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UNC junior Noah Lieberman launched pollinglab.com with the goal of accurately revealing the opinions of Americans leading up to U.S. Senate elections.

UNC student launches website to forecast Senate elections

By Paul Kushner | October 20

North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race remains a virtual tossup between Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan and Republican Thom Tillis — but UNC junior Noah ...

Congressman David Price-D (right) visited the Center for Developmental Science Tuesday afternoon. Andrea Hussong, the center's director, gave Price a tour and hosted a meeting to discuss federal funding for research programs.

Congressman David Price touts need for funding in sciences

By Hayley Fowler | October 15

A UNC research institute hosted Rep. David Price, D-N.C., on Tuesday to showcase projects and draw attention to years of decreases in federal funds for ...

NC senate candidates debate over student loans

By Anica Midthun | October 13

As student loan debt skyrockets, support is growing nationwide for legislation that allows students to refinance loans to ease their financial burden. ...

Kay Hagan, Thom Tillis face alleged ethics violations

By Charles Talcott | October 9

Supporters of Sen. Kay Hagan and Republican challenger Thom Tillis are embroiled in a mudslinging fight as the two contenders in the North Carolina U.S. ...

Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C. and opponent Thom Tillis debated on Tuesday.

Kay Hagan and Thom Tillis to debate twice this week

By Benji Schwartz | October 8

DURHAM — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Thom Tillis spent almost as much time criticizing President Barack Obama’s record as he did his opponent, ...

Experts skeptical about black hole research

By Tyler Fleming | October 7

UNC associate professor Laura Mersini-Houghton’s recent study dismissing the existence of black holes is in the spotlight as the scientific community ...

Zeta Tau Alpha's "Think Pink" campaign will start at the end of the month.

Zeta Tau Alpha ‘thinks pink’ for breast cancer awareness

By Bradley Saacks | October 6

For senior Lauren Kangas, Breast Cancer Awareness Month hits close to home.

Doctors OK long-acting birth control for teenagers

By Katie Reeder | October 6

The American Academy of Pediatrics recently recommended that long-acting, reversible contraception methods should be the primary form of birth control ...

Dan Ariely, TED speaker and author of three New York Times bestsellers, speaks at the October 2014 Carolina Science Cafe. The event was held at TOPO Back Bar and sponsored by Sigma Xi. Ariely spoke about the psychology of money. He is a James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University.

Dan Ariely debunks opportunity cost at Science Cafe meeting

By Tyler Fleming | October 2

Ideally, people would think about the opportunity cost of making a purchase, but Duke economics professor and best-selling author Dan Ariely knows people ...

HPV vaccination researched at UNC

By Mona Bazzaz | September 29

A team of researchers at UNC are collaborating to increase the number of HPV vaccinations given to young adults across the state.

Hagan, Tillis spar on education

By Benji Schwartz | September 26

With less than five weeks until one of the closest U.S. Senate elections comes to a close, incumbent Sen. Kay Hagan and Republican challenger Speaker ...

UNC makes autism research breakthrough

By Brielle Kronstedt | September 25

A group of UNC scientists are celebrating after finding a genetic link for autism.

Faculty website modernized to encourage mentoring

By Jenn Morrison | September 23

In August, the UNC Center for Faculty Excellence in August unveiled their new web site, created by the Chapel Hill-based advertising firm Rivers Agency. ...

Republican Senate-hopeful Thom Tillis lacks support of women

By Tat'yana Berdan | September 19

U.S. Senate candidate Thom Tillis sparked discussion nationwide when he publicly supported making oral contraceptives available over the counter — ...

Injury research center gets CDC grant

By Victoria Mirian | September 18

A UNC research center has received a maximum grant allowance of $4.5 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — a continuation ...

Poll shows Kay Hagan with 9-point lead

By Charles Talcott | September 17

For the first time in 2014 polls on North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race, Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan has jumped out to a nine-point lead over Republican ...

‘Heelflix’ now available at the UL

By Brielle Kronstedt | September 16

It all started Thursday when junior Jeri Trull posted a photo of the whiteboard in the bottom of the Undergraduate Library on Overheard at UNC. “Online ...

UNC team tracks Ebola stats with website

By Wei Zhou | September 10

UNC students and recent graduates worked with the Liberian government and American scholars to develop the website Ebola in Liberia, which tracks data ...

Durham startup Youth Digital moves to Chapel Hill

By Sofia Leiva | September 4

Preparing to educate future creators, the technologically gifted are joining Chapel Hill’s entrepreneurial scene.

Dr. David Weber speaks at Morehead Planetariums's science awareness program, Carolina Science Cafe, in Top of the Hill's Back Bar. At monthly educational program for adults, he spoke about the recent outbreak of Ebola in West Africa.

Science Cafe discusses Ebola at monthly meeting

By Stephanie Lamm | September 3

Students, faculty and community members learned about UNC’s plan to deal with an unlikely Ebola outbreak on campus in a meeting at Top of the Hill’s ...