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A memorable year
2018 in review
2018 was a memorable year at Carolina. We celebrated the University's 225 anniversary, provided shelter and relief to those affected by Hurricane Florence, conducted groundbreaking research that will impact people around the world and raised national championship trophies.
As the year comes to a close, take a look back at some of our favorite stories and achievements from 2018.
Milestones
Carolina celebrates 225 years
For 225 years, Tar Heels have paved the way to a better world for generations to come. We walk the unpaved road with curiosity, courage and compassion. We build a better future one step at a time. And we’re just getting started.
Two centuries of Carolina Chemistry
Carolina's chemistry department celebrated 200 years of chemical innovation and education.
Fifty years of putting students first at the Undergraduate Library
Robert B. House Undergraduate Library celebrated a half-century of learning and creating.
The Stone Center turns 30
The Center has become an epicenter of arts and history at Carolina and beyond. From exhibitions to lectures to fellowships, the Stone Center is a hub for intellectual activity and supports the creative energy of the campus as it explores African-American and African Diaspora lives, cultures and histories.
Improving lives through research
$14.7 million grant from NFL will examine 20-year neurologic health outcomes in former NFL players
The five-year, multi-institution project will also investigate diagnosis, treatment and prevention of chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
Carolina rises to fifth among U.S. universities for federal research funding
Carolina has again surpassed $1 billion in annual research and development expenditures, and the University’s ranking for federal research R&D expenditures rose from sixth to fifth in the nation.
Only 12 percent of American adults are metabolically healthy, Carolina study finds
Only 1 in 8 Americans are achieving optimal metabolic health, which carries serious implications for public health.
Artificial intelligence system created at UNC-Chapel Hill designs drugs from scratch
An artificial-intelligence approach created at Carolina could help bring new drugs to patients quicker.
UNC-Chapel Hill researchers fight against current Ebola outbreak
Carolina researchers are providing on-the-ground care to Ebola patients, monitoring Ebola survivors from the 2014 outbreak to learn more about the virus and testing an experimental drug for emergency treatment of patients infected with Ebola.
Study finds genetic evidence that magnetic navigation guides loggerhead sea turtles home
Loggerhead sea turtles that nest on beaches with similar magnetic fields are genetically similar, according to UNC-Chapel Hill researchers.
Giving back to our state
Helping our neighbors
More than a dozen Carolina students spent their fall break helping in the recovery efforts in some North Carolina communities that were among the hardest hit by Hurricane Florence.
Filling up the truck
Carolina athletics teams worked to help people affected by Hurricane Florence by utilizing the football team’s 18-wheel equipment truck to deliver donations to impacted communities.
Spring break of service
More than a dozen students from Carolina's physical therapy, nursing and public health departments traveled east to Tyrrell County, one of the state's poorest and most sparsely populated areas, for a week of health-related service projects.
Bringing healthy food to all consumers
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health professor Alice Ammerman worked to provide locally-sourced, nutritious meals to communities in need.
