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UNC research team advances in national competition

By Jocelyn Rives | July 17

A team of UNC graduate students is entering the final phase of a competition to create a startup based on innovations in neuroscience.

Pharmacy professor Lee dedicated to research

By Anyssa Reddix | April 16

At a research-based university like UNC, professors who conduct and publish their research are not uncommon.

Fewer southern accents in Triangle area, NC State professor finds

By Cole del Charco | April 6

To some people, the Southern accent is a euphonic staple of Southern living, while to others it’s a blemish that hearkens back to the Civil War.

Appalachian State professor uncovers fossils from dinosaur era in Triangle

By Marisa Bakker | March 25

Andrew Heckert has a skeleton in his closet — though it might not be what people think.

Most doctors have allowed parents to delay children's vaccines, study finds

By Lauren Hong | March 20

A recent study has found that a majority of doctors have acquiesced to parents’ wishes to delay children’s vaccinations, even against the prevention ...

Burr, Tillis among republicans who sent controversial letter to Iranian leaders

By Corey Risinger | March 15

U.S. Sens. Richard Burr and Thom Tillis of North Carolina were among a coalition of 47 Republican senators to send a controversial letter to Iranian leaders ...

Smokers gather around the flagpole Wednesday afternoon.

Study: e-cigarettes easy to get for minors in NC

By Sarah Kaylan Butler | March 5

UNC researchers have found e-cigarette vendors and customers are largely ignoring some of the state’s laws regulating them.

Animal deaths in UNC labs criticized

By Kate Albers | March 5

The University’s use of animals in research is being questioned by a national research watchdog organization.

Report: NC public health lags behind

By Charles Talcott | February 24

A recent study shows North Carolina is falling behind other states in preventing tobacco use, on top of having a large number of residents with poor nutrition, ...

UNC computers unaffected despite Lenovo software threat

By Elizabeth Matulis | February 23

From September to January, Lenovo was installing software called Superfish on many of its computers — and though most UNC students’ laptops weren’t ...

Stephen Senter, UNC's greenhouse gas specialist

UNC faces long road to goal to be carbon neutral by 2050

By Olivia Bane | February 19

In 2007, UNC pledged to become carbon neutral by the year 2050, but those in charge of UNC’s energy services are not optimistic about meeting that deadline. ...

Darren Bell, creator of Chapel Hill Carrboro City School's Community Connection Program speaks at Smith Middle School on Feb. 5.

CHCCS program provides laptops to at-risk students

By Zhai Yun Tan | February 6

Sarahi Gamboa Ramirez failed one of her high school English classes because she couldn’t finish her homework on time. The homework, heavy on research ...

Hillsborough will not receive Google Fiber installation

By Hannah Jaggers | February 3

While many Triangle residents rush to their computers to test out new, lightning-speed Internet, the town of Hillsborough will be waiting for their browsers ...

Offshore drilling might be reality in North Carolina

By Corey Risinger | January 29

Five years after the British Petroleum Deepwater Horizon Oil spill, thoughts of offshore oil drilling are slipping back into the long-term plans of North ...

Google Fiber to bring faster internet to Chapel Hill, Carrboro

By Trent Hollandsworth | January 28

Google Fiber will help Chapel Hill and Carrboro approach the speed of light.

Ken Lohmann has has been studying turtles art UNC for the past 13 years, but he and his wife have been studying them since 1995. "Sea turtles aren't for everyone, but I never get sick of them," he said.

Mystery of turtles’ voyage uncovered by UNC biologists

By Sarah Kaylan Butler | January 21

Research published by UNC biologists Thursday revealed sea turtles’ secrets to navigating the ocean and returning home.

Carrboro resident saved by overdose drug

By Maggie Monsrud | January 15

The Carrboro Police Department saved the life of a resident Monday night — the first time naloxone was used by any police department in North Carolina. ...

CDC reports on binge drinking harms

By Paige Hopkins | January 15

Six people will die every day in the U.S. from binge drinking.

Tim Moore, the next N.C. House speaker, received a great deal of news coverage from The Daily Tar Heel during his time as speaker of Student Congress at UNC in 1991. Moore graduated in 1992. DTH file photo.

NC House Speaker to-be Tim Moore has contentious past

By Nick Niedzwiadek | January 13

Tim Moore is slated to become one of the most powerful politicians in North Carolina on Wednesday, assuming the role of speaker of the N.C. House. More ...

UNC’s on-campus cable was upgraded to digital cable during winter break.

Campus cable gets digital upgrade

By Mohammed Hedadji | January 7

Students living on campus now have access to 131 digital channels — including HBO, Cinemax and FOX Sports — in their dorm rooms.