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Colleagues memorialize Professor Zijie Yan, two years after he was shot on campus

September 12, 2025 Liana Riachi

The death of Professor Zijie Yan in August of 2023 was memorialized by his colleagues in a quaint corner of Caudill Laboratories.

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The campus community holds its annual stair climb to remember those lost on 9/11

September 12, 2025 Andrew Sellers

The memorial event at Kenan Stadium commemorated the lives lost 24 years ago on September 11, 2001.

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AI is lightening students’ workload, but is it harming them in the long run?

September 12, 2025 Marguerite Stouse

 Some experts forecast that AI will take a large number of  entry-level positions away from new graduates. Others worry that students will become too dependent on it.

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As Bill Belichick takes over, UNC brings changes to the football gameday experience

September 12, 2025 Gracie Durham

UNC’s hire of Bill Belichick has been accompanied by a new university initiative that turns game days into campus-wide events.

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Local puppeteers are back on stage after tropical storm Chantal destroyed much of their warehouse

September 12, 2025 Brooks Stevenson

The Paperhand Puppet Project’s warehouse was damaged by Chantal’s flooding destroying many puppets. Despite more than $100,000 losses, the troupe quickly rebounded.

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Workshop series welcomes local poets to share their thoughts and works

September 12, 2025 Anthony Guerra-Flores

Poet Laureate and Professor Donovan Livingston hosted the first of four poetry workshops in a series of what he hopes will be a place where poets can feel safe and free enough to share, converse, and write.

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UNC says all of the students who lost their visas now have had their status restored

April 25, 2025 Twumasi Duah-Mensah

Facing lawsuits from hundreds of students, the Trump Administration said it will restore – at least for now – the student records of many international students around the country whose visas it revoked.

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UNC researchers have been left in limbo as funding for their programs remains uncertain

April 25, 2025 Kayla Bradshaw

In February, the Trump Administration announced that the National Institutes of Health will cap indirect cost payments for research grants at 15 percent. Some federal grants have stopped entirely.

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Federal and private sector job cuts are prompting some UNC seniors to readjust their post-graduation plans

April 25, 2025 Maya Hagan

With national projections showing that employers are hiring fewer seniors from the class of 2025, some students are adjusting their plans or don’t have a clear next step.

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Property values are soaring in much of the Triangle. That could cost some residents their homes.

April 25, 2025 Mia Khatib

Property revaluations have increased significantly for many Durham and Orange county residents. They worry their tax bills will increase too.

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