GDTBATH: Tsini McCoy
The first-year student from Cherokee is proud of her Native heritage and hopes to connect her career with it.
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Pharmacy student sets own course at NASA
Tom Diaz used a space center clerkship to explore aerospace medicine.
Top news
Business professor turns studies into strategy
Isin Guler unravels how venture capitalists, pharma companies and prison systems manage innovation.
Holiday Carolina Blood Drive celebrates 25th year
Thousands have given blood or volunteered for the annual American Red Cross event, to be held Dec. 7 this year.
Women defend against hackers in exchange program
UNC Global’s partnership with Japan’s Nagoya University lets female undergraduates explore cybersecurity careers.
A message from University leadership: Carolina Women’s Center update
In a message to campus, Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz and Vice Provost for Equity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer Leah Cox announced Dr. Shauna Harris as the new director of the Carolina Women's Center.
Education school hosts World Anti-Bullying Forum
Bullying researcher Dorothy Espelage of the UNC School of Education received a career achievement award.
Two new members join Board of Trustees
Brad Briner of Chapel Hill and Vimal Kolappa of Chocowinity will serve four-year terms.
Carolina in the news
Ahead of Thanksgiving, North Carolina colleges raise awareness about on-campus food insecurity
WUNC
UNC-Chapel Hill and NCSU competed in their third annual pantry bowl. Both universities have raised more than $78,000 dollars for their campus food pantries to combat food insecurity.
8 Historical Moments More Important to Native Americans Than the ‘First Thanksgiving’
TIME
Kathleen DuVal, professor of history at UNC-Chapel Hill, explains the significance of the Wampanoag Tribe of Aquinnah being recognized by the U.S. government as a tribe.
The Roots of Trump’s Rage
The New York Times
Edwin B. Fisher, a professor of psychology at the University of North Carolina, makes the case that Trump’s insistence on the validity of his own claims has caused his isolation.
Accolades and honors
2023 Jefferson Award provides platform for ‘reckoning’
Winner Patricia Parker accepted in honor of Sally Hemings and Ella Baker, a civil rights leader.
John Hatch honored for commitment to public health
The Caucus on Public Health and the Faith Community will present the award at a Nov. 12 reception in Atlanta.
2023 Davie Awards honor six for service
This year’s winners include leaders in business and philanthropy, a historian, a research services administrator and an athletic director.
News for faculty and staff
Microsoft AI tool available for employees
ITS has approved a version of Bing Chat, an AI-powered assistant, for use by University faculty and staff.
Rebecca Fry picked as EPA adviser
The public health faculty member will serve on the agency’s Science Advisory Board and two advisory committees.
Bob Pleasants finds joy in research
The “born and raised” Tar Heel who’s worked at Carolina since 2009 is featured in the UNC Research series “Rooted.”
University Calendar
- Charanga Carolina
Charanga Carolina
Hill Hall
Sat, December 208:00 pm
- Speak Up! UNC's Annual Speech Competition
Speak Up! UNC's Annual Speech Competition
Genome Sciences Building
Tue, December 512:30 pm
- Holiday Carolina Blood Drive
Holiday Carolina Blood Drive
Fetzer Hall
Thu, December 707:30 am
- Artists' Talk: The Durham Palette
Artists' Talk: The Durham Palette
North Carolina Botanical Garden
Fri, December 807:00 pm