December 2003 Archives

December 2003

Hunt addresses post-9-11 in December commencement speech (Dec. 22, 2003)
UNC study reveals few problems banning smoking at N.C. schools (Dec. 19, 2003)
Vick gives $100,000 to create award for innovation in journalism-mass communication teaching (Dec. 19, 2003)
Exxon Valdez oil spill impacts lasting far longer than expected, scientists say (Dec. 18, 2003)
UNC posts highest study abroad rate among public research universities (Dec. 18, 2003)
Lineberger Fellows Awards are announced; program encourages students to pursue cancer research (Dec. 18, 2003)
Spring seminars to engage participants in literature, music, history and more (Dec. 18, 2003)
Frat guys drink more in college, but cut back afterward, study shows (Dec 17, 2003)
Reed named to first Kenan Eminent Professorship, will direct new interdisciplinary Institute for Renaissance Computing (Dec. 17, 2003)
CORRECTION: 2004 Morehead Scholarship winners to be announced to public March 5 (Dec. 17, 2003)
232 N.C. high school seniors named Morehead semifinalists (Dec. 16, 2003)
UNC is among eight universities nationwide to receive prestigious entrepreneurship grant (Dec. 15, 2003)
Research findings suggest compound might help in fight against alcoholism (Dec. 14, 2003)
New York Times’ op-ed columnist to speak at Kenan-Flagler Business School (Dec. 12, 2003)
Kenan Institute study shows federal incentive programs promote savings among working poor families (Dec. 10, 2003)
Carolina to get head start on positive relations with Cuba (Dec. 10, 2003)
American teens show strong interest in using Internet for religious contacts (Dec. 10, 2003)
New treatment helps patients with advanced colorectal cancer live longer, have fewer side effects: study (Dec. 9, 2003)
Common airborne substance makes asthmatics more sensitive to house dust mites: study (Dec. 9, 2003)
‘Mirror image’ findings could result in better therapies for autoimmune diseases (Dec. 7, 2003)
Law school dean comments on Luna, alumnus slain in Pa. (Dec. 5, 2003)
WUNC-FM to cover festivities marking 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ first flight (Dec. 4, 2003)
$10 million in new grants will fund fragile X research (Dec. 3, 2003)
Patricia F. Waller fund to support lecture, possibly future professorship (Dec. 3, 2003)
‘Wonderland’ of a program coming up at Wilson Library (Dec. 2, 2003)