The recent international monkeypox outbreak prompted the federal declaration of a public health emergency. With 138 cases reported to the CDC in North Carolina as of Aug. 13, local government authorities and University administrative members are actively working to address the situation.
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The UNC American Indian Center's annual Welcome Extravaganza on Aug. 17 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. will include live music, food and festivities.
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College students are using contraceptives and condoms less and less each year, but safer sex is as important as ever. Here's a guide on safer sex resources available on campus.
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The University announced Friday that it will install a permanent memorial in The Pit dedicated to James Cates. This memorial announcement comes after years of community initiatives and activism to honor Cates and bring attention to racially-motivated violence. The Cates memorial will be part of 'Build our Community Together,' one of the eight initiatives of the 'Carolina Next: Innovations for Public Good' plan to increase diversity and inclusion, the University said. The James Cates Remembrance Coalition also proposed renaming the Student Stores building after Cates in June 2021.
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The University received a bomb threat today at the UNC School of Nursing's Carrington Hall, according to UNC Media Relations. Both the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation are aware of the incident.
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This year in the committee's May 5 meeting, Chairperson Mike Smith said that the committee's goal was to get its report draft to Guskiewicz by July 1 so that he would have time to review it before the BOT meeting in late July, where it would be considered. However, the committee still has not finalized its report.
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This fall, the University will offer well-being days on Sep. 6 and 26 to support student mental health.
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As the fall semester approaches, UNC students reflected on what they missed about campus life over the summer and what makes the University a true home away from home.
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UNC announced updated COVID-19 policies for the fall 2022 semester in a campus-wide email Friday. The University will not have any testing requirements for asymptomatic individuals on campus and will no longer provide voluntary asymptomatic testing. Students who test positive for COVID and are living in residence halls can isolate at home or in their residence hall room. The University is not requiring vaccine attestation or re-entry testing, but both are encouraged.
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Kamrhan Farwell has been named UNC’s next vice chancellor of communications, according to a University email sent on Thursday. Farwell will succeed interim associate vice chancellors Beth Keith and Tanya Moore and previous vice chancellor Joel Curran, who left the University in fall 2021.
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They may have been massive — and to some students, an eyesore — but the tents in the quad and surrounding areas on campus provided plenty of shaded and safe outdoor seating during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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For students looking to diversify their playlists this upcoming year, the Woven Music Society is a new project that tailors community-curated playlists for listeners in four different genres of music.
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On Sunday, UNC students participated in Redirect the Rage, a rally hosted by the UNC Undergraduate Student Government and several other student organizations to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Students made posters at the Old Well and marched down East Cameron Avenue and Raleigh Street to the Pit. Chants such as "My body, my choice," and "I've been mad for too many days, time to redirect the rage!" rang out through the streets.
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Beginning this fall, University Career Services is launching the UCS Micro-Internship Program, which partners with various employers that work with UNC to give short-term internships to students who want to take the next steps to launch their careers.
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Elizabeth Mayer-Davis has been appointed dean of the UNC Graduate School and will begin in her role on Sept. 1, according to a campus-wide email on Friday.
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This June, three members of UNC fraternity Pi Kappa Phi — Ethan Mou, Cole Bright and Bo Bell — set out on a 3700-mile cross-country cycling marathon to raise awareness for people with disabilities.
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UNC will pay Nikole Hannah-Jones $74,999 to resolve legal matters related to her tenure case last year, according to the University's settlement with Hannah-Jones that was released today.
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College sweethearts Nancy and Tucker Stevens got to relive their Old Well proposal this summer, celebrating 32 years since the UNC alumni first got engaged.
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Changing Health, Attitudes + Actions To Recreate Girls is a fitness community that aims to empower women by promoting body positivity and encouraging them to explore a variety of physical activities.
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On Friday, the University reached an agreement with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones to resolve legal matters related to her application for a tenured position in the Hussman School of Journalism and Media. The settlement required three key provisions for UNC: an inclusive search process, mental health counseling and reserved funds in the provost's office, according to a statement by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
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