Caudill Labs

Caudill Labs opened in 2007 next to Wilson Library to provide expanded and improved space for the study of chemistry at UNC—Chapel Hill. The building was part of an effort in the 2000s to build new physical science facilities to replace the long-outdated Venable Hall. The building is named for...

Astronaut Training

In 1959 the university welcomed a different type of student to campus when a group of astronauts arrived to learn celestial navigation at the Morehead Planetarium. The state-of-the-art planetarium was used to teach future astronauts to find their way using the stars, in case of equipment failure (wh...

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...

Graham Student Union

Carolina students began advocating for a new student union as early as the 1950s. The Graham Memorial Building, dedicated in 1931, was ill-suited for the needs of the post–World War II generation of students. The new union was part of an effort to expand and modernize student services at the univers...