Internet

The university entered the age of networked computing as early as 1966 as a partner in the Triangle University Computation Center in Research Triangle Park, which linked computers at UNC—Chapel Hill, N.C. State, and Duke. In 1984 the university joined a computer network sponsored by the Associ...

Study abroad

One of the earliest study abroad opportunities for students was a UNC System "Year at Lyons" program, which enabled a select group of students from UNC—Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University, and UNC-Greensboro to spend their junior year at the University of Lyon in France. Spons...

Caldwell Hall

Dedicated in 1912, Caldwell was built to house the UNC School of Medicine. It is named for Joseph Caldwell, the university's first president. Designed as a state-of-the-art medical facility, it included laboratories and classrooms. In the basement it also contained pens for animals, including do...

Old West

Completed in 1823 as a companion to Old East, located to the west of the Old Well. Construction was under the direction of architect William Nichols, who also designed a third floor for Old East at the same time to make the buildings match. Nichols and architect Alexander Jackson Davis, who oversaw ...