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UNC-Chapel Hill has been lagging behind peer universities for years in how much it pays faculty. Some professors are warning that the large pay gaps are impacting recruitment and retention.

Linguistics professor Misha Becker sat down with WUNC Higher Education reporter Brianna Atkinson to discuss how salary gaps affect faculty morale and recruitment, as well as plans for launching a new faculty salary committee this fall.

The German Men’s National Soccer Team chose Winston-Salem as its home base for this year’s FIFA World Cup. The four-time World Cup champions set up headquarters at Graylyn Estate and training facilities on the Wake Forest University campus.

Amid growing pushback over data centers and rising utility bills, consumer advocates are urging state regulators to create new rates for large electricity users.

This winter, many households were hit with high heating bills after consecutive winter storms. With more than 135,000 residents still over a month behind on payments, there may be some minor relief on their next gas bill.

Stokes County's planning board will hear public comment Tuesday on proposed zoning changes related to data centers. The hearing comes days after residents raised concerns about a planned facility near Walnut Cove.

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will become the first HBCU to offer a standalone Ph.D. in bioengineering.

North Carolina's Department of Transportation has only a fraction of the funding it needs to cover road construction and maintenance. Transportation Secretary Daniel Johnson told WUNC News his agency has to prioritize $144 billion in requests from local leaders, including everything from new turn lanes to new interstate highways.

On Saturday, Canes fans filled the Lenovo Center to watch the team play in the Stanley Cup Final.

The tax credit has been widely cast as akin to a school voucher program. Some say it could serve public school students too, but that's complicated.

Retirees on the state's Medicare Advantage will face higher out-of-pocket maximums next year, as well as higher copays for many medical services.

State Health Plan Executive Administrator Tom Friedman said Atrium charges between 15 and 40 percent more for services. If WakeMed adopts those reimbursement rates, the impact could ripple across hundreds of thousands of employees.