January 2006 Archives

January 2006

UNC nutrition researchers dispute claims that obesity problem is exaggerated (Jan. 31, 2006)
Public health professionals statewide will have variety of resources through planned N.C. Public Health Academy (Jan. 31, 2006)
Moeser comments on Shelton’s selection as Arizona president (Jan. 27, 2006)
Summer reading program selection committee picks first novel, ‘The Namesake,’ for 2006 (Jan. 27, 2006)
Civil rights conference to address redistricting reform, possible consequences for minority voters on Feb. 3 (Jan. 27, 2006)
Sons establish mathematics professorship to honor father’s accomplishments at UNC (Jan. 27, 2006)
BBC World Service Newshour to air live Monday (Jan. 30) from North Carolina Public Radio-WUNC Durham studio (Jan. 26, 2006)
UNC scientists discover ‘gatekeeper’ protein in blood clotting; more study is planned (Jan. 26, 2006)
Teams from as far as Alaska to travel to UNC for violence prevention institute (Jan. 25, 2006)
California scientists are named recipients of Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize (Jan. 25, 2006)
Ancient World Mapping Center awarded $390,000 from National Endowment for the Humanities (Jan. 25, 2006)
International public health expert to speak to medical students Wednesday (Jan. 25) (Jan. 23, 2006)
International Holocaust expert is among speakers in Jewish studies center’s spring lecture series (Jan. 20, 2006)
Robbery reported at UNC; campus police offer safety tips (Jan. 20, 2006)
RENCI, UNC researchers collaborate to develop better bioinformatics tools for understanding melanoma (Jan. 19, 2006)
UNC, Virginia Tech get NSF grant to create digital library curriculum (Jan. 19, 2006)
Researchers find effective, cheap treatment for cystic fibrosis lung disease (Jan. 18, 2006)
Former EPA head, N.J. Gov. Whitman, to speak Feb. 13 at UNC-Chapel Hill (Jan. 18, 2006)
Roper to discuss health-care quality in health outcomes seminar Friday (Jan. 20) (Jan. 18, 2006)
National Book Award winner Didion to speak Feb. 28 at UNC-Chapel Hill (Jan. 17, 2006)
Seven Deadly Sins,’ ‘Shanghai Strings!’, more coming up at UNC music department (Jan. 13, 2006)
UNC-Chapel Hill is launching public safety campaign aimed at crosswalks, pedestrian and motorist violators (Jan. 13, 2006)
UNC, Yale work with Thailand university to sponsor Bangkok nursing conference addressing chronic conditions (Jan. 13, 2006)
N.C. NAACP president to address issues of social justice, poverty, race at Tuesday (Jan. 17) event at School of Law (Jan. 12, 2006)
UNC leads public research universities in study abroad rate: Open Doors report (Jan. 12, 2006)
Health seriously declines, disparities increase as youths become adults, study finds for first time (Jan. 10, 2006)
Poets, scholars, artists, others to speak at UNC’s Stone Center this semester (Jan. 10, 2006)
Carolina tops list of Kiplinger’s best public campus values for 5th time in a row (Jan. 10, 2006)
The Washington Post’s Woodward to kick off Kenan-Flagler Business School lecture series (Jan. 9, 2006)
Four UNC students awarded study abroad scholarships (Jan. 9, 2006)
UNC distributes more than $27,000 in scholarships for study abroad (Jan. 9, 2006)
Victorian women and pastimes are topics of talk, exhibit at Wilson (Jan. 5, 2006)
Dr. Harry A. Guess, leader in pharmacoepidemiology research, has died; scholarships have been established in his memory (Jan. 5 2006)
Expert panel to discuss energy usage, global climate change (Jan. 5, 2006)
Modern telling of ‘Swan Lake’ coming to UNC’s Memorial Hall (Jan. 4, 2006)
Poet and Little Rock Nine member to speak during MLK week at UNC (Jan. 4, 2005)
UNC musician plays baroque cello on ‘Casanova’ film soundtrack (Jan. 4, 2005)
North Carolina’s Hispanic immigrants contribute more than $9 billion to economy, cost state budget net $102 per Hispanic resident, new study shows (Jan. 3, 2006)