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Interim Chancellor Guskiewicz goes back to the classroom

By Evely Forte | April 1

Guskiewicz and Professor Buck Goldstein will be holding a once-a-week course to mentor Ph.D. students who are planning to move into academia following ...

Leslie Parise, Chairperson of the Faculty Committee, resigns

By Cynthia Dong | March 31

The Advisory Committee hopes to appoint an interim chairperson by early April.

Here's what you missed at Wednesday's University Governance Committee meeting

By Edward Trentzsch | March 27

The University Government Committee held a meeting on Wednesday to debate potential changes regarding the Faculty Code of University Government. ...

From 2014 to 2017, female faculty at UNC were paid 28 percent less than men

By Stephanie Mayer | March 25

The report, 2019 Re-Analysis of Gender Pay Inequity at UNC-Chapel Hill, also showed that inequity was highest at the UNC School of Medicine and lowest ...

UNC professor awarded NC’s 2018 Physician Assistant of the Year

By Stephanie Mayer | March 21

UNC facult member Janelle Bludorn was recognized for her skill “in point-of-care ultrasound,” and how she shares “her vast knowledge on the subject ...

UNC surgeon study on sexual harassment among surgeons

Over half of female surgeons are sexually harassed at work

By Arabella Saunders | March 21

A team led by members of UNC Surgery conducted an anonymous online survey that asked recipients to identify whether or not they had experienced sexual ...

Up to 50 UNC classrooms are getting an upgrade. Here's where and why:

By Casey Quam | March 20

Almost one-third of classrooms contain outdated furniture, some of which has been there for more than 20 years.

Former Chancellor Carol Folt has been selected as USC’s first female president

By Rachel Jones | March 20

The Los Angeles-based university has made recent headlines for a college admissions scandal. More than 50 individuals were charged last week, including ...

A mother explains why she's not raising her son to follow 'Black codes'

By Evelyn Gandy | March 19

Debra Johnson came to UNC on Tuesday to share her experience of the unique challenges faced by Black parents, lessons she learned while raising her now ...

The Faculty Executive Committee talked student voter IDs and more at Monday's meeting

By Rachel Crumpler | March 18

The UNC Faculty Executive Committee's meeting on Monday addressed some of the most important issues facing the University, from libraries to data retrieval. ...

'Why are there so few Muslim Terrorists?': A UNC professor explains

By Emily Holler | February 26

In the wake of 9/11, many experts believed that the scale and frequency of mass terrorist attacks would increase. In a talk at Flyleaf Books, his UNC ...

Here are some ways to improve heart health, according to UNC students and professors

By Casey Quam | February 26

Nearly half of Americans have a cardiovascular disease, according to the American Heart Association.

UNC professor's research finds drastic change is necessary to save coral reefs

By Jessica Wynblatt | February 26

The coral reefs are dying, and the world's small-scale quick fixes are failing. A new study led by UNC Professor John Bruno details the techniques we ...

President of Charlotte Hornets to lecture at Shuford Program in Entrepreneurship

By Elizabeth Thompson | February 25

Fred Whitfield, Michael Jordan’s close friend and business confidant, and president and vice chairman of the Charlotte Hornets will join the UNC Shuford ...

These UNC professors created a new scientific word ... about ... poop

By Anna Southwell | February 25

There's in vitro, in vivo and now, in fimo. And it all comes down to the study of poop, literally.

General Martin Dempsey, former Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, discusses U.S. national security at a forum with Professor Richard Kohn and Professor Klaus Larres on Tuesday evening in Wilson Library.

Krasno Events Series speakers discuss U.S. involvement abroad

By Brandon Gianikos | February 25

Two guest speakers hosted at UNC discussed the United State's involvement in war, and how they think the government should change going forward.

Why did Rams Dining Hall undergo a name change?

By Arabella Saunders | February 19

If you remember when CDS renamed Chase Dining Hall, a lecture held on Tuesday explains why.

UNC radiologic technologist honors father's legacy through work and scholarship fund

By Praveena Somasundaram | February 19

When Issack Boru was six years old, his father suffered a head injury that caused internal bleeding. With a lack of medical imaging technology where they ...

Court rules on former UNC student charged in the Davie Poplar bombing attempt

By Stephanie Mayer | February 18

Joshua Edwards, the former UNC student charged with trying to bomb the Davie Poplar tree, has been given his court ruling.

Duke and UNC overlook the rivalry with visiting professorship

By Noah Dolgoff | February 17

“While we are fierce competitors on the basketball court, when it comes to academics, we complement one another greatly."