Gov. Roy Cooper announced today that North Carolina's stay-at-home order will be extended through May 8. The announcement comes at a time when neighboring states such as Georgia are beginning to reopen businesses.
Francis is the second Tar Heel to announce a transfer this month, following Brandon Huffman's announced exit on April 9.
A potential treatment for COVID-19 could being development just outside the Research Triangle Park in Clayton, North Carolina. The Spanish pharmaceutical company Grifols, S.A. is spearheading a project with U.S. government assistance from the Food and Drug Administration and the Biomedical Advanced Research Development Authority. As of Monday, the company is ready to begin collecting convalescent plasma from the blood of recovered individuals and will work towards manufacturing it into an immune globulin that they hope will help combat the virus following infection. Once developed, it's possible the price of this treatment could be very high and whether the federal government will help establish affordability remains unclear.
The huge wins over the Yellow Jackets may have provided a jolt of energy for the Tar Heels, who cruised through the Chapel Hill Regional, outscoring their opponents 34-14 over a three-game span.
A petition with over 200 signatures is asking the University to teach Southeast Asian languages.
"Our mission is to provide the campus with the resources that they need to do their work whether it's teaching, learning or research. And right now we have an opportunity to expand the access that we had already been building electronically."
The Campus Safety commission met Wednesday for a supplemental meeting. Here's a rundown of what you missed.
Students, parents and teachers in local school districts are trying to adjust as schools transition online due to COVID-19. Caroline Spencer, whose son is a senior at East Chapel Hill High School, said her son has been assigned grades in his classes based on his work from before school shut down, and his classes have been canceled. “He's pretty much done,” she said. “He’s been accepted to college and he probably won't have a prom or graduation, and he's right now just focused on hoping that he gets to start school in the fall.”
Several programs have made statements that although pass/fail grades would be accepted, letter grading would be strongly preferred during the application process in the upcoming years.
The UNC chapter of the American Mock World Health Organization hosted the 2020 AMWHO COVID-19 Virtual Summit over Zoom.
Former rowing coach Sarah Haney is still employed by the University of North Carolina, The Daily Tar Heel has learned through public records. After announcing her resignation amidst a Title IX investigation into the team on December 2, 2019, Haney transferred into her new role as a "special assistant to the athletic director" that same day.
“The biggest thing is making sure we’re balancing ourselves because we are a student-led organization, but also presenting ourselves available for our community members when they need us.”
Members of the Administrative Board of the Graduate School met Tuesday afternoon via Zoom to discuss the Graduate School's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, possible changes in the budget and potential changes to the GRE testing requirement.
Policies regarding the Women, Infants and Children Program have been adjusted due to the COVID-19 pandemic as recipients of the program struggle to find approved foods. If grocery stores run out of the specific foods that WIC recipients are able to purchase, then they may leave empty handed. “We’re concerned about the ability for WIC participants to meet their nutritional needs during this time given the absence of many staple food items at many grocery stores,” Suzy Khachaturyan, a policy analyst with the N.C. Justice Center, said.
This story is the second of a series featuring the newly elected members of the Orange County Schools Board of Education. Carrie Doyle, who has been both a teacher and a parent in Orange County Schools, said she hopes she can be a voice that encourages cooperation while also seeking to make sure that all voices are heard.
The cancellation of school and senior year events have nonetheless presented a challenging time for the high school graduating class of 2020.
Jalen Green boasts a tight handle, quick trigger from three, and elite athleticism around the rim, but one of the nation’s top prospects in the class of 2020 will never play a college game. What could it mean for the NCAA's future?
The Class of 2024 is starting college at an unsure time, and with new student orientation going remote, the University made a platform so they wouldn't get lost in the shuffle.
A student in Biology 252L, Fundamentals of Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory, expressed their concerns about the class's rigor during this remote instruction period in an online petition which has over 180 signatures. “In general, the transition from in-person to online should not warrant this degree of difference in the difficulty of this course," the petition reads.
The coronavirus pandemic has impacted the way in which experiential courses — like many in the UNC Nursing School — have been taught. UNC School of Nursing members share their thoughts as to how nursing students will be impacted by the changes and adjustments.
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