The Latest Breaking News from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Middle school kids are choosing AI friends over real ones

‘This is a pretty existential concern for this generation,’ one of the study’s authors says

The Independent UK · Sep 28

States are pouring taxpayer dollars into college sports as athlete pay squeezes budgets

A legal settlement last year allowed higher education institutions to directly pay athletes a total of about $20.5 million annually, on top of any scholarships and other NIL deals they receive

The Independent UK · Aug 20

Is Bill Belichick’s girlfriend on his coaching staff at UNC? Fans fume over her involvement

Belichick is the new head football coach for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025

Who was UNC Chapel Hill shooting victim Zijie Yan?

Assistant professor Zijie Yan was the suspect’s academic adviser

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2023

University of North Carolina students rally for gun safety after fatal shooting of faculty member

A school shooting that frightened students and left one faculty member dead at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has galvanized gun safety advocates

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023

A new college term, a faculty member killed and a student arrested: What we know about the UNC shooting

Just days into the start of a new term, students and faculty members at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found themselves barricaded inside classrooms after a gunamn shot and killed a faculty member. Rachel Sharp reports

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023

Suspect's motive unclear in campus shooting that killed 1 at UNC Chapel Hill, police say

Police are searching for both the weapon and the motive in a shooting at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that left one faculty member dead and prompted an hours-long lockdown

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023

Parmesan Probiotics Boost Memory In Aging Adults, Study Suggests

Probiotic LGG found in Parmesan improves cognitive scores and alters gut microbiome in mild cognitive impairment group

Zenger · Jul 24, 2023

Read the Supreme Court decision reversing decades of precedent on affirmative action

The Supreme Court ruled that race-conscious admissions are unconstitutional in a pair of cases involving Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Read the full opinion.

WEKU · Jun 29, 2023

With race-based admissions no longer an option, states may imitate Texas Top 10% Plan

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled the practice unconstitutional, admissions experts say other states could look to Texas’ Top 10% Plan as a way to diversify their student bodies.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 29, 2023