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University plans for potential Franklin Street rush as second UNC-Duke game approaches

By Charlotte Geier | March 3

“The University is working closely with the Town of Chapel Hill and the Orange County Health Department on communications to the campus community encouraging ...

Trevy McDonald, Khalilah Johnson are the UNC's 2021 MLK Unsung Hero Awards recipients

By Kate Carroll | March 3

The University presented the MLK Unsung Hero Awards to Trevy A. McDonald and Khalilah R. Johnson. The award is given annually to up to two recipients ...

Following sudden move last fall, students share why they moved back for the spring

By Heidi Pérez-Moreno | March 3

This semester, the number of undergraduate students living on campus increased from 1,096 students in late August to 2,410 as of Feb. 23, according to ...

Super Cooper’s College Buddies supports families of children in pediatric cancer treatment at UNC and Duke hospitals

Super Cooper’s College Buddies strives to support families touched by pediatric cancer

By Isabella Reilly | March 2

Super Cooper’s College Buddies, is a UNC club that provides support to families of children undergoing pediatric cancer treatment at UNC and Duke hospitals. ...

Black Entrepreneur Initiative offers a space for Black creators and innovators at UNC

By William Christensen | March 2

“There wasn’t really a space for Black entrepreneurs here on campus,” Crum said. “So I just decided one day that I wanted to create that space.” ...

Durham faith-based advocacy group La Semilla holds refugee vaccination event

Orally-administered antiviral drug tested at UNC shows promise in treating COVID-19

By Emily Shih | March 2

A new antiviral drug for COVID-19 is being tested with collaboration from the Gillings School of Global Public Health and UNC School of Medicine.

'A necessary evil': Code-switching calls for alteration of dialect

By Nathan Wesley | March 2

“We're either consciously or unconsciously varying the way that we speak in response to the context in which we're in,” J. Michael Terry, an associate ...

'Your new normal is fighting for your life': Surviving college with cancer

By Anne Tate | March 2

This is the story behind Aimee Comanici's battle with cancer during her first year at UNC.

Dylan Russell, president of the Graduate and Professional Student Federation, updates members on their proposed separation from Student Congress on Tuesday in Rosenau Hall at the Gillings School of Global Public Health.

Graduate and Professional Student Federation to vote for 2021-2022 president

By Elena Tsai | March 1

The 2021-2022 Graduate and Professional Student Federation elections take place Tuesday. UNC graduate students will get to vote for the GPFS president. ...

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Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward partners with local firm Turn of Events

By Karissa Teer | March 1

Mayme Webb-Bledsoe, leader of Turn of Events and assistant vice president for the Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership and Community Development, will ...

UNC Future Business Leaders of America hosts book drive for elementary students

By Emma Lindsey | March 1

The event functioned as a drive-thru library. To accommodate for COVID-19, parents and children stayed in their cars as club members delivered free books. ...

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Faculty Executive Committee discusses COVID-19 testing, commencement, budget concerns

By Sophie Seoyoung Cho | March 1

Faculty Executive Committee members met with Provost Bob Blouin and UNC department chairpersons via Zoom Monday to discuss the University’s Carolina ...

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UNC biology professor develops virtual plant guide, expanding the field of botany

By Chase Taylor | March 1

For the past 30 years, Weakley has been developing a free-use, online plant identification guide that has made loose-bound floras a relic of the past. ...

A new partnership honors the legacy of enslaved people buried in the Barbee Cemetery

By Grace Battle Thompson | March 1

A new partnership between the business school, University Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward and local families works to honor the 120 enslaved ...

N.C. police reform committee led by UNC graduate nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

By Anne Tate | March 1

The committee formed in 2020 after the death of George Floyd to examine the justice system and how it impacts people in different communities. Ryan Jenkins, ...

LISTEN: Looking forward with Lamar Richards and looking back with Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz

By Praveena Somasundaram and Evely Forte | March 1

Host Evely Forte spoke with Lamar Richards about what he hopes to accomplish through his role as Student Body President and University Desk Editor Maddie ...

Here's how students are staying safe and social with outdoor activities

By Marsalis Anderson | March 1

“Find ways to get outside and connect with things that bring you joy," Audrey Pettifor, an epidemiology professor at UNC, said. "Finding ways to connect ...

Looking forward with Lamar Richards on his role as student body president

By Evely Forte | March 1

Assistant University Desk Editor Evely Forte spoke with Student Body President-elect Lamar Richards about what he hopes he’ll accomplish through his ...

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'Almost like normal': Warmer weather encourages students to spend time outdoors

By Brianna Atkinson | March 1

“Research shows that spending two hours outside every week has huge benefits for us,” CAPS psychiatrist Leslie Montana said. “Just that 20 minutes ...

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Female UNC graduates talk finding success after pivoting in their careers at panel

By Chelsea Ramsey | February 28

Campus community members met virtually for the fourth-annual Honors Carolina Women’s Leadership Forum. At the event, moderated by Gloria Thomas from ...