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BOG swears in student member, discusses partnership between UNC Health and ECU Health

By Madison Gagnon | May 25

At the UNC Board of Governors meeting on Thursday, board members swore in UNC Association of Student Governments President Estefany Gordillo-Rivas, discussed ...

Q&A: SBP Christopher Everett looks toward school year, offers advice to incoming students

By Eliza Benbow | May 24

Student Body President Christopher Everett discusses his administration's plans for the school year and gives advice to incoming students.  Everett ...

IDEAs in Action curriculum to be continued, improved in 2023-24 academic year

By Akash Bhowmik | May 23

The IDEAs in Action curriculum, which started in the 2022 fall semester for first-year and transfer students, will be continued into the next academic ...

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'They belong in that space': UNC libraries welcome new and returning students

By Madison Gagnon | May 23

Each library location serves as a service point for the libraries as a whole — staff are available in every library to provide students with necessities ...

UNC on-campus resources promote accessibility, community for students

By Mary Mungai | May 22

UNC students can access a variety of wellness and identity-based resources through and around the University. The Daily Tar Heel spoke to members of some ...

UNC students build community, identity through on- and off-campus student organizations

By Eliza Benbow | May 21

Jannah Said, a junior majoring in quantitative biology, began her first year at UNC expecting to find a group of people who perfectly aligned with her ...

Finding community in UNC's on-campus dorms, a guide to moving in

By Ashley Quincin | May 20

Transitioning from living at home to living in a residence hall, often with a stranger for a roommate, can be challenging and scary.  “We’re ...

Sipping at the Old Well, rushing Franklin and streaking Davis — a look into UNC’s unique traditions

By Natalie Bradin | May 19

“The number one piece of I give is just try to find your people, because I think people make traditions more so than anything else,” Manav Patel, ...

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BOT hears School of Civic Life and Leadership updates at board meeting

By Eliza Benbow | May 19

At the UNC Board of Trustees board meeting on May 18, board members discussed updates to the planning of the School of Civic Life and Leadership, swore ...

'UNC Works Because We Do': Graduate students rally for collective bargaining

By Ashley Quincin | May 19

On Wednesday, May 17, supporters of The Workers Union at UNC participated in a rally during a Board of Trustees meeting. Their demands include the repeal ...

'Jordan year': Graduates attend UNC's class of 2023 spring commencement

By Walker Livingston | May 14

This year's commencement speaker, Bryan Stevenson, the executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative and renowned public interest lawyer, encouraged ...

Playmakers looks forward to next season, educating the heart of campus

By Corey Davis | May 8

The PlayMakers Repertory Company recently announced their upcoming productions for the 2023-2024 season in a Youtube video, including well-known shows ...

UNC faculty members elected into the American Academy, celebrate research

By Kayla Hallac | May 8

UNC professors Amy Gladfelter and Robert Hummer have been elected into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences on April 19.

Charanga Carolina shares Cuban traditions with UNC community

By Mary Mungai | April 27

UNC's campus is home to Charanga Carolina — the only university-based Charanga music ensemble in the state. As the ensemble approaches its twentieth ...

UNC McLendon Clinical Labs' annual test volume represents the variety of specialized labs

Meet the pathologists working inside UNC’s medical labs

By Brooke Elliott | April 27

UNC’s Molecular Genetics Laboratory performs millions of clinical tests annually, many of which have the potential to diagnose patients with life-threatening ...

Stephanie Brown to retire after 14 years directing Park Library

By Corey Davis | April 27

Stephanie Brown has been the director of the Park Library in the Hussman School of Journalism and Media for 14 years. After teaching and assisting hundreds ...

Mike Pence speaks on UNC campus, students protest in response

By Lauren Rhodes | April 27

Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence was on UNC's campus Wednesday evening, speaking at an event titled “Saving America from the Woke Left." The event ...

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As fentanyl threats rise in the country, so does UNC research

By Akash Bhowmik | April 26

As rates of drugs laced with fentanyl pose threats to those who use drugs, several researchers at UNC focus on harm reduction. Part of this is access ...

'Curiosity and the pursuit of the unknown': TEDxUNC returns in-person

By Elizabeth Egan | April 26

TEDxUNC returned this year to Curtis Media Center, where speakers focused on the theme of XYZ  — which “explores and celebrates the human essence ...

Highest reports of on-campus sexual assult from 2015 to 2022 at Ram Village and Granville Towers

How sexual assaults are processed by the University Police

By Ashley Quincin | April 26

According to the UNC Police Department crime log, 76 sexual assault offenses occurred in either residence halls or fraternity houses between January 2015 ...