UNC computer science department looks to the future as it celebrates 60th anniversary

Posted Jun 27, 2025
The University of North Carolina’s highly-ranked Department of Computer Science celebrated its 60th anniversary, hosting events in April. The department continues to grow, hiring new faculty and drawing in more students. A.M. Turing Award winner Frederick P. Brooks Jr. created the department in 1964, making it the second oldest in the country. (Daily Tar Heel)

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