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Near the start of the spring semester, members of the College of Education at North Carolina State University made an unprecedented move: they passed a vote of no confidence against a sitting chancellor. While the vote was purely symbolic, records now show the university re-requested an independent health investigation just hours after the vote.

University administrators faced a sharp barrage of outrage from faculty and graduate students in the Department of Chemistry over a $140 million renovation set to gut parts of Dabney Hall

More than 150 NC State alumni who attended classes at Poe Hall have reported that the campus building may have been linked to their cancer diagnoses.

NC State University has closed Poe Hall and launched an investigation after elevated levels of cancer-causing chemicals known as PCBs were detected.

North Carolina State University leaders and health experts on Monday answered questions about the PCB contamination inside Poe Hall and the investigation into possible health effects.

As the next phase of Poe Hall PCB testing begins, two experts cautioned that understanding the health consequences of the contaminants will be another looming undertaking.

Chancellor Randy Woodson speaks on a state law that requires UNC System schools to remain neutral on political controversies, which he said prohibits the University from taking a stance on

While NC State continues its investigation of environmental contaminants in Poe Hall, a top university official acknowledged concerns that early communication about the building wasn’t adequate and promised better transparency

Learn more in The N&O’s higher education news roundup about how long it could take for ongoing environmental and health testing at NC State’s Poe Hall.

The closure of a previous case drew criticism. Now NC State has asked the CDC to open a new health investigation, which could help determine if toxic chemical exposure at Poe Hall harmed employees.