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The sky's the limit for the Carolina Drone Lab

By Lara Hansen | October 18

The Carolina Drone Lab is the first of its kind at the University, and facilitates drone and sensor use for solving societal and environmental challenges, ...

Your representatives in D.C., N.C. and O.C.

By Kelli Rainer | July 31

These government officials represent UNC students at the local, state and national levels.

Duke professor to give lecture on architecture of Nazi-occupied Krakow

By Noah Robert Houser | March 4

An important role of the digital humanities is the preservation of lost culture, which in turn increases diversity and the depth of representation in ...

N.C. State employee accused of being a Proud Boy also facing outside privacy lawsuit

By Praveena Somasundaram | February 2

North Carolina State University investigated an employee alleged to be a member of the Proud Boys for two months, and then said the review did not find ...

Federal, state and local officials speak out against the riot at the U.S. Capitol

By Brittany McGee | January 10

The riot at the U.S. Capitol occurred as Congress met on Jan. 6 to certify the electoral votes, resulting in five deaths and calls for the removal of ...

Tillis declares narrow victory, dispelling predictions of N.C. flipping U.S. Senate

By Henry Haney | November 4

In a narrow race that has yet to be called, Tillis received 48.73 percent of the vote, giving him a slim 1.78 percent margin over Cunningham, according ...

In the days after RBG’s death, UNC law students mourn the loss of a role model

By Maeve Sheehey | September 20

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Friday of complications from cancer. As conversations surround the political implications of her vacant ...

Here's what happened at the 2020 Republican National Convention

By Taylor Heeden | August 28

Part of the RNC took place in Charlotte, where business meetings and the formal nomination for President Donald Trump to represent the Republican Party ...

Labor organizers, essential workers ask Sen. Tillis to pass HEROES legislation

By Suzannah Claire Perry | June 18

At a virtual press conference hosted by the North Carolina State AFL-CIO, essential workers joined labor organizers and policy analysts to urge U.S. Sen. ...

Richard Burr wins the North Carolina Senatorial Race. He held his election party at the Forsyth Country Club in Winston-Salem.

Sen. Richard Burr is under investigation for insider trading. What happens next?

By Taylor Heeden | May 27

Amid accusations of insider trading, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., stepped down as chairperson of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence earlier ...

Meet the UNC alumna whose company is trying to prevent seizure tongue injury

By Olivia Rojas | April 14

While getting her master's degree at Duke, UNC alum Ashlyn Sanders was diagnosed with a rare neurological condition. Now, her company aims to help others ...

Photo Illustration. Although traditional cigarette use has fallen in the past decade among young people in North Carolina, the rise in popularity of e-cigarettes has presented a new challenge for health officials.

Researchers find vaping may harm fertility in women

By Abbey Thompson | September 9

Researchers from the UNC Medical School conducted a study which shows that vaping can have detrimental effects on fertility and the development on offspring. ...

Where do 2020 presidential candidates stand on student debt?

By Jonny Cook | September 8

Students, here are what your Democratic presidential candidates want to do about higher education debt.

Durham McDonald's workers were joined by a presidential candidate for a protest

May 23

McDonalds workers across the nation participated in rallies on Thursday, demanding better wages and better handling of sexual misconduct. The McDonalds ...

UNC celebrates undergraduate research from the 2018-19 year

By Edward Trentzsch | April 24

Nearly 270 UNC undergrads showcased their research from 30 different disciplines at this year's Celebration of Undergraduate Research.

How one UNC professor is changing the way we approach Alzheimer's research

By Will Forrest | March 31

“We know now that the pathology for Alzheimer’s starts to build 20 years before the patient actually goes to the doctor's office or says, ‘Gee, ...

Here's how education reforms from the White House might impact you

By cailey howard | March 25

The proposal attempts to reform the Higher Education Act, which is overdue for an update, but this has significant implications for financial aid long ...

Here are all the ways the LGBTQ Pop-up Center of Carrboro supports the community

By Crystal Yu | March 25

The LGBTQ Center of Carrboro works to uplift members of the community throughout Carrboro, including Kanautica Zayre-Brown, a transgender woman being ...

N.C. could be the last state needed to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment

By Diane Adame | March 21

The ERA was first introduced in 1923. If ratified, the amendment would ensure equal pay for women and make sex-based discrimination illegal.

Rep. Price's committee secured federal funding for research, public housing and more

By cailey howard | February 27

In the wake of a Feb. 15 deadline to pass a new funding bill, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee created seven ...