University of North Carolina Chapel Hill News

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill today announced the launch of an enhanced degree-completion program that honors former student-athletes' scholarships for life.

Professor J. Michael Ramsey and his team from delivered a total of 12 presentations at this year's HPLC and ASMS conferences touting new performance breakthroughs in HPMS.

The National Research Council warns that U.S. coasts are at risk of flooding and storm damage, thanks to climate change.

Chapel Hill leaders don't have a final budget from state lawmakers yet, but they're taking steps to prepare for state cuts in fiscal year 2015.

A powerful drug combo may not be as effective against cystic fibrosis as previously thought.

Advocate staff photo by Brenden Neville State and federal scientists and officials inspect a recently formed marsh island, part of a freshwater diversion project to counteract coastal erosion, during a tour for federal and state coastal restoration representatives hosted by Plaquemines Parish on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, in Venice, LA.

Dr. Gary L. Wirt was selected as the 13th president of Goldey-Beacom College by its Board of Trustees at their June meeting.

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York and host of the US television show Cosmos , is arguably one of the best-known scientists in the United States - a success all the more notable given that he is an African American in a field dominated by white men.

The U.S. economic recovery has been an uneven one. Overall, the recent numbers look great.

A basic knowledge of copyright law is crucial to working effectively with authors on such issues as transfers of copyright, terms of copyright, terminations and ownership.

The Human Microbiome Project revealed tens of trillions of microbes residing in and on humans.

Jill's House, which provides respite for children with intellectual disabilities and their families, is one of six finalists in the first-ever “Ultimate Neighborhood Give Back Challenge,” sponsored by Chicago-based Guaranteed Rate, one of the largest retail mortgage lenders in the country.

As elegant as a headline is that boasts "ABC Company Beats Guidance", it's important that investors don't distill a full quarter of results into a single number.

He interviewed New York University professor Jay Rosen , who wrote about NPR's changes to the ombudsman's job description and was criticized by NPR Chief Content Officer Kinsey Wilson and NPR Senior Vice President of News Margaret Low Smith for what they called "lazy" and "lousy" reporting.

Shanita Love said Lovette told her and her boyfriend - Demario Atwater - on the morning of Jan. 18, 2008, that he and Atwater's half-brother "killed a guy" after taking him to an ATM machine and then took a camcorder, iPod and cellphone from his Anderson Street home.

Alec Peters as Garth of Izar, Richard Hatch as Commander Kharn, and Kate Vernon as Captain Sonya Alexander on the set of Prelude to Axanar .

Members of the city's new redevelopment commission are, from left, Commissioner Jon Cawley, Commissioner Steve Yokeley, Tom Webb, Alton Gaither, Jarod... Mount Airy officials have delayed spending as much as $110,000 for an outside entity to help a new redevelopment commission get organized.

July 21, 2014 - Xerox today announced the appointment of John Kennedy as chief marketing officer and a vice president of the corporation, effective July 28, 2014.

In this photo taken Sunday, April 11, 2010, a Palestinian smuggler works inside a tunnel in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip.

A multifaceted event designed to appeal to a variety of interests will be held on Saturday to benefit STAR Riding.