The $75,000 award recognizes exemplary faculty who reflect the University’s commitment to innovative engagement and outreach that addresses real-world challenges.
New faculty in UNC Hussman bring expertise in business journalism
Dr. David J. Weber’s epidemic expertise informed University safety throughout the pandemic
“I feel humbled and grateful to hold the Linda Coley Sewell Distinguished Professorship."
Rebecca Fry’s lab is one of the first to study the effects of prenatal exposure to toxic metals as it relates to the epigenome.
Owen Fenton sees coming to Carolina as a win for his research interests.
A Q&A with Tim Willson, the inaugural Harold Kohn Distinguished Professor in Open Science Drug Discovery
Thomas Jefferson Award honors faculty who applies philosophy to life
Krasno scholar analyzes unwillingness to negotiate peace
Dr. Tung Nguyen reflects on his teaching and research at the UNC Adams School of Dentistry.
Engaging in creativity goes long before the eureka moment
Tori Smith Ekstrand reflects on Carolina as former student and current faculty
Dean Nancy Messonnier inducted into the National Academy of Medicine
New project seeks to pilot greater physical activity for older adults
Trenette Goings works to prevent addiction
Daniel Wallace speaks on persistence and stubbornness
Chief economist at the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise weighs in on recession
In his 40 years at UNC-Chapel Hill, the late Ken Jacobson impacted his field and peers
On Hyde Hall’s twentieth anniversary, looking back at the process to establish the building
CEO of Citizens Financial Group talks Kenan-Flagler and overcoming challenges
Carolina researchers find that Real Cost anti-vaping ads are effective at discouraging youth from vaping
Gaining data about climate change in sacred Nepalese lakes
International conference to showcase Carolina’s legacy of anti-bullying research
Packard Fellowship allows for flexibility for innovative early-career research
New research makes the case for children’s COVID boosters
This year’s Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prizes award faculty members with innovative research
Take a peek at the Peck Collection’s first major exhibition
As the fall season begins, catch up with the director of Carolina Performing Arts
Distinguished professor weighs in on decreasing U.S. life expectancy
A common molecule with uncommon properties may unlock new brain cancer treatments
Rick Luettich uses his engineering education to study ecological problems facing North Carolina
A new fund is enabling faculty in the UNC School of Education to advance their research and to build community.
One tiny serotonin receptor could explain dramatic differences in psychedelic treatment outcomes
Exploring how Galapagos ecosystems respond to changes in the water cycle can reveal insights into worldwide water security
Supporting collaboration and community
Alumni Distinguished Professor Helen Tibbo discusses her career, research and teaching
Developing protocols for adolescent success after psychiatric hospitalization
New microscopy technology allows scientists to pull more data from samples than ever before
Carolina scientists partnered with Cornell faculty to produce a complex evaluation of California’s water resilience
Expanding Carolina’s research and connections with Southeast Asia
Investing in nascent research ideas may unlock future cures
A Carolina team documented and cataloged 6,000 pages of fragile Senegalese Islamic manuscripts
Grant from NOAA supports a project studying king tides in NC
Carolina researchers identified new black holes through intensive data analysis
Interdepartmental collaboration seeks to create a translation tool to preserve Cherokee
New award will fund project researching structural racism in housing in local communities
Carolina researchers worked on a team that made a groundbreaking discovery concerning the mass of neutrinos
This year’s Chapman and Johnston Teaching Awards honor innovative Carolina faculty
An Ackland curator used library resources to curate a multi-part installation
Charlene Regester’s research has brought rare resources on Black history to Carolina’s libraries
A professor found ancient tablets and worked with library staff to share these artifacts
Text mining and machine learning helped uncover Jim Crow laws in archived North Carolina General Statutes
A $2 million from William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust will endow a curatorship fund fellowships at University Libraries.
A 1938 gift continues to educate Carolina graduates
An opportunity to mentor the next generation of political scientists
In 2021, the UNC School of Education raised more than $135,000 on GiveUNC from 142 donors who supported a variety of funds in the school.
A deep connection between music and self-expression
A new strategy for helping prevent subsequent strokes
Led by the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, a team of researchers will develop safety and alert systems.
Achieving career milestones while maintaining a passion
A journey fueled by hard work and commitment
Carolina researchers have designed a rapid sensing COVID-19 test using sugar to take advantage of the virus’s sweet tooth.
When an arsonist tried to destroy a storied social justice center, the staff at Wilson Library made sure its archive would live on.
Carolina names 68 distinguished professors.
Admiral Dennis Blair shares his perspective of the events surrounding 9/11.
New study to help patients avoid a second stroke
FDA clears new 3D dental x-ray device based on UNC research.
Noel Brewer named Distinguished Professor in Public Health at UNC Gillings School.
Aiding the family and friends who provide crucial support for patients with cancer.
Well-researched investment in renewable energy can improve global equity.
Eshelman professor secures secures $2.2 million to develop leukemia, lymphoma treatment.
African, African American and diaspora studies department celebrates its first endowment.
Analyzing ancient animal remains shipped across the Atlantic from a partner university, researchers at Carolina are uncovering insights about life in some of civilization’s first cities.
New center to enhance learning and hone skills
Investigating the link between gut infections and poor infrastructure in underserved rural communities in the U.S. South
Four UNC Hussman faculty members awarded seed grants for innovative research
Four local artists have been awarded artists-and-residencies at CPA
Carolina faculty member awarded “genius grant”
In his keynote address at his installation, Chancellor Guskiewicz found inspiration and guidance from the University's original charter.
Carolina Gymnastics Coach Derek Galvin honored with endowed scholarship.
Creating a more inclusive environment
Relating COVID-19 to contagion
The show must go on!
Two UNC-Chapel Hill applied mathematicians realized the beautiful holy lakes of the Himalayas could be a crystal ball into climate change.
The realities of being on an athletic scholarship sometimes differ from the common perception.
Terry Rhodes is a Carolina alumna, a proud parent of a recent Carolina graduate — and an internationally renowned singer. Now she is leading the oldest and largest school at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Renowned researcher and innovator in the fight against HIV/AIDS, Angela Kashuba is ready for a new challenge as dean of UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy.
Developing personalized treatments for cancer patients is more than a professional path for these UNC researchers; it’s a personal mission.
Anita Brown-Graham, professor of public law and government, describes how ncIMPACT works to resolve community challenges.
Reshaping the way we think about Judaism
Admiral Dennis Blair joins Peace, War and Defense curriculum faculty at Carolina.
“This is the first step in building a bridge between research and practice.”
“UNC has a long history of producing world leaders in water.”
"Where Carolina Nursing and its graduates lead, improvement follows."
Dr. Melina Kibbe is sharing a message of perseverance with other young women.
“My Carolina education transformed my life..."
Tar Heel researcher Michelle Itano looks to biomedical imaging to provide clarity.
SECU Foundation’s investment in Lead for North Carolina will help attract young people to local government as a career and encourage college graduates to work in their hometowns or in distressed communities.
In the process of bridging the gap between classroom and courtroom, Carolina’s School of Government was founded.
The goal is not to help just one person, but the entire community.