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WXYC continues to globalize 25 years after the world's first internet broadcast

By Hunter Haskett | November 14

WXYC, the University's student-run radio station, was the first in the world to do an internet broadcast 25 years ago.

From TikTok to Shakespeare, here's what UNC students will teach at Splash

By Nathan Wesley | November 13

The Splash UNC program is hoping to expose high school students to higher education through course offerings taught by UNC students this Saturday.

Impeachment, election reform discussed at Tuesday's student senate meeting

By Ramishah Maruf | November 13

The Undergraduate Student Senate discussed student election reform and launched an ethics investigation into a senator at Tuesday's meeting.

Meet 'Warrior Mason' : The first 7-year-old to join UNC's wrestling team

By Kyle Ingram | November 13

UNC's wrestling team signed Mason Fannin, a 7-year-old with leukemia, thanks to Team IMPACT — a Boston based nonprofit organization that matched him ...

Program for Public Discourse hosts event about values diverging from politics

By Mary Mac Porter | November 13

The Program for Public Discourse held its first event on Tuesday to discuss values in politics. Program director Chris Clemens focused on students when ...

How students deal with registration going wrong

By Macy Meyer | November 12

UNC course registration is often a challenging time for students who have difficulty getting into courses that they need or want. Here are some students ...

Meet the UNC student who has her own radio show

By Nathan Wesley | November 12

Claire Galt, a UNC student studying media and journalism, has applied what she's learning in her major to a radio show about campus and community news. ...

Kenan-Flagler Business School celebrates 100th anniversary with time capsule

By Morgan Topol | November 12

The Kenan-Flagler Business School is preparing for its centennial celebration in December — and the school is quite different from the School of Commerce ...

Concussion research by UNC's Matthew Gfeller TBI Research Center put under scrutiny

By Emily Holler | November 12

A documentary released by The Athletic in early October, based on a paper co-authored by Ted Tatos and Don Comrie, called into question the UNC Matthew ...

Some fear the UNC System is going corporate as administrative searches continue

By Maeve Sheehey | November 11

As the UNC System searches for a president and UNC searches for a chancellor, the prospect of a having a leader from the corporate world adds to the existing ...

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UNC Hospitals pharmacy department wins award for reducing patients' financial risks

By Emily Orland | November 11

UNC Hospitals' Department of Pharmacy recently gained national recognition for its unique system that reduces the financial risk of high-cost drugs and ...

Guskiewicz announces plan to replace Folt's History Task Force and other news

By Erich Hess | November 10

At the Faculty Council meeting on Friday, Kevin Guskiewicz announced a new Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward. The council also discussed the ...

Susan King, the Dean of the School of Media and Journalism, speaks at the First Amendment Day opening ceremony in 2015.

First Amendment conference explored diminishing local news as a 'crisis of democracy'

By Jackie Sizing | November 10

Last weekend, the UNC Center for Media Law and Policy co-hosted a symposium that discussed the role of the First Amendment and the challenges of journalism ...

Here's how a UNC alumna is using pupusas to tackle education inequity

By Evely Forte | November 10

Cecilia Polanco created non-profit offer scholarships to students who have either undocumented or DACA legal status and have applied or been accepted ...

Students work to improve their mental health as UNC works to improve its resources

By Hannah McClellan | November 10

Several UNC students are speaking out about their mental health, and how they feel UNC should better accommodate students with mental illnesses. In April ...

Animal rights organization asks USDA to investigate UNC for lab violations

By Arabella Saunders | November 7

An animal rights group has asked the USDA to look into mistreatment of animals in UNC labs. While the USDA is aware of the request, it has yet to respond ...