October 2005 Archives

October 2005

Poverty center to feature early November panel discussions on media’s depiction of poverty, ‘Katrina’s Lessons’ (Oct. 31, 2005)
Dean and Linnea Smith among six honored by UNC School of Education (Oct. 31, 2005)
Contemporary dance-theater works coming to Memorial Hall Nov. 11 (Oct. 28, 2005)
Activist Malika Sanders to deliver Stone Memorial Lecture on Nov. 8 (Oct. 27, 2005)
SPIRE program brings minority undergraduates to campus for tours, talks on careers in science (Oct. 26, 2005)
South African, Malian companies bring true tale of ‘Tall Horse’ to UNC (Oct. 26, 2005)
Yield to Heels Day, today (Oct. 26), encourages pedestrian safety across UNC campus (Oct. 26, 2005)
Asthma home intervention cost-effective for inner-city children, research reveals (Oct. 25, 2005)
Southern literature, nationalism, topics of professors’ Nov. 1 talks (Oct. 25, 2005)
Five UNC students face wilderness, learn survival skills over summer (Oct. 25, 2005)
New discovery: if it weren’t for this enzyme, decomposing pesticide would take millennia (Oct. 24, 2005)
Campus Sustainability Day to feature awards, exhibits, food, report (Oct. 24, 2005)
Mama Dip, Bill Smith to speak at UNC library (Oct. 24, 2005)
19th annual Latin American Film Festival bridges gap between film and literature (Oct. 21, 2005)
Grammy-winning world music star Youssou N’Dour to perform at UNC (Oct. 20, 2005)
300-plus vocalists, musicians to render Beethoven’s Ninth (Oct. 19 2005)
Despite storms, U.S. economy still steaming ahead, no recession looms, UNC expert says (Oct. 18, 2005)
Expert on endangered flora, fauna of Madagascar to host program Nov. 4 (Oct. 18, 2005)
Computer science faculty member receives $625,000 fellowship for algorithm work (Oct . 18, 2005)
Research: removal of dominant rivals causes male cichlid fish to undergo remarkable transformation (Oct. 17, 2005)
UNC research team identifies gene variant indicating women who need more choline in diet (Oct. 17, 2005)
National agency selects UNC for one of 13 centers to compare treatments, put them into practice (Oct. 17, 2005)
Bridgewater, McPartland to jazz up Memorial Hall (Oct. 17, 2005)
Tree removal, lighting repair among airport safety improvements (Oct. 14, 2005)
North Carolina Public Radio–WUNC begins broadcasts from new studios in Durham’s American Tobacco district (Oct. 14, 2005)
Jazz standards, new compositions on tap for free concert Oct. 25 (Oct. 14, 2005)
Astronomer to discuss pulsars, her career in science in two lectures (Oct. 13, 2005)
Top scholars, leaders in information and technology launch international academy to anticipate, address needs(Oct. 13, 2005)
UNC launches new minor in Christianity and culture (Oct. 13, 2005)
UNC wins eight top NIH “Roadmap” grants, more than any other university in the country (Oct. 13, 2005)
School of Public Health receives NIH grant to expand global health curriculum, research opportunities (Oct. 12, 2005)
UNC study finds protein is required for human chromosome production (Oct. 12, 2005)
Expert on ‘new federalism’ to deliver Deil S. Wright Lecture on Nov. 2 (Oct. 11, 2005)
Violin prodigy Midori to perform at UNC (Oct. 11, 2005)
High-performance cluster purchase adds computing muscle at UNC (Oct. 11, 2005)
Study: taunts of ‘acting white’ not enough to prevent black students from trying hard (Oct. 11, 2005)
New study at UNC shows concussions promote dementias in retired professional football players (Oct. 10, 2005)
Latest study: scientists say no evidence exists that therapod dinosaurs evolved into birds (Oct. 10, 2005)
Black men ‘on the down low’ topic of conference speech (Oct. 10, 2005)
Altering time of sentinel lymph node biopsy may improve process for women contemplating mastectomy reconstruction (Oct. 10, 2005
UNC School of Nursing is site for pilot campaign examining safe patient handling, movement (Oct. 7, 2005)
UNC exhibit, discussion explore early university ties to slavery (Oct. 7, 2005)
Study: Failure of initial antibiotic therapy leads to higher mortality rates, increased costs
DKE establishes first professorship funded by Greek organization (Oct. 6, 2005)
UNC study: Acupuncture is helpful when added to standard medical treatment for headache (Oct. 6, 2005)
Study proves genetic variations influence cystic fibrosis’ severity (Oct. 6, 2005)
Test predicts risk of liver scarring after transplant, study shows (Oct. 5, 2005)
N.C.’s jazz all-stars to play classics by Ellington at Memorial Hall Oct. 14 (Oct. 4, 2005)
Alcoa donates outreach grant, artifacts, to UNC-Chapel Hill (Oct. 3, 2005)
UNC Lineberger receives one of seven large NCI grants for small science (Oct. 3, 2005)
UNC researchers: Early treatment of schizophrenia patients results in greater response to antipsychotic treatment (Oct. 3, 2005)
Roots musicians Griffith, alumna Tift Merritt, to play sold-out show at UNC’s Memorial Hall (Oct. 3, 2005)
UNC builds upon Carolina First momentum; raises goal to $2 billion (Oct. 1, 2005)