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No. 12 UNC women's basketball upsets No. 10 N.C. State, 66-65, with clutch free throws

| February 16

Asbestos on Campus

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Asbestos-containing materials found in residence halls, campus buildings

By Celia Funderburk | October 3

Materials containing asbestos have been located in 10 residence halls on UNC's campus, including Hinton James, Morrison and Spencer — potentially exposing ...

UNC removing asbestos in Mitchell Hall highlights student concerns

By Annie Ham | March 6

Signs in Mitchell Hall have recently exposed the presence of asbestos in the building, causing concern among some students and faculty over potential ...

Antsy about asbestos: dorm residents don't need to worry

By Piper Anderson | September 28

Officials say asbestos doesn’t pose a health risk at UNC, even though it’s located inside the ceilings and walls of seven residence halls on campus. ...

Davie Hall faces unknown fate

By Rachael Scott | September 21

Leaky windows, space issues and asbestos may be hindering the growth of UNC’s Department of Psychology and Neuroscience.

Construction equipment has cluttered the quad since August. The recent snowstorms have postponed the project that is now expected to finish in April.

Snow delays quad construction, brought down trees around campus

By Ashlen Renner | March 2

Classes weren’t the only things delayed during the snowstorm.

Quad construction removing asbestos continues

By Daniel Lockwood | November 7

UNC is in the process of replacing insulation in the steam tunnels under campus.

Asbestos present in campus buildings

By Maura Devetski | September 4

Recent construction in the quad to remove asbestos has brought attention to the presence of the potentially hazardous material on other parts of campus, ...