Arts & Sciences Foundation Archive

‘A Wonderful Vote of Confidence’

Former employee Susan Landstrom’s gift provides new opportunities for Carolina Public Humanities.

With $20M Investment, Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering Named for Ross W. Lampe Jr.

Ross W. Lampe Jr., an NC State alumnus, philanthropist and visionary in the field of biomedical engineering, has committed a transformative $20 million investment to the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering (Joint BME) at NC State and UNC-Chapel Hill.

Opening doors for Carolina Covenant Scholars to participate in Honors Carolina global programs

Honors Carolina and the Carolina Covenant have announced the new Point to the Passer Awards, which provide funding for Carolina Covenant Scholars to study abroad or complete an internship in one of Honors Carolina’s global programs.

Lois Lovelace Duke establishes professorship to pay it forward for future scholars

Through establishing the Lois Lovelace Duke Distinguished Professorship at UNC, Lois Lovelace Duke drew on her own experience in academia.

When graduate students make all the difference

Larry Stacey (B.S. ’62, Ph.D. ’68) created the Vic and Betsy Briscoe Fund for Graduate Studies in the department of physics and astronomy to honor his former professor.

Emerald Izuakor discovered Andalusian life through the eyes of Spanish poets

A Robinson Honors Fellowship allowed the senior to study the food and landscapes of Spain that inspired famous works of literature.

An ambassador abroad

Carolina senior Mason Harkleroad experienced a year of living and learning in Taipei, Taiwan, as a Phillips Ambassador and Boren Award recipient.

Memorial fund honors the life of Lizzy Harding ’23

The Lizzy Anne Harding Memorial Fund has been established to honor and recognize the life of Lizzy Harding.

A heart for the humanities

The Carolina history professor has spent nearly four decades sharing the enduring value of the humanities with audiences inside and outside the classroom. When students question Lloyd Kramer about the value of a humanities degree, the veteran professor of history responds succinctly: It prepares you for life.

Flowing Together: Restoring North Carolina’s drinking water

PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” are prevalent in a variety of products and linked to a range of health problems. An interdisciplinary group of UNC-Chapel Hill scientists and engineers are deploying and evaluating technologies that filter these difficult-to-remove substances from N.C.’s drinking water.

Gift to support philanthropy fellow is a fitting legacy for devoted Tar Heel

The Charles M. Shaffer Jr. Distinguished Fellow in Philanthropy Fund, established in honor of a late Carolina alumnus and philanthropist, will support the work of the Philosophy, Politics and Economics Program in pursuit of giving back.

A Family’s Legacy of Education and Curiosity

A strong affinity for UNC and a profound belief in the life changing influence of education inspired Nikin ’05 and Rashmi ’05 Shah to establish the Tilak and Aruna Shah Biomedical Engineering Scholarship.

Lives guided by great books

The new Weldon Thornton Society and Teaching Award affirm the central place of the humanities in the arts and sciences tradition that has long defined a Carolina education.

$10 Million Gift Seeks to Ignite a ‘Humanities Renaissance’ at UNC-Chapel Hill

A major gift from UNC-Chapel Hill alumnus Stephen H. Israel ’66, Vice Chairman Emeritus of Korn Ferry, will provide full Honors Carolina scholarships for undergraduate students pursuing a major in the humanities.

Carolina honors Tom Kenan for lifetime of giving and service

Kenan becomes the first recipient of the Lux Libertas Philanthropy Award.

Carolina research takes the world stage

Message about tech use and teens’ well-being connects during World Economic Forum.

Life-changing lessons from a beloved professor

Inspired by memories in and beyond the classroom, a group of alumni work to honor the late professor Kimball King.

Majoring in a ‘life of meaning and purpose’

Coming to Carolina was an easy decision for Bill Farthing ’70 (J.D. ’74). Almost 60 years later, it was another easy decision to give back to the place where he spent his first four years at UNC: the department of religious studies.

McNaughton Family Fund supports Program for Public Discourse

Flint McNaughton and his wife, Julie Wells McNaughton, established the McNaughton Family Fund in the Program for Public Discourse to provide for the program’s most urgent needs.

Gift establishes first endowed term professorship for the new School of Civic Life and Leadership

The Orville Gordon Browne (OGB) Foundation has made a $1 million gift to the UNC-Chapel Hill College of Arts and Sciences to establish an endowed term professorship in Carolina’s School of Civic Life and Leadership.

Celebrating the Campaign for Carolina and the College of Arts and Sciences

Explore the stories of alumni and friends who are helping to fuel the progress of scientists, humanists, artists, entrepreneurs and technologists at the College every day.

Frey lecturer discusses Bloomberg career, Carolina roots

Bloomberg Chairman Peter T. Grauer stressed the personal and professional value of relationships and the critical thinking skills he gained in his Carolina liberal arts education at the Frey Lecture on Sept. 12.

Girman Family Foundation provides support for substance use disorder treatment research

A generous gift from the Girman Family Foundation will support research in substance use disorder treatment, under the direction of Stacey Daughters in the UNC department of psychology and neuroscience in the College of Arts and Sciences and Flavio Frohlich in the UNC department of psychiatry in the UNC School of Medicine.