It didn’t take long for us to understand why The Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill is affectionately known as “the University’s living room.” And in case you don’t know, that is the University of North Carolina (UNC) – the first public university in the United States.

In response to uncertainties over federal funding, UNC-Chapel Hill has paused construction plans for a new research building on its campus. Why it matters: The pause is the latest sign of how changing priorities within the federal government under the Trump administration affect the Triangle's universities — key players in the region's and state's economy.

UNC will host Arizona in the 2025 Chapel Hill Super Regional. Last year, the Diamond Heels escaped West Virginia in the Chapel Hill Super Regional.

The Arizona Wildcats (43-19) defeated the North Carolina Tar Heels in the second game of the Chapel Hill Super Regional at North Carolina on June 7.

Maddox Mihalakis knocked a go-ahead single in the seventh inning, and Arizona defeated North Carolina on Saturday, forcing a deciding game in the Chapel Hill Super Regional.

UNC baseball and Arizona will play a decisive Game 3 in the Chapel Hill Super Regional for a spot in the College World Series. The No. 5 overall seed Tar Heels lost 10-8 in a wild, back-and-forth game against the Wildcats on Saturday,

The No. 5 seed Tar Heels put on a dazzling offensive display in Chapel Hill on Friday, demolishing Arizona, 18-2, in the opening bout of their Super Regional best-of-three series. Catcher Luke Stevenson, first baseman Hunter Stokely, and pitcher Jake Knapp led the way for the Tar Heels.

Scientists have increasingly used tide levels to predict flooding on the coast. But two North Carolina professors showed that land-based factors, like rain, groundwater, and local infrastructure, are more often the driving force.