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Business
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013 |
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Saving is a critical first step on the path to financial security. But many low-income families find it challenging to choose saving for the future over meeting pressing spending needs today. |
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Campus and Community
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Monday, May 13, 2013 |
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The General Alumni Association of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Saturday (May 11) honored the chancellor and his wife and two other couples who have supported a broad range of campus initiatives for their outstanding service to the University and to the association. |
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Campus and Community
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Sunday, May 12, 2013 |
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Steve Case, co-founder of America Online and chair of the Case Foundation and chairman and CEO of Revolution, urged the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s newest graduates to be attackers, not defenders, as the new leaders of what always has been “a startup nation.” |
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Health and Medicine
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Wednesday, May 01, 2013 |
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In a study using mice, researchers from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine found that a hormone, adrenomedullin, plays a crucial role in preventing the pregnancy complication preeclampsia. Surprisingly, this hormone protects women from preeclampsia when emitted by the fetus, not the mother, during the most critical times in pregnancy. |
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CAROLINA IN THE NEWS
Endometriosis more common in lean women: study
Reuters (Wire Service) ...Dr. Steven Young, who has studied and treated endometriosis at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said that many studies - and his own clinical experience - suggest the risk is indeed higher in lean women. "The biggest confusion is, the diagnosis is difficult and (endometriosis) requires surgery for a definitive diagnosis," said Young, who wasn't involved in the new research.
