When the staff of Top of the Hill Restaurant & Brewery saw community members and healthcare providers struggling with a hand sanitizer shortage, they saw an opportunity to give back.
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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.
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Topics of Friday's Faculty Council meeting included how the fall semester may take place and graduate student concerns.
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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.
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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.
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Mi Pueblo combines artistic expression with real-life coping skills in a CAPS-led Zoom meeting last week.
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This year's Chancellor's Award Ceremony has been postponed due to COVID-19, but in the meantime, the recipients are being honored virtually.
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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.
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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.
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As with many other things, COVID-19 has disrupted the ability for lawmakers to convene to discuss and debate upcoming bills and other proceedings. While many hope to return to in-person gatherings, for the time being they proceed with remote calls and meetings.
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A recent report released by the CDC implicated underlying conditions as being the main culprit for many COVID-19 deaths and also that African Americans made up a large number of hospitalizations. While local data is inconclusive for the moment, it does raise questions about how race and health are intertwined. “We cannot refer to these high rates of chronic disease without mentioning that African American communities also typically experience poverty, food deserts, gentrification, red-lining and environmental and systemic institutional racism at higher rates as well,” Kristin Prelipp, communications manager at the Orange County Health Department, said.
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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.
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"It's a way to strengthen existing connections and to find new connections to other people and to ideas. Right now, when a lot of people are looking for ways to connect, it provides a unique opportunity because it's possible to collaborate and make art without being in the same room."
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“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."
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The Board debated on many aspects of the budget, such as whether to expand the preschool dual-language program, food distribution for students during COVID-19 and teachers' responses to remote learning.
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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.
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At their meeting on April 13, the Chapel Hill Town Council updated citizens on steps being taken to minimize the local fiscal damage of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Several N.C. groups filed a lawsuit to protect incarcerated people from the coronavirus. The lawsuit seeks to allow an early release for those most at risk and argues that the actions taken by the N.C. Department of Public Safety are not effective enough.
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"With the rapid changes and uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus, making decisions is challenging. However, politicians should primarily consider scientific evidence, listen to experts and prioritize the health of the public when planning for the future."
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Film Fest 919 is now hosting a Social Distancing Film, Song and Photo Festival. Participants are encouraged to submit short films, re-enact scenes and songs from a favorite film, create a music video or create a photo montage.
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