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UNC, Duke team up off the court in 'Game of Life'
Bitter rivals in basketball, the two universities collaborate on numerous educational, medical and research efforts to help make the world a better place. They are partners in the "Game of Life" tournament.
Duke, UNC are partners - off the court
Education CTO program kicks off third year of successful program
The 2012 class of the Certified educational Chief Technology Officer (CeCTO) program begins Tuesday and Wednesday in Chapel Hill. Since 2010, 58 CeCTOs have completed the course offered through the N.C. Department of Public Instruction, UNC School of Government's Center for Public Technology, and MCNC.
UNC Nutrition Research Institute lands $1M endowment
The gift will create the NRI's first endowed distinguished professorship, The Dickson Foundation-Harris Teeter Distinguished Professorship in Nutrition. Once fully endowed, this professorship will generate an annual disbursement to support a designated Nutrition Research Institute faculty member and foster scientific discovery.
North Carolina Science Festival is gearing up for spring
Time Warner Cable, NC GlaxoSmithKline Foundation, SAS, Biogen Idec Foundation, and Duke Energy are just a few of the many sponsors already committed to support this year's event showcasing STEM in North Carolina this April.
Entrepreneurship is big business: 40,000 jobs, 1,823 firms in RTP over 20 years
Startups also drew $7.7 billion in investments between 1992 and 2011, according to a report from the Council for Entrepreneurial Development and UNC-Chapel Hill.
Biotech Center awards $1 million in grants for university research
Scientists at NCSU, East Carolina and UNC-Wilmington receive $250,000 to fund work toward federal grant applications.
Commentary: The past and future of growing the South
UNC's Global Research Institute has a report that looks at where the South has gone and where it still has to go 25 years after two important economic studies appeared.
Fla. medical chopper crash raises scrutiny
The crash of a medical helicopter in Florida comes as agencies have been looking at safety for the service nationally.
UNC's HIV work is 'Breakthrough of the Year'
An HIV prevention study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Medicine has been named the 2011 Breakthrough of the Year by the journal Science.
Opinion: New life sciences cluster report presents skewed view of RTP's activities
The Triangle is outstanding for life sciences whether reports on U.S. markets score it first, last or in the middle.
Day 3: MCNC's 12 Days of Broadband highlights CeCTO
On the third day of its celebration, MCNC highlights the Certified educational Chief Technology Officer (CeCTO) program.
UNC lands $6.4M federal grant for genomics research
The grant, spread over four years, will establish the North Carolina Clinical Genomic Evaluation by NextGen Exome Sequencing.
Cyber Monday spending, number of online shoppers set records
More than 10 million people shopped online on Monday, spending a record $1.25 billion, says research firm comScore.
Tracking holiday sales
UNC startup event asks: "Quick! What's your idea?"
As a prelude to the annual Carolina Challenge entrepreneurial contest, UNC's Kenan-Flagler school is throwing a "pitch party" for would-be business leaders.
SAS, UNC to use software analytics in war against cancer
The Cary-based company and the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center are developing software that will blend data analysis, a cancer's characteristics and biomarker analysis with the goal of improving patient health.
