UNC professor receives Nobel Prize

Monday, Dec. 10, 2007

By Majsan Bostrom, Special to the News & Observer

STOCKHOLM -- They call it "magic week" -- a dizzying schedule of speeches, news conferences, concerts, parties and appearances that celebrates the world's most dazzling thinkers.

For Dr. Oliver Smithies, a professor of pathology at UNC-Chapel Hill, it all culminates today in an event featuring His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, who will award him the Nobel Prize in Medicine. He's heard the whispers of Nobel glory for a decade. This year, it's a reality for Smithies, a professor of pathology at UNC-Chapel Hill. Click here to read more...