By Nick Niedzwiadek Senior Writer The state’s two-month overdue budget glacially neared completion Wednesday as the legislature reached an agreement on teacher pay. Teachers across the state will receive a one-time $750 bonus this year as opposed to the House’s original plan to give all teachers a 2 percent raise, according to documents provided by Sen.
Read More »The UNC-Duke basketball rivalry is as strong as ever, but researchers from both schools have engaged in a team effort to produce new disease-tracking technology.
Read More »A team of UNC graduate students is entering the final phase of a competition to create a startup based on innovations in neuroscience.
Read More »At a research-based university like UNC, professors who conduct and publish their research are not uncommon.
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To some people, the Southern accent is a euphonic staple of Southern living, while to others it’s a blemish that hearkens back to the Civil War.
Read More »Andrew Heckert has a skeleton in his closet — though it might not be what people think.
Read More »A recent study has found that a majority of doctors have acquiesced to parents’ wishes to delay children’s vaccinations, even against the prevention schedule recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Read More »U.S. Sens. Richard Burr and Thom Tillis of North Carolina were among a coalition of 47 Republican senators to send a controversial letter to Iranian leaders in the midst of potential nuclear negotiations.
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UNC researchers have found e-cigarette vendors and customers are largely ignoring some of the state’s laws regulating them.
Read More »The University’s use of animals in research is being questioned by a national research watchdog organization.
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A recent study shows North Carolina is falling behind other states in preventing tobacco use, on top of having a large number of residents with poor nutrition, low physical activity rates and obesity.
Read More »From September to January, Lenovo was installing software called Superfish on many of its computers — and though most UNC students’ laptops weren’t affected, experts believe Superfish poses a serious security threat to PC owners.
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In 2007, UNC pledged to become carbon neutral by the year 2050, but those in charge of UNC’s energy services are not optimistic about meeting that deadline.
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Sarahi Gamboa Ramirez failed one of her high school English classes because she couldn’t finish her homework on time. The homework, heavy on research and writing, required computer access she didn’t have at home.
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While many Triangle residents rush to their computers to test out new, lightning-speed Internet, the town of Hillsborough will be waiting for their browsers and Google Fiber connection to load.
Read More »Five years after the British Petroleum Deepwater Horizon Oil spill, thoughts of offshore oil drilling are slipping back into the long-term plans of North Carolina’s members of Congress and the White House.
Read More »Google Fiber will help Chapel Hill and Carrboro approach the speed of light.
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Research published by UNC biologists Thursday revealed sea turtles’ secrets to navigating the ocean and returning home.
Read More »The Carrboro Police Department saved the life of a resident Monday night — the first time naloxone was used by any police department in North Carolina.
Read More »Six people will die every day in the U.S. from binge drinking.
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