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HIV infection rates are continuing to rise across the Southern United States, leaving researchers and doctors worried about why.

In a raucous meeting, protesters criticize the vote as a politically-motivated attack on academic freedom and free speech.

UNC’s Chancellor and faculty disagree with the decision to close the Poverty Center and promise to continue the Center’s work.

The Board of Governors votes to increase tuition in an effort to keep top faculty members from fleeing for better pay.

The Board of Governors decision to increase tuition frustrates some students, who say they’re already struggling to afford college.

Board of Governors member Steve Long says UNC’s Poverty Center and Civil Rights Center are not within the university’s academic mission.

The board wants to discontinue the Poverty Center and two other centers, infuriating critics who say the move was political.

The NC Dental Foundation has partnered with Eve Carson Scholarship to honor Deah Barakat and the other victims.

Some Muslim students feel especially vulnerable after last week’s shooting.

As gas prices decrease, public transportation ridership remains steady.