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"Push to Start:" The Tarpeggios new EP releases Friday

By Stella Griffin | March 23

The Tarpeggios’ new EP "Push to Start" releases Friday, March 24. The group recorded the EP over the summer of 2022, with Chen and Sindhura Kondaveeti, ...

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Monique Truong looks to foster connection through fiction in lecture series

By Akash Bhowmik | March 23

As this year's writer-in-residence, award-winning author Monique Truong will be visiting the University next week to host talks related to literature. ...

Student CPR specialists advocate for heart safety on campus

By Tristan Slates | March 23

UNC was recently awarded HEARTSafe accreditation from the National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation (NCEMSF).

'Next to Normal' is up next for Company Carolina and Pauper Players

By Lauren Lovitt | March 22

On Friday, the UNC Pauper Players and Company Carolina will perform their version of “Next to Normal,” a musical about a mother with bipolar disorder ...

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UNC School of Nursing to use $5 million donation to combat nursing shortage

By Maeson Wagner | March 22

Joanne and William E. Conway Jr. donated $5 million to UNC’s School of Nursing earlier this month to combat the nursing shortage in North Carolina – ...

'A sisterhood': LEAD helps foster a new generation of Black doulas

By Adele Morris | March 21

Lived Experience Accessible Doula (LEAD) is an eight-week program that trains black doulas, or birth experts, on how to support black mothers emotionally, ...

Explainer: What is the function of student governance at UNC?

By Liza Smith | March 21

The student government at UNC was designed to resemble the structure of the U.S. Government. Here's an explainer of how it works and who holds positions ...

Chapman prepares to speak before BOT, faculty discusses relationship with board

By Annie Ham | March 21

In Monday’s Faculty Executive Committee meeting, Chapman asked faculty leaders about what she should include in her address to best represent the faculty. ...

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'We have to act now': UNC to host largest collegiate cleantech gathering in the U.S.

By Emily Chambliss | March 21

On March 27 and 28, the UNC Institute for the Environment will bring students, academics, government officials and industry professionals together for ...

Campus Safety ramps up emergency preparedness resources with classroom QR codes

By Samantha Nichols | March 21

A group of professors and University faculty members are working to actively expand access to emergency preparedness information and collaborating with ...

Pawan Dhingra speaks on anti-Asian violence in final lecture, March 29

By Madison Gagnon | March 21

The final lecture of the Nannerl O. Keohane Distinguished Visiting Professorship will take place next week at Duke University with speaker Pawan Dhingra ...

Sitterson houses collaborative computer science lab space

By Eilah Wood | March 20

The newly-launched Computer Science Experience Labs on UNC's campus is a community hub and makerspace for undergraduate and graduate students to collaborate ...

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Russian Flagship Program pushes UNC students to immerse in language

By Lauren Lovitt | March 20

UNC's Russian Flagship Program allows students to further their experience with the Russian language and also to visit Russian-speaking countries through ...

Q&A: CAPS director Avery Cook talks student mental health at UNC

By Holly Adams | March 20

Avery Cook has served as the interim director of UNC Counseling and Psychological Services since 2021, but has now officially been named director. ...

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'We can pull all the fans together': Marching Tar Heels reflect on band, community

By Lauren Rhodes | March 20

Dressed in black and Carolina Blue uniforms, the Marching Tar Heels perform arrangements from tedious formations on the football field to rallying cheers ...

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Ballroom dance club combines international dancing with community

By Selena Hernandez | March 19

The Ballroom Dance Team is a club that makes ballroom dance financially accessible to students for those that want to try the style. The team focuses ...

UNC Kenan-Flagler STAR program connects students with corporate partners

By Madison Gagnon | March 19

Kenan-Flagler Business School’s Student Teams Achieving Results program, or STAR program works to foster relationships between students and corporations ...

Center for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies reflects on 20 years on campus

By Mary Mungai | March 10

The Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies’ (CMEIS) celebrated their 20th anniversary celebration last week. The center aims to create a welcoming ...

UNC's Environmental Law Project fosters community for students

By Akash Bhowmik | March 9

At the UNC School of Law, the Environmental Law Project is a space for students interested in the field to socialize, serve their communities and engage ...

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Campus buildings recommended renaming still awaiting chancellor and BOT approval

By Satchel Walton | March 9

Last week, the Residence Hall Association met with the co-chairpersons of the University Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward to further conversations ...