The UNC Board of Governors members acknowledged campus safety throughout UNC System schools, elected to maintain undergraduate tuition rates at UNC System schools for an eighth consecutive year and introduced UNC alumna Shayna Hill as the new chair of the UNC System Staff Assembly at its Sept. 14 meeting.
UNC will take part in clinical research sponsored by the National Institutes of Health evaluating treatments for long COVID over a six-month period, according to an Aug. 1 announcement.
UNC faculty members Pamela Lothspeich, Carissa Byrne Hessick, Anthony Hackney and Patrick Davison were chosen to be Fulbright Scholars for this academic year.
UNC, alongside other grant recipients, will receive up to $50 million from the Food and Drug Administration for the creation of a research center in the Triangle. The Research Triangle Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation will open up direct connections with the FDA for researchers in the area and will officially begin operations in September.
During the summer, UNC students that stay in Chapel Hill have the opportunity to engage with new jobs, internships and coursework. Staff writer Akash Bhowmik asked students on campus how they have been staying productive this summer.
“Our job, our goal, our mission is to welcome these guests to campus,” Rhonda Beatty, director of the UNC Visitors Center, said. "We want them to understand the great work and the wealth of work that happens every day from students, faculty, staff — how that work benefits the citizens of North Carolina and how it impacts our communities, whether it's locally in Chapel Hill, throughout North Carolina, the nation or even the world."
Incoming students interested in navigating UNC's campus should also expect to learn about the history of the University's landmarks.
On Wednesday, June 14, the Affirmative Action Coalition at UNC-Chapel Hill hosted a student leader forum to discuss affirmative action in higher education ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina.
The Daily Tar Heel's Akash Bhowmik sat down with Graduate and Professional Student Government President Lauren Hawkinson to discuss her administration's platform, the issues faced by graduate and professional students at UNC and how she hopes to build connections with students and administrators across campus. "I think that the offerings that the Graduate School provides for career and professional development are wonderful for graduate students, but I think there's definitely more work that can be done in the larger campus community for graduate students in particular," Hawkinson said. "I'm excited to be a part of that group working towards finding solutions there."
Construction will begin on May 30 for renovations to improve accessibility to the Old Well. Changes include a permanent ramp and lowered fountain. “By making our academic symbol of the University accessible, it's showing that we are embracing all abilities, all students and that we want them at our campus,” Jennifer Diliberto, a clinical associate professor at the School of Education, said.
