he UNC System’s six historically minority-serving institutions have each received a new mobile freezer capable of safely storing and transporting COVID-19 vaccine vials. These six freezers represent the first of 62 scheduled to arrive in the state in the coming months as part of Operation Deep Freeze.
The UNC Board of Governors will meet in regular session at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 21, 2021 via conference call. A total of 8 committee meetings of the Board will be held on Wednesday, January 20, 2021.
Andrea Poole, a top administrator at the North Carolina Community College System, has been named executive director of the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority, the agency that administers the state’s financial aid and education savings programs.
On January 12, 2021, UNC-TV will become PBS North Carolina Powered by the UNC System.
CHAPEL HILL, NC – All 15 research institutions within the UNC System will soon be receiving 61 new freezers capable of safely storing COVID-19 vaccines at temperatures as low as -80 Celsius (-112 Fahrenheit). The freezers will support state and local public health agencies, hospitals, and pharmacies with the critical logistics of sub-zero storage and subsequent distribution of COVID-19 vaccines that started arriving in North Carolina this past week.
One of Greenville’s own, Dr. Philip G. Rogers, has been elected the 12th Chancellor of East Carolina University. During today’s regular meeting of the UNC Board of Governors, UNC System President Peter Hans nominated Dr. Rogers for the post. The Board of Governors of the 17-institution University of North Carolina System elected him unanimously.
The UNC Board of Governors will meet in regular session at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 17, 2020 via conference call. A total of 2 committee meetings of the Board will be held on Thursday, December 17, 2020. In addition, the Task Force on Pricing, Flexibility, and Affordability will meet 30 minutes upon the adjournment of the full meeting of the UNC Board of Governors.
The University of North Carolina System announces the launch of a new service that gives students at every constituent institution access to licensed mental health support, including after-hours when campus counseling centers are closed.
The UNC Racial Equity Task Force will meet on Friday, December 4, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. via video conference call.
Not only have faculty, students, and staff continued their education and research in the midst of a global pandemic. They are also finding new ways to give back to the communities that support their studies and research.