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Meet the UNC senior who won the prestigious Churchill Scholarship

By Evan Castillo | February 3

Daniel Malawsky, a senior biostatistics and mathematics major at UNC, has been selected to study at Churchill College with the Churchill Scholarship. ...

New on-campus mental health network allows for peer-to-peer support

By Abbey Thompson | February 3

To promote student mental and emotional wellness on campus, University student government members and Mental Health ambassadors created the UNC Peer-Based ...

Sustainability officer fired, contrary to UNC statements; energy initiative sputters

By Kyle Ingram | February 2

Documents obtained by the DTH show chief sustainability officer Brad Ives was fired, contradicting University officials' claims that he left to pursue ...

Meet the UNC student who runs his own online chess tutoring service

By Macy Meyer | February 2

Priyav Chandna, a UNC student, started playing chess as a child. Now he's helping other aspiring players master the craft.

UNC responds to concerns about coronavirus

By Erich Hess | February 2

With cases of coronavirus cropping up around the world, UNC is taking precautions to avoid an outbreak.

Behind closed doors: UNC System concealed $74,999 deal's role in Confederate payoff

By Charlie McGee | January 30

A secretive $74,999 payment has remained a standout question in a pair of backdoor deals between the UNC System and the North Carolina Division Sons of ...

'Devastating to morale': State budget impasse halts faculty raises at UNC

By Anna Neil | January 30

The N.C. General Assembly has adjourned until April without passing a budget. Here's what that means for UNC faculty.

'It’s a surreal feeling': Asian American Center approved by Board of Trustees

By Ramishah Maruf | January 30

The UNC Board of Trustees approved three new centers at Wednesday's meeting.

Reese Innovation Lab partners with brands like Lenovo to tell stories

By Macy Meyer | January 29

The Reese News Lab and Emerging Technologies Lab have merged to form the Reese Innovation Lab, which combines journalistic, computer science and business ...

"It can't be business as usual": Commission gives Guskiewicz campus safety solutions

By Emily Orland | January 29

“We want to change from simply listening and acknowledging, and we don’t want to wallow in our harm. We want to move forward and come up with some ...

Asian Studies curriculum introduces new Korean studies major

By Preston Fore | January 29

UNC's Asian Studies Department is allowing students to major in Korean studies. The addition comes thirteen years after the first Korean class was offered ...

UNC researchers contribute to breakthrough in HIV cure research

By Abbey Thompson | January 28

A breakthrough in HIV cure research has come to light, thanks to a partnership between UNC, Emory University and Qura Therapeutics. The team of researchers ...

Unmarked graves of enslaved people demonstrate Chapel Hill's dark past

By Hannah McClellan | January 28

“With all the intense emotional reaction over the fall of an abstract monument to slave-owning soldiers, you might think people might be up in arms ...

'I was kind of taken aback at first': The mumps are on campus

By Addison Skigen | January 28

A case of mumps has been confirmed at UNC. Here's what this means for the campus community.

UNC remembers the Holocaust 75 years after Auschwitz’s liberation

By Rachel Crumpler | January 28

The annual Holocaust Remembrance Day event was held Monday evening in Hill Hall to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. About ...

UNC graduates who were active in Civil Rights Movement lend voices to Silent Sam case

By Allie Kelly | January 28

A group of alumni plans to submit an amicus brief to the Orange County court system by Wednesday. Some of those involved would like to see the money from ...

UNC's lagging faculty salaries discussed at Faculty Executive Committee meeting

By Ellie Heffernan | January 27

“Very rarely is someone gonna move their family and come to a new location and come in and be told, ‘Well, we really love you, we want you to join ...

Can't afford to study abroad? This new UNC initiative could help

By Preston Fore | January 26

44 percent of undergraduates currently study abroad, according to the vice provost for global affairs and chief global officer. Those who don't study ...

Meet these UNC professor friends trying to cure Alzheimer's together

By A.J. OLeary | January 26

A pair of professors has received a grant for $3.1 million from the National Institute on Aging to research potential cures for Alzheimer’s Disease. ...

Continuing MLK's legacy: The 39th annual MLK Jr. lecture connected King's life to today

By Anna Neil | January 24

The 39th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Keynote Lecture and Award Ceremony was titled I Am Because We Are: Interrelated Realities, based on a quote from ...