The Class of 2024 is starting college at an unsure time, and with new student orientation going remote, the University made a platform so they wouldn't get lost in the shuffle.
A student in Biology 252L, Fundamentals of Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory, expressed their concerns about the class's rigor during this remote instruction period in an online petition which has over 180 signatures. “In general, the transition from in-person to online should not warrant this degree of difference in the difficulty of this course," the petition reads.
The coronavirus pandemic has impacted the way in which experiential courses — like many in the UNC Nursing School — have been taught. UNC School of Nursing members share their thoughts as to how nursing students will be impacted by the changes and adjustments.
Due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, many graduate school admissions exams including the GRE, GMAT, LSAT and MCAT are altering their exam format, proctoring and delivery. Jeff Thomas, the executive director of admissions programs for Kaplan Test Prep, shares his thoughts on the exam changes along with UNC students and how these changes have impacted their post-undergraduate plans.
In this episode, Evely Forte and DTH staff writer Rachel Crumpler discuss UNC graduate worker demands in response to COVID-19.
Now that University closures and social distancing regulations have become the norm, many UNC students are finding unique ways to stay connected romantically and meet new people. Some students share how they've managed to date amid the pandemic.
Earlier this month, UNC Libraries announced that its contract with publishing company Elsevier would shrink. We spoke with Elaine Westbrooks, vice provost and University librarian, about how UNC Libraries arrived at this decision.
As the world soldiers on, some UNC professors are already looking into the impact of the virus on different industries, while others are thinking about what it could mean for social interaction of all kinds, even once it is overcome.
Spring 2020 unexpectedly went remote due to the spread of COVID-19. University Media Relations said in a statement that UNC is working with the UNC System to determine how to move forward in fall 2020. Some students are considering taking a semester off if fall 2020 continues with online instruction. One student, sophomore Luke Zhou, decided to take the next semester off for a variety of reasons, including the potential impact of COVID-19 on his parents' income. Sophomore Erin Lee said she is considering taking a gap semester if UNC goes online next semester because the things she likes about college are mostly gone.
Topics of Friday's Faculty Council meeting included how the fall semester may take place and graduate student concerns.
As other COVID-19 cancellations stretch into the summer, some summer programs held on campus have already decided to move online. Others are holding back.
Summer 2020 courses, like the end of the spring 2020 semester, will be online due to COVID-19. Here's how faculty and students are reacting to the decision, and what they think summer classes will look like.
This year's Chancellor's Award Ceremony has been postponed due to COVID-19, but in the meantime, the recipients are being honored virtually.
From cutting their own bangs to dyeing their hair to going for a buzzcut, here's how UNC students are styling their hair during quarantine.
In the wake of COVID-19, these UNC scientists are spearheading a new global partnership meant to facilitate vaccine research and combat future pandemics of this size.
With the COVID-19 pandemic still heavily affecting day-to-day life, the fate of fall study abroad programs are still uncertain. With this in mind, the UNC Global Study Abroad Office has created an FAQ site where students who are planning to go abroad in the fall can find up-to-date information on the situation.
Members of the University's Campus Safety Commission met Wednesday to discuss appropriate action UNC should take relating to sexual violence and police conduct on campus.
“I think it is very important for us to have this opportunity to have a genuine, deep, difficult and important discussion about how we are going to make things better and more sustainable so we can continue doing what we love — supporting the University, doing our research, going out there teaching — while also not teetering financially every day."
We talked to Timothy Sheahan, a virologist and assistant professor in UNC's Gillings School of Global Public Health, about a drug UNC researchers are helping to develop and test, which shows promise as a potential COVID-19 treatment.
While getting her master's degree at Duke, UNC alum Ashlyn Sanders was diagnosed with a rare neurological condition. Now, her company aims to help others like her.
