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Nursing’s ViVE center deployed data for disaster response
Following Hurricane Helene, professor Saif Khairat’s team created a map to pinpoint who needed help and where.

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Ridge Road closed to through traffic Dec. 1–Jan. 8
As renovation of Avery Residence Hall continues, traffic will be detoured along Manning Drive and South and Raleigh roads.
32 Carolina faculty named ‘highly cited researchers’
Clarivate’s 2024 international list of trailblazers among peers includes scholars from across the University.
Staying here for Thanksgiving break?
Student Affairs offers this guide to places to eat and things to do for students who will be in Chapel Hill.
Cookbook collection serves up food for thought
Just in time for Thanksgiving, check out recipes from Wilson Library’s more than 1,000 culinary guides.
Nursing research leads to AEDs in Chapel Hill parks
Two emergencies and advocacy by a Carolina nurse scientist sparked 24/7 outdoor access to lifesaving defibrillators.
A message from the chancellor: Hurricane Helene relief
In a campus email, Lee H. Roberts wrote about the way Carolina continues to support western North Carolina and expressed his gratitude to Tar Heels for their remarkable spirit of kindness and generosity.

What Kennedy Gets Right — and Wrong — About Nutrition
The New York Times

Lindsey Smith Taillie, an associate professor in the Gillings School of Global Public Health, discusses the benefits (and limitations) of removing ultra-processed foods from school lunches.
Grad student discovers planet orbiting around nearby star, astronomers say
ABC News

UNC-Chapel Hill graduate student, Madyson Barber, discovered the youngest transiting planet found to date, nicknamed TIDYE-1b.
Athletes see climate change as threatening their sports and their health. Some are speaking up
Associated Press

Jessica Murfree, associate professor of sport administration at UNC-Chapel Hill, talks about how climate change will affect training and competition for athletes.

32 Carolina faculty named ‘highly cited researchers’
Clarivate’s 2024 international list of trailblazers among peers includes scholars from across the University.
History professor wins Cundill History Prize
Kathleen DuVal’s award-winning book is “Native Nations,” a sweeping 1,000-year history of North America.
Provost invested at American Academy of Sciences and Letters
J. Christopher Clemens joins the prestigious organization honoring outstanding achievement in arts, sciences and learned professions.
Four honored with 2024 Davie Awards for service
The winners are a businessman, state senator, congresswoman and media executive.
Human resources honors longest-serving employees
“We are better because of you,” Vice Chancellor Becci Menghini told faculty and staff with 25-plus years on the job.
New award funds projects with real-world impact
Translating Innovative Ideas for the Public Good Award winners take fresh approaches to tough problems.

Air Force veteran joins Student Affairs
After 22 years, James Jacks embraces using his organizational and communication skills in a new way.
Rebecca Hill named nursing’s senior associate dean for academic affairs
Her “focus on innovation and continuous improvement will be instrumental,” says Val Howard, UNC School of Nursing dean.
Employee Appreciation Day celebrates Carolina’s faculty and staff
Employees enjoyed games, Pelican’s SnoBalls, a photo booth and more at the annual Office of Human Resources event.

02 Dec
Carolina Sustainability Council Meeting
Mon, December 212:00 pm
Carolina Sustainability Council Meeting
02 Dec
Songs in a Troubled Key: Musical Settings of Poems of Langston Hughes | WSN 24-25
Person Hall
Mon, December 207:30 pm
Songs in a Troubled Key: Musical Settings of Poems of Langston Hughes | WSN 24-25
04 Dec
Last day of classes
Wed, December 4
Last day of classes
06 Dec
Jingle Bell Jog
Fetzer Hall
Fri, December 611:00 am
Jingle Bell Jog