The University is beginning to dial up its newest plan to switch phone providers.

When it comes to technological resources, the Chapel Hill Public Library is working to stay one page ahead.

Solar energy could soon be the latest feature at the Carrboro Farmers’ Market.

Patent law gained its first significant revision in 50 years last September, but Mitch Bigel, a patent attorney who has been in the field for 30 years, isn’t sure how it’s going to help UNC researchers. UNC currently owns about 500 U.S.

Students will be required to pay for using the campus network if a new funding structure from Information Technology Services is implemented.

How much of my morning routine is thanks to Steve Jobs? Unfolding a Mac, pulling up iTunes, charging my iPod, wishing I had an iPad. Then it’s check email, check Facebook, check news, check Twitter.

The system of dealing with plagiarism and the costs of technology to faculty were reviewed at the faculty executive committee meeting Monday.

As UNC-system libraries move into the digital age, they face several roadblocks from e-book publishers, who are wary of losing money by selling e-books to university library networks.

With more and more devices making their way into classrooms in the past five years, Information Technology Services officials said they’re striving to keep up with users’ demands for support.

College campuses are picking up their pace — and gigabits.University administrators from across the nation —including UNC — met Monday in Chicago to discuss an initiative that would increase Internet speeds at universities and their surrounding communities.

New students in the School of Information and Library Science now have access to a program that could change the way they store photos, documents and papers.

Kenan-Flagler Business School administrators say a new program, which allows students to earn their Masters of Business Administration degrees without setting foot on campus, is running smoothly.

With the largest offshore wind energy potential on the East Coast, North Carolina could make wind farming its first successful renewable energy industry.

With rising summer air conditioning bills in sight, more than 100 Chapel Hill residents are aiming to make their homes more energy efficient. Through the town’s Worthwhile Investments Save Energy program, residents apply for town subsidies of household improvements that can reduce energy bills.

Starting today, students will be able to opt in to HeelMail, the University’s new email interface, sponsored by Windows Live.

About a dozen faculty gathered to address the transition, voicing their support of Sakai’s offerings while expressing concerns about transferring data and learning the new system by December 2012, when the University will fully turn its back on Blackboard.

A portion of the campus server that handles emails was shut down Thursday morning, causing about 200,000 messages to be delayed.

In response to student requests, Carolina Computing Initiative will begin offering MacBook Pro computers for sale in addition to Lenovo products beginning April 1.

A major change is in store for the University’s e-mail system — one that administrators hope will make things easier for students and staff, and save UNC money. Starting in April, the University will begin transitioning from its webmail service to HeelMail, which will be provided by Microsoft Live.

Less than a year after the transition from Student Central to ConnectCarolina, the University will be facing another technological shift by December of 2012, when it replaces Blackboard. Sakai’s functions will include project sites, blogs and portfolios to help students manage their content.