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No stupid questions: economics professor remembered for how he connected with students

By Karli Krasnipol | April 26

Economics professor Tiago Pires’ passion was matched only by his patience.

Dr. Stephen Frye is a professor and director of the Center for Integrative Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery at UNC.

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UNC cancer research finds success with compound treatments

By Karli Krasnipol | March 31

They’ve got money, and they’re working together. Faculty and researchers across UNC’s medical programs say state support and a collaborative environment are the main reasons why UNC has had so many recent breakthroughs in cancer research.

Associate professor of oncology Dr. Jen Jen Yeh and medical student James Byrne, Ph.D., in Yeh's lab in Lineberger Cancer Center. Yeh and Byrne worked together on a team of researchers to create a new device to treat pancreatic cancer directly at the site of the tumor.

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Device targets hard-to-treat pancreatic cancer

By Karli Krasnipol | February 23

A team of UNC researchers has created a new device that targets cancerous pancreatic tumors, opening doors for many patients with pancreatic and other forms of cancer.

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Bradley Opere wins with no need for a runoff election

By Karli Krasnipol , Belle Hillenburg and Jack Davis | February 10

Junior Bradley Opere won the race for student body president with 53 percent of the overall vote.

Bradley Opere poses with his Old Well cut out Friday afternoon. Opere held an event to take photographs with people who are supporting his campaign to run for Student Body President.

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Bradley Opere's peers say he's a great friend and would be a great president

By Karli Krasnipol | February 3

Junior Bradley Opere is a soccer player, a dancer, a student government member — and a candidate for student body president.

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Five candidates are running for Student Body President

By Karli Krasnipol | January 27

Five people are now collecting signatures to become candidates for student body president, starting at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday.

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Campus housing to close over break

By Karli Krasnipol | November 24

In 2014, Rick Bradley, associate director of housing and residential education, said keeping residence halls open for Thanksgiving was a possibility. This year, even with more students staying on campus over break than ever before, most of UNC’s residence halls will remain closed.

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