News Archive

2001	2000
1999	1998
1997

2001

• UNC botanist spearheads ongoing effort to curtail movement of pest plant species (December 17, 2001)
• Like storm clouds, natural disasters carry a silver lining, biologist says (December 11, 2001)
• Study: Air pollution causes lung disease in school-age children (November 26, 2001)
• Global warming more common than thought, deep-sea drilling off Japan now demonstrates (November 16, 2001)
• Study: tree coring seems to be quicker, cheaper method of measuring radiation (November 5, 2001)
• Kenan-Flagler named among best MBA programs for environmental and social management training (October 31, 2001)
• Faculty member and his wife pledge $2.5 million for professorship, fellowships, scholarships (October 29, 2001)
• MBA conference to focus on using business to create a better world (October 25, 2001)
• Institute of Marine Sciences breaks ground for Fisheries Research Laboratory (October 19, 2001)
• New Highlands field site to open with talk by ‘Tall Woman’ author (September 17, 2001)
• Environmental program opens Burch Field Research Seminar site in Manteo (August 27, 2001)
• Excessive fishing prompted coastal ecosystems to collapse, but wise management now will help (July 23, 2001)
• Environmental program opens Thailand field site this month (June 20, 2001)
• Carolina Environmental Program hires Albemarle Ecological Field Site director (June 20, 2001)
• Glaze to receive international award (June 20, 2001)
• Nonprofits, corporations can collaborate to improve environmental management (June 14, 2001)
• UNC School of Public Health chosen to house innovative national research center (May 31, 2001)
• UNC work on Blackbeard wreck offers chance to develop techniques, reveal state, nation’s past (May 8, 2001)
• New free handbook offers strategies for preventing childhood lead poisoning (May 4, 2001)
• Studies: Floyd, other major hurricanes of ’99 caused significant changes in nation’s largest lagoonal estuary (May 3, 2001)
  
• Major unique new study shows infrequent inspections lead to greater stream pollution (February 9, 2001)
  

2000

• UNC-CH professor encourages reforms in U.S. environmental protection policies (December 22, 2000)
• New N.C. ferry-linked water monitoring begins generating useful data for analysis (December 8, 2000)
• Feds give $16 million to UNC-CH scientists studying waste site problems (December 7, 2000)
• Warhol’s Endangered Species, faculty exhibit to open Sunday (Oct. 29) at UNC-CH’s Ackland (October 25, 2000)
• Glaze to be recognized by chemistry association (August 18, 2000)
• Local teachers complete environmental workshop (June 16, 2000)
• UNC-CH researchers to study social effects of N.C. hurricane (June 9, 2000)
• Environmental impact of hurricane Web forum set for May 22-26 (May 22, 2000)
• Global warming no longer in doubt, now’s the time to do something positive (April 13, 2000)
• Environmental quality gains require major policy changes (March 22, 2000)
• Water quality workshop to promote US – Israel research partnerships (March 9, 2000)
• APPLES service-learning program still shining as it celebrates 10 years (March 2, 2000)
• UNC’s Environmental Resource Program publishes new guide to North Carolina’s environmental groups (January 28, 2000)
• Drinking Water Research Center to consolidate highly regarded research from many disciplines (January 11, 2000)
  

1999

• UNC-CH chemist featured speaker during ground-breaking events for new high-tech neutron research tool in Tenn. (December 14, 1999)
• UNC-CH marine scientist says hurricane could be catastrophic for Pamlico Sound (October 8, 1999)
• Research shows low lead in body can cause spontaneous abortion (September 14, 1999)
• UNC-CH professor holds Washington talk on decreasing fish populations (August 2, 1999)
• Is the shipwreck the ‘Queen Anne’s Revenge?’ Tests strongly point to ‘yes’ (June 14, 1999)
• Environmental Resource Program hosts online sharing of hog issues, viewpoints (May 21, 1999)
• UNC-CH to offer environmental studies undergraduate degrees (April 20, 1999)
• School of Public Health to honor Daniel Okun and his contributions to environmental engineering April 23 (April 15, 1999)
• New UNC-CH professorship honors environmental engineering pioneer (January 22, 1999)

1998

• UNC-CH marine scientists contribute to research on ship sunk off N.C. coast (December 10, 1998)
• UNC-CH Institute of Marine Sciences celebrates 50th anniversary (October 22, 1998)
• UNC-CH geologist: environmental advice for the Piedmont via the World Wide Web (September 22, 1998)
• New research: children inhale higher percentage of pollution (August 21, 1998)
• Scientists at UNC-CH find Aberdeen pesticide exposure, but few symptoms (June 24, 1998)
• UNC-CH geologist’s book relates people to the earth (June 22, 1998)
• Conference focuses on environment and social justice in North Carolina (April 8, 1998)
• Carolina Environmental Program: protecting people, livelihoods and the world’s other resources (March 13, 1998)
• NASA-sponsored rain forest project includes new greenhouse gas research (March 13, 1998)
• UNC-CH workshop to relate culture, philosophy and the environment (February 20, 1998)
• Environmental Resource Program to assist counties on hog policies (February 16, 1998)
• Environmental lawyer joins Institute faculty (January 14, 1998)
  

1997

• Oceanographers meet to map computer simulated models of sea environment (December 30, 1997)
• Writer, photographer team up to create sound country portrait (November 13, 1997)
• Drilling uncovers ancient eruptions that may have caused global warming (November 5, 1997)
• New UNC-CH Web site source of regional environmental information (November 3, 1997)
• Conference explores innovative environmental policies for state (April 25, 1997)
• Web site will feature health, environmental issues (April 7, 1997)
• UNC-CH program seeks to convince N.C. businesses that sustainable development can make sense, money (February 25, 1997)

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Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1105
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