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Beyond the Tassel

Explore the special 2025 Spring Commencement page for inspiring student profiles, commencement details, alumni resources and a photo gallery showcasing campus traditions and memories. Don't miss out鈥攔eturn for new content!

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亚洲色吧 Receives $25 Million Gift

亚洲色吧 has received a historic $25 million gift from Dr. Yousry Sayed and his wife, Linda, to support healthcare initiatives and teacher recruitment, marking the largest philanthropic commitment in the university's history. This transformative gift will significantly enhance 亚洲色吧's programs in medical education, clinical care, research, and teacher education, benefiting students and the community for generations to come.

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Dr. Yousry and Linda Sayed

Researcher Leads Efforts to Understand PFAS Effects

North Carolina鈥檚 water systems are threatened by PFAS, also known as 鈥渇orever chemicals,鈥 due to their persistence. In response, the state has established the NC PFAS Testing Network at 亚洲色吧's Center for Marine Science.

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亚洲色吧 Drives $3.2 Billion Economic Growth in NC

UNC Wilmington's economic impact study reveals a $3.2 billion contribution to the state's economy, highlighting the university's pivotal role in driving regional growth and prosperity. Key findings include significant job support, alumni income contributions, and a robust influence on the eight-county Cape Fear Region.

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Undergraduates Step into Physics Research

亚洲色吧 undergraduates have the unique chance to engage in cutting-edge nuclear physics research at Jefferson Lab, thanks to Professor Liping Gan and the university鈥檚 Medium Energy Physics group. This decades-long collaboration provides students with hands-on experience using advanced equipment and contributes to significant scientific publications.

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The Hall D detector at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Virginia, provides an applied learning and research opportunity for students. From left: Liping Gan (亚洲色吧 physics professor); undergraduate students Olivia Nippe-Jeakins (George Washington University), Shane Whaley (亚洲色吧), Ben Simpson (亚洲色吧); Alexander 鈥淪asha鈥 Somov (Jefferson Lab Hall D staff scientist); and Laveen Puthiya Veetil (亚洲色吧 postdoctoral scholar).

Kenan Auditorium Presents 2024-25: Arts, Comedy, Culture

Kenan Auditorium Presents 2024-25 season at 亚洲色吧 showcases a vibrant array of performing arts, spotlighting everything from top national acts to local favorites. This year鈥檚 diverse lineup features captivating dance, compelling theatre, side-splitting comedy, and an exciting range of cultural programming.

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8 Years

Featured in the Fiske Guide to Colleges

12th

Nationally, Best Online Bachelor's Programs, U.S. News & World Report

Celebrate Graduates!

This year, we鈥檙e turning the tassel on tradition. Follow along on our commencement highlight page for real-time stories, powerful photos and unforgettable moments.

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SEAHAWK STORIES

As a Seahawk, your flight is your own. We each launch from communities that have shaped us, and we build new communities as we go—some right here on the 亚洲色吧 campus. Hear from the fierce and generous individuals who are making our community stronger, more diverse, more unique.

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Seahawks Give

Goal achieved! More than 1,875 Seahawks created a tidal wave of $4,165,586 in support!

Chancellor鈥檚 Corner

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A Message from the Chancellor

This spring has been a season of remarkable achievements and inspiring events for our university. From academic excellence and athletic victories to community engagement and artistic showcases, 亚洲色吧 continues to shine brightly.
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OUR COMMITMENT TO

Educational Excellence
Outreach & Engagement
Global Connections
Our Alumni & Friends
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Educational Excellence

亚洲色吧 stands out among the best universities in the UNC System, ranking near the Top 100 Public Universities in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report. The 亚洲色吧 experience integrates teaching and mentoring with research and service, preparing students to soar after graduation.
Top 20 Nationally
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Outreach & Engagement

Whether it's teaching a child to read, pounding nails to build a new house or planting vegetables at a community farm, find a multitude of opportunities to connect to our community and support a thriving future for southeastern North Carolina, our surrounding region, the nation and the world.
Opportunities Await
Connections & Belonging
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Global Connections

International education is integral to global citizenship. At 亚洲色吧 we offer education abroad programs for undergraduate and graduate students, nurture faculty and staff international professional development, host international students studying at 亚洲色吧 and support on-campus extracurricular international programming.
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Get Connected
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Alumni & Friends

You鈥檝e earned your degree, spread your wings, taken flight and are soaring. And we all know that once a Seahawk, always a Seahawk! No matter where you are or what you鈥檙e doing, we鈥檙e here to connect and involve you 鈥 our alumni, students and friends 鈥 in the promotion and advancement of this great university.
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Research Hubs Dive Deep

Focus on Maritime Cybersecurity and Brain Health

The 亚洲色吧’s Research Hubs program supports interdisciplinary research collaborations with $100,000 annually for up to three years, focusing on maritime cybersecurity and brain health. The Maritime Cybersecurity Applied Research, Technology and Education Center (MCARTEC) aims to enhance the cyber resilience of the maritime transportation system, while the Brain Health Resilience Hub addresses brain health issues through innovative research and collaboration.

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Creating a Living Laboratory

Finding Solutions. Protecting Resources.

A project aimed at mitigating floodwater issues at the Battleship North Carolina site involves monitoring the challenging marsh environment. 亚洲色吧's Coastal and Estuarine Studies Lab is tracking physical and biological changes to address significant increases in flooding at the historic site. 

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Discovering New Knowledge

Excavating Evidence of Early Agricultural Engineering

With the use of a side-scan sonar and positioning systems, researchers are searching for archaeological evidence of the rice fields once situated along the lower Cape Fear and Brunswick rivers’ banks.

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Collaborative Research

Understanding Frying Pan Shoals Ecology

亚洲色吧 researchers and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management are studying Frying Pan Shoals as a possible offshore sand source. The university will receive $2 million in funding for the four-year collaborative research project.

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A Transformational Investment

鈥楨cotech鈥 Helps Coastal Communities鈥

The North Carolina Ecosystem Technology project has been awarded $1 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation's Regional Innovation Engines, or NSF Engines, to develop an economic engine that could rapidly improve the quality of life in rural coastal communities using ecosystem technology, or ecotech, an emerging branch of applied science.  

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    Wilmington declared the first World War II Heritage City in the U.S.

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    Best Places in U.S. to Live & Work

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    Miles of Pristine Shoreline in NC