Gillings School of Global Publ

Public health programs at UNC began in the 1920s as part of the university's efforts to address the needs of the state. It set up training programs for county health officers and public health nurses in collaboration with the State Board of Health. These programs were part of the School of Medic...

Vance Hall

Vance Hall was built in 1912 as part of a three-part dormitory for men students, along with Battle and Pettigrew. It is on the northwest corner of McCorkle Place on Franklin Street . The buildings were converted to offices in the 1960s. In excavations related to building construction near the Pettig...

Tarrson Hall

Adjacent to Brauer Hall, Tarrson opened in 2000 to serve as a teaching facility for the School of Dentistry. The building is named for E. B. "Bud" Tarrson, an executive in a Chicago company that sold dental hygiene products. Tarrson donated to dental schools around the country. Even though h...

Naval Armory

As the campus ramped up military training facilities during World War II, the U.S. Navy funded the construction of an armory. Initially used by the navy for the campus pre-flight school, the building has housed the campus Navy ROTC since 1943. It was built to support the training needs of navy cadet...