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Will this weekend finally bring UNC a natty in hurling?

By Mary Powell Boney | January 17

UNC Irish Sports Club has created a welcoming and talented community through "the fastest sport on grass."

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IOP holds reverse town hall on gun control to hear student voices

By Mary Powell Boney | April 22

North Carolina representatives do not often get the chance to hear directly from their constituents, but the goal of this event is just that: to amplify student voices from within the walls of our classrooms to the chambers of the North Carolina General Assembly.

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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

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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 startups, Watchdog Medical.

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The bleachers are gone in Kenan. But where did all the metal go?

By Mary Powell Boney | April 1

Going green, even though they're grey. Kenan Stadium will do away with its aluminum bleachers and replace them with individual seats with chair backs armrests. The leftover aluminum will be sold to L. Gordon Iron & Metal Company as a part of UNC's environmental initiative, Three Zeros, started by Chancellor Folt in 2016.

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UNC's Asia Week gives Asian-American students a place on campus

By Mary Powell Boney | March 25

UNC's second annual Asia Week included workshops about language, career and identity and highlighted some areas of weakness on campus. "Asian-American students are ignored and invisible to the University, especially in relation to the resources and support they receive from the administration," said Jason Oliver Chang, a professor of history and Asian-American studies at the University of Connecticut.

Mary Powell Boney

Will this weekend finally bring UNC a natty in hurling?

IOP holds reverse town hall on gun control to hear student voices

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

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

The bleachers are gone in Kenan. But where did all the metal go?

UNC's Asia Week gives Asian-American students a place on campus

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