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| UNC GLOBAL NEWSLETTER | January 30, 2009 |
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LATEST NEWS | |
 | Multiple Artworks Fuel Chinese New Year Tale 'Greenolicious' |
January 29, 2009 UNC News Services Hybrid performance, a new genre that mixes multiple types of art, will come to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Feb. 6-7 with “Greenolicious: And the Dragon Goes Ding.” | |
 | UNC Volcano Study Gets Media Attention |
January 26, 2009 The Daily Tar Heel The volcano erupted every 45 minutes. And Jonathan Lees could capture it from every angle. | |
 | UNC Global Health Update |
January 26, 2009 Myron S. Cohen, MD | |
 | Photos of Nepali Womanhood Coming to Global Education Center |
January 26, 2009 UNC News Services Photographs taken by and of Nepali women in the winter of 2007-2008 will be on display Feb. 3 through March 31 at the FedEx Global Education Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. | |
 | UNC Scientist Recognized for Computer Security Innovations |
January 21, 2009 UNC News Services Michael Reiter, Ph.D., of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been recognized by an international computer organization for his innovations in computer security. | |
 | UNC Study Supports Role of Circadian Clock in Response to Chemotherapy |
January 13, 2009 UNC News Services For years, research has hinted that the time of day that cancer patients receive chemotherapy can impact their chances of survival. But the lack of a clear scientific explanation for this finding has kept clinicians from considering timing as a factor in treatment. | |
 | Cherie Blair, Lawyer and Former British First Lady, to Deliver Weatherspoon Lecture |
January 9, 2008 UNC News Services Cherie Blair, noted human rights lawyer and wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, will give a public lecture at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Jan. 26. | |
 | Nobel Winner to Discuss Vision for Eliminating Poverty |
January 8, 2009 UNC News Services Muhammad Yunus, winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, will discuss his vision for eliminating poverty worldwide on Feb. 5 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. | |
 | UNC Faculty Elected as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science |
December 18, 2008 UNC News Services Three University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill faculty members have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. | |
 | Priceless Lessons |
December 15, 2008 UNC Global News John Eder could never have imagined the benefits he would receive from spending a summer in Ethiopia. | |
 | Behets Receives Glaser Foundation Grant for AIDS Work in DRC |
December 15, 2008 UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health News Frieda Behets, PhD, associate professor of epidemiology at The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, has received a grant from the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation to study best practices in the fight against pediatric AIDS. | |
 | Eleven UNC Students Win Fulbright Scholarships |
December 10, 2008 UNC News Services Eleven University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill students have received 2008-2009 U.S. Student Fulbright Program awards to study, teach or conduct research in other countries. | |
 | International Journal Names Impact Award for Steenkamp |
December 10, 2008 UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Online News The International Journal of Research in Marketing and the European Marketing Academy have established an award to recognize long-term research impact on the field of marketing, and named the award in honor of Jan-Benedict E.M. Steenkamp of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. | |
 | O'Lenick Receives Fulbright Award |
December 10, 2008 UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health News Cassandra O'Lenick, an environmental sciences and engineering major in the Gillings School of Global Public Health, has received a 2008-2009 U.S. Student Fulbright Program award. | |
 | Phi Beta Kappa Society Inducts 176 Tar Heels |
December 5, 2008 UNC News Services Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most honored of all college honorary societies, inducted 176 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill students as new members on Nov. 24. | |
 | Popkin to Debut New Book on Obesity in January |
December 4, 2008 UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health A new book by Barry Popkin, Ph.D., chronicles the worldwide rise in obesity, a phenomenon Popkin attributes more to technology, globalization, government policies and food industry practices than gluttony or sloth. | |
 | Nine UNC Students to Study in Asia as Phillips Ambassadors |
December 4, 2008 UNC News Services Nine undergraduates from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, representing eight academic majors, will study in Asia during the spring 2009 semester as Phillips Ambassadors. | |
 | UNC's Yorke Wins Rhodes Scholarship |
December 1, 2008 UNC News Services Elisabeth "Lisette" Yorke has conducted AIDS research in Thailand and Cambodia, been inducted into Phi Beta Kappa and started a women's ice hockey club. | |
 | Give Peace Corps a Chance |
December 2008 Impact Magazine, Division of Student Affairs When Philip Owen looked beyond his May graduation from UNC, he knew that service to others would have to play some role in his future. So when the senior journalism major and swim team captain heard about the Peace Corps in one of his classes, he felt compelled to look for more information. | |
UPCOMING EVENTS - View Online Calendar | |
| February 3rd | 7:00 PM | FedEx Global Education Center, Peacock Atrium Didi: Conversations on Nepali Womanhood | |
| February 5th | 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM | Kenan-Flagler Business School, Koury Auditorium "Creating a World Without Poverty," Lecture by Muhammad Yunus | |
| February 6th | 00:00 AM | Michael Hooker Research Center, Atrium “Against the Odds: Making a Difference in Global Health” Exhibit | |
| February 12th | 7:30 PM | Gerrard Hall Actors for the London Stage: Much Ado About Nothing | |
| February 13th | 7:00 PM | Student Union, Great Hall Bhangra Sutra | |
| February 14th | 09:00 AM to 5:00 PM | FedEx Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium The Idea of Latin America: Representation and Reality | |
| February 14th | 11:15 AM to 12:15 PM | FedEx Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditoriurm "Longing: Personal Effects from the Border," Public Lecture by Susan Harbage Page | |
| February 14th | 3:00 PM | FedEx Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium Performance/Demonstration by Sergio Roberto de Oliveira | |
| February 20th | 3:00 PM | Hyde Hall, Room 210 The Osun Grove of Osogbo, Nigeria, as a World Heritage Site: The Denial and Dilemma of Archaeology | |
| February 20th | 8:00 PM | Memorial Hall Continuous City: The Builders Association | |
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