Joining a nationwide partnership of PBS stations allows UNC-TV’s science news stories to be broadcast to markets across the nation and, in turn, to broadcast hundreds of other science news stories of interest to North Carolina viewers. In February, UNC-TV joined a growing content-sharing partnership of 26 PBS stations nationally under the umbrella of WNET …
North Carolina is poised to become a national leader in big data collection – capitalizing on the ability to store, share and analyze large volumes of data. Data scientists from the UNC Charlotte, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and North Carolina State University have combined efforts to create new ways of storing and analyzing data at their respective institutions through a cloud-based infrastructure.
“I marvel at your success,” said UNC President Margaret Spellings when introducing 2015 Nobel Laureate Aziz Sancar at the July 29 Board of Governor’s meeting. Sancar was there to receive the O. Max Gardner Award, the oldest and most prestigious statewide honor given to a faculty member who has “made the greatest contribution to the …
Research that crosses a multitude of disciplines and connects the University with private industry is crucial for North Carolina’s economic development. A recent event, “A Celebration of Game-Changing Science,” highlighted three separate initiatives of UNC researchers working with the private sector to solve challenges facing different technology industries. The UNC Research Opportunities Initiative (ROI) supports …
Faculty and staff from across the UNC system put their heads together to learn about competency-based education models from around the country. Nearly 30 national experts covering a broad range of topics highlighted the 2016 Competency-Based Education Summit held at the University of North Carolina’s Center for School Leadership Development. Teams from UNC’s 17 campuses, …
The University of North Carolina system has retained Jones Day and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr (WilmerHale), two nationally renowned law firms, to provide legal services to the University and the UNC Board of Governors in connection with a lawsuit filed earlier this month by the U.S. Department of Justice (United States of America …
The UNC Board of Governors has conferred the O. Max Gardner Award, its highest faculty honor, on two distinguished professors, one from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and and the other from Western Carolina University. Recent Nobel Prize winner Dr. Aziz Sancar, the Sarah Graham Kenan Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at …
Asheville attorney W. Louis Bissette, Jr., a partner and former president of the McGuire, Wood & Bissette law firm, will serve another two years as chair of the UNC Board of Governors, the policy-making body of the 17-campus University of North Carolina. His new term begins July 1. In addition, Asheville financial manager Roger Aiken …
UNC President Emeritus Thomas W. Ross is the 2016 recipient of the University Award, the highest honor given by the Board of Governors of the 17-campus University of North Carolina. Read More
The University of North Carolina system has retained Jones Day and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr (WilmerHale), two nationally renowned law firms, to provide legal services to the University and the UNC Board of Governors in connection with a lawsuit filed earlier this month by the U.S. Department of Justice. Read More