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 Titans of tech seek to excite UNC, Duke grads about a future beyond themselves

In graduation speeches at Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill respectively, Melinda Gates and Steve Case point to technology as a tool to build a better world. Will the graduates listen?

Time's cover

 Billionaire founder's latest 'gift' to NC Research Campus could be inflection point

David Murdock, the founder of the N.C. Research Campus in Kannapolis, is announcing another donation today to what Oprah Winfrey has described as his "gift to humanity." Will the endowment he is making secure the NCRC's future as a true hub for health research?

David Murdock at a recent NCRC event.

Billionaire Murdock to make another gift to NC Research Campus

David Murdock, the billionaire owner of Dole Food and founder of the N.C. Research Campus in Kannapolis, will announce another gift to the campus on Wednesday. Murdock has already invested more than $700 million of his own fortune in the project.

NCRC's massive main building.

 Another RTP biotech company files to go public

An emerging biotech company focused on drugs to control bleeding is the latest firm with major operations and links to the Triangle to seek to go public. WRALTechWire Insiders can find out more.

 From ivory towers to real startups: Triangle universities produce more entrepreneurs

The Startup Blog: These days, the Triangle's three major universities all have large and robust programs that cater to today's student entrepreneur. This is the result of years of change internally, the fruits of which are now being exposed to the general public.

Refresh Innovations' contact solution wins Duke challenge

 Student teams vie for $50K in 'Duke Start-Up Challenge'

 Duke research could be key to developing HIV vaccine

Duke researchers have learned how the HIV virus changes in the body, knowledge that could help overcome hurdles to developing an HIV vaccines.

 Startup Madness isn't mad at all: These ACC 'teams' ooze biz potential

The Startup Blog: Chill-N, a nitrogen ice cream startup from the University of Miami , takes top honors at Startup Madness 2013, which as an event is its own sprouting success story.

ChillN makes winning pitch at Startup Madness

 Duke CFO survey: Hiring, spending increasing but recession fears linger

Top financial executives at U.S. companies are showing more economic optimism as they expect to spend more, increase hiring and plan for acquisitions in the next year.

CFO optimism improves

 Durham-based Chordoma Foundation founder makes Forbes' 30 under 30

Josh Sommer, executive director of The Chordoma Foundation in Durham, makes Forbes 30 under 30, Forbes' list of top young disruptors, innovators and entrepreneurs.

 New secret sauce in networking: Software-defined networking

Software-defined networking is changing the way communications networks are being managed, maintained, and secured. It is giving network administrators more control over traffic flow than ever before, and it's just in its infancy.

 RFP spells out five major goals for ultrafast network

In a request for proposal published Friday, the North Carolina Next Generation Network consortium and the Triangle J Council of Governments spell out five goals a new network would need to reach.

 Triangle group kicks off effort to build ultrafast network

The Triangle J Council of Governments in association with a consortium called the NC Next Generation Networks on Friday issued a request for proposal document that seeks private sector service providers who are interested in building a "next generation" communications network across the Triangle as well as Winston-Salem.

Broadband in Education

 Triangle universities, cities aim to create ultra-fast broadband network

A consortium of universities and municipalities representing the Triangle and Winston-Salem will publish a request for proposals on Friday that could lead to a project similar to Google Fiber to North Carolina. Blair Levin, a former FCC chief of staff, and the national organization he leads is supporting the effort.

NC NGN

 Pfizer heart drug tested at Duke wins FDA approval

A treatment for atrial fibrillation, a leading cause of stroke, that was tested at Duke University after development by Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb receives FDA approval.

 Regado Biosciences, which bases lab in Durham, raises $51M

Triangle-based Aurora Funds is among the participants in the latest round of funding for Regado, which is developing DNA-based blood treatments.

DNA

 Does China own the future? Don't count on it

Dispatches from the Valley: Former Triangle tech entrepreneur and now Duke professor Vivek Wadhwa says the future doesn't belong to China, offers advice to startups, and says immigration debate has been reduced to "ugly politics."

China business

 Immigration reform destined to be another Obamacare

Opinion: Until recently, I was optimistic that our President and the Democratic Party would do what they were promising and fix the immigration problem. At best, we will get another badly needed, but flawed and unpopular bill like Obamacare.

 UNC, Duke, Wake Forest to offer undergraduate courses online

UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke and Wake Forest are teaming up with several other universities to offer online undergraduate courses for credit and that can be taken at a member university where a student isn't enrolled.

UNC, Duke, Wake Forest join Semester Online

 Duke names new leader for entrepreneurship program

Eric Toone, a Duke professor and entrepreneur, is taking over as the new leader of the university's Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative. Toone replaces Kimberly Jenkins, who left earlier this year.

Eric Toone