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The official celebration of Native Americans represents the fruits of a decades-long effort.
Pharmacies are paid a set amount to dispense most medicines, so the more they dispense, the greater their income. But there's a better way to pay pharmacists and improve health care at the same time.
The teen years are filled with fun for some, but many youth begin to experience serious depression, which can set them up for recurring bouts. A new study offers hope: Support and understanding help.
There's a new therapy for treating peanut allergy that is showing promise in phase 3 trials.
As climate change speeds up tropical storm cycles, rivers and bays have less time to process nutrients and pollutants that wash into them after each event.
Some view a retreat from democracy and the escalating effects of climate change as an unfortunate coincidence. But a new study shows that the two trends may be more closely related than we think.
It's not just that e-cigarettes have fruity, fun-evoking flavors added to them. There's danger in the mere fact that the flavors lead kids to dismiss risk.
Carbon dioxide makes up less than one-twentieth of 1% of Earth's atmosphere. How does this relatively scarce gas control Earth's thermostat?
Il a fallu des décennies aux épidémiologistes pour découvrir que l'inhalation de la fumée provenant du tabac causait le cancer du poumon. Ils semblent aujourd'hui ignorants des dangers du vapotage.
Media sosial sering dimanfaatkan untuk mengumpulkan informasi, terutama tentang pemilihan presiden. Namun, hasilnya sering tidak mewakili kenyataan.
As vaping-related illnesses increase and deaths reported, an inhalation toxicologist explains why comparing the dangers of vaping to the dangers from cigarettes doesn't make sense.
If your job doesn't currently involve automation or artificial intelligence in some way, it likely will soon. Computer-based worker surveillance and performance analysis will come, too.
Political campaigns and journalists often turn to social media to see how voters feel about an election. But the numbers they see there may not accurately reflect the electorate's views.
A study of over 700,000 state and local drug arrests shows that two out of three cases involve a small amount of illegal drugs.
Viewing Muslims as 'other' just makes the problem worse – but research has some solutions.
Traditional water quality test results tell you what was happening at the beach yesterday. More real-time answers can be a boon for public health.
Research has identified a range of health complications in Ebola survivors. These include eye complications and vision problems.
Air quality in the US has improved greatly since 1990, but a new report finds progress stalling in some cities. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is rolling back air pollution controls.
Researchers find promising results for two programs patterned after the Meyerhoff Scholars Program, a renowned initiative launched at UMBC in the 1980s and known to increase diversity in STEM.
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Research Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Research Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and Director of the UNC Food Allergy Initiative, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Professor of Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Professor, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Professor of pediatrics, microbiology and immunology, and environmental sciences and engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Professor of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Geneva Yeargan Rand Distinguished Professor of Law, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Assistant Professor of Public Relations, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Professor of Law, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Doctoral Student, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Director of Tobacco Prevention and Evaluation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Professor of History and Director, Center for the Study of the American South, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Senior Research Scientist, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
