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UNC Professor Receives Grant for Diabetes Research
Praveen Sethupathy, an assistant professor in the Department of Genetics in the UNC School of Medicine, is one of six scientists to receive a prestigious 2016 Pathway to Stop Diabetes grant award. The award, given by the...
Read MoreJohn Oliver Rips North Carolina Voting Laws
Posted by Staff | Feb 15, 2016 | Arts & Entertainment
North Carolina voting laws, and similar ones around the country, were the subject of scathing criticism Sunday night. John Oliver took aim on his HBO show, Last Week Tonight. A string of states, including North Carolina, have...
Read MoreFlorida State Seminoles Take Down the Tar Heels
Posted by Staff | Feb 14, 2016 | Basketball, UNC Sports
Freshman guard Stephanie Watts’ team-leading 19 points and nine rebounds weren’t enough to propel the University of North Carolina women’s basketball team to a win on Sunday afternoon in the Tucker Center of Florida State...
Read MoreCompton Road Bridge To Be Replaced
Posted by Staff | Feb 14, 2016 | News Around Town
North Carolina Department of Transportation contractors plan to replace  Compton Road Bridge, closing the road between N.C. 86 and Carr Store Road north of Hillsborough. Work will begin at 7 a.m. on Monday, February 22. The new...
Read MoreUNC Looking For Artists For Campus Buildings
The FedEx Global Education Center at UNC is accepting artists’ proposals to display their work during the current academic year. The center hosts up to four exhibitions each year, including paintings, photography,...
Read MoreCarrboro Beginning Oral History Project
Posted by Staff | Feb 13, 2016 | News Around Town
The Town of Carrboro has partnered with UNC’s Southern Oral History Project to create its own oral history that will be posted on the town website. The town hopes to conduct four to eight interviews per year and is seeking...
Read MoreThousands Attend Moral March on Raleigh
Despite freezing temperatures thousands came to downtown Raleigh Saturday morning to protest for voting rights and other causes. The tenth annual Moral March on Raleigh and HK on J People’s Assembly was organized by the NAACP....
Read MoreTar Heels Try To Turn The Corner After Boston College
Posted by Staff | Feb 13, 2016 | UNC Sports
Many won’t see a regular season win against the team with the worst record in the ACC as a major victory — But Theo Pinson says otherwise. “Last game was really huge for us,” he said. “I don’t think...
Read MoreChatham County Announces Agricultural Photography Contest
As a way to celebrate the diversity of agriculture in Chatham, the county is sponsoring an agricultural photography contest through June 30, 2016. Winners of the contest will have their photos displayed on the new Chatham County...
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