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UNC student contributes to safer pregnancies with biomedical technology startup

By Jessica Snouwaert | March 18

76,000 woman and 500,000 babies die every year of the pregnancy complication, preeclampsia. UNC PhD student Denali Dahl is one member of a team of biomedical ...

Making going green easier: Raleigh startup Compost Now makes sustainability at home simple

By Rebecca Ayers | March 7

Going green is no new trend, but one Raleigh business owner is bringing the sustainability of composting to local places that need it most: restaurants, ...

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Duke study finds women less likely to enter radiology careers

By Cate Byrne | March 4

Even with more women in STEM, one department is missing out.  Sarah Cater, a resident in Duke University's radiology program, authored a study on ...

Study finds possible solution to long term effects of binge-drinking

By Jonny Cook | February 27

An Alzheimer's drug could be a possible solution to learning and memory loss caused by long-term drinking

KindHeart’s heart simulators allows surgeons to practice without consequences

By Rebecca Ayers | February 18

A startup founded in 2011, KindHeart provides technology that allows pig hearts to behave the same as human hearts during open-heart surgery, meaning ...

National Science Foundation cracks down on sexual harassment

By Anna Pogarcic | February 14

UNC and other scientific organizations join the national conversation of sexual harassment and gender discrimination prevention in the workplace.  ...

Confusion buttons and other tech promotes classroom participation

By Cate Byrne | February 8

How many times have you wished for a confusion button during a particularly difficult lecture? One professor found a way to boost classroom participation ...

UNC Health Care and Apple pair up for new health app

By Marin Wolf | February 7

Apple and UNC Health Care have paired up to provide health records to patients. 

Senior Shilpa Kancharla presents her junior year project on the dynamics of cytokinesis. Photo courtesy of Kancharla.

STEM has a reputation for gender bias, but study shows other majors deter female students

By Mitra Norowzi | February 1

A new study from the American Educational Research Fund shows that perceived gender bias in majors, not whether they are STEM or non-STEM is the primary ...

NCCU officially joins Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory as first HBCU

By Olivia Slagle | January 31

Minority students, older students and former military students from NCCU that have contributed for years will now see increased opportunities as official ...

Duke aims to bring minorities into STEM graduate programs

By David Saff | January 23

A new program at Duke aims to increase the number of underrepresented minorities in STEM grad programs. 

Duke study shows masculinity may be toxic to women and men

By Georgia Wieland-Stanford | January 22

A new Duke study shows toxic masculinity may have health consequences for men and women. 

Amazon includes Raleigh as finalist to host new HQ

By Blake Weaver | January 21

 Tech-giant Amazon announced Thursday a list of 20 metropolitan areas – including Raleigh – that had been narrowed down from 238 proposals to ...

The Duke University Chapel on Duke’s West Campus, as photographed in 2017, serves as a symbol of the university.

UNC, Duke researchers find obesity could be genetic

By Kayli Watson | December 4

Research by UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University has found obesity may have a genetic component.

Duke researchers create artificial human heart muscle tissue

By Georgia Wieland-Stanford | November 30

Researchers at Duke University have created an artificial human heart muscle tissue that can be used to help treat heart attack patients. According to ...

Q&A with Shaw University professor about diversity in computer science

By Ryan Smoot | November 28

Shaw University Professor Lloyd Williams is trying to bring diversity into computer science — an industry disproportionately dominated by white or Asian-American ...

UNC professor Steven King works on his robot, DuCille. Photo courtesy of Steven King

UNC professor builds robot with 360 video capabilities that can follow reporters

By Giselle Pagunuran | November 27

DuCille isn't just your average video journalist. This remote-controlled robot can follow reporters as they move on the scene and capture high quality ...

Girl code: University programs promote women and girls in STEM

By Mitra Norowzi | November 20

Despite research showing increased diversity of work teams yields better performance in the technology sector, the industry is still plagued by a lack ...

UNC system professors link wildfires in western U.S. to arctic warming

By Keely Hendricks | November 7

Wildfire activity in the western United States is linked to warming in the arctic, according to a recent study. 

Chapel Hill-based research company Rho moves to Research Triangle Park

By Karlton Tate | November 3

Chapel Hill-based research company Rho is moving its headquarters to Research Triangle Park. 