Stuart Scott’s Story of PerseveranceInside the mixed martial arts studio, Stuart Scott lifted the black T-shirt that read, “Everyday I Fight.” Beneath was a footlong scar that bisected the...
Tuesday March 11, 2014
Multiple UNC graduate programs ranked by U.S. News & World ReportThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill appears on multiple lists of schools, degree programs and specialty areas newly ranked in 2014 by U.S...
Tuesday March 11, 2014
Eve Carson's Visionary Spirit Lives On Through Namesake ScholarshipWe are celebrating the life of Eve Carson Wednesday and the passion she had for UNC, her fellow students, and the campus community. Since the...
Wednesday March 5, 2014
UNC Alum Carl Kasell Announces RetirementCarl Kasell was the voice of NPR News for thirty years. He's in the National Radio Hall of Fame. In later life, he found fame...
Tuesday March 4, 2014
UNC ranked 7th among biomedical research institutionsResearchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are using genetically engineered mouse models to help predict how humans will respond to different...
Monday March 3, 2014
‘Minds on a Mission’ commercial rethoughtJim Dean, executive vice chancellor and provost, received a tweet during UNC’s basketball game against Wake Forest that criticized the Minds on a Mission commercial...
Friday February 28, 2014
UNC receives more than $40 million for global clinical trials unit to treat, prevent HIVThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received a seven-year, more than $40 million award from the National Institutes of Health for a...
Wednesday February 26, 2014
Chapel Hill police discuss response to Franklin Street stormingChapel Hill Police Sgt. Bryan Walker was on Franklin Street Thursday night, but he wasn’t celebrating. He was keeping an eye on you. And at...
Monday February 24, 2014
UNC alumnus Lewis Black will headline the weekend comedy festivalWhen Lewis Black started his stand-up career in Chapel Hill, his jokes flopped. Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro had just opened when he first ventured there...
Friday February 21, 2014
Chapel Hill begins snow clean upChapel Hill hotels received an influx of reservations after the winter storm postponed the men’s basketball game between UNC and Duke University Wednesday — leaving...
Friday February 14, 2014
Video: Anthony’s Day at CarolinaA group of Carolina students heard about the story of a 12-year old boy from Morganton, N.C. suffering from Emery-Driefuss muscular dystrophy and decided to...
Wednesday February 12, 2014
UNC School of Social Work doctoral student remembered as role modelTeresa Ilinitch, a clinical instructor in the UNC School of Social Work, died Feb. 3. She passed away in her sleep unexpectedly, said Rebecca Brigham,...
Tuesday February 11, 2014
Actor Rob Lowe Drops By Sutton's On Franklin StreetRob Lowe felt right at home when he popped in at Sutton’s Drug Store on Friday afternoon with his wife and son. “He said his...
Monday February 10, 2014
UNC-Duke rivalry comes to Dance Marathon to raise moneyAs the UNC’s men’s basketball team defeated N.C. State University Saturday afternoon, UNC Dance Marathon stood in the same arena, but faced another rival: Duke...
Tuesday February 4, 2014
Princeton Review ranks UNC best value in the nationThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranks first among the nation’s public universities in The Princeton Review’s list of the 2014 “Best Value...
Tuesday January 28, 2014
Campus cherishes UNC junior’s memoryUNC Junior Rachel Sylvia Thompson, 20, died Friday from complications brought on by medication she was taking for her cystic fibrosis. She had withdrawn from...
Monday January 27, 2014
More than a year later, questions remain about UNC student's deathWhen David Shannon died, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill freshman’s death was seen as a tragic accident involving alcohol and bad judgment...
Tuesday January 21, 2014
May 9, 1960: Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks at UNCOn the evening of Monday, May 9, 1960, a smartly dressed Martin Luther King Jr. took the stage at Hill Hall and spoke of progress...
Tuesday January 21, 2014
ESPN’s Stuart Scott honored for work in fight against cancerA short time after his magazine, “Men’s Health,” published a story on Stuart Scott’s battle with cancer, editor Bill Phillips told readers “We can all...
Sunday January 19, 2014
Documentary about Pulitzer Prize-winning Carolina alumnus airs Thursday on UNC-TVJust four years into his career as a journalist, Carolina alumnus Horace Carter endured death threats to report on the activities of the Ku Klux...
Wednesday January 8, 2014
28 Signs You Went To UNC-Chapel HillYou most definitely have almost died from tripping on one of the bricks in the various walkways of North Campus....Seeing members of the basketball team...
Tuesday January 7, 2014
2013 at UNC: A Year in StoriesOn April 12, UNC President Tom Ross announced that Carol L. Folt, interim president at Dartmouth College, would be Carolina’s 11th chancellor. Folt, an internationally...
Monday January 6, 2014
Chapel Hill Ranked 3rd Most Exciting Small City In USChapel Hill is the No. 3 most exciting small city in the country—that’s according to Movoto Real Estate Blog, as featured in Business Insider. Taking the top...
Wednesday December 25, 2013
UNC research tabbed as a top autism breakthrough of 2013Autism Speaks, the world’s leading autism science and advocacy organization, selected UNC School of Medicine research on the underlying causes of autism as one of...
Tuesday December 24, 2013
Little miraclesBut she refused to let go of the belief that Grayson would be able to hear and speak one day. To hold on to that...
Monday December 23, 2013
Shelton Henderson, founder and owner of The Shrunken Head Boutique on Franklin Street, passes awayTo the legions of Shrunken Head faithful and all who knew him, Shelton was a daily fixture inside the store greeting every customer with his...
Wednesday December 18, 2013
4 UNC spinoffs aiming to solve world health problems through entrepreneurshipFour startups from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health introduced inventive ideas for reducing public health issues at a recent "Solving Public Health...
Monday December 9, 2013
UNC sophomores launch website to aid holiday givingA trio of students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has created what they hope is a smarter, faster way to donate...
Saturday December 7, 2013
UNC Year in Review 20132013 was a year of change for the UNC administration. The transition began with the arrival of Carol Folt, UNC’s first female chancellor, in July...
Friday December 6, 2013
In David Shannon Death, "A Solid Wall of Silence""Is your conscience bothering you?" That's the question Carrboro police Capt. Chris Atack has for anyone who may know exactly how and under what circumstances...
Wednesday December 4, 2013