February 2004 Archives

February 2004

WEATHER NEWS -- UNC-Chapel Hill night classes cancelled, offices remain open on normal schedule (Feb. 26, 2004)
Progress Energy Foundation awards $215,000 for UNC educational, environmental programs (Feb. 26, 2004)
History of prominent N.C. family brought to life in UNC exhibit (Feb. 26, 2004)
Survey: North Carolinians overestimate state appropriations to UNC-Chapel Hill (Feb. 26, 2004)
N. Ferebee Taylor, UNC’s fifth chancellor, dead at 83 (Feb. 25, 2004)
Summer reading program book selection committee picks ‘Absolutely American’ (Feb. 25, 2004)
$100,000 gift from Thacker estate endows sports communication internship (Feb. 25, 2004)
UNC ophthalmology receives four-year grant to advance research in diseases causing blindness (Feb. 25, 2004)
Study: satisfying safety, liability concerns could boost use of school physical activity facilities (Feb. 24, 2004)
Minority public health officials learn to manage crises in new UNC pilot program (Feb. 24, 2004)
One of two will have STD by age 25: study; UNC school issues report on implications of estimates (Feb. 24, 2004)
Women’s Health Research Day to feature presentations on dozens of topics (Feb. 23, 2004)
UNC study may improve gene therapy safety (Feb. 23, 2004)
Sole Sisters will soon begin training for Komen NC Triangle Race for the Cure; orientation is March 2 (Feb. 23, 2004)
Laws designed to prevent too-short hospital stays allow mothers more time, study shows (Feb. 20, 2004)
National pain management specialist to speak on future of research area (Feb. 19, 2004)
Feb. 26 panel to explore role of Black Panthers, self-defense groups in civil rights movement (Feb. 19, 2004)
UNC honors teaching excellence represented in variety of areas; 10 categories are featured (Feb. 18, 2004)
Historian details origins of Nazis’ ‘final solution’ to Jewish problem (Feb. 17, 2004)
Berkeley professor to discuss globalization’s effect on environment March 3 (Feb. 17, 2004)
Children’s book illustrator Zelinsky to give Steinfirst lecture at UNC (Feb. 17, 2004)
WEATHER NEWS - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – CONDITION 1 NORMAL (Feb. 16, 2004)
WEATHER NEWS - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – CONDITION 2 WITH CLASS DELAY (Feb. 16, 2004)
Gift from Gladys Hall Coates estate to benefit Wilson Library’s N.C. Collection (Feb. 13, 2004)
Cogeneration facility receives second award from government for efficiency (Feb. 13, 2004)
Local students earn UNC degrees, Dean’s List recognition (Feb. 12, 2004)
Practice-based education for doctors improves delivery of preventive child care: UNC study (Feb. 12, 2004)
Author and commentator Kevin Phillips to discuss politics of wealth and democracy (Feb. 12, 2004)
Students from three rural N.C. counties targeted in new study abroad endowment (Feb. 12, 2004)
America’s popular songs to be focus of 2004 Carolina Jazz Festival at UNC (Feb. 11, 2004)
‘Built environment’ influences on health to be focus of minority health conference (Feb. 11, 2004)
Coach Williams pledges support, makes TV appearance
to promote Carolina Covenant for low-income students (Feb. 10, 2004)
Two former UNC faculty members recognized for service to the university (Feb. 10, 2004)
Outdoor drama companies to recruit at UNC March 20 for this summer’s shows (Feb. 10, 2004)
‘Future Frontiers: Mars’ to explore hard work, talent behind rover landings (Feb. 10, 2004)
Bank of America chief risk officer speaks as part of business school’s Dean’s Speaker Series (Feb. 9, 2004)
Survey: active, passive smoking in N.C. middle school children boosts asthma cases 15 percent (Feb. 6, 2004)
‘Narratives of HIV’ events to promote understanding of epidemic’s impact (Feb. 6, 2004)
Online AP courses extend opportunities to students in low-wealth school districts (Feb. 6, 2004)
Study indicates nutritional benefits of the WIC program go beyond targeted nutrients for preschoolers (Feb. 6, 2004)
School of Social Work to host Hunger Banquet Feb. 16 (Feb. 5, 2004)
Trustees approve Baddour contract extension (Feb. 4, 2004)
Planetarium to offer Spanish version of "Carolina Skies" star show (Feb. 4, 2004)
Forums, exhibit focus on high-performance buildings, sustainable communities (Feb. 4, 2004)
Researchers at UNC identify gene that should boost hemophilia, stroke and heart treatment (Feb. 4, 2004)
New national multicenter study: vitamins didn’t cut stroke risk (Feb. 3, 2004)
‘Mini-Med’ goes Hollywood; film-lecture series starts March 2 (Feb. 3, 2004)
Expert in skin, wound care to discuss role of race in health-care quality (Feb. 3, 2004)
Stone Center film festival at UNC to probe corners of black diaspora (Feb. 3, 2004)
Emmy- winning Simpsons producer to visit UNC Feb. 23 (Feb. 3, 2004)
Grant aids breast cancer screening in Harnett County (Feb. 3, 2004)
Grant to N.C. Prevention Partners reaches more people in need across state (Feb. 2, 2004)