An HR wellness perk pays off
Meet two Carolina employees who took advantage of no-cost evidence-based programs that encourage healthy eating and movement — and find out how they fared.
Carolina People
Every day, Tar Heels find ways to leave their Heel print on campus and make our community stronger.
Carolina People: Phil Edwards
“We’re trying to help folks develop themselves in ways that are meaningful to them or that are most salient to them in a career development kind of way, in addition to teaching and learning.”
Focus Carolina: Michael Terry
He studies how the differences in language heard at home and language taught in schools can create challenges for students.
Graduate student combines passion for art and the library
UNC School of Information and Library Science graduate student Lulu Zilinskas is combining her studies in library science with her artistic talents to make special collections and archived material less intimidating for library guests.
Hopelessly devoted to Blue
A Nobel laureate soccer fanatic. A health educator whose lucky couch helped Michael Jordan swish his famous shot. And an Institute of Marine Sciences staffer whose license plate reads “IAM4UNC.” Meet these Carolina employees and learn about the traditions and superstitions that make them super fans.
#GDTBATH: Caitlyn Kumi
Carolina senior and student entrepreneur Caitlyn Kumi found an empowering culture at UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media as she launched a women’s fashion-lifestyle brand.
Carolina honored for blood drive effort
The American Red Cross honored Carolina for hosting the largest single-day blood drive in the country during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Focus Carolina: Clara Yang
A noted pianist, she is used to performing in grand concert halls around the world and gathering her students in a studio so they can play together. But the global pandemic has changed that.