Films, videos, Web sites, photographs and digital recordings will be among the student projects on display in the second annual Undergraduate Multimedia Festival Feb. 27 - March 5 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Multimedia exhibits will be in the Kresge Foundation Commons Room (039) of the James M. Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence in Graham Memorial. Exhibits are free and open to the public from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays. The opening reception is Feb. 27, from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m.

The festival, sponsored by the Johnston Center, features the work of undergraduates in a wide variety of academic programs and departments, and includes everything documentaries, computer animation, action-thrillers, interactive Web sites and more.

As part of the festival, Gill Holland, founder of cineBLAST! films, will screen and discuss his award-winning film, "Hurricane Streets," on March 1 at 2 p.m. in the Frank Porter Graham Student Union Auditorium.

For more information about the festival, visit the Johnston Center Web site at www.johnstoncenter.unc.edu or call 966-5110.

###

Dr. Robert G. Parr, the Wassily Hoeffding research professor of chemical physics at UNC, has received the National Academy of Sciences Award in Chemical Sciences for innovative research that "contributes to a better understanding of the natural sciences and to the benefit of humanity."

Parr of UNC's chemistry department, was chosen "for being a pioneer, leader and central figure in the development of density functional theory in chemistry and for his deep insights into quantum chemical calculations," according to an academy announcement.

The prize, which includes a medal and a $15,000 cash award, is supported by the Merck Co. Foundation and has been awarded annually since 1979.

Parr is co-author of the second most-cited paper in chemistry (1999-2002) and received the 1999 N.C. Award in Science.

###

Sole Sisters program to begin training with March 2 orientation

Sole Sisters, an exercise program designed for women who do not regularly exercise, will begin its fourth year in the coming month.

The free 14-week training program is aimed at women over the age of 21 with no current exercise routine. Participants will focus on walking and-or running and take part in the 3.1-mile Komen NC Triangle Race for the Cure in June.

Those interested in joining the program are invited to the exercise group’s orientation on March 2, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education. Registration is required; to register, contact vanessa_chambers@med.unc.edu or call (919) 966-5905.

-30-

Contact: News Services, (919) 962-2091 or news@unc.edu