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Flowing Together: Restoring North Carolina’s drinking water
PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” are prevalent in a variety of products and linked to a range of health problems. An interdisciplinary group of UNC-Chapel Hill scientists and engineers are deploying and evaluating technologies that filter these difficult-to-remove substances from N.C.’s drinking water.
Gift to support philanthropy fellow is a fitting legacy for devoted Tar Heel
The Charles M. Shaffer Jr. Distinguished Fellow in Philanthropy Fund, established in honor of a late Carolina alumnus and philanthropist, will support the work of the Philosophy, Politics and Economics Program in pursuit of giving back.
A Family’s Legacy of Education and Curiosity
A strong affinity for UNC and a profound belief in the life changing influence of education inspired Nikin ’05 and Rashmi ’05 Shah to establish the Tilak and Aruna Shah Biomedical Engineering Scholarship.
Lives guided by great books
The new Weldon Thornton Society and Teaching Award affirm the central place of the humanities in the arts and sciences tradition that has long defined a Carolina education.
Carolina honors Tom Kenan for lifetime of giving and service
Kenan becomes the first recipient of the Lux Libertas Philanthropy Award.
Carolina research takes the world stage
Message about tech use and teens’ well-being connects during World Economic Forum.
Life-changing lessons from a beloved professor
Inspired by memories in and beyond the classroom, a group of alumni work to honor the late professor Kimball King.
Majoring in a ‘life of meaning and purpose’
Coming to Carolina was an easy decision for Bill Farthing ’70 (J.D. ’74). Almost 60 years later, it was another easy decision to give back to the place where he spent his first four years at UNC: the department of religious studies.
McNaughton Family Fund supports Program for Public Discourse
Flint McNaughton and his wife, Julie Wells McNaughton, established the McNaughton Family Fund in the Program for Public Discourse to provide for the program’s most urgent needs.
Gift establishes first endowed term professorship for the new School of Civic Life and Leadership
The Orville Gordon Browne (OGB) Foundation has made a $1 million gift to the UNC-Chapel Hill College of Arts and Sciences to establish an endowed term professorship in Carolina’s School of Civic Life and Leadership.
Frey lecturer discusses Bloomberg career, Carolina roots
Bloomberg Chairman Peter T. Grauer stressed the personal and professional value of relationships and the critical thinking skills he gained in his Carolina liberal arts education at the Frey Lecture on Sept. 12.
EMERGE Annual Workshop Supports the Future of Engineering Programming
The department of applied physical sciences at UNC launched EMERGE in 2020 with support from the Kern Family Foundation.
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