The University of North Carolina System has been notified of a ransomware attack on Blackbaud, a private company contracted to provide constituent relationship management services for the UNC System and several constituent institutions.
The UNC System announces that teams from three institutions within the UNC System have been awarded grants through the University of North Carolina’s Research Opportunities Initiative (UNC ROI).
By strengthening online instruction, institutions will be more adaptable to the challenges COVID-19 presents. The initiatives support the System-wide emphasis on a hybrid approach to instruction, which employs both in-classroom and online learning. This increased mix of remote learning technologies will ease the strain on classroom space and enable physical distancing. And, in the event that circumstances change, institutions will be ready to pivot to fully online instruction, quickly and effectively.
Innovative research taking place at our institutions is changing how athletes prevent injuries and changing how physicians and therapists treat them.
The UNC Board of Governors will meet in regular session at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 23, 2020 via conference call. A total of eight committee meetings of the board will be held on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 via conference call.
The UNC System launched the first in a series of intensive System-wide workshops, which will provide faculty with information, tools, and experiences to promote successful teaching online.
The UNC System Office announces that it has awarded $188,901 to nine institutions through the Behavioral Health Initiatives Grant.
The UNC Board of Governors’ Capital Construction Task Force will meet at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 via video conference call for a discussion of ideas.
East Carolina University has signed co-admission agreements with five more North Carolina community colleges this spring, bringing the total number of Pirate Promise partner colleges to 35.
Researchers at North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are testing a potential treatment for C. diff. Meanwhile, an unusual interspecies partnership at East Carolina University is sniffing out new ways to identify and sterilize contaminated sites, preventing the bacterium’s spread in hospitals and healthcare facilities.