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Word on the Street: What do you know about the new Campaign for Carolina?

By Suzanne Blake | October 10

The magic number is $4.25 billion for the newest University fundraising campaign that was announced Friday. This campaign aims to increase funding for ...

Research and relief in review; Hurricane Matthew a year later

By Kate Karstens | October 10

With hurricane season in full swing, America is coping with relief efforts for Harvey, Irma, Jose, and more. However, UNC researchers and social programs ...

The Carolina Veterans Resource Center sits on Branson Street.

Military families see benefits of new campaign with $20 million donation

By Brooke Bauman | October 10

Every UNC student can fondly recall the day they received their acceptance letter. But, for some, the good news is quickly swept aside, only to be replaced ...

Faculty review potential curriculum changes

By Hannah Lang | October 9

The Faculty Executive Committee held their first meeting of the month on Monday. Discussion topics ranged from the undergraduate curriculum to the Silent ...

Playwright professor finds his creative home in Chapel Hill

By Ashley Cruz | October 9

Mark Perry is not a native North Carolinian. After years in the state he has fallen in love with the cast of characters surrounding him in the college ...

UNC student Henry McKeand worked in the SITES computer lab last year.

Work-study provides steady income, but not always enough

By Eva Ellenburg | October 8

For most UNC students, college is already more work than play. For over 5,000 of these students, however, they choose to take on a greater workload to ...

Campaign for Carolina begins historic fundraiser to improve arts, scholarships

By Leah Asmelash and Molly Looman | October 6

UNC launched “For All Kind: the Campaign for Carolina” today with a kick off event in Polk Place. A fundraising campaign aiming to raise $4.25 billion ...

Sylvia Hatchell, UNC women's basketball coach, helps first-year Ajani Anderson swabs her cheek at the Be The Match event on Oct. 5 in the Pit.

Be The Match asks students to think beyond the diagnosis

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez | October 5

The effects of cancer reach beyond the patient's diagnosis. Be The Match wants to inform students of the role they can play in a patient's battle for ...

Word on the street: What do you think of the U.S's efforts in Puerto Rico after the hurricane?

October 5

Hurricane Maria has spread devastation across the U.S territory of Puerto Rico. Many have criticized the federal government's approach to relief ...

Campus Y organizations fundraise for Puerto Rico

By Abby Cantrell | October 4

The Carolina Latinx Collaboration has teamed up with the Campus Y to raise money for natural disaster relief in Puerto Rico and Mexico.

Word on the Street: How do you feel about NFL players kneeling?

By Vennela Medapati | October 4

Colin Kaepernick began a sea of controversy over a year ago when he began his peaceful protest of kneeling during the National Anthem. This season, after ...

$12.5 million grant helps lung disease patients breathe easier

By Ramishah Maruf | October 4

Patients with cystic fibrosis, asthma and other serious lung diseases may soon be able to breathe easier, thanks to a $12.5 million National Institute ...

Research creates collaboration among university system

By Kate Karstens | October 4

Over the past month, the UNC Research Opportunities Initiative has awarded a total of $6.2 million in grants to three research teams focusing on hybrid ...

Potential lawsuit, boycott, protests loom over Silent Sam

By Lauren Talley | October 3

Since the first day of classes, the effort to remove Silent Sam from McCorkle Place has evolved from a protest, to a sit-in and then to a boycott. With ...

The Wall Street Journal ranked UNC No. 3 among public universities

By Kayla Boswell | October 3

UNC ranked No. 3 among Public Universities in Graduate Student Success and Student Learning by the Wall Street Journal.

Research Roundup: Studies you need to hear about

By Suzanne Blake | October 3

Innovation is alive and well in the research endeavors by UNC professors. From a skin patch that dissolves fat, a rapid diagnostic test for malaria that ...

Gratitude is more than just manners, according to UNC research team

By Madeleine Fraley | October 3

Research has shown that gratitude is a vital human emotion and value, resulting in more satisfactory personal relationships and more positive health outcomes. ...

Best Buddies wants to bring basketball tradition to everyone

By Nicole Booth | October 3

If you think you’re athletic, you should try wheelchair basketball. You may have to rethink it. Best Buddies, an organization at UNC that is ...

Students walk around the pit before announcing who will be performing at the Carolina Union Activities Board homecoming show. Accounts managed by the Student Activities Fund Office, which control money distributed to student organizations by the Undergraduate Senate, will be managed by CUAB as SAFO is phased out.

SAFO phase out means funds must change hands

By Preston Lennon | October 2

Student organizations — the University’s clubs, fraternities and other groups whose operation depends on funds allocated by Student Government — ...

UNC dental school commemorates loss of 'Our Three Winners'

By Marine Elia | September 28

Three years ago, the Chapel Hill community lost the young lives of husband and wife Deah Shaddy Barakata and Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, along with Yusor’s ...