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Voting signs cover the lawn outside Holy Trinity Lutheran Church on Election Day, Nov. 2, 2021.

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Local League of Women Voters chapter to celebrate 75th anniversary at Stone Center

By Joelle Adeleke | Sep. 15

The local League of Woman Voters chapter will celebrate its 75th anniversary this Thursday at the Stone Center. The League aims to provide nonpartisan resources to voters and to engage people in civic participation. The local chapter, founded in Chapel Hill in 1947, will invite national League Vice President Jennifer Rubin to speak at the event.

DTH Photo Illustration. A student reads a Sickle Cell Disease fact sheet provided by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute on Sept. 12, 2022.

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'Impacted every aspect of my life': Sickle Cell Awareness Month encourages understanding

By Joelle Adeleke | Sep. 14

September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month. At this time, the only known cure for sickle cell disease is receiving bone marrow transfusions from a close family member. Gene therapy, which uses the patient's own cells, is currently considered experimental. “Basic science and clinical research – both will help us better take care of a brand new population of adults that have sickle cell disease,” Dr. Jane Little, director of UNC's Comprehensive Sickle Cell Disease program, said.

Allison Mathews speaking about HIV and Faith at a conference in Dallas, Texas on June 21, 2022.
Photo Courtesy of FSU Faith Center.

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'Stigma is what's really killing us': Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day sparks conversation

By Joelle Adeleke | Aug. 23

Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, founded by the Southern AIDS Coalition in 2019, was celebrated on Aug. 20 to help spark conversations about HIV and reduce the stigma surrounding the virus in the South.

Pristine Onuoha, an 11th-grade student at East Chapel Hill High School, poses for a portrait at East Chapel Hill High School on May 24, 2022. Onuoha is one of five national finalists in the Genes in Space challenge.

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CHCCS student will have experiment performed on ISS next year

By Joelle Adeleke | Aug. 16

Pristine Onuoha, a rising senior at East Chapel Hill High School, won the Genes in Space Challenge on July 28. Her genetic research experiment concerning telomeres will be launched into space next year.

Three UNC students— (pictured from left to right) Cole Bright, Robert (Bo) Bell, and Ethan Mou— are cycling from California to Washington, DC this summer with the Ability Experience, a Pi Kappa Phi philanthropy. The trip, known as the Journey of Hope, is raising both funds and awareness for individuals with disabilities.

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Pi Kappa Phi members cycle across country to increase disability awareness

By Joelle Adeleke | Jul. 21

This June, three members of UNC fraternity Pi Kappa Phi — Ethan Mou, Cole Bright and Bo Bell — set out on a 3700-mile cross-country cycling marathon to raise awareness for people with disabilities.

Nancy and Tucker Stevens share a meal in front of the Old Well on July 7, 2022 to celebrate the anniversary of their engagement. Tucker proposed to Nancy 32 years ago in the same spot. Photo by Drew Stevens.

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'A Carolina love story': UNC sweethearts recreate proposal at the Old Well

By Joelle Adeleke | Jul. 20

College sweethearts Nancy and Tucker Stevens got to relive their Old Well proposal this summer, celebrating 32 years since the UNC alumni first got engaged.

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First-year jitters? UNC students offer advice on making the transition to college

By Joelle Adeleke | Jul. 7

As the first day of college for the Class of 2026 approaches, upperclassmen provide advice for first-years.

Deborah Stroman, an adjunct professor in the Department of Health Behavior, is one of a number of UNC faculty who commute to campus by e-bike. Photo courtesy of Stroman.

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Faculty describe experiences with electric bikes as UNC plans for new e-bike service

By Joelle Adeleke | Jul. 6

UNC plans to announce a new service in the fall that will have electric-assist bikes. The e-bikes follow the University's decision to end Tar Heel bikes in May. Campus community members found e-bikes have benefits including convenience, recreation and a positive impact on the environment.

Gregory Paul Copenhaver poses for a portrait in a lab in the Genome Science Building on Monday, June 20, 2022. Copenhaver was recently named director of UNC's Institute for Convergent Science.

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Director of Institute for Convergent Science aims to solve real-world problems through research

By Joelle Adeleke | Jun. 21

Greg Copenhaver, a UNC faculty member since 2001, was promoted to director of the Institute for Convergent Science, which focuses on problem-solving in science.

Anita Brown-Graham, the director of ncIMPACT Initiative, is the lead coordinator for Carolina Across 100. Photo courtesy of Jon Gardiner.

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"Our State, Our Work" program helps youth across state find living-wage jobs post-pandemic

By Joelle Adeleke | Jun. 9

"Our State, Our Work" is a program funded by the Carolina Across 100 initiative, which works to assist all North Carolina counties in recovery and growth post-pandemic.

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Local League of Women Voters chapter to celebrate 75th anniversary at Stone Center

'Impacted every aspect of my life': Sickle Cell Awareness Month encourages understanding

'Stigma is what's really killing us': Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day sparks conversation

CHCCS student will have experiment performed on ISS next year

Pi Kappa Phi members cycle across country to increase disability awareness

'A Carolina love story': UNC sweethearts recreate proposal at the Old Well

First-year jitters? UNC students offer advice on making the transition to college

Faculty describe experiences with electric bikes as UNC plans for new e-bike service

Director of Institute for Convergent Science aims to solve real-world problems through research

"Our State, Our Work" program helps youth across state find living-wage jobs post-pandemic

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