For immediate use   Ackland Art Museum organizes first Ronald Lockett retrospective   Pioneering comprehensive exhibition devoted to the southern vernacular artist   (Chapel Hill, N.C. – March 11, 2016) – The Ackland Art Museum at the University of North … Read more

For immediate use   Device hits pancreatic tumors hard with toxic four-drug cocktail, sparing the body   Implantable device delivers first-line treatment for pancreatic cancer directly to tumors, bypassing bloodstream and limiting widespread side effects   (Chapel Hill, N.C. – … Read more

For immediate use   The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers early-action admission to 6,948 Fourth consecutive year that Carolina has set a record for the number of early-action applicants   (Chapel Hill, N.C. – Feb. 4, 2016) … Read more

For immediate use UNC-Chapel Hill resumes Condition 1 (reduced operations) on Monday, Jan. 24 (Chapel Hill, N.C. – Jan. 24, 2016) – With travel conditions improving and a favorable National Weather Service forecast for rising temperatures, the University of North … Read more

For immediate use   Improvements for nonflammable lithium-ion batteries   Nonflammable lithium-ion batteries just got better   (Chapel Hill, N.C. – Dec. 21, 2015) – Joseph DeSimone from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Nitash Balsara from … Read more

For immediate use   Nobel winner to donate prize money to Chapel Hill foundation   Aziz Sancar, the 2015 winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, will donate his prize money to the Aziz & Gwen Sancar Foundation to help … Read more

  Honors Carolina hosts live demonstration of an Enigma machine Special program entitled “The Enigma of Bletchley Park” is scheduled for Nov. 19 (Chapel Hill, N.C.—Nov. 16, 2015) – Honors Carolina will host a live webcast of an Enigma machine … Read more

Strictly embargoed until 6:35 p.m. EST Tuesday, Dec. 1 2015:   The global diet is getting sweeter, particularly when it comes to beverages   Sugar consumption is rising fastest in low- and middle –income countries, but declining in many high-income … Read more

For immediate use   A huge chunk of a tardigrade’s genome comes from foreign DNA   Tardigrades, nearly microscopic animals that can survive the harshest of environments, including outer space, hold the record for the animal that has the most … Read more

For immediate use:   Eshelman Institute for Innovation Awards $9.2 Million to Fund First Round of Innovative Ideas   “I am now limited by only my imagination and how well I can execute the new idea. As a faculty member, … Read more