University of North Carolina

3 weeks ago | unc.edu | Brennan Doherty

As an undergraduate student at Bowdoin College, Nick Funnell took an oceanography course and visited the coast of Maine to investigate why many clams died at a farm.

4 weeks ago | unc.edu | Michael Lananna

While there’s no mathematical formula to explain destiny, that’s how Carolina researcher Pedro Sáenz describes his journey from northern Spain to UNC-Chapel Hill. Sáenz grew up in La Rioja, Spain, in Viguera — a village of fewer than 400. His father was a farmer, his mother a factory worker. Neither graduated from high school. Sáenz spent his youth doing physical labor and tending to cows. “My life was about using a pitchfork and stacking hay bales and sacks of grain,” Sáenz said.

4 weeks ago | unc.edu | Brennan Doherty

Several former Tar Heels are preparing to take the field for the start of the MLB season — but they aren’t the only Carolina alums to make it to the bigs. Opening day is also approaching for Neil Pierre-Louis ’23, a software developer with the Boston Red Sox whose job combines his love for sports, analytics and computer science. As part of the team’s baseball systems staff, he creates tools and data visualizations used by executives to make thousands of baseball management decisions each year.

1 month ago | unc.edu | Brennan Doherty

Local & State Monday, March 24th, 2025When Naima Nelson learned she was accepted into UNC-Chapel Hill, the news was exciting not only for her and her family but also for her college adviser at Lexington High School in Davidson County, about 80 miles west of Chapel Hill.

1 month ago | unc.edu

Learn about Tar Heels who paved the way for a more inclusive university and those who continue to do so today.