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UNC Falls Two Spots in AP Poll

Posted by Staff | Feb 22, 2016 | Featured, UNC

After 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...

Tour Sheds Light on African American Influence at UNC

Posted by Staff | Feb 22, 2016 | Featured, UNC

On 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...

Judge Dismisses Student-Athlete Lawsuit Against UNC

Posted by Associated Press | Feb 19, 2016 | UNC

A 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....

JPMorgan Chase Invests $1 Million In UNC Center

Posted by Staff | Feb 18, 2016 | UNC

JPMorgan Chase has invested $1.05 million into the UNC Center for Community Capital to help find new ways to make under-resourced communities more economically inclusive. “This research will help us better understand how...

UNC Professor Receives Grant for Diabetes Research

Posted by Staff | Feb 15, 2016 | UNC

Praveen Sethupathy, an assistant professor in the Department of Genetics in the UNC School of Medicine, is one of six scientists to receive a prestigious 2016 Pathway to Stop Diabetes grant award. The award, given by the...

UNC Looking For Artists For Campus Buildings

Posted by Staff | Feb 14, 2016 | UNC

The FedEx Global Education Center at UNC is accepting artists’ proposals to display their work during the current academic year. The center hosts up to four exhibitions each year, including paintings, photography,...

Anne-Marie Slaughter To Deliver UNC Commencement Address

Posted by Staff | Feb 12, 2016 | UNC

Author and foreign policy analyst Anne-Marie Slaughter will deliver the commencement address at UNC on May 8. Slaughter served as the director of policy planning for the US State Department under Hillary Clinton. “Carolina is...

Understanding African-American History Through Preservation

Posted by Staff | Feb 9, 2016 | Featured, UNC

Preserving historical sites was the topic of this year’s African – American History Month keynote lecture at UNC. Dr. Bettye Collier-Thomas spoke Monday about recognizing African American historical sites. As Chancellor Carol...

Remembering Dean Smith One Year Later

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 7, 2016 | Featured, UNC

Sunday marked one year since the death of legendary Tar Heel basketball coach Dean Smith. Word began to spread early the morning of Sunday, February 8, 2015, that the Coach Smith had passed away late the night before. Memorials...

Classmates Remember Shooting Victim Through Food Drive

Posted by Staff | Feb 5, 2016 | Featured, UNC

The UNC School of Dentistry has been living by one motto – “Live Like Deah.” “Everything since we’ve done since then has been living like Deah,” said his classmate Kaushal Gandhi. “Every...

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