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Farewell to the Well: UNC adopts interlocking NC as University-wide logo

UNC is replacing its Old Well logo with the interlocking NC symbol, which was previously utilized for athletics only, as its primary branding. The new logo is part of a brand campaign to "unify" the University and carries the tagline “First. And For All.” and aims to highlight the impact of students, faculty, and alumni across academics, athletics, and beyond. (Daily Tar Heel)

Eve Carson Scholarship Awards Students on Her 40th Birthday

The Eve Carson Scholarship, named for the student body president who was murdered in 2008, announced its latest cohort of recipients on what would have been her 40th birthday. The program awards juniors who have “exhibited passion and transformative growth” with $15,000 in tuition and up to $5,000 for a "transformative summer experience." (Carolina Alumni Review)

Chase Rice Announces Hiatus From Touring, Admitting: ‘I’m Exhausted’

Chase Rice is stepping away from touring. In a poignant, vulnerable social media post, the country artist confessed that he was “exhausted. I haven’t been able to be myself on stage in quite a while and really enjoy music and why I got into it in the first place… After 13 years it’s finally beat me up to the point where I need to step away for a while." (Billboard.com)

UNC professor named National Book Award finalist

Almost every Thursday, Gabrielle Calvocoressi spends a couple of hours with students at the basketball courts near the Cobb Parking Deck. This weekly get-together, called “Oh Shoot,”is a space for anyone in the UNC community to shoot hoops and talk poetry. Calvocoressi is a jack of many trades: basketball player, poet and associate professor at UNC. (Daily Tar Heel)

UNC student reflects on overcoming two bouts of cancer

Days away from his 25th birthday, Derrin Mallory is set to mark another major milestone this year. 2025 marks ten years since he first heard the words, ‘You have cancer.’ “I came home from football practice one day and just felt very tired,” Mallory recalled. “I had colds before as a kid, but this didn’t feel the same.” His mother took him to their pediatrician. (WRAL.com)

Educator, Historian and UNC Statistician Freddie Kiger Inducted Into Order of Longleaf Pine

A Chapel Hill institution and longtime community contributor was recent recognized with the highest civilian honor in North Carolina. Members of the East Chapel Hill Rotary Club surprised Freddie Kiger with his induction into the Order of the Long Leaf Pine during its holiday party on December 5. Kiger is a two-time graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill. (Chapelboro.com)

90-year-old Triad neurosurgeon ‘finally’ earns UNC undergraduate degree

Dr. David L. Kelly Jr. says this moment is a dream come true. “I’m finally getting my undergraduate degree because I lacked one course by 3 hours,” said Dr. Kelly. Kelly says, despite being one class shy of earning a UNC undergraduate degree in Chemistry in Spring of 1955, he was still accepted into the accelerated program at UNC’s School of Medicine. (FOX 8 WGHP)

UNC School of Pharmacy retains No. 1 ranking for external research funding

The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy has retained its No. 1 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy ranking for external research funding among U.S. schools and colleges of pharmacy. The school reached an all-time high of more than $99.3 million in federal fiscal year 2024, which covers grants received between Oct., 2023, and Sept., 2024. (UNC.edu)

A Victory of ‘Time and Patience’: Live and Local with Tift Merritt

Local music legend Tift Merritt stopped by Live & Local, following the release of a pair of albums: the 20th-anniversary re-release of her Grammy-nominated sophomore album “Tambourine,” and a new album, “Time and Patience,” featuring new songs and other recordings from the Tambourine era. “Tambourine” earned a great deal of immediate acclaim. (Chapelboro.com)

UNC Class of 2025 celebrates at Winter Commencement

Winter Commencement on Dec. 14 gave families, friends, students, and faculty the chance to celebrate graduates’ hard work and Carolina experiences that prepared them for the next chapter. Chancellor Lee Roberts, who presided over the ceremony, spoke about the lasting impact of the people and experiences that students will carry with them. (UNC.edu)

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