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The base, known as Fort Liberty since 2023, originally was named for Confederate General Braxton Bragg. The Army says it now will be named for a World War II private, Roland Bragg.
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What do National Institutes of Health funding cuts mean for universities? We ask Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of the journal Science and former University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chancellor.
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Republicans may control both chambers of Congress but leaders in the House and Senate have very different ideas about the best way to implement President Trump's agenda.

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WUNC’s Higher Education Reporter Brianna Atkinson explains the latest change to National Institutes of Health funding and how it could impact North Carolina universities and research.
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Renovations are underway that will impact how visitors access Duke Gardens. Bill LeFevre, Executive Director of Duke Gardens, joins co-host Leoneda Inge to talk about how to (still) make the most of a trip to the 55-acre botanic garden in Durham.
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A Preservation Greensboro board member talks with Leoneda Inge about the long road to recognition for the South Benbow Road Historic District, which was home to many local civil rights movement luminaries.
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Some North Carolina sheriffs are expressing concerns for their counties amid President Donald Trump's promise of mass deportations. That's on top of a new state law that requires county sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
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A state House committee approved a plan Tuesday to increase unemployment benefits due to inflation, just as a temporary Helene-related increase is set to expire.
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The name Charles W. Chesnutt may sound familiar, even if you don't know where to place it. It belongs to the first African American man to be published in The Atlantic Monthly and to break into the all-white American literary establishment.
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In February, Winston-Salem’s historic Bowman Gray Stadium hosted a NASCAR series race for the first time in more than 50 years.
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UNC Press Director John Sherer recently spoke with WUNC higher education reporter Brianna Atkinson about the dangers of silencing authors and the UNC Press' call for collective action against censorship.
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The North Carolina base was renamed Fort Liberty in 2023 as part of a national effort under the Biden administration to remove names that honored Confederate leaders. The base’s original namesake, Gen. Braxton Bragg, was a Confederate general.
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In the hours and days following now-President Donald Trump’s re-election, online searches about leaving the U.S. surged. Host Anita Rao talks with a woman who turned a desire to leave the U.S. into reality.