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What's medicine doing in that vending machine?

By Clay Morris | February 1

A group of UNC students partnered with Campus Health to introduce medicine vending machines on campus. The goal is to make over-the-counter drugs and ...

Silent Sam was located on McCorkle Place in Chapel Hill.

DTH settles lawsuit over alleged Open Meetings Law violations in BOG Silent Sam meetings

By Anna Pogarcic | February 1

DTH Media Corp., parent company of The Daily Tar Heel, settled its lawsuit against the UNC System over allegations of violating state Open Meetings Law ...

People walk through snowy North Campus on a Wednesday night in 2018.

From snowball fights to an Old Well snowman, students find ways to enjoy winter weather

By Chelsea Ramsey | February 1

On Thursday morning, snow greeted students in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro area. Even amid the COVID-19 pandemic and online classes, students found safe ways ...

Student-led nonprofit B3 Coffee celebrates neurodiversity with each cup

By Isabella Reilly | January 31

UNC students Jacklyn Googins and Hannah Steen founded a nonprofit, B3 Coffee, which aims to promote inclusion and dismantle stigmas surrounding disabilities. ...

Campus leaders optimistic as spring semester begins with lower COVID-19 positivity

By Suzannah Claire Perry | January 31

The first week of spring semester classes saw fewer positive tests than during the same period in the fall as the University has ramped up testing and ...

Carolina Away offers new online social events and courses in the spring semester

By Brianna Atkinson | January 31

“Our main goal is to create a sense of community away from home,” Bhagyashree Behera, a first-year student and Carolina Away ambassador, said. “We ...

From the Old Well to the Dean Dome — Heel Hunt welcomes new students to campus

By Grace Battle Thompson | January 31

“I met six or seven new people, and some of them I still talk to,” said first-year UNC student Julia Straight. “I didn't really know campus before ...

Shopping local, online: Alumni, students help businesses build a digital presence

By Emma Nipp and Emily Shih | January 31

Founded by UNC alum Varun Amesur, Launch Local seeks to help local businesses better establish their digital presence through strategy and marketing consulting. ...

UNC expects to disenroll no students for failing to acknowledge COVID-19 standards

By Claire Tynan | January 31

The University has begun disenrolling students from spring courses who had not agreed to the COVID-19 community standards and updated their address and ...

Honors Carolina continues program on structures of inequality at UNC

By Samuel Garzon | January 31

"Moving Forward On...'' is the continuation of the series from the fall semester, "Structures of Inequality: A Focused Look at Systemic Racism," which ...

Faculty Executive Committee passes resolution condemning Campus Y vandalism

By Cameron Myers Milne | January 31

“In our shared spirit of inclusion, diversity and equality, our Faculty Executive Committee unanimously resolved to condemn hateful vandalism and racist ...

UNC receives graduate education award for focus on diversity and inclusion

By Amy Xu | January 31

In UNC's proposal, Dean of the Graduate School Suzanne Barbour collaborated with the Director of Diversity and Student Success Kathy Wood to highlight ...

'Recruitment and education': Research for Me connects volunteers to clinical trials

By Chelsea Ramsey | January 28

“Suddenly research is much more relevant to everyone’s lives,” Emily Olsson, program manager for the recruitment and retention program of the N.C. ...

Looking ahead: The Campus and Community Advisory Committee's plans for the spring

By Charlotte Geier | January 28

As the spring semester continues, the committee will continue to assist the UNC community to develop a safe and successful COVID-19 response in the coming ...

BOT discusses in-person classes, recent vandalism attack and COVID-19 testing

By Lauren McCarthy | January 28

The Board met on Thursday to discuss several issues, from the recent vandalism at the Campus Y to current COVID-19 testing procedures.

Student health care workers share their experiences getting the COVID-19 vaccine

By Hannah Rosenberger | January 28

Students working in hospitals, medical research labs and other health care positions are eligible to be vaccinated under Phase 1 of North Carolina’s ...

The single life: Students adjust to single-occupancy dorm rooms

By Isabella Sherk | January 27

Living in single occupancy dorms comes with its own set of challenges and perks as UNC students adjust to life on-campus this spring. “Everyone's ...

'Public display of division': Campus Y vandalized with anti-Semitic, racist symbols

By Maydha Devarajan and Cynthia Dong | January 27

“Every object that was stolen or defaced can be replaced; but this vandalism goes deeper than property damage,” the Campus Y stated in a response ...

No FallFest, no problem: Learn about campus organizations through this online fair

By Anne Tate | January 26

This week, students are learning about ways to get involved on-campus at UNC through the virtual fair: SmallFest 2.0. Zoom sessions for the event cover ...

UNC continues to allow course underloading for students in the spring

By Lauren Cook | January 26

With COVID-19 still active and present, the University is introducing several initiatives to provide students with a flexible and accommodating education. ...