University of North Carolina Chapel Hill News

A new North Carolina law aimed at improving the state's probation system is one of more than four dozen new laws taking effect on Tuesday.

In the doorway of the Fifth Street Shelter Ministries kitchen Thursday, Elizabeth Liotta told the story of her daughter, Danielle.

Just when it seemed no crime could be more horrendous or depraved than the Eve Carson murder, along comes the case of little Shaniya Davis.

Bank of America is having such a hard time finding a new CEO that some analysts are wondering if Ken Lewis might have to stay past his planned Dec.

Despite the growing trend among colleges of hiring outside management consultants to help trim their budgets, the University has no plans to look elsewhere for financial counsel, University spokeswoman Cass Cliatt '96 said in an interview with The Daily Princetonian.

For Thanksgiving dinner, what side dish would you prefer to accompany your turkey - a serving of well-marinated conflict over how much or how little you eat, or some nice, fresh criticism of your cooking skills? As families gather around the country this week to celebrate Thanksgiving, many of them are bracing for the intense emotions of the ...

From professional athletes to weekend warriors, the condition known as "runner's knee" is a painful and potentially debilitating injury suffered by millions of people - although until now, it has been unclear just what causes it.

The Institute of Museum and Library Services has awarded $249,623 to the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science for the Closing the Digital Curation Gap project.

Students from Harvard University won five Rhodes Scholarships and those from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were awarded three, leading the 32 U.S. recipients of the award for 2010.

A prodigious career in newspapers spanning positions from reporter to executive editor to Pulitzer Prize journalism awards juror helped prepare Philadelphia born Lorraine Branham for her present post at the helm of one of America's top journalism schools.

An investigational drug that didn't perform well as an antidepressant appears to slightly boost sexual desire as well as the number of satisfying sexual encounters in women with lagging libidos, a study shows.

Curemark LLC, a drug research and development company focused on the treatment of neurological diseases, announced that the company has begun enrolling patients in Phase III clinical trials for CM-AT, its autism treatment, at three additional clinical trial sites.

Visiting is a big part of the Thanksgiving holiday. But one place you don't want to stop by is the Emergency Department.

A CT scan -- a kind of super X-ray -- provides a faster, cheaper way to diagnose a heart attack when someone goes to the emergency room with chest pains, a new study suggests.

NC XGR NESBITT BIO BOX, 1ST LD-WRITETHRU A quick look at new Senate Majority Leader Martin Nesbitt, D-Buncombe: Name: Martin L. Nesbitt Jr.

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Blue Water Spa of Raleigh will be a sponsor for The 2009 Jupiter Ball, benefiting science education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Morehead Planetarium and Science Center.

A drug that failed the test as an antidepressant could find a new use as the female "Viagra", say scientists.

Last Thursday was no exception when Professor Elliot Cramer showed his a** in front of an audience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Change of mission, smaller staff for initiative championed by Rep. Price By David N. Bass Carolina Journal RALEIGH - The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is trimming back a controversial initiative meant to assist veterans and their families after an internal review found evidence of waste and abuse in the program.