From vaccines to food deserts, meet UNC grad students pioneering award-winning research
Several graduate students at UNC have recently received awards for research that will have significant impacts in North Carolina either now or in the future.
STUDENT LIFE
UNC held a symposium to discuss neurotraumatic injuries in athletes
The symposium featured keynote speakers Dr. Allen Sills, the National Football League’s chief medical officer, former NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Dr. Micky Collins, director and founding member of the UPMC’s Sports Medicine Concussion Program.
UNC club squash impresses at nationals and at home with new women's team
Squash isn't usually a sport popular in the Southern states of the U.S. But at UNC, the team just keeps getting better.
The best thing about the early 2000s is back, and it's not the Jonas Brothers
Flip phones are making a comeback, with one UNC student describing his experience with owning one as liberating.
Here's what the "I Act On" diversity pledge could mean for UNC
Interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz has signed the "I Act On" diversity pledge of the CEO Action coalition, committing himself, as well as all of UNC, to increase awareness of unconscious biases.
CIRA board apologizes after finding no evidence of misconduct by Denton Ong
Senior Denton Ong, editor-in-chief of The Internationalist, a journal that partners with the Carolina International Relations Association (CIRA), was impeached on allegations of misconduct. How will this affect future directors of CIRA?
Here's what you missed at March's Faculty Executive Committee meeting
UNC’s Faculty Executive Committee met to discuss Kevin Guskiewicz’s first few weeks as interim chancellor, digital education and the general education curriculum at UNC.
Here are the rulings on four anti-Silent Sam demonstrators' charges
Many anti-Silent Sam protesters were in the courthouse during all four trials, and some mentioned a discomfort with the judge handing down the rulings.
Read this if you park on campus after 5 p.m.
As part of the University's Five-Year Plan, new parking regulations are coming in August 2019 for the weeknights.
How parents' trust of school officials can lead to segregation
UNC Professor Karolyn Tyson presented her research for the first time at an Ethics Around the Table installment. The goal of her research is to show how trust in public school officials can lead to segregation.
Here's what you missed at Wednesday's Undergraduate Senate meeting
Three University resolutions were proposed and voted on, including one proposal that passed unanimously.
UNC student organization CIRA impeaches editor-in-chief over alleged misconduct
The Carolina International Relations Association's Executive Board voted to impeach the senior acting as editor-in-chief of The Internationalist, who also resigned as vice president and was removed from any capacity with the organization.
UNC's Minority Advising Program joins the social media game
While MAP helps minority students develop relationships with those of similar backgrounds, it also helps bridge gaps between the students it mentors and the rest of the community.
91.1 percent of 2017 UNC graduates experience positive outcomes in their careers
A report presented by University Career Services shows that over 90 percent of 2017 graduates experienced positive outcomes within six months of graduating. However, these positive outcomes don't necessarily mean a job in their field.
The life of a UNC student Instagram influencer
These three UNC students are using Instagram to share what they love, and make a little bit of money on the side.
The Silent Sam decision has been extended for a second time
The email did not cite reasons for the extension.
Despite the cold, people take the plunge at Lark pool to support Special Olympics
UNC Special Olympics’ Polar Plunge brought approximately 25 people to the Lark apartment complex pool Saturday to jump into the frigid water together in celebration of a six-week long fundraising effort for future Special Olympics events.
Kamikazi breaks it down at biannual Spring Workshop
The workshop has become popular among the members of UNC's hip-hop dance group because it is open to everyone and helps bring in diverse talent to teach students new moves.
Meet the UNC students spending Spring Break building homes in Guatemala
Students in the club From Houses to Homes UNC-Chapel Hill will be spending their Spring Break helping Guatemalan families get a sturdy home.
UNC grad student develops app for African American youth mental health
Are better mental health resources important to you? Or are you interested in technology? This UNC graduate student is creating a new app, targeted toward African American young adults.
