Duke's Wray Carlton Inducted Into NC Sports Hall of Fame

Wray Carlton, a Duke running back and all-ACC honoree who later became a distinguished AFL player, is among the newest class of North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame inductees.

Nimerichter to Direct American Dance Festival

Jodee Nimerichter has been selected to succeed longtime American Dance Festival director Charles Reinhart. Nimerichter has worked on the American Dance Festival for 20 years and has served as the festival's co-director and associate director since 2007.

NCCU School of Business' First Dean Passes

Stewart B. Fulbright, the first dean of NC Central University's School of Business and a Tuskegee Airman during World War II, passed away at the age of 92. Fulbright was a professor and administrator at NC Central University for 35 years.

Journal Selects Duke Divinity Professor's Work as "Book of the Year"

The Englewood Review of Books has selected Food and Faith: A Theology of Eating written by Norman Wirzba, research professor of theology, ecology, and rural life at Duke Divinity School, as the 2011 “Book of the Year.”

Duke Professor Awarded National Economic Association's Highest Honor

The National Economic Association awarded its highest honor, the Samuel Z. Westerfield Award, to Duke University professor William “Sandy” Darity Jr. Established in 1973, the award acknowledges outstanding scholarly achievements and public service by an African American economist.

Toll Collection Begins on Triangle Expressway

The N.C. Turnpike Authority has officially begun collecting tolls electronically on the Triangle Expressway, the state's first modern toll road. The Triangle Expressway cuts through the Research Triangle Park, connecting Interstate 40 at N.C. 147 in Durham County with N.C. 540 in Wake County.

Andrews Sworn in as Durham County Sheriff

Mike Andrews was sworn in as Durham County's new sheriff on Monday, January 1st. Andrews is a 32-year veteran of the Sheriff's Office.