A portion of Manning Drive between Ridge Road and Skipper Bowles Drive will be closed, with the exception of emergency vehicles, during the drill.   Not for publication   (Chapel Hill, N.C.—August 8, 2014) – The University of North Carolina … Read more

4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2 Memorial Hall, 114 E. Cameron Ave. UNC-Chapel Hill   (Chapel Hill, N.C.—July 31, 2014) – The public is invited to attend a memorial service Saturday for Feng Liu, research professor in the Eshelman School of Pharmacy … Read more

Total represents 9 percent gain over 2013   For immediate use      (Chapel Hill, N.C. — July 24, 2014) — The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill attracted $297.5 million in private gifts and grants in fiscal 2014. The … Read more

For immediate use: Tuesday, July 15, 2014   The Ackland Art Museum will complete the digitization of its collection of 89 Asian screens and scrolls through a recent fundraising campaign that gathered $2,864 for the project. The funds were pledged … Read more

Wednesday – July 23 The Carolina Inn   10:45 a.m. BOT Appeals Committee 110 Bynum Hall   11:30 a.m. BOT Lunch Alumni Room   1:00 p.m. *Finance & Infrastructure Committee Chancellor’s Ballroom West Agenda Presentations: Design Selections; Financial Update; Development Update; Research Computing   … Read more

For immediate use: Wednesday, July 2, 2014   Excavations led by a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill faculty member revealed stunning new mosaics decorating the floor of the Late Roman (fifth century) synagogue at Huqoq, an ancient Jewish … Read more

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received a verbal notice of inquiry from the NCAA that it will reopen its 2011 examination of academic irregularities.  The NCAA has determined that additional people with information and others who … Read more

For immediate use: Monday, June 30, 2014   Tuesday, July 1 1:00 PM John Sprunt Hill Ballroom Carolina Inn 211 Pittsboro Street Chapel Hill   Chancellor Carol L. Folt will announce the second largest research award ever received by University … Read more

For immediate use: Wednesday, June 18, 2014   Thursday, June 19 1:15 p.m. N.C. Children’s Hospital 101 Manning Drive Chapel Hill   Durham native and retired school teacher Esther Jones has pledged a $1.4 million gift to N.C. Children’s Hospital … Read more

For immediate use: Tuesday, May 27, 2014   Web-based and live counseling programs can effectively reduce the risk of heart disease for patients at high risk for the disease, and web-based programs are particularly cost effective, according to research from … Read more