On Nov. 11, Longfellow Real Estate Partners announced its plans to demolish and redevelop 306 W. Franklin St., the location of The Purple Bowl. The development would take several years to complete and involve the restaurant moving out of its space for that period of time or relocating to another location, Taylor Gilland, co-owner of The Purple Bowl said.
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This summer, the Carolina Asia Center received a $900,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation. With this grant, the University plans to develop a Southeast Asian studies minor, to expand its Vietnamese language instruction and to spread the study of Southeast Asia to other campuses. “Luce has long been a supporter of Asian studies more generally, but they also know that Southeast Asian studies tend to be a bit overlooked by way of comparison with East Asia, especially China, but also Korea and Japan,” Christian Lentz, an associate professor of geography at UNC, said.
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The four winning teams in the UNC and N.C. A&T Looking Forward Pilot Research Program were announced and acknowledged for their research addressing complex issues facing North Carolinians last week. The initiative was co-created by Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz and N.C. A&T Chancellor Harold L. Martin, Sr. and launched in January 2022. The winning teams from those four priority areas received $200,000 in funding over the course of two years. The initiative is funded by the chancellors’ office at each University and by the UNC Lineberger Cancer Center.
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"With research on omicron developing from here on out, new recommendations and policies are likely to emerge to protect the general public from the variant. For the next several weeks, it’s imperative that institutions and individuals take all the measures that they can to prevent the surge from affecting our local communities."
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"Here is a quick rundown of what’s new in COVID-19 research and development, and what to keep an eye out for in the upcoming months."
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UNC researchers Dr. David Martinez and Dr. Ralph Baric, in the Gillings School of Global Public Health, developed a new universal coronavirus vaccine. Their product has the potential to protect against multiple coronaviruses, as well as the different variants of COVID-19.
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The company, known as RainBio, is developing a particular type of gene therapy to combat blindness in patients with Mucopolysaccharidosis type I.
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As of Tuesday, the Chapel Hill Town Council is set to vote on the project’s rezoning proposal on March 10. Council members differ on whether they’ll approve the project. But they agree the project doesn’t align with the Town’s land use goals. They also share the concern for the long-term security of the residents, as the developer has voiced their intention to sell the property and potentially displace the residents if the project is not approved.
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Wegmans Food Markets is set to arrive in Chapel Hill by spring 2021, but concerns about traffic and community impact remain.
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The UNC System's six historically minority-serving institutions are receiving $1 million each from the N.C. Policy Collaboratory to support COVID-19 related research and initiatives. The funding will support a variety of projects to address COVID-19 care and testing for vulnerable populations across the state.
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UNC's research labs, clinics and other facilities are ramping up operations from 25 percent to 50 percent of their on-site capacity this month. Prior to June 1, research lab operations had been limited to approved “critical research activities,” in the hopes of minimizing the spread of COVID-19.
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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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The study found that while workplaces are increasing health and wellness measures for their employees, there is still much work to be done.
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Nearly half of Americans have a cardiovascular disease, according to the American Heart Association.
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There's in vitro, in vivo and now, in fimo. And it all comes down to the study of poop, literally.
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