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  • Food truck parked in front of Undergraduate Library with two men walking past.

    Commerce in a time of COVID-19

    Working behind the scenes after the pandemic hit, the Finance and Operations IT team quickly adopted touchless technologies to keep students, staff and faculty safe.

  • A person working in a science lab.

    University, state to benefit from Apple’s move into NC

    Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz said Apple’s announcement that it plans to build a new campus in Research Triangle Park “aligns perfectly” with the University’s data science initiative.

  • A groundskeeper driving a tractor

    We’re still here: Keeping Carolina beautiful

    Throughout the pandemic, Grounds Services workers stayed on the job to make sure the outdoor areas of historic campus remained clean and picturesque. A year later, they’re still at it.

  • graphic of birds

    Do dinosaurs and birds flock together?

    A retired Carolina biologist’s new book offers more evidence to contradict the prevailing theory that today’s birds evolved from advanced dinosaurs and why that’s important.

  • A researcher working in a lab

    Tracking a virus villain

    Federal COVID-19 funding allocated by the N.C. General Assembly is supporting vital research by Carolina scientists, who are keeping tabs on the deadly coronavirus using wastewater and nasal test swabs.

  • Heidi Kim

    Celebration, community, curiosity

    Heidi Kim, director of Carolina’s new Asian American Center, discusses how the center’s first few months went during the pandemic, the rise in anti-Asian racism and violence nationally and locally, and a resulting “silver lining” for the center.

  • A housekeeper cleaning

    We’re still here: Keeping Carolina clean

    Each weeknight at 11 p.m., the Facilities Services housekeepers of Zone 215 report to the Adams School of Dentistry to clean it so dentists and hygienists can treat patients at clinics during the day. They’re one of many employee teams working on campus since the pandemic began.

  • An aerial photo of UNC-Chapel Hill campus.

    Carolina then and now

    Have you ever heard of the Tin Can or the Scuttlebutt? Those words may bring back fond memories for some generations of Tar Heels, but for today's students, they're a mystery. Take a look at how campus has changed through the years, creating new experiences for different generations of students.