INSANE: 3 - The Real Truth

Scott Fowler: Charlie Scott on racism, trailblazing, Dean Smith and why he chose UNC

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlie Scott, this week’s star of the “Sports Legends of the Carolinas” series, was the first Black basketball player on scholarship at the University of North Carolina. In many ways, he was the Tar Heels’ version of baseball player Jackie Robinson, dealing with the racism inherent in…

Tribune News Service · Sep 22, 2022

Scott Fowler: Davis Love III unplugged: On the Presidents Cup, Michael Jordan and the LIV Golf mess

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Davis Love III, this week’s interview subject for “Sports Legends of the Carolinas,” is a Hall of Fame golfer who was born in Charlotte and starred in college for the University of North Carolina.

Tribune News Service · Sep 17, 2022

When an ER doctor becomes an ER patient

An ER doctor describes the "perspective shift" that happens when you go from doctor to patient

Salon · Aug 28, 2022

One and done? Why a universal vaccine that covers us for all future COVID-19 variants could be around the corner

Remember whack-a-mole, the arcade game where a plastic mole pops its head up and you whack it with a mallet? Well, immunising people against the various strains of COVID-19 has been a little like that, but that may be about to change.

ABC News · Jul 18, 2022

Sonoco Picks Internal Candidate Rob Dillard As Finance Chief

Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON) has appointed Rob Dillard as its Chief Financial Officer, effective July 1, 2022. Dillard most recently served as the company's Chief Strategy Officer. He will be responsible for Sonoco's global finance functions. He succeeds Julie Albrecht, who previously announced plans to depart Sonoco on June 30, 2022. Related: Sonoco Products…

Benzinga · Jun 15, 2022

Colorado Avalanche Players Touched The Western Conference Trophy ... Here's Why It Matters

Superstitions are not rare in sports, often time athletes eat the same meal before games or stick to a regimented routine to maintain continuity. Tiger Woods famously only wears red on Sundays, Michael Jordan wore his University of North Carolina college basketball shorts under his Chicago Bulls shorts and slugger…

Benzinga · Jun 7, 2022

National faculty group criticizes political interference it says is damaging UNC System

RALEIGH, N.C. — A national organization of university faculty members released a report Thursday criticizing the University of North Carolina System, saying it violates standards of shared governance, threatens academic freedom and fosters institutional racism.

Tribune News Service · Apr 28, 2022

Study: Banana Paper Helps Fight Potato Pest

A new study carried out by the University of North Carolina has found that wrapping potato seeds in biodegradable paper made from unusable parts of banana plants reduces the infestation and harmful effects of a nasty plant pathogen – a worm called the potato cyst nematode – and sharply increases…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 12, 2022

Commentary: Affirmative action is under attack

The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to hear two cases, one against Harvard and the other against the University of North Carolina. Filed by the conservative activist group Students for Fair Admissions, the cases challenge the legality of affirmative action, which allows colleges and universities to consider racial disparities —…

Tribune News Service · Mar 4, 2022

US supreme court will hear challenge to affirmative action in college admission

Harvard and University of North Carolina are defendants, giving majority-conservative court an opportunity to overturn precedent

The Guardian - US · Jan 24, 2022