CHAPEL HILL, NC – The University of North Carolina announced this week it has selected four teams as the recipients of Undergraduate Research Awards, granting $100,000 in funding to support projects that span nine UNC institutions. Last fall, the system’s Undergraduate Research Directors Council identified three areas of focus for research proposals: Assessment, Course-Based …
Newly instituted fixed-tuition payment program helps UNC campuses remain affordable With the rising costs of college education in America, students who can predict their tuition costs for their academic careers stand a better chance of staying in school and graduating on time. That’s the philosophy behind the University of North Carolina’s newly instituted fixed tuition …
Unique UNCG/N.C. A&T partnership gives grad students best of both campuses Despite locations four miles apart and being part of the same university system, creating the Joint Master of Social Work Program (JMSW) between North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro was no small undertaking. After years …
UNC SYSTEM GRADUATES BEGIN CAREER SERVING UNIVERSITY AND STATE The University of North Carolina is now accepting applications for the 2019-2020 Presidential Scholars Program. This is a one-year, paid appointment for three May 2017 UNC system graduates to serve at The UNC System Office in Chapel Hill under the UNC System President. The program gives graduates the …
Rick earns Erskine Bowles Staff Service Award for work on campus, in community When reviewing all of the activities Joe Rick is involved with, one question leaps to mind – how does he have time to do it all? His exceptional level of service to the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and …
Steve McKeand, professor of forestry and environmental resources at North Carolina State University, has devoted his long academic career to making the state greener – in both an ecological and economic sense.
Board of Governors selects forestry professor leading innovative tree-breeding program for top service award. Steve McKeand gets funny looks when he tells people what he does for a living. “They have one of two reactions: stunned silence, or a giggle,” he says. High Resolution Download High Resolution Download It’s not easy being a tree breeder, …
New testing method from UNC researchers seeks to measure bacteria levels in shellfish There’s traditionally one nagging fear among those who love to eat seafood – is it safe to eat? Transcript of video. Conservative estimates project $20 million growth potential for the shellfish market in North Carolina. (Source: NC Coastal Federation, State of the …
As a student and strength and conditioning coach for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s women’s basketball team, Hayden Guiliani was used to working with elite athletes. But working with the U.S. Army soldiers at Fort Bragg took her experience to a whole new level.
Carolina Advising Corps has helped thousands of North Carolina students and their parents across 64 partner schools throughout the state with the college application process – how to find scholarships, how to apply for financial aid, how to find which college experience best matches with the students’ goals.