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Accolades
Read stories about the awards, honors and recognition Tar Heels receive for their work that improves North Carolina, the nation and world.
Tar Heels repeat 4th-place finish in Learfield Directors’ Cup
Carolina ranked second among ACC schools and has seven consecutive Top 10 finishes.
50 years later, a Marine finally gets his honors
Carolina Law’s Military and Veterans Law Clinic helped secure a military funeral for Raymond Dick and benefits for his widow.
4 faculty named AIMBE fellows
The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering fellowship is one of the highest honors for researchers in these fields.
Nutrition professor fights against unhealthy habits
Barry Popkin’s groundbreaking research on the dangers of sugary drinks, processed foods and inactivity has improved lives worldwide.
Chemistry professor awarded up to $2 million over 5 years
As Carolina’s first Brown Investigator Award winner, Jillian Dempsey will study how to harness light to make new molecules.
Cure Innovation Index ranks Carolina 5th among publics, 18th overall
The new metric of biomedical innovation measures how well institutions translate scientific discovery into real-world impact.