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UNC Alum, NASA Astronaut Zena Cardman Captures Incredible Visual Of Aurora From Space

UNC alumna Zena Cardman serves as the commander of NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 mission, which was launched on August 1, 2025. At the International Space Station, besides her designated research work, Cardman also enjoys taking stunning visuals of the planet blue, as the ISS transits over the Earth. She shared incredible footage of the northern lights. (Mashable)

What does it take to open a restaurant on Franklin Street?

Kenan-Flagler Business School professor Dr. Ted Zoller said restaurant culture in Chapel Hill manifests in the East Franklin Street and West Franklin Street markets, which serve students and residents, respectively. He said the student population generates a unique consumer profile that entrepreneurs cater to, since students are value-driven. (Daily Tar Heel)

UNC professor Kathleen DuVal shares expertise in Ken Burns documentary ‘The American Revolution’

Kathleen DuVal’s American Revolution course at UNC enrolls around 150 students, but last week she shared history lessons with a few additional people — millions of them, actually. DuVal, the Carl W. Ernst Distinguished Professor of History in the UNC College of Arts and Sciences, was one of several historians featured in “The American Revolution.” (UNC.edu)

'Epitomized the Carolina Spirit': UNC remembers Eve Carson on her 40th birthday

Eve Carson, former student body president and Morehead-Cain scholar, was killed during the spring semester of her senior year at UNC. In 2007, as a part of her platform for SBP, she campaigned for a junior-year scholarship that would help students who showed growth in their academics, advocacy and leadership since their enrollment at UNC. (Daily Tar Heel)

New ESPN documentary to highlight Stuart Scott’s life, legacy

The phrase “boo-yah” did not enter the lexicon without resistance. At a time when the sports broadcasting vernacular was bound by the constraints of Merriam and Webster, Stuart Scott pushed the boundaries. The catchphrase he brought to ESPN from Chicago went mainstream at the peak of SportsCenter’s cultural caché. (The Big Lead)

THT Newsletter: UNC Basketball Feast Week, Football 'Flip Season,' Dylan Mingo Trims List

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you’re enjoying some well-earned down time with friends, food, family, and Tar Heel sports. This weekend, we’ve got men’s and women’s basketball playing big games in the tropics, Football keeps flipping recruits and now heads to Raleigh for a tough night game, 5-star Dylan Mingo trimmed his list, and much more. (Tar Heel Times Newsletter)

Pantry Bowl 2025 combats campus hunger

UNC and NC State will again come together on something both can agree on — making sure no student goes to class hungry. The fifth annual Pantry Bowl, held this year through Nov. 30, is a fundraiser that leverages a friendly rivalry between the two schools to see who can raise the most money to combat food insecurity on campus. (UNC.edu)

How UNC superfan, Randall Keen, rallies in Carolina blue

Living with ALS hasn’t stopped 64-year-old Randall Keen from cheering for nearly every Tar Heel team — or from teaching his daughter, Avery, what it means to keep showing up in Carolina blue. After retirement, and after the diagnosis, he started coming back. First to baseball. Then volleyball, women’s lacrosse, field hockey, and now, men’s soccer. (UNC Media Hub)

UNC honors murdered student body president Eve Carson on 40th birthday

Eve Carson is frozen in time as the bubbly, beloved UNC student body President. A bright future was cut short in 2008, when she was kidnapped, robbed, and murdered, shocking the UNC community. On campus Wednesday, she was remembered on what would have been her 40th birthday. Carson's leadership inspired a new generation of students. (ABC 11)

Another Record-High Graduation Success Rate For UNC Student-Athletes

For the sixth consecutive year, UNC student-athletes established a record-high multi-year graduation rate as reported in the NCAA's annual Graduation Success Rates. The overall student-athlete Graduation Success Rate for the incoming classes of 2015-16 through 2018-19 was 94%, up one percent from a year ago. The single-year rate was 92%. (GoHeels.com)

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