The Board of Trustees’ inaction on tenure cases for professors not in the health sciences had stoked confusion on the campus.

Name, Image and Likeness and the transfer portal have greatly altered the landscape of college basketball in recent years. That reality came to the forefront for Tobacco Road basketball fans earlier this week when University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill forward Ven-Allen Lubin transferred to rival North Carolina State University.

The No. 5 seed Tar Heels put on a dazzling offensive display in Chapel Hill on Friday, demolishing Arizona, 18-2, in the opening bout of their Super Regional best-of-three series. Catcher Luke Stevenson, first baseman Hunter Stokely, and pitcher Jake Knapp led the way for the Tar Heels.

Scientists have increasingly used tide levels to predict flooding on the coast. But two North Carolina professors showed that land-based factors, like rain, groundwater, and local infrastructure, are more often the driving force.

The Wildcats swept through the Eugene Regional to earn their trip to Chapel Hill. Arizona dominated Cal Poly, winning 14-0 in the regional-clinching game, with center field Aaron Walton hitting three home runs and driving in six runs.

In response to uncertainties over federal funding, UNC-Chapel Hill has paused construction plans for a new research building on its campus. Why it matters: The pause is the latest sign of how changing priorities within the federal government under the Trump administration affect the Triangle's universities — key players in the region's and state's economy.

Carolina hosts a Super Regional this weekend against unseeded Arizona. The Wildcats advanced through the Eugene Regional without playing host Oregon.