Across Carrboro and Chapel Hill, community arts spaces are providing resources and classes to encourage creativity — ranging from the new Koala Craft in Chapel Hill, the Be a Maker Space on campus and My Muses Card Shop and Peel Gallery in Carrboro.
The Triangle and surrounding area allows interested buyers of all ages to see antique pieces from locations as far as Europe, Asia and South America through various antique shops, markets and festivals.
Organizations like Carolina Thrift partner with Carolina Housing during the move-in and move-out processes to collect and donate items students no longer need.
Kukoyi was invited to compete in the "Second Chance" competition that aired on Jan. 9. Winning the first game, advanced Kukoyi to the tournament’s next and final game, which premiered on Jan. 12 and 15.
Carolina Housing is partnering with the UNC School of Social Work to provide WellBeing coaching to Hinton James residents, starting this academic year.
The Alpha Iota Chapter of La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc. and the Kappa Omicron Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. are collaborating to donate books to Book Harvest. The book drive aims to provide literature for children from underresourced communities.
Nabarun Dasgupta, an epidemiologist who has been studying opioid overdose for about 20 years, became interested in the issue after a friend passed away from an overdose. His work preventing overdose deaths is now being recognized by Time100.
UNC launched the Center for Virtual Care Value and Equity (ViVE) focused on virtual health care on Aug. 1. The University received a $3.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences to fund a five-year plan to establish the center.
SmallFest, the University's in-person student organizations involvement fair, will return this year during the second week of classes. More than 350 clubs and organizations will spread across the Pit, the Gift Plaza, Davis Library patio and the front of Lenoir Dining Hall to advertise themselves to students.
On Friday morning, UNC alumni, ROTC students and guests filled the Carolina Union Great Hall to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Naval Armory. Hosted by UNC’s Naval ROTC Alumni Association, the event included speeches from Rep. Valerie Foushee (D-N.C. 4th), Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Walter Gaskin, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Jim White, NROTC alumni and more.
