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Small ethical transgressions, if left unchecked, are part of a slippery slope that leads to larger future transgressions, according to a recent study.

The study, published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, is based on how corporate scandals might be a result of unethical behavior unfolding over time. Authors include Michael Christian of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, David Welsh of the University of Washington, Lisa Ordonez of the University of Arizona and Deirdre Snyder of…

The NCAA will re-open its examination into “academic irregularities” at UNC Chapel Hill, university Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham said Monday.

“The NCAA has determined that additional people with information and others who were previously uncooperative might now be willing to speak with the enforcement staff,” according to Cunningham.

Since 2011, UNC has conducted and commissioned several reviews and provided the NCAA with updates. In February, the university retained former federal…

Three days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled TV-over-the-web service Aereo was illegally streaming content from broadcasters, the company told its subscribers that it was “pausing” its service Saturday.

An Aereo spokeswoman said the latest move, which was scheduled to happen at at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, did not mean the company was closing its doors and that “our journey is far from done.”

“We want to emphasize that this is a pause, and that the company is not shutting down,” according to an Aereo…

Three more major retailers have joined Target at the new Parkside Town Commons shopping center in west Cary and are now open for business.

The Harris Teeter grocery store, Massage Envy spa, Sleepy’s mattress store and Jersey Mike’s sandwich shop have all opened, according to the shopping center’s owner and developer, Kite Realty Group (NYSE: KRG) of Indianapolis, Ind.

The Target (NYSE: TGT) store at 7129 O’Kelly Chapel Road opened at Parkside in March.

Parkside Town Commons is slated to…

The Triangle life science sector is under attack by New York and Los Angeles – sort of.

In the latest Life Sciences Cluster report, put out by commercial real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle, the Raleigh-Durham metro, once again, ranks fourth behind Boston, San Francisco and San Diego.

But New York and Los Angeles metros are catch up, each rising two lots to fill 5th and 6th place, respectively.

The Triangle, home to life science titans such as GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) and United Therapeutics…