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UNC lab looks at water contamination following Florence

By Abbey Thompson | September 30

Hurricane Florence contaminated water in areas of North Carolina. However, the number of people who have been affected is low. Nonetheless, a lab at UNC ...

Carrboro businesses collaborate in developing new multi-use center

By Claire Willmschen | September 19

“I also think it will really improve the look and feel of downtown because, even though it’s adding a building, it’s adding much more than that.” ...

'A softer landing': Cannabis offers potential solution for opioid crisis

By Olivia Slagle | September 6

The U.S. opioid crisis has activists, doctors and lawmakers grappling for a solution that is affordable, accessible and, above all, effective. That's ...

Photo illustration. Navigating college party and binge drinking culture makes it difficult for students who are recovering from alcoholism.

UNC study finds link between teenage drinking and prostate cancer

By Hannah McClellan | September 5

Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed non-skin cancer among men in the U.S., but little is known about how lifestyle factors affect its diagnosis. One ...

New entrepreneurship program hopes to attract students to UNC law school

By David Saff | July 1

A new program at the law school aims to attract new students thanks to a $1.53 million gift from the Kenan Trust.

UNC Science Expo says you don't need a lab coat or a STEM degree to be a scientist

By Mary Powell Boney | April 17

The UNC Science Expo drew curious young students and finals-frenzied STEM majors out of their homes and labs for an outdoor celebration of the sciences. ...

Watchdog Medical is a student startup that focuses on creating technologies that recognize the first signs of necrotizing enterocolitis, particularly in premature infants. Photo courtesy of Dhruv Shankar

UNC student startup aims to save lives of premature infants facing intestinal disease

By Mary Powell Boney | April 10

On a mission to save lives, five UNC biomedical engineering students turned what was originally a graded assignment into one of UNC’s most recent student ...

NC State research shows male professors receive higher ratings than female

By Taylor Buck | April 9

Societal stereotypes around evident even in a university system, where words like "intelligent" and "cool" are used overwhelmingly to describe men but ...

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.

UNC School of Medicine discovers new evidence regarding the risks of vaping

By Brooke Bauman | April 5

As e-liquids gained popularity, the world said goodbye to that quintessential smoke smell. The vaping and e-cigarette industries have introduced flavored ...

Where are the most millennials moving to in North Carolina? Not far from UNC

By Blake Weaver | April 3

Raleigh and Charlotte were included in a list by TIME Magazine of the top 25 cities to which millennials are moving.

UNC student studies a Caribbean species of coral's possible resistance to climate change

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez | March 27

A UNC Ph.D. student in the Department of Marine Sciences discovered that some species of coral in Belize actually grow faster in the harsh environment ...

Study finds race and gender bias in online classes

By Emily Davis | March 21

A study found gender and race bias in responses to students from online course instructors.

UNC student contributes to safer pregnancies with biomedical technology startup

By Jessica Snouwaert | March 18

76,000 woman and 500,000 babies die every year of the pregnancy complication, preeclampsia. UNC PhD student Denali Dahl is one member of a team of biomedical ...

UNC research on race and height finds that tall, black men face greater threat stereotyping

By Cy Neff | March 8

UNC psychology and sociology researchers study the effects of height for certain races in relation to threat stereotyping. They find that for black men, ...

UNC faculty's positive parental leave experiences exceed national standard

By Suzanne Blake | March 8

Johna Register-Mihalik, an assistant professor of exercise and sport science, had a positive experience with UNC’s parental leave policies when she ...

UNC Lineberger researchers are making progress in brain cancer treatment

By Hannah Anglin | March 7

Researchers from the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered a glimmer of hope in the search for treating brain cancers like glioblastoma. ...

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Duke study finds women less likely to enter radiology careers

By Cate Byrne | March 4

Even with more women in STEM, one department is missing out. Sarah Cater, a resident in Duke University's radiology program, authored a study on ...

Study finds possible solution to long term effects of binge-drinking

By Jonny Cook | February 27

An Alzheimer's drug could be a possible solution to learning and memory loss caused by long-term drinking

U.S. Rep. David Price, D-N.C., addressed members of the UNC Young Democrats and UNC students on Monday in Gardner Hall. He spoke about the state of American politics and the future of the Democratic Party.

House Democrats push for Dickey Amendment repeal, gun violence research

By Blake Weaver | February 25

U.S. Rep. David Price, D-N.C., and six other House Democrats are asking House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., to allow for debate to repeal Dickey Amendment ...

Southern voters see disparities in quality of education across region, poll shows

By David Saff | February 25

"Broadly, schools in the South tend to be funded at lower levels per student than schools in other parts of the country. But southern states also tend ...