A Paw-sitive Impact

Every day is “Take Your Pet to Work Day” for one pediatric dentist at Carolina.

UNC Field Hockey Coach Karen Shelton sits in the middle of her team

A Tribute To Them

Coach Karen Shelton reflects on her players, a championship season and the best field hockey stadium in America

Leaving Eden at UNC Playmakers

Setting the Stage

Leaving Eden plants the seed for the next 100 years of playmaking at Carolina...

Make Things Tick

“You research because you’re curious about what makes things tick.”

Meet the Dean: Dr. A. Wesley Burks

“Whether through teaching, research or patient care, this is an amazing place to work. I am extremely humbled and honored to be named as the new leader for UNC Health and UNC School of Medicine.”

Recoding the Boys’ Club

The first in-depth study of women’s experiences working in political technology at the presidential campaign level.

Leaving A Legacy

Women’s lacrosse coach Jenny Levy is leaving her mark on campus and internationally.

Only Forward

"There is no way back in sustainability, only forward.”  

Denison Olmsted

The first faculty member of a department known for groundbreaking discoveries...

Jillian Dempsey

"... some really wonderful people. That's what distinguishes our department…"

Maurice Bursey

He taught chemistry for 30 years and wrote the book on Carolina chemistry history.

James Cahoon

"At the time, this was a relatively new research direction for Carolina chemistry."

Royce Murray

When Royce Murray arrived at Carolina, there were less than 15 chemistry faculty members...

Knowing No Borders

“If I can give the world another 10 or 20 years worth of Veatrice Harris, that makes me feel pretty good.”

Speaking Math

"The universe is like a massive mountain, and we have to dig in..."

Playing Together

"For our alums to come back and perform as conductors in the space where they used to play..."

Curating Carolina

Charles Millard said serving as the Ackland Art Museum director was the happiest time of his professional life.

Humanizing Research

“New discoveries are made because someone does not accept something as an incontrovertible truth.”

Professor pointing at a screen in front of a large lecture class of students

Faculty Excellence Challenge

“I have been fortunate in my life and career to have incredible teachers, mentors and leaders who invested their time and energy in my success, not just in the business world, but in every facet of my life.”

A Matter of Facts

Health information and data can often be dense and hard to understand, meaning that it runs the risk of misinterpretation.

Our Search Never Ends

It seems like Google can find everything – right up until it can't find what you need.

Our Culture of Caring

Refugees experience high rates of chronic physical illnesses, mental illnesses and substance use disorder. 

Specializing in Teaching

After earning both his undergraduate and law degree at Carolina, Rick Magee ’83 went on to rise high in his firm and then become in-house counsel.

Spanning Globally

After Ebola struck West Africa in 2014–2015, public officials from Liberia turned to the UNC School of Government to find better ways of controlling epidemics and preventing them from happening in the future.

Better Living Through Information

When communities don’t have access to accurate information about preventing and treating disease, the void tends to be filled by rumors and websites

Changing Lives by Changing Policies

Sometimes, our greatest impact can be through providing evidence — research findings and other data — that can help agencies and lawmakers develop policies to address challenges in child welfare, substance use disorders and other social and medical issues.

A Community of Tiny Houses

Safe, affordable housing is often a critical need for people with serious mental illnesses, who often face homelessness.

From the Outside in

“It is incumbent upon us in academe to demonstrate and prove the hypothesis that clean energy and sustainability and improved health is not just economically viable, it is economically necessary...”

Expanding the Bounds

Faculty at the School of Education have launched initiatives to extend their students’ understandings of the world, deepen their cultural competencies and learn how to build upon reflections of their experiences.

Solving by Evolving

Technology is rapidly changing the world, and it's not enough for classrooms to just keep up.

Scaling Up by Reaching Out

For some students, significant gaps still exist in their education, limiting graduation and access to college.

A Life Preserver for the Digital Deluge

The digital age is producing more data and information than ever, with both positive and negative effects. We are working to ensure the positive outweighs the negative by educating future keepers and disseminators of information, developing tools and processes to assist current professionals, and conducting research on the impact of data and algorithmic-driven systems.

A Primary Focus on Patients

In March of 2015, UNC physicians performed the first suprasternal Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) surgery.

WIN-WIN-WIN

What happens when a home health-care company partners with a leading school of nursing on an innovative model of immersive education?

Honoring Her Mentor

"I was galvanized at Chapel Hill to go out and make a contribution to the world."

Education Data Sciences

UNC is well-positioned to lead a critical transformation of how institutions of higher education learn about themselves, their students, and their effects upon the world

Pro Bono. Pro Humanity.

Carolina Law is undoubtedly a school of great value, but it’s also a school with exceptional values.