Four triangle institutions are getting money from the N.C. Biotechnology Center. The funding is part of nearly $423,000 in Educational Enhancement Grants the center is distributing across the state for biotech initiatives. The local institutions to benefit are Wake Technical Community College, N.C. State, UNC–Chapel Hill and the N.C. Association for Biomedical Research. READ MORE

Will Yancy, a slight man with a trim waistline, might, on first glance, come across as someone who would have very little expertise on the ups and downs of the latest diets. But the Durham doctor has recently emerged as a leading judge in the raging debate between low-carb diets versus low-fat regimens. READ MORE