Dr. Aziz Sancar was awarded a key to the town of Chapel Hill
Posted Nov 25, 2015
Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt bestowed the key to the city to Chapel Hill’s Nobel Prize winner Dr. Aziz Sancar. Colleagues and admirers of the Nobel Laureate came to Chapel Hill’s Town Hall Monday to watch. Sancar accepted the key to the city from the mayor and the town council.
(Daily Tar Heel)
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