225 years of Tar Heels: Joseph DeSimone
DeSimone has nearly 200 patents issued in his name, with more than 200 pending, and is one of the few people who has been elected to all three branches of the U.S. National Academies.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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Innovation infused, communities engaged
UNC-Chapel Hill has been named an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public Land Grant Universities.
Carolina entrepreneurship education earns top-tier ranking
U.S. News & World Report ranks UNC-Chapel Hill as the No. 4 undergraduate entrepreneurship program in the country.
Student startup pitched business to world leaders at the United Nations headquarters
Current Carolina students Eliza Harrison, Lucy Best and Emily Kian will pitch their startup company to world leaders at the United Nations headquarters this weekend.