The value of a loved one’s life cannot be measured in dollars and cents, so when Marisa McLeod’s sister, Carmencita Conry, was told by doctors in 1991 that she needed a kidney transplant, McLeod did not hesitate. She donated a kidney to her sister and literally gave her the gift of life.
Read more »The University dedicated the new 300,000-square-foot Genetic Medicine Research Building on May 6, a joint venture between the Eshelman School of Pharmacy and the School of Medicine.
Read more »The Lineberger family, originally from Belmont, N.C., held their family reunion in Chapel Hill, N.C., May 2 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the opening of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center’s original research building.
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Russia’s renowned Bolshoi Ballet visited only three cities in the U.S. during an historic tour—Chapel Hill, N.C., Washington, D.C., and Berkeley, Calif. The company performed four times in Memorial Hall from June 10-14, staging both Don Quixote and Swan Lake. Carolina is the only stop where both ballets will be featured.
Read more »The new Kenan Music Building in UNC's College of Arts and Sciences was dedicated April 1 in a free public ceremony. The building faces Columbia Street between Hanes and Abernethy Halls. The event began in the building’s large rehearsal hall with a fanfare composed by student musicians, played by faculty and students from the music department.
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