Duke Researchers: Vaccine in Development Has Potential To Prevent Future Pandemics
Recent research from Duke University could help develop vaccines for future pandemics before they even emerge.
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Ava Pukatch
NC Unemployment Rate at 5 Percent, Not Reflective of Job Search ‘Reality’
For the seventh straight month, unemployment rates in North Carolina decreased. According to the North Carolina Justice Center, the unemployment rate for April was just five percent. This number, however, does not account for everyone who may want to work but are unable to.
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Chapel Hill Public Servant To Be Honored for 32 Years of Service
The Town of Chapel Hill is honoring a long-time public servant at its council meeting Wednesday. Deputy Town Manager Florentine “Flo” Miller is being recognized for her nearly 32 years of service to the town ahead of her retirement June 1.
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‘We Owe It to Our Community’: Hillsborough to Purchase Police Training Simulator
The Town of Hillsborough recently voted to purchase a police training simulator. The simulator, which is a virtual reality system, would provide regular training opportunities for officers to practice deescalating a situation.
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Proposed ‘Aspen Chapel Hill’ Development Would Provide More Student Housing
The Chapel Hill Town Council recently heard a concept plan for a student housing-multifamily development. If approved, Aspen Chapel Hill would provide 109 units for students and be located at 701 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
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Carrboro To Renovate Town Hall, Century Center
The Town of Carrboro has plans to renovate two of the town’s existing facilities: town hall and the Carrboro Century Center. Key considerations for the renovations include energy sustainability, accessibility, and preservation of historic character.
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Orange County Schools Aims To Rename Two Schools Ahead of Fall
Two Orange County schools (OCS) are undergoing a renaming process in order to abandon their ties to white supremacy.
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Local Leader Recognized With Governor’s Award for Decades of Service
A local leader in Orange County received an award for her service to the state last week. Former Orange County Commissioner Penny Rich was recognized with the Old North State Award from Governor Cooper for her decades of work in local government.
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UNC Department of Communication Opens New ‘Art Space’ For Students
UNC students in the department of communication could soon benefit from a new media building on Franklin Street.
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UNC Leadership Shares Latest Fall 2021 Reopening Plans
As the university prepares to transition to full, in-person operations, at an employee forum meeting earlier this week, UNC leadership outlined the latest summer and fall semester plans.
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