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Kenan Stadium Stair Climb remembers 9/11 heroes 25 years later

The 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb has become an annual tradition at UNC, and members of the Carolina community returned to Kenan Stadium on Friday to honor those who tragically died in the terrorist attacks 25 years ago. Participants climbed 2,071 stairs, representing the height of the World Trade Center towers, as tribute to the 2,977 lives lost on 9/11. (UNC.edu)

Look back at how UNC responded to 9/11

The terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 shocked the nation and world, including here in Chapel Hill. Campus came to a halt as Tar Heels followed the news and tried to make sense of what was unfolding. Six UNC alumni lost their lives on this day 25 years ago. Here’s a look back at how campus responded in the days, weeks, and months following 9/11. (UNC.edu)

Carolina remembers alumni lost on 9/11

Seldom has UNC's campus come to such a halt as it did Sept. 11, 2001. People were glued to TVs, trying to comprehend what was happening. The next day, 10,000 people streamed into Polk Place and listened for words of comfort and hope. Six Carolina alumni were among the almost 3,000 who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks. Here are their stories. (UNC.edu)

Numbers show how Ireland was 'Much More Than a Game' for Carolina

UNC Football's victory over TCU may have been the centerpiece of a week in Ireland for the Aer Lingus College Football Classic, but Tar Heels spread Carolina Blue across Dublin in other ways. University leaders, faculty, students, and alumni participated in events that spanned research, business, innovation, arts, and more. These numbers tell the story. (UNC.edu)

There’s no fool like The Motley Fool

It all started April 1, 1994, with an internet message board post. "Joey Roman" bragged that a particular stock was "hotter than an egg on the roof of my new Porsche in mid-August." David Gardner (UNC, '88) created this textbook example of fraud on April Fools’ Day, capitalizing on his sense of humor, financial acumen and the new frontier of the internet. (UNC.edu)

The JB Cissell Memorial Fund

On September 7, 2019, Inside Carolina lost a treasured, founding member of its family in J.B. Cissell. You can read more about him and what he meant to Inside Carolina in the column below. The J.B. Cissell Memorial Fund was set up in coordination with an organization that was near and dear to his heart: Volunteers for Youth. (Inside Carolina)

'Puppy Love': Dolly Parton's first recorded song, made at age 13, draws mourners to UNC

Flags across the state are flying at half-staff as fans mourn country music icon Dolly Parton. At UNC, her very first recorded song, cut when she was just 13, is now on display as part of a public exhibit. Wilson Library Curator Steven Weis showed the record that launched Parton's career, a track titled Puppy Love. The university owns the original recording. (ABC 11)

Meet UNC’s Sarah Ferguson: A musician, model and the first paraplegic Marching Tar Heel

On early mornings, you might find University of North Carolina student Sarah Ferguson doing laps around campus, camera in hand, taking advantage of the quiet. Seeing students run in the morning isn’t unique, but Ferguson’s circumstances are: after becoming paralyzed from the legs down in 2020, her morning laps take place in her wheelchair. (Daily Tar Heel)

New data shows UNC’s statewide impact

UNC has released new fiscal year 2025 economic impact data that shows the influence of North Carolina’s flagship university on the state through the categories of alumni, employees, research and affiliated startups. Alumni are serving communities from rural pharmacies to coastal research labs to small-town city halls to startup accelerators. (UNC.edu)

Best-selling author, UNC alum Kristy Woodson Harvey delivers speech at New Student Convocation

The class of 2030 and transfer students gathered for New Student Convocation, where bestselling author and UNC alumna Kristy Woodson Harvey delivered a keynote address, encouraging new students to embrace the uncertainty of college and make the most of their time at UNC. Harvey graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude in 2007. (Daily Tar Heel)

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