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'Everyone loses when bright people play small': how impostor syndrome affects achievement

By Suzanne Blake | April 1

Many students at UNC describe feeling out of place, or as though they aren't smart enough to compete at Carolina. This is called imposter syndrome, and ...

Peace Corps ranks UNC fifth for volunteer-producing large schools

By Nathan Wesley | April 1

This is the 10th year UNC has been ranked in the top 20 large-size schools to volunteer with the Peace Corps.

Word on the Street: April Fools' Day

By Casey Quam | April 1

In the spirit of April Fools' Day, we had Tar Heels share with us their favorite April Fools' memories.

Interim Chancellor Guskiewicz goes back to the classroom

By Evely Forte | April 1

Guskiewicz and Professor Buck Goldstein will be holding a once-a-week course to mentor Ph.D. students who are planning to move into academia following ...

Want to get involved in the Chapel Hill government? This may be the academy for you

By Sofia Lesnewski | April 1

This five-week program, run by the Town of Chapel Hill, hopes to increase engagement between citizens and town government.

How one UNC professor is changing the way we approach Alzheimer's research

By Will Forrest | March 31

“We know now that the pathology for Alzheimer’s starts to build 20 years before the patient actually goes to the doctor's office or says, ‘Gee, ...

Leslie Parise, Chairperson of the Faculty Committee, resigns

By Cynthia Dong | March 31

The Advisory Committee hopes to appoint an interim chairperson by early April.

Hillsborough residents and UNC students team up to fight water pollution

By Brent Van Vliet | March 31

The March 16 event — led by the Hillsborough Stormwater and Environmental Services Division — removed approximately 8,556 pounds of litter from from ...

'Issa Party' at Kamikazi's 23rd annual Spring Showcase

By Ellie Heffernan | March 31

“I can’t put it into words how I feel after I finish a performance, and especially after I do it with the people that I really like dancing with. ...

On Saturday's syllabi: zombies, fracking and more

By Anna Southwell | March 31

High school students flocked to UNC's campus to take unique classes from student teachers not typically offered during the semester.

Raising awareness of Asian culture with sticky rice and UNC Lambda Phi Epsilon

By Kyle Arendas | March 31

While the event was predominantly designed to bring awareness to Asian culture by sharing a premium Asian dessert, it was also meant as a fundraising ...

Durham community protests Duke's role in ending light rail project

By Ares Zerunyan | March 31

Duke announced on Feb. 27 its withdrawal from the light rail project, virtually ending any chance of continuing the construction of the project. The university ...

Incident reports provide more detail to defacement of the Unsung Founders Memorial

By Myah Ward | March 31

UNC Police also discovered an art installation outside Hanes Art Center was also vandalized with hateful language and slurs.

514 UNC students are on SeekingArrangement. Who's behind the number?

By Kate Karstens | March 28

College students in the United States make up over 12.5 percent of the sugar babies on SeekingArrangement, a website for matching sugar babies with sugar ...

TEDxUNC - Saturday, Feb. 10 in Memorial Hall

Kevin Guskiewicz is the Kenan Distinguished Professor, Co-Director of the Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related TBI Research Center, and Director of the Center for the Study of Retired Athletes at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Over the past 18 years, his clinical research program has investigated the effect of sport-related concussion on balance and cognitive function, the biomechanics of sport concussion, and the long-term neurological effects of concussion in professional football players. Dr. Guskiewicz has received 24 funded research grants, and published over 130 journal articles and 8 textbook chapters on sport concussion. Additionally, he has presented over 250 national and international lectures on this topic. He teaches courses in sports medicine, anatomy, and research methods at UNC, and has been awarded fellowship in the American College of Sports Medicine, National Academy of Kinesiology, and the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. He serves on NCAA’s Concussion Committee, NFL’s Head, Neck, and Spine Committee, and NFLPA’s Mackey-White Committee. In 2011, Kevin was awarded a prestigious MacArthur Fellowship.

This UNC activist group is calling for the disarmament or disbandment of UNC Police

By Elizabeth Moore | March 28

Defend UNC sent Interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz a letter in response to an event on March 16 when UNC campus police only gave a warning to pro-Confederate ...

School of Media and Journalism accepts students through the new admission process

By Brandon Gianikos | March 28

The UNC School of Media and Journalism's new admission process allows all students to apply, regardless of their GPA. The MJ-school just accepted their ...

Here's what you missed at Wednesday's University Governance Committee meeting

By Edward Trentzsch | March 27

The University Government Committee held a meeting on Wednesday to debate potential changes regarding the Faculty Code of University Government. ...

A UNC Police officer has been accused of lying under oath in a Silent Sam arrest case

By Charlie McGee | March 27

The motion to dismiss Pulawski’s charges also includes a request that either Bostelman be sanctioned for false testimony under oath or that the case ...

Here's what you missed at Wednesday's Chancellor Advisory Committee meeting

By Stephanie Mayer | March 27

The Chancellor’s Advisory Committee met Wednesday to discuss new initiatives regarding public safety and the advancement of the University’s position ...

Check out Dean Smith's fan mail and more at this new Wilson Library exhibition

By Arabella Saunders | March 27

The exhibit will also include a UNC professor's Grammy-winning album and multiple rare books and artifacts.