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.

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.

UNC-Chapel Hill trustees didn't approve tenure cases outside of health-related schools at the last two meetings.