Daniela Ocampo, Author at Chapelboro.com

Dozens of UNC Students Covering Olympic Games in Rio

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Jul 29, 2016 | UNC

UNC is one of only two universities sending journalism students to cover the Olympic Games this summer in Rio, Brazil. Led by undergraduate Senior Associate Dean Charlie Tuggle, 29 students from UNC’s School of Media and...

Save the Fox Campaign to Hold Bone Marrow Registration Drive

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Jul 29, 2016 | Health, News

A Bone Marrow Registration Drive will be held by the Save the Fox Campaign at University Place in Chapel Hill on Saturday, July 30 from 12 until four in the afternoon. The drive encourages anyone to come out and register because...

New Permanent Speed-Calming Sign on Weaver Dairy Extension

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Jul 28, 2016 | Featured, Traffic

Weaver Dairy Road Extension has a new permanent speed-calming sign that warns drivers of their current speed on the 25-miles-per-hour road. According to Traffic Engineer Kumar Nappalli, around 50 percent of vehicles are going 34...

Construction on Ridge Road Causing Chapel Hill Transit Bus Detours

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Jul 27, 2016 | Traffic

Several Chapel Hill Transit bus routes will be detoured beginning this Thursday as a result of a major street resurfacing project on Ridge Road. The road project will affect all vehicular traffic on Ridge Road, as well as the A,...

UNC Medical Director Advises Residents on Staying Safe During Heat Wave

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Jul 27, 2016 | Featured, Weather

This week may be the hottest week of the summer so far with temperatures remaining in the mid-90’s in Chapel Hill and surrounding areas. Ahbi Mehrotra, Medical Director of the Emergency Department at UNC Hospitals’...

UNC Ranks 35 in U.S. Invention Patents

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Jul 17, 2016 | UNC

UNC has been ranked number 35 out of the top 100 universities to be granted U.S. Utility Patents in 2015. The report was published by the National Academy of Inventors, a non-profit organization, recognizing U.S. and...

Study: Road Rage Excessive in North Carolina Drivers

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Jul 15, 2016 | Safety

Nearly 80 percent of North Carolina drivers experience extreme road rage while driving, according to a new study released by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety on Friday. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety is a non-profit,...

Public Input Open for CHCCS Superintendent Search

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Jul 10, 2016 | Featured, Pre-K - 12 Education

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education began its search for a new superintendent and is seeking input from the community. Current superintendent Tom Forcella is retiring on August 1 after five years with the...

Chapel Hill Food for the Summer Program Passes 10,000 Meals

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Jul 8, 2016 | Featured, Pre-K - 12 Education

Food for the Summer partnership celebrated its success in providing 10,237 meals for children so far this summer with a Jumpstart Festival at Hargraves Community Center on Thursday. The partnership, brought together by Chapel...

UNC Researchers: Removing a Brain Tumor Makes Cancer More Aggressive

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Jun 30, 2016 | Featured, Health, Higher Education

Researchers at the University of North Carolina are working to perfect stem-cell research after a discovery made regarding glioblastoma, a cancerous brain tumor. The research team from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy has...

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