In The Media
Business Insider
March 14, 2024
Minneapolis is on the verge of giving ride-hailing drivers a big pay bump. Uber and Lyft say they’ll leave the city if it happens.
Minneapolis is at the center of the debate over two key questions facing the ride-hailing industry. How much money do Uber and Lyft drivers make? And what minimum pay should they be guaranteed? … If the ordinance passes, it remains to be seen whether Uber … Read more
WRAL
March 11, 2024
Experts: College men most at risk of developing sports gambling addiction
Beginning March 11, 2024, North Carolinians will be able to legally place sports bets online, the effects are already evident with ads virtually everywhere: social media, billboards, television and even podcasts. Rosa Li with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Psychology … Read more
USA Today
March 7, 2024
The North Carolina governor matchup is set. Here’s what to know ahead of general election.
Super Tuesday is over, and the matchup for North Carolina’s 76th governor is set. Now, the actual race begins. … In a poll from Meredith College, taken before Super Tuesday results, a presumptive match-up between Josh Stein and Mark Robinson showed that 62.2% of polled … Read more
ABC-11
February 29, 2024
Possible Alzheimer’s disease treatment breakthrough: UNC researchers focus on amyloid plaque
A research team at UNC is studying how amyloid plaque forms in the brain of Alzheimer’s patients in hopes of developing breakthrough treatments for the disease. “If we understand how (amyloid plaque) forms, can we understand how to deform them, how to so-called melt them … Read more
WRAL
February 20, 2024
Forced into the balcony: How Black movie-goers peaceful demonstrations shook segregation in Durham theaters
A civil rights movement in Durham shocked the nation when Black movie patrons refused to accept “no” for an answer at white ticket booths. At Carolina Theatre, Black patrons were restricted to the top balcony – and it took a 97 step journey to get … Read more
ABC News
February 20, 2024
The Russian opposition just lost its brightest star. What does it do now?
Alexei Navalny was asked four years ago what he’d tell Russians if he were killed for challenging President Vladimir Putin. “You’re not allowed to give up,” he told a documentary maker. “If they decide to kill me, it means we are incredibly strong and we … Read more
The New York Times
February 20, 2024
What We Give Up Makes Us Who We Are
Chanequa Walker-Barnes, a professor of practical theology and pastoral care at Columbia Theological Seminary in Georgia, has an unusual approach to Lent. Instead of giving up chocolate or fasting, “sometimes I’ll say I’m giving up self-neglect,” she told me. … This guest essay is by Molly … Read more