The Morehead-Cain Foundation has announced the 2027 Morehead-Cain Global Fellows, who begin a one-year fellowship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC–Chapel Hill) this August. The twelve global fellows represent five countries—Brazil, India, Malaysia, Nigeria, and Turkey—with [...]
In August 2025, twelve exceptional student leaders from around the world arrived at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC–Chapel Hill) as the inaugural cohort of Morehead-Cain Global Fellows. They came from Brazil, India, Nigeria, and Turkey, nominated [...]
This story was originally published via the UNC Department of Applied Physical Sciences on May 4, 2026. Written by Dave DeFusco. Morehead-Cain Global Fellow Fadilullahi Ayodeji Adeniyi ’26 and doctoral student Vadim Shipitsyn in the Department of Applied Physical Sciences [...]
This spring, the inaugural class of Morehead-Cain Global Fellows will conclude their year at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This miniseries of the Catalyze podcast highlights members of the first class, featuring global fellows from Nigeria, Turkey, [...]
This spring, the inaugural class of Morehead-Cain Global Fellows will conclude their year at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This miniseries of the Catalyze podcast highlights members of the first class, featuring global fellows from Nigeria, Turkey, [...]
This spring, the inaugural class of Morehead-Cain Global Fellows will conclude their year at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This miniseries of the Catalyze podcast highlights members of the first class, featuring global fellows from Nigeria, Turkey, [...]
Shiva Rajbhandari ’27 of Boise, Idaho, has been named a Truman Scholar in recognition of his exceptional leadership and dedication to a career in public service. The public policy and sociology double major received the honor alongside Faith Austin (UNC–Chapel Hill ’27), marking the [...]
Willow Taylor Chiang Yang ’25 of Burlingame, California, has received the Barry Scholarship to pursue a master’s in political research at the University of Oxford. She will begin her graduate studies this fall. Willow earned a bachelor’s with distinction in American political economy [...]
Ben Ousley Naseman ’96 returned to Carolina to help launch and lead the Morehead-Cain Global Fellows program, an initiative designed to bring exceptional undergraduate students from around the world to study at UNC–Chapel Hill for one year. [...]
In March, the inaugural class of Morehead-Cain Global Fellows and four scholar hosts traveled to Washington, D.C., and New York City for a week of immersive learning with the support of the Lovelace Fund for Discovery. The sixteen scholars engaged with alumni [...]