Paul B. Jaskot, Duke University professor, will present a lecture on Tuesday, March 16, about his use of digital tools to study architecture in the Krakow Ghetto during Nazi occupation. Photo courtesy of Jaskot.

Duke professor to give lecture on architecture of Nazi-occupied Krakow

By Noah Robert Houser | Mar. 4

An important role of the digital humanities is the preservation of lost culture, which in turn increases diversity and the depth of representation in different cultures.

Wolfpack Plaza at NC State University. An NC State employee has been linked to the Proud Boys and had allegations of doxxing levied against him. Photo courtesy of Sara Trudan via The Technician.

N.C. State employee accused of being a Proud Boy also facing outside privacy lawsuit

By Praveena Somasundaram | Feb. 2

Pro-Trump protesters gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. A pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol, breaking windows and clashing with police officers. (Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images/TNS)

Federal, state and local officials speak out against the riot at the U.S. Capitol

By Brittany McGee | Jan. 10

When asked about a new COVID-19 stimulus bill, Senator Thom Tillis explains there is "no question Congress will pass another coronavirus relief bill after the election" on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020.

Tillis declares narrow victory, dispelling predictions of N.C. flipping U.S. Senate

By Henry Haney | Nov. 4

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Photo courtesy of The Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States/MCT.

In the days after RBG’s death, UNC law students mourn the loss of a role model

By Maeve Sheehey | Sep. 20

Here's what happened at the 2020 Republican National Convention

By Taylor Heeden | Aug. 28

An employee deemed an essential worker during the COVID-19 pandemic works at a gas station in Evanston, Illinois on Monday, Mar. 23, 2020.

Labor organizers, essential workers ask Sen. Tillis to pass HEROES legislation

By Suzannah Claire Perry | Jun. 18

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.

Richard Burr wins the North Carolina Senatorial Race. He held his election party at the Forsyth Country Club in Winston-Salem.

Sen. Richard Burr is under investigation for insider trading. What happens next?

By Taylor Heeden | May. 27

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.

UNC alumna Ashlyn Sanders created NeuroVice LLC, a company working to create the Photo Realistic Rendering of a Protector Against Tongue Injury device. Photo courtesy of Ashlyn Sanders.

Meet the UNC alumna whose company is trying to prevent seizure tongue injury

By Olivia Rojas | Apr. 14, 2020

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.

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.

Researchers find vaping may harm fertility in women

By Abbey Thompson | Sep. 9, 2019

Researchers from the UNC Medical School conducted a study which shows that vaping can have detrimental effects on fertility and the development on offspring.

Where do 2020 presidential candidates stand on student debt?

By Jonny Cook | Sep. 8, 2019

Students, here are what your Democratic presidential candidates want to do about higher education debt.

Julián Castro marching along with striking McDonalds workers in Durham

Durham McDonald's workers were joined by a presidential candidate for a protest

May. 23, 2019

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.

Sophomore chemistry major Coby Dorsey presents his research on Sahar Khalifeh's novel "Wild Thorns" at the 20th annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Making Expo on Wednesday April 24, 2019 in the Blue Zone in Kenan Stadium.

UNC celebrates undergraduate research from the 2018-19 year

By Edward Trentzsch | Apr. 24, 2019

Nearly 270 UNC undergrads showcased their research from 30 different disciplines at this year's Celebration of Undergraduate Research.

Shelby Lake, an English and Biology major from Knightdale, NC, explores the anatomy of the brain in the bio 252 class with Jordan Babwah, a senior exercise and sports science major from Apex, NC in 2012.

How one UNC professor is changing the way we approach Alzheimer's research

By Will Forrest | Mar. 31, 2019

“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.'”

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during an Interagency meeting to discuss youth programs throughout each of the member agencies in the State Dining room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, March 18, 2019.(Olivier Douliery/ Abaca Press/TNS)

Here's how education reforms from the White House might impact you

By cailey howard | Mar. 25, 2019

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.

(From left to right) Sergio Jimanez, senior at Chapel Hill High School and Jasper Cobb, senior at Middle College High School at Durham Technical Community College, write letters to Kanautica Zayre-Brown at the Queer Family Gathering dinner at a community building in Carrboro, Tuesday, March 19, 2019. Kanautica is a trans woman incarcerated at a men's prison and who has been in solitary confinement for 17 days. The letters are meant to help Kanautica maintain her mental health during her confinement until she can be moved into a women's facility.

Here are all the ways the LGBTQ Pop-up Center of Carrboro supports the community

By Crystal Yu | Mar. 25, 2019

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.

N.C. could be the last state needed to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment

By Diane Adame | Mar. 21, 2019

The ERA was first introduced in 1923. If ratified, the amendment would ensure equal pay for women and make sex-based discrimination illegal.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, foreground, back to camera, talks with farmers on Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, at a stop in Trenton, N.C., as he tours agricultural areas of the state hit hard by Hurricane Florence. (Scott Sharpe/Raleigh News & Observer/TNS)

Rep. Price's committee secured federal funding for research, public housing and more

By cailey howard | Feb. 27, 2019

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.

House Bill 65, the Marriage Amendment Reaffirmation Act, seeks to nullify the Supreme Court’s decision in North Carolina and challenge its constitutionality nationwide.

A bill challenging marriage equality in the N.C. House could overturn it nationwide

By Alice Bennett | Feb. 25, 2019

A new House Bill has been introduced in the General Assembly that challenges the U.S. Supreme Court's Obergefell v. Hodges decision that made gay marriage legal across the country.

Students at N.C. Central University, one of UNC system's five HBCUs. Photo courtesy of Keisha Williams.

Tillis and other N.C. representatives sponsor bills to promote HBCUs

By Andreamarie Efthymiou | Feb. 18, 2019

HBCUs open higher education to new generations of students.

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