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New to campus this year are more than 30,000 LED bulbs that will cut holiday light energy use by more than 90 percent over previous years.

An ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ senior uses a top award to trace the evolution of organizations for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer students at Duke and UNC.

Five years before the start of the American Revolution, friction between Piedmont farmers and local court house rings who were tied to eastern North Carolina interests led to the Battle of Alamance on fields a few miles south of where ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ today sits. That conflict stood as a defining moment for the Regulator Movement, and a new book by professor emerita Carole Troxler examines its roots and influence on the nation’s push for independence.

A young alumna has already returned to campus to recruit more ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ students to analyze data in Washington, D.C.

Written by 13 scholars, Speaking Out: Underrepresented Students Challenging the Inequities of College Access, is filled with personal voices.

Twenty-two high school students who make up the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Academy Beta Class were honored May 4 in an afternoon ceremony that featured remarks from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ President Leo M. Lambert, reflections from the scholars themselves, and a rendition of “Grateful” by one graduating senior who will study music at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ beginning this fall.

The inaugural John H. Barnhill Civic Trailblazer Award was bestowed on students from UNC-Chapel Hill and Appalachian State University.

Several campus offices have participated in a program to help employees play leadership roles in creating sustainable practices.