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Oct. 8, 2004 -- No. 489 |
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School of Law event to dedicate
Nan Kirby Gressman Art Collection
The UNC School of Law will dedicate the Nan Kirby Gressman Art Collection at 3:30 p.m. Monday (Oct. 11) in the School of Law rotunda.
The event honors the life of Chapel Hill artist Nan Kirby Gressman, who died on May 10, and recognizes the gift of her art made by her husband and UNC law professor emeritus Eugene Gressman.
Speakers will include Gene R. Nichol, the school’s dean, and Eugene Gressman. A reception will follow in the School of Law rotunda. The public is invited to attend.
A professional artist for more than 50 years, Nan Kirby Gressman began her career as an abstract expressionist. She studied with the painters of the Washington Color School; color became a dominant element in her work.
Distinctive use of color and inclusion of expressionistic elements characterize her art and are well represented in the 20 paintings Eugene Gressman donated to the School of Law. Sixteen paintings are now installed permanently in the rotunda, and the remaining four are located on the school’s fifth floor.
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First ‘Roadmap’ research workshop
takes place Tuesday (Oct. 12)
Dr. Tony Waldrop, UNC’s vice chancellor for research and economic development, will launch a research workshop series Tuesday (Oct. 12) as part of UNC’s response to the National Institutes of Health Roadmap initiative.
"Nanomedicine: Materials, Imaging and Modeling," the first of the interdisciplinary research workshops, will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Bioinformatics Building auditorium. A reception will follow. The workshop is geared to UNC principal investigators in all areas of science who wish to enhance their involvement in interdisciplinary research.
Presenters will be Dr. Richard Superfine, Bowman and Gordon Gray professor of physics and astronomy; Dr. Joseph DeSimone, William R. Kenan Jr. distinguished professor of chemistry and chemical engineering; Dr. Jiamping Lu, associate professor of physics and astronomy; and Dr. Greg Forest, Grant Dahlstrom distinguished professor of mathematics.
The NIH Roadmap for Medical Research is a series of far-reaching initiatives designed to transform the nation's medical research capabilities and speed the movement of scientific discoveries from the bench to the bedside. The NIH awarded to UNC three of only 21 "Roadmap" center planning grants given in the United States for the first time this year.
For more information, contact Karen Stone at roadmap@med.unc.edu or visit www.med.unc.edu/roadmap.
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