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Meet Raj Aghera, the winner of Kaplan’s 2022 Tuition Sweepstakes

By Selena Hernandez | January 17

UNC junior, Raj Aghera was recently awarded $30,000 through Kaplan’s 2022 Tuition Sweepstakes. He plans to use this money to help further his academic ...

Schedule preview: No. 18 UNC men's tennis prepares for indoor season

By Gwen Peace | January 17

With new additions to the roster, No. 18 UNC looks to make yet another postseason run in 2023.

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New UNC psychology study links social media to adolescent brain development

By Annie Ham | January 16

In a first-of-its-kind study by two UNC psychology doctoral students, children who checked social media more often were found to be more sensitive to ...

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UNC Psychology community clinic offers mental health services on- and off-campus

By Lauren Rhodes | January 16

UNC’s Department of Psychology and Neuroscience provides resources for those struggling with mental health needs. This semester, the department has ...

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UNC continues multiple construction projects including library café

By Hannah Rosenberger | January 13

The UNC Board of Governors recently approved the allocation of University funds for the construction of a café in Davis Library. The café will ...

UNC faculty voice exhaustion concerns, pandemic impacts

By Adele Morris | January 12

Numerous department leaders across the University are voicing concerns over faculty exhaustion and wellbeing. These conversations come in the ...

'Exceptionally distinguished scholars': Meet four incoming Hussman professors

By Ira Wilder | January 11

Four newcomers — Shelvia Dancy, Michelle LaRoche, Marisa Porto and Peter Sherman — bring a heap of interdisciplinary experience and enhance ...

Lead Testing Results of UNC Buildings and Identified Contaminated Fixtures as of January 2023

'A big warning sign': UNC discovers lead in drinking water fixtures of 125 buildings

By Preston Fore | January 11

Detectable levels of lead have now been discovered in at least one fixture of 125 buildings on UNC’s campus, with 27 having a sample above the Environmental ...

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UNC first-year wins national empowerment award for her work on TikTok

By Kayla Hallac | January 11

UNC first-year student, Mary Esposito, has been awarded the 2022 BMTX Annual Financial Empowerment Scholarship. She was selected out of over 1,000 applicants ...

UNC faces federal complaints for allegedly discriminating against white students

By Lauren Rhodes | January 10

Two complaints against a total of seven identity-based programs associated with UNC were filed with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil ...

FEC discusses mental health, accessibility in its first meeting of 2023

By Abby Pender | January 9

As the University returns to campus for the spring semester, the Faculty Executive Committee discussed the assessment of well-being days, a rise in demand ...

Earthtones club celebrates student artists of color at UNC

By Keerthana Gotur | January 9

Earthtones, a club comprised of students of color at UNC, aims to foster a space for community building and self-expression through art. The ...

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University raises housekeeper pay by 90 cents per hour, workers' demands remain unmet

By Aisha Baiocchi | December 26

After months of advocacy, University housekeepers have been granted a pay raise of 90 cents to $16.81 per hour, according to The Workers Union at UNC. ...

Civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson to be spring 2023 Commencement speaker

By Preston Fore | December 14

Bryan Stevenson, public interest lawyer, author of bestselling memoir "Just Mercy" and founder of the the Alabama-based Equal Justice Initiative, will ...

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Word on the Street: The weirdest things that happened to students this semester

By Corey Davis | November 30

As final exams approach, many students are concluding a memorable semester on UNC's campus. Some students have had weird things happen to them.

Q&A: Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz reflects on 2022 academic year

By Liv Reilly | November 30

University Desk Editor, Liv Reilly spoke with Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz about 2022 and some of the major University events that happened throughout ...

Michael Andreasen to join the University as Vice Chancellor for Development

By Liv Reilly | November 30

Michael Andreasen has been named the new Vice Chancellor for Development, as announced in a campus-wide email on Wednesday afternoon.

A year in review: reflecting on the old and the new

By Liv Reilly | November 30

2022 brought both old and new to the UNC and greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro community. History repeated itself through championship runs and midterm ...

Fate of student loan forgiveness is uncertain following federal blocks

By Brianna Atkinson | November 30

After the initial announcement of the Biden administration's loan forgiveness program, lawsuits are currently blocking the potential funding for millions ...

Breaking down the lawsuits involving UNC in 2022

By Ira Wilder | November 30

The University and its affiliated bodies faced several major lawsuits over the course of this year. There have been no settlements or final rulings ...