April 2014 Archives

Entire program – Apr. 19, 2014

April 19, 2014

UNC students and faculty prepare to compete in the Boston Marathon, one year after the bombing. A UNC statistics professor calculates the times of runners who never finished last year’s Marathon. A UNC autism program serves as a national model. Vinyl records are making a comeback.

TEACCH program helps those with autism

April 19, 2014

An UNC program that helps autism sufferers and their families has become a national model.

Concerns grow over fitness apps

April 19, 2014

A third of people have fitness apps on their smartphones. They can be good tools, but fitness instructors also have concerns.

UNC lacrosse goes north for help

April 19, 2014

Canadian lacrosse players are more common. A couple have even made their way to UNC.

UNC remembers Boston bombing

April 19, 2014

A year after the Boston Marathon bombing, several UNC students and faculty members will be in Boston for this year’s race.

UNC grad first in flight

April 19, 2014

UNC alumna Lindsey Jefferies is the first African-American female helicopter pilot in the North Carolina Army National Guard.

UNC student flying high

April 19, 2014

While most teenagers are excited to get their drivers licenses, some also learn to fly at a young age.

The comeback of vinyl albums

April 19, 2014

Grab your turntable and albums. Vinyl albums are returning.

UNC prof calculates how Marathon runners might have finished

April 19, 2014

Statistics professor Richard Smith estimated the likely finish times for runners who couldn’t complete last year’s Boston Marathon.

Entire program – Apr. 12, 2014

April 12, 2014

An outside review disputes claims of low literacy among UNC athletes. Students protest rising tuition and debt. Democrats and Republicans unite to educate students about voting law changes. Irish music happens spontaneously at local bars.