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'Language is such a bridge': UNC ASL club focuses on accessibility and learning

By Liv Reilly | February 7

UNC’s American Sign Language club is an organization that teaches students about Deaf culture, ASL vocabulary and other deaf-related content and media. “Language ...

'On the Books': University Libraries research project digitizes NC Jim Crow laws

By Kate Carroll | February 6

The project is using machine learning technology to digitize every Jim Crow law passed in North Carolina between the Reconstruction and Jim Crow eras. ...

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Certified candidates for UNC student body president announced

By Brianna Atkinson | February 6

The certified student body president candidates for next year are Ethan Phillips, Sage Staley, Sam Robinson and Taliajah "Teddy" Vann.

UNC history professor William Sturkey aims to empower students to talk about race

By Hannah Rosenberger | February 3

Associate professor William Sturkey focuses on the history of race in the American South, writing about the experiences of non-white people who have fundamentally ...

UNC Employee Forum discusses faculty retention and DEI on campus

By Collin Tadlock | February 3

At its Wednesday general meeting, the UNC Employee Forum spoke about employee work schedules, the new University partnership with the Jed Foundation and ...

UNC Libraries reduce operating hours due to staffing shortage

By Alan Hunt | February 2

Libraries with changes to operational hours include Davis Library, the Undergraduate Library and the Health Sciences Library.

University campus centers form the UNC Alliance, call for student grant proposals

By Natalie Varma | February 2

Four cultural centers — the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History, the Asian American Center, the Carolina Latinx Center and the ...

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First-generation students reflect on UNC experience, give advice to first-years

By Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata | February 1

“I would tell first-generation college students — first years specifically — that college might seem really, really difficult," senior Melanie Godinez-Cedillo ...

UNC community clinic hits therapy caseload capacity, continues offering assessments

By Abby Pender | February 1

The UNC Psychology and Neuroscience Community Clinic will be offering year-round assessments, but has hit its therapy caseload capacity. The clinic trains ...

Understanding mental health well-being checks at UNC

By Liv Reilly | February 1

A well-being check is a way the University can provide a resource for student safety, according to UNC Media Relations. Law enforcement can contact an ...

UNC research program studies COVID-19 variants

By Emily Shih | January 31

Led by UNC researchers, the Coronavirus Variant Sequencing Surveillance Program is a viral sequencing program funded by the NC Policy Collaboratory in ...

'Well-made desserts with love': UNC senior grows her cupcake business

By Jade Neptune | January 31

UNC senior Azaria Woods started her baking business at 11 years old. Now, Cupcake Craze by Azaria delights the UNC community with its variety of treats ...

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Chancellor’s committee considers renaming two UNC buildings

By Madi Kirkman | January 31

During meetings on Jan. 20 and 24, the Chancellor’s Committee to Review History Commission Resolution discussed renaming two campus buildings – Ruffin ...

SafeWalk brings safety for UNC students on campus after hours

By Collin Tadlock | January 30

The program operates Sunday through Thursday from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m, and stretches to locations both on and off campus, including the Lark and Union apartment ...

UNC Board of Trustees discusses return to in-person instruction, University fundraiser

By Kelly Kendall | January 30

In its meeting Thursday, the BOT discussed UNC's COVID-19 response, the Campaign for Carolina fundraiser and the newly formed Audit, Compliance and Risk ...

UNC will move into Condition 1 at 7 p.m. Friday

By Brianna Atkinson | January 28

The University will move into Condition 1 Friday at 7 p.m. until Saturday at 12 p.m. due to forecasted adverse weather conditions, according to ...

Signs of mental health issues and ways to approach those conversations

By Valeria Cloës | January 27

A mental health resource of warning signs and how to help your peers, friends and family members address mental health concerns.

UNC plans move to fully in-person instruction over the next two weeks

By Allie Kelly | January 27

All UNC classes are expected to resume in-person instruction by the end of the next two weeks, the University announced in a campus-wide email Thursday. ...

Meet Juan Álamo, UNC distinguished term associate professor in Latin American studies

By Jade Neptune | January 26

Juan Álamo was recently appointed as a distinguished term associate professor in Latin American studies at UNC. In his new role, he aims to approach ...

A look at funding for UNC Counseling and Psychological Services

By Kate Carroll | January 25

As the UNC community grappled with mental health last semester, attention turned toward the University's Counseling and Psychological Services. The ...