Moeser visits UNC health research projects in Burlington as part of ‘Carolina Connects’

UNC Chancellor James Moeser visited two health-related UNC projects in Burlington on Thursday (June 17) as a part of his new "Carolina Connects" initiative, which seeks to strengthen the connections between the university and the lives of North Carolinians and their communities. In the next several months, Moeser will visit all of the state’s regions to highlight the many ways in which the university serves the communities and people of North Carolina.


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For more information about Chancellor Moeser's "Carolina Connects" initiative, please visit
http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/may04/carolinaconnects052704.html

Barbara Jones, owner of Unique Hair, shares a laugh with Chancellor James Moeser as she tells him how BEAUTY (Bringing Education and Understanding to You), a joint UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center-School of Public Health project has influenced the lives of her clients.

Chancellor James Moeser visits with shop-owner Teresa Elmore (left) at Designs Unlimited about how BEAUTY is assessing the effectiveness of working in partnership with beauty salons and licensed cosmetologists to promote health and share information about preventing cancer. Nearly 40 beauty salons and more than 1,200 African-American women are participating in the study. Listening in are Veronica Carlisle (center), project manager for BEAUTY, and Dr. Laura Linnan, assistant professor of health behavior and health education in UNC's School of Public Health and lead researcher on the BEAUTY project.

Chancellor Moeser visits the Alamance County Health Department's children’s dental clinic where students from UNC’s School of Dentistry provide dental care to underserved children from birth through age 21.

Chancellor James Moeser places his order at Zack's, owned by the Touloupas family. Seated with the chancellor are Ken May (center), associate dean for administration and planning at UNC's School of Dentistry, and UNC alumnus Zack Touloupas '43. Alumnus Zack Touloupas '81 was working the counter.

Chancellor Moeser enjoys a sample of ice cream from Susan Lambeth '82 at Smitty's Homemade Ice Cream. Smitty's is owned by Lambeth's sister, Amy Nakhle '88, and Lambeth's husband, Thomas '81 and '85 Law.