but bounced back with big win over...
Read MoreOn Friday afternoons you might catch Robert Porter leading a tour around UNC’s campus. But it’s not your usual freshman orientation tour. It’s called the Black and Blue tour and it is a part of UNC’s larger efforts to improve...
Read MoreA Mecklenburg County judge has dismissed a lawsuit in which two former University of North Carolina athletes alleged the school failed to provide them and other athletes a quality education by directing them toward sham classes....
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