Winter commencement held at UNC

Posted Dec 18, 2017
Be audacious in your pursuits, but not in a flashy, shallow way, UNC’s Dr. Satish Gopal told graduates at the Winter Commencement ceremony at the Dean Smith Center on Sunday. The two-time UNC graduate, who earned his undergraduate degree in 1997 and a master’s degree in public health in 2000, is the director of the cancer program at UNC Project-Malawi. (UNC.edu)

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