UNC uses AI to help students learn, including about uses of AI
Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly accepted at universities, such as the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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WalletHub: Raleigh is the 3rd best large college town, Chapel Hill 8th best small college town
A new analysis from WalletHub ranks Raleigh as the 3rd best large city for college and universities, and 14th overall. Chapel Hill ranked 8th for small cities and towns and 13th overall. Here’s why.
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Innovate Carolina launches effort to boost minority, female entrepreneurs
Innovate Carolina has coordinated with entrepreneurial experts to publish a growing list of resources available from organizations across the local region, state and country that support minority- and female-led startups and ventures.
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NCSU, UNC researchers use nanotech to tackle tough blood clots
Engineering researchers have developed a new technique for eliminating particularly tough blood clots, using engineered nanodroplets and an ultrasound “drill” to break up the clots from the inside out. The technique has not yet gone through clinical testing. In vitro testing has shown promising results.
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Amion Foundation provides seed grants to Wake Forest, UNC-CH researchers
Academic scientists at two North Carolina universities are among the recipients of the first seed grants from the Amnion Foundation for research that will study cells derived from birth tissue to better understand fetal health and cancer.
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UNC-CH, Lenovo partner on artificial intelligence to help stop coronavirus spread at football games
Students and staff at the Reese Innovation Lab designed kiosks to that will greet fans and make sure they are following coronavirus safety protocols.
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Mouse with COVID-19 bites researcher during clinical trial at UNC
A mouse injected with COVID-19 bit a researcher in April of this year, while they were conducting tests to better treat the disease, according to a statement from UNC.
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Tech Legends: Paul Jones, director of ibiblio.org and UNC web pioneer, reflects on emergence of the internet
This is the latest in WRAL TechWire’s exclusive “Tech Legends” series in which we profile men and women who have helped create the Research Triangle and North Carolina tech economies as we know them today. In their own ways, they also have been pioneers in the development of the internet – something few people knew anything about 30 years ago. Today we feature Paul Jones, professor at UNC-Chapel Hill and director of ibiblio.org.
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UNC study: Face masks may help since coronavirus often infects nasal cavities first
Findings in a newly published UNC-CH study suggest the coronavirus virus tends to become firmly established first in the nasal cavity, but in some cases the virus is aspirated into the lungs, where it may cause more serious disease, including potentially fatal pneumonia. The study thus indicates face masks could be beneficial, says a UNC scientist.
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