Applied data science grad earns major promotion
Matthew Ray now has a new Army rank and a master’s degree from Carolina.
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This cookie-making Tar Heel couple leaves no crumbs
Kirk Francis ’08 and Juliann Francis ’10 created the Captain Cookie and the Milkman company in 2012.
Top news
Carolina relaunches undergraduate elementary education degree
The new program will prepare future elementary teachers with dual licensure and hands-on experience to serve North Carolina’s classrooms.
Student Affairs shares 2025 winter break resource guide
Classes are over for the year, but Tar Heels still have access to many services and activities.
Descendants learn more about Carolina’s first Japanese graduate
More than a century after his 1918 graduation, 13 members of Kameichi Kato’s family visited his alma mater.
8 things to know about Winter Commencement
The Well answers key questions about Carolina’s Dec. 14 graduation and the students getting their degrees.
Business school changes admissions model
The Future Business Admits program guarantees selected Carolina applicants a spot in UNC Kenan-Flagler as sophomores.
UNC researchers uncover wildfire smoke’s health impacts
Inhaling wood smoke can upset the natural balance of bacteria in the lungs and contribute to diseases like asthma.
Carolina in the news
Are young people feeling better about the economy? It's complicated.
Marketplace
Camelia Kuhnen, a distinguished professor of finance at the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School and research director of the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, explains the tools she uses to gauge public opinion on the economy.
Watch a black hole fall into a star and then blow up
National Geographic
Jonathan Carney, a doctoral student in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, discusses the topic of his recent research: the longest gamma-ray burst ever recorded.
San Francisco sues 10 companies that make ultraprocessed food
NBC News
Barry Popkin, a distinguished professor of nutrition at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, discusses the rise of ultraprocessed foods in the 1980s and how they are affecting the population today.
Accolades and honors
Carolina a top producer of future leaders
The University is No. 7 among public institutions for preparing future leaders, according to a Time and Statista analysis.
31 Carolina faculty named ‘highly cited researchers’
Clarivate’s 2025 international list of trailblazers includes scholars from across the University.
Reese Brantmeier captures NCAA women’s tennis singles title
The senior is the just the second Tar Heel to win the competition.
Carolina ranks in Top 10 for study abroad participation
The Open Doors Report includes numbers for study abroad and international student enrollment.
3 Carolina seniors win Rhodes scholarships
Tiana Dinham, Rotimi Kukoyi and Gabrielle Moreau received the prestigious honor, matching Carolina’s record high for a single year.
Senior Tiana Dinham is Carolina’s 55th Rhodes scholar
The geological sciences major earned the 2026 Rhodes scholarship for Jamaica.
Music professor Mark Katz receives 2025 Harvey Award
His Carolina Prison Music Initiative supports incarcerated individuals’ rehabilitation and re-entry into society.
Field hockey wins 9th consecutive ACC title
The Tar Heels defeated Virginia, 4-1, giving Carolina its 300th conference championship across all sports.
3 alumni honored with Davie Awards for service
The recipients include a former men’s basketball player and two real estate executives.
Faculty and staff
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Kerwin Young stays on beat at Carolina
The former producer for Public Enemy now imparts career wisdom to students in the Beat Making Lab.
31 Carolina faculty named ‘highly cited researchers’
Clarivate’s 2025 international list of trailblazers includes scholars from across the University.
Kathleen DuVal shares expertise in ‘The American Revolution’
The PBS series features insights from the professor, the latest Carolina historian spotlighted in a Ken Burns documentary.
- 2025 Winter Commencement
2025 Winter Commencement
Dean E. Smith Center
Sun, December 1402:00 pm
- Advancing Biomedical Discovery with Generative AI and Machine Learning - Expert Perspectives and Funding Strategies
Advancing Biomedical Discovery with Generative AI and Machine Learning - Expert Perspectives and Funding Strategies
Brinkhous-Bullitt Building
Tue, December 1612:30 pm
- Starry Nights: Winter Skies
Starry Nights: Winter Skies
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
Wed, December 1707:00 pm
- Advanced Standing MSW Info Session (Virtual)
Advanced Standing MSW Info Session (Virtual)
Wed, January 712:00 pm