Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, a doctor with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), is leading efforts to develop a vaccine for the coronavirus. She is also a Carolina grad! Learn more about her work here.

UNC has surpassed, for the first time, $1 billion in annual research expenditures, according to the nation’s annual Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) survey. This news continues UNC-Chapel Hill’s decade-long rise as one of the world’s top universities for … Continued

Min Yang, a 2015 graduate of UNC, has been selected for the Schwarzman Scholars program, an elite China-based scholarship modeled after the Rhodes Scholarship and founded by Blackstone co-founder and CEO Stephen A. Schwarzman. This innovative master’s degree program supports … Continued

To help address the growing need for a larger and more diverse workforce of health care data analysts, technologists and experts, the University and United Health Foundation are expanding access to health care data and informatics educational and professional development … Continued

Chancellor Carol L. Folt has named 20 scholarships for “Bridge Builders,” individuals whose work, advocacy and personal example helped forge a more inclusive, unified and aspirational Carolina community. The need-based scholarships will recognize people who helped unite and strengthen the Carolina … Continued

For the 13th consecutive year, Carolina received a record number of first-year applications for fall 2018. The 43,384 applications reflect a 6 percent increase over last year.

A multi-disciplinary team led by experts from the UNC School of Social Work working to improve support for relatives fostering abused or neglected children is the winner of the 2017 C. Felix Harvey Award to Advance Institutional Priorities. In collaboration … Continued

With a $10 million gift from the John William Pope Foundation that will support a combination of core areas where Carolina excels, the University is continuing to invest in education, research and service that will benefit North Carolinians for many … Continued

Big Ten Conference Commissioner James Edward Delany and his family have given a $1 million to the Carolina Edge initiative, with $750,000 benefiting the Carolina Covenant and $250,000 to support law school students. Delany may be commissioner of the Big … Continued

As this academic year and my term as the chair of ACRED come to a close, I thought it would be a good time to reflect on all of the positive things happening on campus and beyond.