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Carolina biologist wins Wolf Prize in Agriculture

Jeffery L. Dangl, a biologist at UNC-Chapel Hill, was part of an award-winning trio of researchers who received the 2025 Wolf Prize in Agriculture “for groundbreaking discoveries of the immune system and disease resistance in plants.” Dangl is the John N. Couch Distinguished Professor of Biology in the UNC College of Arts and Sciences. (UNC.edu)

Comedian, UNC alum Lewis Black returns to alma mater for final tour

Now 76, Lewis Black is embarking on “Goodbye Yeller Brick Road, The Final Tour.” Fittingly, the tour will bring Black back to the same town where his comedy career began. As part of Carolina Performing Arts’ 2024–25 season, Black will perform at Memorial Hall at 7:30 p.m. April 29. Chapel Hill remains a special place for Black. (UNC.edu)

Remembering Carl Boettcher, UNC carver and WWI emigre

Pieces of UNC’s history remain throughout campus, and some were created by a man who came to the United States for a better life. A wood carver for UNC and the Chapel Hill area in the early 1900s, Carl Boettcher was born in 1886 in Germany. Boettcher’s mother died when he was 6 years old, and his father died when Boettcher was 10. (Daily Tar Heel)

Chansky’s Notebook: Wide World of Sports

Jim Lampley’s memoir is out, and it really did happen. We had the official launch party Tuesday night at the Chapel Hill Country Club for Lampley’s new book IT HAPPENED. And for the listeners and readers who weren’t there, allow me to tell you how it did happen. Jim and I were at UNC together in the early 1970s, me as a J-school major and Jim in RTVMP. (Chapelboro.com)

Spring at Carolina

Spring is in the air at the University of North Carolina, and the warmer temperatures bring plenty of favorite University traditions. Nothing feels more like spring than graduation pictures around blooming flowers at the Old Well. As Commencement nears, seniors are lining up throughout the day to capture memorable photographs with their friends. (UNC.edu)

Sonja Haynes Stone’s legacy lives on at UNC's Stone Center

The Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Research in Black Culture and History aims to raise awareness of and appreciation for Black culture as one of the preeminent sites in the nation for the critical analysis of African and African American diaspora culture. Founded in 1988, the Black Cultural Center opened as a freestanding center in 2004. (UNC.edu)

The Legacy of UNC Professor Emeritus, Preeminent Historian William Leuchtenburg

North Carolina Professor Emeritus William Leuchtenburg died on January 28. He was born on September 28, 1922. According to the history department, Leuchtenburg became a leading scholar of 20th century U.S. history and the American presidency and the preeminent expert on Franklin D. Roosevelt, writing profoundly influential books. (Chapelboro.com)

UNC's Order of The Golden Fleece: Behind the secrecy, unity and nomination process

Founded in 1904, the Order is said to consist of campus leaders and changemakers, with the purpose of fostering connections among different University groups. “There was division of thought and spirit on the University campus,” according to a passage from "History of the Golden Fleece," 1903-1950, a book in the Wilson Special Collections Library. (Daily Tar Heel)

Chapel Hill-Carrboro Local Openings, Closings and Moves in January-March 2025

Chapel Chill, an ice cream shop owned by Lauren and Andy Louis, officially opened its doors on Feb. 20 as the latest business to join the Cedar Falls Courtyard building at 630 Weaver Dairy Road. The venture is Lauren Louis’ first after going to ice cream school and features 24 flavors handcrafted in-store, which include non-dairy options and all-natural flavorings. (Chapelboro.com)

The historical impact of Chapel Hill's Peace and Justice Plaza

In March 1964, civil rights activists James Foushee, John Dunne, LaVert Taylor and Patrick Cusick spent eight days on the lawn of the Franklin Street Post Office consuming nothing but water and cigarettes. The four wrote they were holding a hunger strike to demand Chapel Hill public officials pass a Public Accommodations Ordinance. (Daily Tar Heel)

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