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A statement from Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Chancellor Kelli R. Brown on the death of former U.S. Ambassador Jeanette W. Hyde, who previously served on the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵBoard of Trustees and who is the namesake of an endowed professorship in gerontological social work.

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Over 300 miles separate Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ and Vance-Granville Community College — but the two schools are now much closer than the distance that separates them.

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ is expanding its Catamount Commitment program with a new initiative to support transfer students from North Carolina Community Colleges.

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵexperienced a notable increase in total enrollment from spring 2024 to spring 2025, with a 1.73% increase and a 2.39% increase in undergraduate students. The university also saw a 2.23% retention rate increase for fall 2024 to spring 2025 with a 92.14% retention rate reported.

Bora Karayaka, a professor at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ’s College of Engineering and Technology, has secured $3 million in scholarship funding from the Department of Energy through the University Nuclear Leadership Program.

Jackson County isn’t an urban hotbed like the Charlotte’s and Greensboro’s of the state are. It doesn’t have big museums, aquariums or any other spot that might get kids interested in STEM.

Inside Keith Gibbs’ office hangs an imprint of a sicklefin redhorse, a sucker fish that the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ assistant professor in the Department of Geosciences and Natural Resources takes great interest in.

This year's James Cooper Memorial Lecture in Cherokee Studies will take place on Monday, Feb. 3, 5:30 p.m., in Apodaca Building room 201. This year's speaker will be Christopher Teuton, who will deliver a talk titled "Wolf Wears Shoes: Standing in the Middle with Cherokee Storytelling."

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ invites runners of all ages and skill levels to register for the annual Catamount Climb Half Marathon and 5K on Saturday, April 5.