Colleagues memorialize Professor Zijie Yan, two years after he was shot on campus

Professor Rich Superfine places a white carnation on the newly dedicated memorial bench for Zijie Yan August 28, 2025. Yan was fatally shot in Caudill Hall two years ago. (Jon Gardiner/UNC-Chapel Hill)
Professor Rich Superfine places a white carnation on the newly dedicated memorial bench for Zijie Yan August 28, 2025. Yan was fatally shot in Caudill Hall two years ago. (Jon Gardiner/UNC-Chapel Hill)

A new memorial on campus celebrates the life of Professor Zijie Yan. It encourages students, faculty, and the community to sit and reflect. The memorial was dedicated August 28th, two years to the day after Professor Yan was shot and killed in his office in Caudill laboratories.

Liana Riachi spoke with the memorial’s creators.

 

 

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