The Carolina Drone Lab is the first of its kind at the University, and facilitates drone and sensor use for solving societal and environmental challenges, according to its website. The lab is located within the UNC Institute for the Environment.
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Friday of complications from cancer. As conversations surround the political implications of her vacant seat, some UNC law students are mourning the personal loss of someone they saw as a role model.
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Part of the RNC took place in Charlotte, where business meetings and the formal nomination for President Donald Trump to represent the Republican Party in the election took place. Other parts of the convention that were televised took place in Washington D.C., Fort McHenry in Baltimore, M.D. and across the country.
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At a virtual press conference hosted by the North Carolina State AFL-CIO, essential workers joined labor organizers and policy analysts to urge U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis to support the HEROES Act, a $3 trillion piece of federal legislation awaiting Senate approval.
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Amid accusations of insider trading, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., stepped down as chairperson of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence earlier this month. Here's what could happen next, according to law professors at UNC and Duke.
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While getting her master's degree at Duke, UNC alum Ashlyn Sanders was diagnosed with a rare neurological condition. Now, her company aims to help others like her.
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Researchers from the UNC Medical School conducted a study which shows that vaping can have detrimental effects on fertility and the development on offspring.
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Students, here are what your Democratic presidential candidates want to do about higher education debt.
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McDonalds workers across the nation participated in rallies on Thursday, demanding better wages and better handling of sexual misconduct. The McDonalds location on Morgan Street in Durham saw a special guest during their participation in the rally.
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Nearly 270 UNC undergrads showcased their research from 30 different disciplines at this year's Celebration of Undergraduate Research.
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“We know now that the pathology for Alzheimer’s starts to build 20 years before the patient actually goes to the doctor's office or says, ‘Gee, I’m having a real problem with my memory.'”
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The proposal attempts to reform the Higher Education Act, which is overdue for an update, but this has significant implications for financial aid long term.
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The LGBTQ Center of Carrboro works to uplift members of the community throughout Carrboro, including Kanautica Zayre-Brown, a transgender woman being held in a men's prison.
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The ERA was first introduced in 1923. If ratified, the amendment would ensure equal pay for women and make sex-based discrimination illegal.
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In the wake of a Feb. 15 deadline to pass a new funding bill, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee created seven appropriations bills.
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