March 2006 Archives

March 2006

New collection of photographs captures essence of life at ‘Carolina' (March 31, 2006)
Green building expert, Polk Place events featured in UNC’s Earth Day celebration (March 30, 2006)
UNC graduate and former varsity gymnast lands role in upcoming Disney film ‘Stick It’ (March 30, 2006)
Carolina North Leadership Advisory Committee to meet April 6 (March 30, 2006)
Report sheds new light on benefits, harms of cesarean deliveries;
prospective mothers urged to carefully weigh option of request (March 29, 2006)
Two Carolina graduates win Luce Scholarships (March 29, 2006)
First clinical trial of gene therapy for muscular dystrophy now under way (March 29, 2006)
UNC junior Adam Roberts wins Goldwater Scholarship (March 29, 2006)
Three garner university’s first awards for advancing women (March 28, 2006)
Pulitzer winner Taylor Branch to speak, open collection of his papers at UNC (March 28, 2006)
LEGO-palooza returns to Morehead Center on Saturday (April 1); display area added this year (March 28, 2006)
Upcoming Public Health Grand Rounds program to focus on ‘Learning from Katrina’ (March 28, 2006)
Steamboat Foundation selects UNC junior for summer internship at Bloomberg News (March 28, 2006)
Britain’s leading period-instrument orchestra to perform all-Mozart concert in Memorial Hall (March 27, 2006)
Health Sciences Library to host free classes about health, podcasting (March 24, 2006)
Leading ecological economist, author to speak April 11 as part of environmental seminar series (March 24, 2006)
Importance of image in business topic of PR executive’s UNC talk (March 23, 2006)
Study describes how cells return to normal after responding to stress (March 22, 2006)
Ninth annual Women’s Week to start Friday (March 24) (March 22, 2006)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences director to speak at UNC on Friday (March 24) (March 22, 2006)
Auditorium in UNC’s Memorial Hall named to honor broadcast executives Beasley, Curtis (March 22, 2006)
Former New York Times editor, author delivers Kenan Institute’s 20th anniversary lecture on April 6 (March 22, 2006)
Musical legacy of Black Mountain College is focus of UNC’s 2006 Festival on the Hill (March 21, 2006)
Study shows how neurons become damaged in myelin-related diseases such as multiple sclerosis (March 21, 2006)
Memorial Hall to host strong lineup in 2006-07 performing arts series (March 21, 2006)
Ticket purchasing options announced for new Carolina Performing Arts Series (March 21, 2006)
Diverse array of artists announced for 2006-07 performing arts series (March 21, 2006)
Yield to Heels effort on Wednesday (March 22) will focus on pedestrian safety on campus (March 20, 2006)
UNC’s Institute of Government introduces free online legislative history service to public (March 17, 2006)
Conference on trafficking of women and children set for April 7-8 at UNC (March 16, 2006)
Center’s conference, ‘Challenging the Two Americas,’ to bring experts together to discuss issues faced by the working poor (March 16, 2006)
UNC receives $150,000 from Progress Energy to create center focusing on sustainable energy, environment, economic development (March 16, 2006)
StoryCorps project coming to Chapel Hill, Durham to capture sound stories of ordinary North Carolinians (March 15, 2006)
Communication studies students to show films at Casablanca festival (March 14, 2006)
Report finds limited number of psychiatrists statewide (March 14, 2006)
Expert on the ancient Near East to deliver first Carolina Lecture in Archaeology (March 13, 2006)
N.C. universities join forces, raise $15,809, 2,623 pounds of food donations (March 10, 2006)
Two faculty members receive first Carolina Women’s Leadership Council Mentoring Awards (March 10, 2006)
53 outstanding high school seniors are named Morehead Scholars (March 10, 2006)
N.C. Halls of Fame in journalism, advertising, broadcasting to induct 10 standouts April 2 (March 9, 2006)
Botanical garden has variety of programs planned, including St. Patrick’s Day concert, to welcome spring (March 9, 2006)
Brentano String Quartet, Nessinger to perform 20th-century masters (March 9, 2006)
Oceanographer to speak on past climate change as revealed in coral record (March 9, 2006)
World premiere at Memorial Hall examines media and audience roles (March 8, 2006)
UNC students, faculty head to Gulf Coast over spring break to assist in relief efforts (March 8, 2006)
UNC nutrition professor leads creation of Healthy Beverage Guidelines (March 8, 2006)
Nursing school expands enrollment for BSN students (March 7, 2006)
School of Public Health establishes center for feeding, care of infants, young children (March 7, 2006)
Aspirin is cost-effective at preventing heart disease in more men than previously thought, study shows (March 6, 2006)
Genetics accounts for more than half of anorexia liability, UNC-led study concludes (March 6, 2006)
New Orleans before, after Katrina to be topic of UNC exhibit, discussion (March 6, 2006)
Familiar protein instructs cells how to organize: study (March 6, 2006)
UNC joins $27 million partnership with Jack Kent Cooke Foundation; area community colleges to help students transfer to selective four-year schools (March 6, 2006)
Statements from UNC-Chapel Hill Media Briefing (March 4, 3 p.m.)
Last of six released from hospital; police Pit investigation ongoing (March 3, 2006; 9:30 p.m.)
Five released from hospital; police investigation ongoing in Pit incident (March 3, 2006; 6:30 p.m.)
Police investigating hit-and-run incident in UNC’s Pit (March 3, 2006)
Film animator to visit Stone Center, speak to public Thursday (March 9) (March 3, 2006)
North Carolina Botanical Garden joins worldwide project to save endangered seeds (March 3, 2006)
Cirrhosis patients with liver nodules have greatly increased risk of cancer, UNC study concludes (March 3, 2006)
Study: Sexual reproduction may ensure its own survival by helping natural selection improve the gene pool (March 2, 2006)
Renaissance Computing Institute director is named to presidential council concerning science, technology (March 2, 2006)
Social, environmental factors affecting business are focus of March 30-31 conference (March 1, 2006)
‘Race, Class and Shame’ to be topic of Harvard scholar’s lecture at UNC (March 1, 2006)