{"id":2503,"date":"2023-02-20T06:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T11:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aging\/mstar\/chapel-hill-info\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T15:20:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T19:20:31","slug":"chapel-hill-info-unc-mstar-site","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aging\/mstar\/chapel-hill-info-unc-mstar-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapel Hill: the MSTAR Site for You"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-8207 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aging\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/753\/2022\/04\/oldwell-dansears-285x300.jpg\" alt=\"UNC Chapel Hill, the UNC MSTAR site. Students hanging out on the grass near the iconic Old Well.\" width=\"285\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aging\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/753\/2022\/04\/oldwell-dansears-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aging\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/753\/2022\/04\/oldwell-dansears.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The UNC MSTAR site at Chapel Hill is an especially user-friendly town for out-of-town MSTAR program students. Undoubtedly, there is ample short-term housing in summer. What&#8217;s more, the city buses are free. Also, there is a great network of buses to nearby Durham, Triangle Park, the RDU Airport and Raleigh.<\/p>\n<p>Without a doubt, the Chapel Hill campus is beautiful but also dynamic. People are friendly here. And there is always something to do and see and somewhere to go. Not only that, but the UNC MSTAR site is two to three hours from the ocean and two hours from the mountains!<\/p>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-6 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aging\/mstar\/chapel-hill-info-unc-mstar-site\/getting-to-know-unc-chapel-hill\/\"><strong>Getting to Know UNC Chapel Hill<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nUNC Visitor Center, Campus Maps, Campus Tours, Gym Access (SRC and Ram\u2019s Head)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aging\/mstar\/chapel-hill-info-unc-mstar-site\/around-chapel-hill\/\"><strong>Around Chapel Hill<\/strong> <\/a><br \/>\nPlaces to Go, Things to Do, Dining Out, Getting to Grocery Stores<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aging\/mstar\/chapel-hill-info-unc-mstar-site\/housing-options\/\"><strong>Housing Options<\/strong> <\/a><br \/>\nOn Campus\/Off Campus<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-6 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aging\/mstar\/chapel-hill-info-unc-mstar-site\/transportation\/\"><strong>Transportation<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"external-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.townofchapelhill.org\/government\/departments-services\/transit\/routes-schedules\">Chapel Hill Transit (free)<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/gotriangle.org\/\">Go Triangle<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/godurhamtransit.org\/\">Go Durham<\/a><\/span><span class=\"external-link\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"external-link\">Regional Transit, <\/span><span class=\"external-link\">Zip Cars, <\/span><span class=\"external-link\">Bicycles, <\/span><span class=\"external-link\">Park-N-Ride Permit Lots, <\/span><span class=\"external-link\">Point-to-Point bus routes<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aging\/mstar\/chapel-hill-info-unc-mstar-site\/raleigh-durham-regional-airport-rdu\/\"><strong>Raleigh-Durham Regional (RDU) Airport<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nGet to Know <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rdu.com\/\">RDU,\u00a0<\/a>Transportation from and to RDU<\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aging\/education\/mstar\/chapel-hill-info\/the-triangle-beyond\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The <\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/aging\/mstar\/chapel-hill-info-unc-mstar-site\/the-triangle-area-and-beyond\/\"><strong>Triangle and Beyond<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nLearn what North Carolina has to offer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UNC MSTAR site at Chapel Hill is an especially user-friendly town for out-of-town MSTAR program students. 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