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Amy Stursberg, Chancellor Carol L. Folt and Judith Cone hold a framed certificate

Blackstone celebrates RTP partnership, foundation for future growth

For six years, the organization focused on finding Carolina students and faculty members with bright ideas and connected them to experienced entrepreneurs and investors.

News and Updates

- Carolina Student Transfer Excellence Program expands to Southwestern Community College
  Partnership will increase the number of low- and moderate-income students transferring to and graduating from Carolina
- Trustees announce goals, view heart-tugging stories of patients benefitting from research
  The July Board of Trustees meeting featured two presentations about University health care research that has led to groundbreaking patient treatments.
- Alumna Olivia Holder named 2018 Yenching Scholar
- Carolina Performing Arts receives $1.5 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
- UNC Lineberger hosts delegation from Malawi
  A team of Malawian health and government officials met with UNC Health Care and university leaders, researchers and clinical staff across three days to prepare for the opening of the first dedicated cancer center in Malawi.
- Mosaics discovered by Carolina archaeologist provide clues on life in an ancient Galilean Jewish village
- Alumnus named 2018 Gates Cambridge Scholar

In Pictures

Carolina in the summertime

Summer in Chapel Hill may be a bit quieter — and hotter — than the rest of the year, but with Summer School in session and thousands of incoming first-year students visiting campus, there is still excitement flowing through Carolina.

Carolina on Social Media

- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  This week we highlighted Carolina's record breakers and those whose work will make an impact in our community and beyond. Get to know some of the priceless gems we celebrated: https://unc.live/2LA7m9W
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  Over the last six years, Carolina has partnered with the Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network to connect students and faculty with experienced entrepreneurs and investors. Discover how this #UNC partnership has expanded entrepreneurship across the state and see where it's headed next...
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  “The part of the University that most people think of when they imagine it is the Old Well. But when you come to the University, the first thing you hear is the bell tower.” Meet the two #UNC students who are following a nearly 90-year-old tradition as the Morehead-Patterson ...
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  Dr. Raj Panjabi, a #UNC Bridge Builder and one of TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World, is working with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to provide life-changing health care in remote areas of his home country, Liberia. Learn how this incredible Tar Hee...
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  Before Lauren Bates starts at #UNC this fall, she's embarking on a different kind of adventure: traveling 4,000 miles from San Fransisco to Boston on foot. Discover how this Tar Heel's incredible journey will help raise money for the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults 👟
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  Just like the bricks that pave our campus and the low stone walls that welcome Tar Heels near and far, the Davie Poplar trees are a major part of Carolina's gorgeous landscape. Learn more about these symbols of life at #UNC: https://unc.live/2usgVRV
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  There aren't too many typical days for the coordinator for faculty programs at @iah_unc, Philip Hollingsworth. Learn more about a day in the life of this Tar Heel (via @univgazette) ⤵️ #UNC https://t.co/8NaYqkpCZt
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  Awesome news! The Carolina Student Transfer Excellence Program (C-STEP) has partnered with its 11th North Carolina community college to continue increasing the number of low- and moderate-income students transferring to and graduating from #UNC 🌟 https://t.co/yI7WAlh1qp
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  Discover how this team of @unccs students is working with @hslunc to rethink virtual and augmented realities through a program that allows users to control a video game using only their minds 👉🏾 https://t.co/wL9cVzeBMD https://t.co/FeqhhJ8WVi
- @UNC
  From the Old Well to the Bell Tower, to groundbreaking research and lasting impacts on the state and beyond, here is a look at some of the traditions that bind us to this place 🐑 ⚡️ “This week's top moments at #UNC | July 15-21” by @UNC https://t.co/SeJGBOdTiM
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  We couldn't do a feature on athletics at #UNC without highlighting our incredible Tar Heel fans who have been there along the way. Here's a #TBT to a little moment in 2017 when Franklin Street became a sea of Carolina blue 💙🏆 https://t.co/VfMsqKjQfP
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  RT @ChancellorFolt: What a great 6 years for the Blackstone Entrepreneurship Network: mentored over 580 companies, raised $430M in funding…

Events

Jun 12
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Sep 10
Learn more about Waiving or Enrolling in the UNC System Student Health Insurance Plan
Campus Health Services320 Emergency Room DriveChapel HillNC27599 |
All eligible students enrolled in the UNC System Colleges and Universities, including UNC-Chapel Hill, are required to have health insurance!
Jul 22
Family and Friends Sunday
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Ackland Art Museum101 S Columbia StreetChapel Hill27514 |
Spend an interactive, art-filled day with family and friends at the Ackland Art Museum!
Jul 22
“Cabaret” | PlayMakers’ Summer Youth Conservatory
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
PlayMakers Repertory Company120 Country Club Rd.Chapel HillNC27599-3235 |
The Master of Ceremonies bids you to forget all your troubles in the tantalizing world of The Kit Kat Klub in 1930s Berlin, where beguiling, self-destructive chanteuse Sally Bowles lives with no thought for tomorrow.

Timeless traditions

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News and Updates

Carolina Student Transfer Excellence Program expands to Southwestern Community College

Trustees announce goals, view heart-tugging stories of patients benefitting from research

Alumna Olivia Holder named 2018 Yenching Scholar

Carolina Performing Arts receives $1.5 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

UNC Lineberger hosts delegation from Malawi

Mosaics discovered by Carolina archaeologist provide clues on life in an ancient Galilean Jewish village

Alumnus named 2018 Gates Cambridge Scholar

In Pictures

Carolina in the summertime

Carolina on Social Media

Events

Learn more about Waiving or Enrolling in the UNC System Student Health Insurance Plan

Family and Friends Sunday

“Cabaret” | PlayMakers’ Summer Youth Conservatory