June 1999 Archives

June 1999

UNC-TV to broadcast celebration of Chancellor Michael Hooker’s life (June 30, 1999)
Student leaders plan tribute to Chancellor Hooker (June 29, 1999)
State, university leaders share thoughts on Chancellor Michael Hooker’s legacy (June 29, 1999)
UNC-CH to host public memorial service for Chancellor Michael Hooker on Friday (June 29, 1999)
Chancellor Michael Hooker dies at age 53 (June 29, 1999)
UNC-CH study shows compressed air sleeve prevents blood clots during hip replacement (June 28, 1999)
Free treatment offered to volunteers for obsessive-compulsive disorder study (June 25, 1999)
UNC-CH graduate student to post photos of solar eclipse on Web live from Romania (June 25, 1999)
UNC-CH gallery exhibits artifacts from gold rush in North Carolina (June 24, 1999)
N.C. Botanical Garden to offer free tours, gardening classes, nature exploration for children and more (June 24, 1999)
Public-relations students give input on binge-drinking media campaign (June 24, 1999)
Late N.C. couple bequeath $2.4 million to benefit UNC-CH pediatrics department (June 22, 1999)
Social workers, community organizers can build skills for change at UNC conference (June 22, 1999)
UNC-CH alumni couple’s $1 million to help scholarships, business school (June 21, 1999)
Pediatrician will work to cut sexually transmitted diseases (June 21, 1999)
Donors bring journalism school $110,000 closer to covering Carroll Hall renovation (June 18, 1999)
UNC-CH art students exhibit in Hanes Art Center this summer (June 18, 1999)
UNC-CH officials advance plans to carry out campus budget cuts (June 17, 1999)
Biomedical engineers working to help kids with special needs (June 17, 1999)
Study of former UNC students finds key predictors of hypertension (June 17, 1999)
Discovery of new bird species in China, oldest beak shows evolution complexity (June 16, 1999)
UNC-CH’s Ramsey named to multiple posts in Kentucky (June 16, 1999)
Construction worker killed in fall on UNC-CH worksite (June 16, 1999)
Rush Medical College recognizes UNC-CH infectious disease expert (June 15, 1999)
Public schools lieutenant Barber tapped to lead LEARN North Carolina at UNC-CH (June 15, 1999)
Five planets visible in June (June 15, 1999)
N.C. Children’s Hospital’s first Dance Marathon raises $40,000 (June 15, 1999)
Rotary Center for International Studies established at Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill (June 15, 1999)
Is the shipwreck the ‘Queen Anne’s Revenge?’ Tests strongly point to ‘yes’ (June 14, 1999)
Study shows anxiety predicts greatest risk for persistent depression (June 14, 1999)
Researchers at UNC-CH succeed in synthesizing ginkgo molecule (June 14, 1999)
Nichol appointed dean of UNC-CH law school (June 11, 1999)
Cronenwett appointed dean of UNC-CH School of Nursing (June 11, 1999)
New study establishes when pregnancy starts (June 9, 1999)
Fire safety up dramatically at UNC-CH Greek houses (June 9, 1999)
New study finds effects of child care quality linger into the second grade (June 8, 1999)
Study points to possible gene therapy cure for hemophilia (June 8, 1999)
UNC-CH folklore chair to give talks in West Jefferson and Boone on N.C. pottery (June 7, 1999)
Pilot hospitalized after plane crash near Horace Williams Airport (June 7, 1999)
Bioterrorism topic of first new nationally broadcast public health grand rounds session (June 4, 1999)
Morehead Planetarium offers extended summer show schedule (June 3, 1999)
Historian to discuss N.C. settlers in talk at Sparta library (June 3, 1999)
Communications expert to give talk on turmoil in Northern Ireland (June 3, 1999)
More N.C. men than women tell pollsters they have been victims of violent crimes (June 3, 1999)
Asian newcomers please almost half state residents; Hispanic, over one-third (June 3, 1999)
UNC-CH faculty member, colleagues honored for telescopic glasses research (June 2, 1999)
UNC-CH surveys reveal where the ‘real’ South lies (June 2, 1999)
Bedside manner, diagnostic smarts bring reward to UNC-CH doctor (June 2, 1999)
Summer swimsuit research flash: thigh-reducing creams don’t work (June 1, 1999)