April 2003 News Releases

April 2003

Wright brothers, coins and commemorations to be topics of programs May 3 (April 29, 2003)
Four to receive honorary degrees at UNC commencement May 18 (April 29, 2003)
Seed grants to support research on ovarian cancer, melanoma, other cancers (April 29, 2003)
CORRECTION: Speech announced previously for Knightdale will not take place (April 28, 2003)
Ferrell wins Thomas Jefferson Award; cited for service to university, faculty (April 28, 2003)
UNC advances three places to 17^th in NSF’s federal academic science, engineering ranking (April 24, 2003)
WUNC-FM news staff wins awards for ice storm coverage, portraits of North Carolina’s unemployed (April 24, 2003)
Kids to teach parents at Stone center event marking 10 years of teaching, mentoring (April 23, 2003)
Professors, teaching assistants honored by UNC students for teaching excellence (April 23, 2003)
Sixty-six students receive academic, service, leadership awards at UNC (April 23, 2003)
White women three times more likely to commit suicide than black women, new N.C. study shows (April 23, 2003)
3-D computer program helps athletes improve techniques, can even predict performance (April 22, 2003)
UNC-Chapel Hill, ECSU pharmacy pilot program scheduled to begin in fall 2003 (April 22, 2003)
Goldstein, Traveling Science Laboratory, outreach education programs among those honored by Carolina Center for Public Service (April 21, 2003)
Bell award rings for Ida Friday (April 21, 2003)
Conference explores timely issues on Korean Peninsula (April 17, 2003)
School of Public Health students receive pre-doctoral fellowships in tobacco-use prevention (April 16, 2003)
Duke, UNC, choose 39 top students for third Robertson Scholars class (April 16, 2003)
UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School wins national Venture Capital Investment Competition (April 15, 2003)
96 UNC-Chapel Hill students inducted into Phi Beta Kappa (April 15, 2003)
Scientists find genetic key to TB bacteria survival in lung cells (April 14, 2003)
Adolescent obesity largely caused by lack of physical activity, study finds (April 14, 2003)
Research shows cocaine ‘reward’ picture more complicated than scientists thought (April 12, 2003)
Tarrson Philanthropic Fund establishes scholarship at UNC School of Dentistry (April 11, 2003)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Press racks up multiple major book publishing awards (April 11, 2003)
North Caroliniana Society Award will go to Maxine Swalin on her 100^th birthday (April 11, 2003)
Thursday (April 10) ceremony to hail bond-funded rebirth of historic hall (April 9, 2003)
UNC expands historic schizophrenia study to incorporate newest antipsychotic drug (April 9, 2003)
UNC scientists find important new clue to puzzle of addictive behavior (April 9, 2003)
Upcoming nutrition conference to address current osteoporosis research (April 8, 2003)
New UNC study reveals problems with community development corporations, offers recommendations (April 8, 2003)
Enzyme structure holds key to cocaine, heroin metabolism; implications for treatment, defense against chemical weapons (April 7, 2003)
UNC authors release free new health insurance guide (April 7, 2003)
UNC School of Nursing offers 3 options to address nursing educator shortages (April 7, 2003)
UNC authors release free new health insurance guide (April 7, 2003)
Master’s of Fine Arts students debut paintings, sculpture and photography (April 4, 2003)
Princeton University professor to deliver Rand art lectures (April 4, 2003)
UNC-Chapel Hill launches Carolina Center for Jewish Studies (April 4, 2003)
Accreditation assessment team invites public comment (April 4, 2003)
Chancellor Moeser comments on graduate rankings in U.S. News & World Report (April 4, 2003)
Questions about northern Iraq may be troublesome after war (April 4, 2003)
Collection of rare Russian materials, possibly at more than 20,000 items, now at UNC (April 3, 2003)
April 13 ceremony to honor achievers in journalism, advertising, broadcasting (April 2, 2003)
School of Public Health to raise awareness of youth overweight, obesity with diverse events (April 2, 2003)
Chancellor Moeser makes statement on Doherty resignation (April 1, 2003)
Two UNC scholars among 30 worldwide studying how to stop regional conflicts (April 1, 2003)
Major study: hydroxyurea reduces sickle cell mortality by 40 percent (April 1, 2003)
Business strategy class takes in-depth look at the embattled music industry (April 1, 2003)