University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Music at the front lines of war

Musicians as soldiers intrigue UNC musicologist Annegret Fauser. During World War II, the United States government believed in the power of music, Fauser says. So did …
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A tale of courage, generosity, renewal

"The Longest Night: A Winter's Tale" is a one-of-a-kind fulldome planetarium show that immerses its audience in a timeless fable of courage, generosity and renewal. …
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Carolina: The Year in Pictures

Take a look back at some special moments and beautiful scenes at Carolina this year in the annual video, The Year in Pictures.
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Campus incubators hatching ventures

In just over a year, Carolina has gone from having almost no space to incubate student or faculty ventures to a growing number of incubation …
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Plague among us

Bill Goldman is battling the next outbreak of the plague before it happens. The plague is alive today, as evidenced by what happened in 2008, when …
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Exploring life's limits on Earth

As part of her research into how life survives in places where it seemingly shouldn’t, Zena Cardman dove deep into a lake in British Columbia …
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American Indian Center's "beautiful mission"

It’s in Amy Locklear Hertel’s blood to give back. “Giving back – reciprocity – is a very important value in tribal communities,” she said. Hertel, of …
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Life-changing work

Bruce Cairns arrives at the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center each day with one primary concern: He wants to shut it down. “My mission here is …
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A new title: Robertson Scholar

Sophomore Loren Shealy is a talented player on Carolina’s top-ranked field hockey team. She’s also an academic star with a 4.0 G.P.A. This year Shealy garnered …
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"You can't control every factor"

Will Leimenstoll earns a small stipend for all his work as UNC student body president. He doesn’t get paid for his volunteer work, like raising …
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20 years of Yucatec Maya

Apocalyptic rumors about Mayan culture are in high gear, fueled by the final tic on the Maya Long Count calendar, but 2012 also marks a …
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Building collaborative approach to genome sciences

A decade ago, then-Chancellor James Moeser announced a sweeping $245 million genomics initiative to position Carolina...
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William C. Friday, 1920-2012

William C. Friday, president emeritus of the University of North Carolina and an icon of American public higher education, died October 12, 2012. The longtime …
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The money was gone

Her parents started saving for her college education when Shaquice DaCosta was born, investing in College Saver Share Certificates for her and her brother, Aston …
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Cuban Missile Crisis no morality play

Even after 50 years, the story most people think they know about the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis is not exactly right.
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Driving through time

The Blue Ridge Parkway is the backdrop for so many personal histories, so many stories of growing up.
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Sarah Browning

After three years of fundraising, research and trials, the moment finally arrived: Jack Britt High School had made it to NASA’s 2011 Great Moonbuggy Race. …
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Sahle pushes positive changes

Professor Eunice Sahle’s first love is teaching. A recipient of a 2011 Student Undergraduate Teaching Award, she is known for encouraging independent thought in the …
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Campus Updates

UNC #1 academic value for 12th straight time

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranks as the number one value in American public higher education because it offers students “stellar academics” …

Thorp, Smithies elected to National Academy of Inventors

Two Carolina faculty members, Chancellor Holden Thorp and Nobel Laureate Oliver Smithies, were named charter fellows of the National Academy of Inventors, a nonprofit organization …