Article Published by: unccfar.org As a freshman at UNC, Elizabeth Trefney remembers seeing a flyer publicizing a class about HIV/AIDS. The semester-long course is offered each spring by the UNC Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) and is open to all students. Past classes have focused on
Article Published by: ackland.org The Ackland Art Museum has commissioned its first major site-specific, outdoor art installation in nearly 20 years: a “stickwork” by Chapel Hill-based artist Patrick Dougherty entitled Step Right Up. The large-scale piece—comprised of five individual stickwork sculptures—was constructed entirely of tree saplings
Article Published by: alumni.unc.edu The University has received the $1 million 2017 Cooke Prize for Equity in Educational Excellence, the largest award in the nation recognizing a college or university for its success in enrolling low-income students and supporting them to successful graduation. UNC plans to raise
Article Published by: alumni.unc.edu Five alumni were honored on University Day with the University’s Distinguished Alumna/Alumnus Awards as UNC marked its 224th birthday on Thursday. University Day, the anniversary of the 1793 laying of the cornerstone of Old East, also featured an address by Gov. Roy Cooper
Article Published by: alumni.unc.edu PlayMakers Repertory Company and the department of dramatic art have received a $12 million gift that will significantly increase the University’s performing arts programming, and rename the department’s building for a longtime arts patron. The endowment is the largest single gift by a
Article Published by: alumni.unc.edu Carolina baseball has a new teammate this year, but this member has four legs, not two. Remington, a 2-year-old golden retriever, is Carolina’s first athletics training room assistance dog. He’s also the first in the ACC. Remington’s official title is psychiatric medical alert
Article Published by: alumni.unc.edu Anson Dorrance ’74 performs the same ritual before each national championship game his women’s soccer team plays — and that’s 24, with 22 ending in victory. It doesn’t have anything to do with superstition. It’s all about appreciation. “I spend the entire day
Article Published by: alumni.unc.edu Carolina finished fifth in the 2016-17 Learfield Directors Cup standings, the Tar Heels’ 11th top five and 20th top 10 finish in the 24-year history of the award. It marks the 18th time UNC is the highest-ranked Atlantic Coast Conference program in
In celebration of the UNC General Alumni Association's 174th birthday. Video: Patrick Nichols. Music: "Brooks" by Kai Engel. About Scott Livengood Scott Livengood is the owner and CEO of Dewey’s Bakery, Inc., a commercial wholesale bakery with a respected national brand of ultra premium cookies and crackers. Previously,
Article Published by: alumni.unc.edu A family whose UNC alumni extend back five generations has made an $18 million gift to the University to more than double the size of Carolina’s nationally recognized undergraduate entrepreneurship program. The gift commitment from the Shuford family of Hickory is the largest single