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Faculty Executive Committee plans for the upcoming academic year

By Abby Pender | August 31

As the University community settles into the fall 2022 semester, the UNC Faculty Executive Committee gave updates on campus efforts toward mental health, ...

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Large animal sculptures part of campus art celebrating UNC Galapagos Center

By Eileen Foster | August 30

Last spring, a series of large, human-sized sculptures were installed to mark the 10-year anniversary of UNC’s Center for Galapagos Studies. The goal ...

UNC team provides resources for children with autism in Ukraine

By Madi Kirkman | August 29

After a concerned mother reached out to researchers at UNC about the impact of the war in Ukraine on children with autism, a team at the Frank Porter ...

Separating from J.K. Rowling, UNC Quidditch rebrands to "quadball"

By Lauren Lovitt | August 29

UNC students have participated in Quidditch, a sport originally inspired by the “Harry Potter” book series for over a decade. However, the sport that ...

Carolina Asia Center awarded $900,000 grant to develop Southeast Asian studies minor

By Natalie McCormick | August 29

This summer, the Carolina Asia Center received a $900,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation. With this grant, the University plans to develop a ...

K-2 Tar Heels: UNC opens elementary laboratory school in Roxboro

By Natalie Varma | August 29

UNC and Person County Schools held a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Thursday to mark the opening of Carolina Community Academy (CCA), a K-2 school within ...

Meet Sunny Vo: a UNC Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant

By Kelly Kendall | August 29

“At UNC I could be both an instructor, and could be both a student because I get to audit courses during the year and could be a resident student living ...

Founded at UNC, Alpha Pi Omega — the country's oldest Indigenous sorority — turns 28

By Emily Shih | August 28

The country’s oldest Indigenous sorority — Alpha Pi Omega (APiO) — will be turning 28 years old on Sep. 1 in remembrance of Founder’s Day. ...

Fulbright scholar Aadil Zeffer teaches Hindi-Urdu at UNC

By Holly Adams | August 28

Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Aadil Zeffer began his UNC career this fall 2022 semester.

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UNC alumnus Ed Perkins directs HBO documentary — 'The Princess'

By Adele Morris | August 25

Since graduating from UNC in 2009, Oscar-nominated filmmaker and Morehead-Cain alumnus Ed Perkins has crafted an extensive resume. Perkins’ latest release ...

Meet Rory and Joey, the unknown mascots of UNC's libraries

By Aisha Baiocchi | August 25

Meet Rory and Joey, the Park Library and Sloane Art Library’s mascots. There have been collaborations between the two rising influencers. Rory ...

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"Put that listening into action," Campus impact of the Hannah-Jones' settlement

By Liv Reilly | August 24

After over a year since the Board of Trustees’ initial failure to grant Nikole Hannah-Jones a tenured position at UNC, a settlement was recently reached ...

Confusion arises over executive branch's abortion viewpoint neutrality

By Brianna Atkinson | August 24

The order, titled Executive Order No. 2, prevents the executive branch from contracting or giving funds to any business, organization or individual that ...

“A sense of home” — Sangam brings together South Asian campus community

By Ira Wilder | August 24

Established in 1987, Sangam is a UNC campus organization that connects South Asian students over shared experiences. Sangam organizes cultural events ...

Majority of UNC conservative students censor political views in the classroom

By Hannah Rosenberger | August 23

Campuses across the UNC System do not always establish an atmosphere that promotes free expression, according to a recent report produced by UNC-Chapel ...

New library policies include Davis study zones and UL workshop series

By Collin Tadlock | August 22

This semester, UNC's University Libraries have established new programs including "study zones" in Davis Library, an Adobe-focused tech workshop hosted ...

'We will fight till the very end': NROTC defends the Naval Armory

By Madi Kirkman | August 22

UNC is planning to tear down the Naval Armory on campus to make room for a new Institute for Convergent Science, according to a campus plan released in ...

UNC Water Plan aims to reduce consumption and amplify research

By Keerthana Gotur | August 21

Water sustainability is one of the main missions of Sustainable Carolina, UNC's campus-wide organization dedicated to reducing environmental footprint. ...

‘It teaches you how to just vibe’: UNC’s Indonesian music ensemble

By Liv Reilly | August 17

UNC's Nyai Saraswati Gamelan is an Indonesian musical ensemble that features melodies of male and female voices alongside dozens of unique instruments, ...

Students get sustainable with campus move-in

By Sofia Casini | August 17

UNC's Waste Diversion Coordinator Kelli Maturano encourages students to reuse their things and recycle packaging where they can.