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Researchers at UNC and NC State developing technology that could help people with diabetes

Zach Arn is checked by Dr. Ashley Jessup as he gets his diabetic check up at UNC's Children's Speciality Clinic in Raleigh on Wednesday.

A research team that includes biomedical engineers from N.C. State University and UNC-Chapel Hill are developing a “smart” network of nanoparticles to deliver insulin to diabetics automatically when blood-sugar levels rise.

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TRAFFIC

NC bridges are safe, DOT engineer says

With more state money and a new strategy, North Carolina has intensified its effort to keep old bridges in good repair – while replacing as many as it can.
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TELEVISION

Local sports talk personality makes the move to ESPN

Bomani Jones, a local sports talk personality who has been a frequent guest on several ESPN talk shows, recently signed a four-year contract with the network and relocated to Miami. Here’s our chat with him about how he got his starts in radio and TV.

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LOCAL/STATE

Drescher: Duke grad plays central role in ‘Blackboard Wars’

Raleigh-reared Baye Cobb’s first year with Teach For America featured on reality TV show

EDUCATION

Wake releases details on superintendent candidates visit

On Tuesday and Wednesday, the three Wake County superintendent finalists will tour schools, meet school district employees, take questions at a community forum and go through another round of private interviews with the school board.

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TECHNOLOGY

Hunt for world’s oldest WWW page leads to UNC Chapel Hill

UNC Chapel Hill professor Paul Jones has preserved the world’s oldest World Wide Web page. His 1991 version is from a personal demo from the Web’s inventor. The hunt is on for the beta version, developed in 1990, but it’s not clear if a copy exists.
LOCAL/STATE

Unlikely visitor: Gray seal spends time on southern North Carolina beaches

As Memorial Day crowds head for the N.C. shore, marine biologists and others hope to caution people to stay away from the rare visitor.
EDUCATION

ECSU gets new interim leader as state probes police wrongdoing

Elizabeth City State University is in turmoil as state investigators look into wrongdoing on the campus and the city police have taken over the review of 125 criminal cases that were improperly investigated by campus police.
DURHAM COUNTY

Defense rests in Abaroa’s murder trial

Prosecutors will begin their rebuttal process next week in the murder trial of Raven Abaroa, accused of killing his wife, Janet.
EDUCATION

New provost named as leadership changes at UNC-Chapel Hill

Jim Dean, dean of the Kenan-Flagler Business School, will be the next chief academic officer as UNC-CH ushers in new leaders.
EDUCATION

Wake names three superintendent finalists

Dana Bedden, the superintendent of the Irving Independent School District in Texas; Ann Clark, the deputy superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools; and James Merrill, the superintendent of Virginia Beach City Schools, are the finalists to become the Wake County school system’s new ...