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Two UNC Seniors Win Rhodes Scholarships
November 23, 2009 UNC News Services
Elizabeth Blair “Libby” Longino has interned with a microcredit program in Vietnam, helped start a group combating child prostitution in Cambodia and completed an Outward Bound Wilderness Expedition in the Pacific Northwest.
UNC Researchers Attract ‘High Impact’ Stimulus Funding NIH Challenge Grants
November 18, 2009 UNC News Services
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have successfully secured backing for several projects funded by a new, highly competitive federal grant program that aims to tackle high impact scientific and health challenges.
UNC Researcher Among Top 100 African-American Leaders List
November 10, 2009 UNC News Services
Adaora Adimora, M.D., professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and clinical professor of epidemiology in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, has been selected by “The Root” magazine as one of the top 100 African-American leaders.
Building Leadership for New Democracy
November 2009 UNC School of Government
Faculty members from the School of Government have helped members of Fort Bragg's 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, accomplish their mission in Iraq.
Inc. Entrepreneur of the Year Ping Fu to Tell Her Story Nov. 19
November 9, 2009 UNC News Services
Entrepreneur Ping Fu will share her personal journey from a Chinese prison to a Research Triangle Park technology company at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Nov. 19.
Dedication of the UNC McAllister Heart Institute Marks New Era in Heart Research
November 4, 2009 UNC Health Care News
Hugh “Chip” McAllister, M.D., an alumnus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, has made a three-part gift to establish the UNC McAllister Heart Institute.
Carolina Choir to Collaborate with European Orchestra
October 28, 2009 UNC News Services
The 80-student Carolina Choir at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will perform Nov. 11 with one of Europe’s leading orchestras: the Bruckner Orchestra Linz.
Cuban Bookmaking Coop is Topic of Nov. 18 Talk
November 9, 2009 UNC News Services
Linda Howe of Wake Forest University will discuss the Cuban bookmaking cooperative Ediciones Vigía on Nov. 18 in the Wilson Special Collections Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
UNC Study: Disability Rates Similar for Internationally, Domestically Adopted Children
October 26, 2009 UNC News Services
Children adopted from overseas have disability rates similar to those adopted from within the United States, according to new research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Four First-Year Students to Become Robertson Scholars
October 27, 2009 UNC News Services
Four students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University are about to receive a rare opportunity in higher education.
Budding Journalists Need International Perspectives
October 30, 2009 UNC Global News
The UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication grasps the importance of an international education for young journalists.
German-born Experimental Artist to Speak Nov. 17
October 28, 2009 UNC News Services
Oliver Herring, an experimental artist whose works include knitted Mylar, participatory performances, video and Styrofoam photo sculptures, will discuss his work Nov. 17 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
International Education Week 2009
Explore your world during International Education Week (November 16-20) through the many programs and events hosted at UNC, including musical performances, lectures, art and photography exhibitions, forums, film screenings and even a international networking night for students.
Go Global - Get Your Passport!
Take advantage of this easy one-stop shopping, on-campus opportunity to apply for or renew your U.S. passport! Come to the FedEx Global Education Center on Nov. 17-18 from 10:00am - 3:00pm.
Exhibit to Display Indonesian Textiles
October 26, 2009 UNC News Services
Indonesian textiles will be exhibited Nov. 3-15 at the FedEx Global Education Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A free public exhibit opening at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 3 will feature a talk plus Indonesian food and music.
"Why Aid is Not Working for Africa"- Public Lecture: Dambisa Moyo, Nov. 11.
October 26, 2009 UNC News Services
Dambisa Moyo, economist and New York Times best-selling author of “Dead Aid: Why Aid is Not Working and How There is a Better Way for Africa,” will speak Nov. 11 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Students from Three Continents Explore Global Entrepreneurship at UNC
October 21, 2009 Carolina Entrepreneurship Initiative News
Undergraduate students from UNC-Chapel Hill, Chinese University of Hong Kong and Copenhagen Business School visited SAS, Quintiles Transnational Corp. and other successful multinationals in the world-famous The Research Triangle Park™ in September to learn firsthand about the challenges and opportunities of operating in the global marketplace.
Myron S. Cohen, MD, Director of the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases
October 2009
UNC Researcher Awarded Grant for Anti-Diarrhea Vaccine Study in Nicaragua
October 14, 2009 UNC School of Medicine News
A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researcher has been awarded a four-year, $507,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s Fogarty International Center to study the effectiveness of rotavirus vaccines in the Central American nation of Nicaragua.
First Transatlantic Fellow Arrives from Sweden at UNC-School of Education
October 14, 2009 Carolina Slate Online, School of Education E-newsletter
A $180,000, four-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) has funded the third phase of the Transatlantic Consortium in Early Childhood Intervention, directed in the United States by Professor Rune Simeonsson since 2001.
UNC Students Capture Untold Story of the Galapagos
October 13, 2009 UNC Global News
Unbeknownst to most people, there is more to the Galapagos Islands than big turtles and Charles Darwin.
A New Link in the Global Supply Chain
October 13, 2009 UNC Global News
The devil is in the details as the saying goes. But thanks to a thriving partnership between the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and China's top university for science and technology, Tsinghua University, the intricate processes needed to move parts and components around the world today are quickly becoming more manageable.
UNC Presentation and Reception: ‘Galapagos: a Science and Education Partnership'
October 13, 2009 UNC News Services
A public presentation and reception will be held Oct. 14 (Wednesday) to showcase the Galapagos Initiative program being jointly developed by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador.
Founder of Ecuador's First Private University Wins Alumni Award
October 13, 2009 UNC College of Arts & Sciences News
Santiago Gangotena, who received his Ph.D. in physics from Carolina in 1977, received a Distinguished Alumnus Award at the University Day celebration on Oct. 12.
October 2009 UNC Global News
A semester in Southeast Asia transformed my understanding of that region of the world.
UNC Study to Examine if Nutritional Supplements Protect HIV-Positive Mothers, Infants in Africa
October 8, 2009 UNC News Services
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have received a $2.2 million grant to find out if simple nutritional supplements, fortified with micronutrients and essential fats, protect the health of HIV-positive women and their infants after weaning.
Awarding-Winning Journalists Share Frontline Reports on Threats to Global Food Supply Oct. 15
October 5, 2009 Kenan Hawkins Institute for Private Enterprise
Three award-winning journalists will discuss mounting threats to the global food supply and the challenges of reporting them on Thursday, Oct. 15, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Lost and Found: First 'Lost Boy of Sudan' graduates from UNC
Fall 2009 Carolina Arts & Sciences
The first student to attend UNC in 1795 was Hinton James of Wilmington, who, according to campus lore, walked 170 miles from his home to Chapel Hill. Emmanuel Chan, the first of the “Lost Boys of Sudan” to graduate from the University, has a leg up on Hinton. Chan (biology ’09) walked more than 1,000 miles to get there.
Talbert to Speak on Rome and Creative Cartography
October 5, 2009 UNC News Services
UNC professor Richard Talbert will speak on “Rome and the Power of Creative Cartography, A.D. 300-1500” at 4 p.m. Oct. 18 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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