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Every day, Tar Heels find ways to leave their Heel print on campus and make our community stronger.

  • Keith Sawyer outside the UNC School of Education with creativity toys on a table.

    How to be more creative

    Keith Sawyer from the UNC School of Education shares his advice for mastering the art of creativity — a skill anybody can learn.

  • Dj and Bryn with their twin boys.

    Dissertations and diapers

    Meet Bryn Barker and DJ Passey — married Ph.D. students in the Department of Mathematics who are parents to twin boys.

  • Sandra Thiongo

    From ATL to the well

    Sandra Thiongo is Carolina's first Carolina's first Peachtree Scholar. The psychology major and member of the Psych Club is determined to make the most of her college experience.

  • Frank Leibfarth with his family, kicking a field goal and a dog.

    Of placekicking, polymers and pets

    Frank Leibfarth, the main speaker at Carolina’s Winter Commencement, talks about growing up in a small town, being fearless in his college football career and plastics research, his dog Roscoe and Broseidon the goldfish.

  • A dog, a family, and a person playing football

    Of placekicking, polymers and pets

    Frank Leibfarth, the main speaker at Carolina’s Winter Commencement, talks about growing up in a small town, being fearless in his college football career and plastics research, his dog Roscoe and Broseidon the goldfish.

  • Spring view of the Old Well

    Faculty marshal and family are all Carolina

    Jay Aikat, chief operating officer at RENCI and a research professor in the computer science department, led her first ceremonial procession for her son’s Class of 2020 graduation.

  • laptop screen from a Zoom meeting

    Employee bonuses to arrive in December

    As part of the new state budget, faculty and staff will soon receive one-time bonuses, with raises coming in 2022. The budget also funds important University initiatives and building repairs.

  • Ruben in a cap and gown by the Bell Tower.

    Another step forward

    Ruben Rakonczai moved to the United States from Hungary with a suitcase and his parents looking for a better life. The Tar Heel and his family will make another step forward in that journey this weekend when Rakonczai graduates from Carolina.