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Jingping Nie’s 2025 was a marathon
An unexpected love for running shapes the data science researcher’s work and led her to finish three 26.2-mile races this year.
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Air Force psychologist takes service to a new scale
Maj. Chase Aycock is graduating from Carolina with a master’s degree that will broaden his impact.
Carolina delivers first in-state admissions decisions a month sooner
The University received a record 14,931 early action applications from North Carolina residents for fall 2026 enrollment, admitting students from all 100 counties.
Carolina relaunches undergraduate elementary education degree
The new program will prepare future elementary teachers with dual licensure and hands-on experience to serve North Carolina’s classrooms.
Student Affairs shares 2025 winter break resource guide
Classes are over for the year, but Tar Heels still have access to many services and activities.
Descendants learn more about Carolina’s first Japanese graduate
More than a century after his 1918 graduation, 13 members of Kameichi Kato’s family visited his alma mater.
8 things to know about Winter Commencement
The Well answers key questions about Carolina’s Dec. 14 graduation and the students getting their degrees.
Carolina in the news
Behind the Scenes With Historical Advisers to Ken Burns’ The American Revolution
TIME
Kathleen Duval, UNC-Chapel Hill history professor and recent Pulitzer Prize winner, talks to Time about her advising work on Ken Burns’ documentary “The American Revolution” and the perspectives she urged filmmakers to include.
Retired teachers writing letters to Make It Better for children with cancer
CBS News
Sara Algoe, a professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at UNC-Chapel Hill and an expert on the role of emotions in social interactions, explains why humans love receiving letters in the mail.
Doing nothing appears best approach to common heart defect among preemies
U.S. News & World Report
Dr. Matthew Laughon, a professor of neonatal-perinatal medicine in the UNC School of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics, explains findings from research he led on a wait-and-see approach for preemies with patent ductus arteriosus.
Accolades and honors
Carolina a top producer of future leaders
The University is No. 7 among public institutions for preparing future leaders, according to a Time and Statista analysis.
31 Carolina faculty named ‘highly cited researchers’
Clarivate’s 2025 international list of trailblazers includes scholars from across the University.
Reese Brantmeier captures NCAA women’s tennis singles title
The senior is the just the second Tar Heel to win the competition.
Carolina ranks in Top 10 for study abroad participation
The Open Doors Report includes numbers for study abroad and international student enrollment.
3 Carolina seniors win Rhodes scholarships
Tiana Dinham, Rotimi Kukoyi and Gabrielle Moreau received the prestigious honor, matching Carolina’s record high for a single year.
Senior Tiana Dinham is Carolina’s 55th Rhodes scholar
The geological sciences major earned the 2026 Rhodes scholarship for Jamaica.
Music professor Mark Katz receives 2025 Harvey Award
His Carolina Prison Music Initiative supports incarcerated individuals’ rehabilitation and re-entry into society.
Field hockey wins 9th consecutive ACC title
The Tar Heels defeated Virginia, 4-1, giving Carolina its 300th conference championship across all sports.
3 alumni honored with Davie Awards for service
The recipients include a former men’s basketball player and two real estate executives.
Faculty and staff
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Jingping Nie’s 2025 was a marathon
An unexpected love for running shapes the data science researcher’s work and led her to finish three 26.2-mile races this year.
Kerwin Young stays on beat at Carolina
The former producer for Public Enemy now imparts career wisdom to students in the Beat Making Lab.
31 Carolina faculty named ‘highly cited researchers’
Clarivate’s 2025 international list of trailblazers includes scholars from across the University.
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