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President Donald Trump spoke in the Greensboro Coliseum in June of 2016.

How will the Trump administration's new budget proposal affect education?

By Cate Byrne | February 15

“I feel it’s a rollback of a lot of fairly successful programs — programs that support kids by providing educational access both in the K-12 ...

National Science Foundation cracks down on sexual harassment

By Anna Pogarcic | February 14

UNC and other scientific organizations join the national conversation of sexual harassment and gender discrimination prevention in the workplace. ...

A home in Windsor airs out along with all its contents after it was hit in 2016 by Hurricane Matthew.

Budget deal promises millions for hurricane damage relief

By Blake Weaver | February 12

U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, and U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, R-NC, announced in a press release Thursday there would be an additional $125 million from ...

2018 Moral March on Raleigh focuses on voter mobilization, health care and DACA

By Georgia Wieland-Stanford and Anna Pogarcic | February 11

The event focused on issues like voter mobilization, healthcare and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

Confusion buttons and other tech promotes classroom participation

By Cate Byrne | February 8

How many times have you wished for a confusion button during a particularly difficult lecture? One professor found a way to boost classroom participation ...

Trump criticized for remarks on community colleges

By David Saff | February 7

While Trump called for improvements to the community college sector, North Carolina community colleges have already started programs to help remedy many ...

UNC Health Care and Apple pair up for new health app

By Marin Wolf | February 7

Apple and UNC Health Care have paired up to provide health records to patients.

Executive Director of Cure HTT, Marianne S. Clancy, presents Congressman David Price an award on behalf of Cure HTT in August for his work in passing legislation on behalf of those affected by the genetic disease. Price, along with Gov. Roy Cooper, opposed the the proposed Republican health care bill.

Rep. Price addresses questions over Trump, state of D.C. at town hall

By Caroline Levine | February 4

Rep. David Price addressed his constituents and took questions at his town hall event in Carrboro on Saturday morning. Questions about the current state ...

Senior Shilpa Kancharla presents her junior year project on the dynamics of cytokinesis. Photo courtesy of Kancharla.

STEM has a reputation for gender bias, but study shows other majors deter female students

By Mitra Norowzi | February 1

A new study from the American Educational Research Fund shows that perceived gender bias in majors, not whether they are STEM or non-STEM is the primary ...

NCCU officially joins Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory as first HBCU

By Olivia Slagle | January 31

Minority students, older students and former military students from NCCU that have contributed for years will now see increased opportunities as official ...

Sexual assault, free speech, DACA among top 10 higher ed issues for 2018

By Olivia Slagle | January 29

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities named sexual assault, campus free speech and DACA students among the top 10 higher education ...

Word on the Street: What are you expecting from Trump's State of the Union address?

By Georgia Wieland-Stanford | January 29

President Donald Trump will deliver his first State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday. Staff writer Georgia Wieland-Stanford asked students ...

Survey predicts Democratic wins in NC midterm elections

By Payne Lubbers | January 28

North Carolina may see a wave of Democratic support in 2018 midterm elections, according to a survey conducted by Hart Research Associates.

UNC senior Rubi Franco Quiroz speaks on Sept. 18 at the DACA in Crisis event, a panel discussion comprised of lawyers, activists and students about how to support the undocumented and DACAmented community.

Government shutdown amid DACA debate affects students, higher education

By Emma Boggess | January 25

The American Council on Education released a statement Monday advocating for the end of the government shutdown and pledging its support to find suitable ...

Duke aims to bring minorities into STEM graduate programs

By David Saff | January 23

A new program at Duke aims to increase the number of underrepresented minorities in STEM grad programs.

Duke study shows masculinity may be toxic to women and men

By Georgia Wieland-Stanford | January 22

A new Duke study shows toxic masculinity may have health consequences for men and women.

Amazon includes Raleigh as finalist to host new HQ

By Blake Weaver | January 21

Tech-giant Amazon announced Thursday a list of 20 metropolitan areas – including Raleigh – that had been narrowed down from 238 proposals to ...

Trump's first year: A look back at the 45th president's ups and downs

By Anna Pogarcic | January 18

Saturday marks the one-year anniversary of the day Donald Trump took office as the 45th president of the United States after a nail-biting election season. As ...

Find a Women's March near you

By Ana Irizarry | January 18

On the anniversary of the 2017 Women's March, North Carolina communities are planning to come together again to promote women's rights and other civil ...

Proposal could open off-limit offshore areas to drilling. What does that mean for N.C.?

By Emily Davis | January 16

A proposal to open off-limits federal offshore areas to drilling was announced on Jan. 4 by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke.