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ScienceMar 8, 2025

Universities are facing big cuts to research funding. At Duke, it's a time for 'damage control'

Facing the potential loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding, Duke University is preparing for the worst

ScienceDec 27, 2023

Juvenile sperm whale euthanized after stranding on North Carolina beach

A juvenile sperm whale that appeared to be in poor health has been euthanized after stranding on a North Carolina beach

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Social affairsOct 13, 2022

Eric Church, trailblazing politicians receiving NC top award

Two history-making Black politicians and country music star Eric Church are among the six latest recipients of North Carolina’s highest civilian honor

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ScienceJul 25, 2022

How an AP reporter broke the Tuskegee syphilis story

For four decades, the United States government enrolled hundreds of Black men in Alabama in a study on syphilis, just so they could document the disease’s ravages on the human body

ScienceMay 26, 2022

Former UNC Wilmington dean named school's new chancellor

A former dean at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington is returning to the school as its new chancellor

ScienceFeb 2, 2022

New N. Carolina state House member replaces veteran Fisher

A data scientist and former Peace Corps volunteer has joined the North Carolina House, succeeding longtime Rep. Susan Fisher of Asheville

General newsNov 19, 2021

Virus researchers, integration leader among NC Award winners

Developers of COVID-19 treatments and a champion of public school integration are among the nine latest recipients of North Carolina’s highest civilian honor

General newsNov 18, 2021

N. Carolina biologists remove jug stuck on bear cub's head

A bear cub wandering around a North Carolina neighborhood with a jug stuck on its head is running free in the forest again thanks to wildlife biologists and some observant residents

General newsNov 17, 2021

NC math experts, voters sue over US House, legislative lines

Another lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s latest round of redistricting has been filed