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Hubert Davis new men's basketball assistant coach

Former North Carolina basketball player Hubert Davis was announced today as Roy Williams’ newest assistant coach. Davis fills the void left by Jerod Haase as he took the head coaching job at Alabama-Birmingham last month. MAY 16

Basketball ‘Championship Tree’ moves to new home at Chapel Hill Visitors Bureau

Chapel Hill’s “Championship Tree,” which formerly sat outside Spanky’s Restaurant, has moved to the Chapel Hill-Orange County Visitors Bureau. MAY 23

Pair of Church Street sexual battery cases being investigated by Chapel Hill police

Chapel Hill police are investigating two sexual battery cases that occurred on May 19 and Monday, at about 3 a.m. and 11:20 a.m respectively. The victim reported in both cases a male grabbing her buttocks from behind before fleeing. MAY 23

UNC professor is named to the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of N.C. Board of Trustees

Lisa Carey, an associate professor in the UNC Department of Medicine, has been named to the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Board of Trustees, the largest health insurance provider in the state. MAY 23

Kenan-Flagler study finds a perception gap in women’s leadership opportunities

A survey conducted by UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School found that men are significantly more likely to believe that their companies have offered more leadership opportunities to women. MAY 23

New budget for Chapel Hill to be considered by Town Council

Chapel Hill Town Council voted to consider the recommended budget by town manager Roger Stancil for the 2012-2013 fiscal year. The budget includes plans for the new Chapel Hill Public Library and the Rogers Road landfill.
A 1 percent tax increase for transit to cover rising fuel costs is also included in the budget. MAY 16

Kellogg Foundation Awards Funding to Gillings School of Public Health

The University’s Gillings School of Global Public Health has been awarded a three-year, $900,000 grant by the W.K. MAY 16

Chapel Hill 2020 releases new draft plan and thanks

Chapel Hill 2020, the town’s comprehensive planning process, has released a new draft of the plan that will guide the town’s growth in coming years. APR 24

UNC professors to receive grant for autism research

Two UNC neuroscience professors received a $2 million award to research the causes of cognitive disabilities. Professors Dr. William Snider, and Benjamin Philpot, PhD, will use the five-year grant to focus on the pathway in the brain that regulates the expression of autism-linked genes. APR 24

UNC professor recognized for HIV prevention study

Dr. Myron Cohen, professor of medicine, microbiology and epidemiology at UNC, received an award from the Clinical Research Forum for his study on HIV prevention. APR 24

Secret society donates to Student Enrichment Fund

Members of a secret society named Infinity donated $888.88 to the Student Enrichment Fund on Monday. APR 24

Palestinians fear Israel has created new settlements

JERUSALEM (MCT) —Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that his Cabinet has decided to retroactively legalize three West Bank outposts that previous governments had conceded were built without permission, marking the first step toward what critics fear will become Israel’s first official new settlements since 1990. APR 24

Hitler’s `Mein Kampf’ to be reprinted in Germany

BERLIN (MCT) — Local authorities in Germany are to reprint “Mein Kampf’’ (“My Struggle’’), Adolf Hitler’s hate tract, for the first time since the death of the Nazi dictator in 1945. APR 24

Former aide testifies against John Edwards

GREENSBORO, N.C. (MCT) — A former aide to John Edwards testified Tuesday about the lengths the former presidential candidate went to hide his affair with a campaign videographer, including raising money from wealthy benefactors to help support the woman, developing code words to conceal his communication with her and crafting an elaborate payment scheme to route money to her. APR 24

Police log for April 25, 2012

The Chapel Hill Police Department completed a K9 sniff of a vehicle at Raleigh Road and Environ Way at 10:45 p.m. Monday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. APR 24

Obama 'slow-jams' the news with Jimmy Fallon at Memorial Hall

After giving a policy speech about student loans in Carmichael Arena, President Barack Obama took a more whimsical approach on the issue Tuesday by ‘slow-jamming’ the news with Jimmy Fallon. Obama, who was featured on Fallon’s taping of The Late Night Show , participated in a musical number with the renowned talk-show host and comedian. MAY 16

Obama arrives in North Carolina for UNC visit

President Barack Obama arrived at Raleigh-Durham International Airport this morning, on his way to UNC for a talk on student debt and an appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. APR 25

Resignation of Dutch Cabinet sparks new fears

LONDON (MCT) — The Dutch government has become the latest to fall in Europe because of the continent’s stubborn debt crisis, which appears to be flaring up again after a temporary lull. APR 23

Contrasting viewpoints emerge in John Edwards trial

GREENSBORO, N.C. (MCT) — Two portraits of John Edwards emerged in opening arguments at the trial of the disgraced politician, who is accused of breaking campaign finance laws by accepting more than $900,000 in illegal contributions to help conceal an extramarital affair during his 2008 bid for president. APR 23

Obama receives boost from improving outlook in Europe

WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) — From the day he entered the White House, the biggest threat to Barack Obama’s chances of becoming a two-term president has been the battered state of the U.S. economy. APR 23

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