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| UNC GLOBAL NEWSLETTER | February 27, 2009 |
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 | Exploring Higher Education on a Global Scale |
February 26, 2009 UNC Global News While many of his fellow classmates headed into the workforce or continued on to graduate school, 2008 alumnus Mike Tarrant’s post-graduation pursuits have included Mandarin lessons, weekend trips to Thailand and an internship with one of the top ranked universities in the world. | |
 | In Mexico, UNC Dental Students Put Big Smiles on Little Faces |
February 26, 2009 UNC School of Denitstry In a rural village 90 minutes from Mexico City is a special place locals refer to simply as “la casa” - “the house.” Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos is a largely self-sufficient facility that is home to nearly a thousand Mexican orphans. | |
 | Phillips Ambassador Adam Boyle: Two Worlds Combine |
February 26, 2009 Carolina Connections Magazine Chapel Hill and Hong Kong are worlds apart—or are they? For UNC senior Adam Boyle, who made the 8,000-mile journey to study at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) during spring and summer of 2008, the two cities and their respective universities help connect students to their futures. | |
 | Public Health Entrepreneur Named "Executive in Residence" at UNC |
February 25, 2009 UNC News Services Don Holzworth, chair of Futures Group International, has been named an “executive in residence” at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Gillings School of Global Public Health. | |
 | UNC to Host Greg Mortenson, Author of "Three Cups of Tea" |
February 25, 2009 Mountain climber and philanthropist Greg Mortenson promotes peace and education | |
 | N.C. Public Radio – WUNC to Air Global Health Reports as Part of ‘N.C. Voices’ Series |
February 23, 2009 UNC News Services Starting Mar. 2, North Carolina Public Radio/WUNC-FM 91.5 will air a special series of reports highlighting the public health connections between North Carolina and southeastern Africa. The series “North Carolina Voices: Global Health Connections” examines research and service projects organized by North Carolinians abroad. | |
 | 28 UNC Students Awarded Study-Abroad Scholarships |
February 19, 2009 UNC News Services The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has awarded more than $80,000 in privately funded, need- and merit-based scholarships to 28 undergraduates for participation in study abroad programs this semester. | |
 | LEARN NC Launches Digital Textbook of Mandarin Chinese |
February 18, 2009 UNC School of Education News Many Americans know China for its Great Wall, built centuries ago to ward off foreign invaders. Today’s China is far more open, to the extent that North Carolina schools are scrambling to add Mandarin Chinese courses so students can communicate with the most populous nation on earth. | |
 | Dr. Muhammad Yunus: Changing the World One Business at a Time |
February 17, 2009 UNC Global News Students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are no strangers to enduring long lines when it comes to getting good seats. Whether it is to see the Homecoming concert, or to win the last few sacred tickets to the Carolina-Duke basketball game, Tar Heels are not easily dissuaded by cold weather and sleep deprivation when duty calls. | |
 | UNC Artist's Work Centers on Immigrant Experience |
February 17, 2009 UNC News Services Work by Puerto Rican multi-media/performance artist Roxana Perez-Mendez, which focuses on the immigrant experience, will be displayed Feb. 17 through March 17 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. | |
 | Global Health Update |
February 2009 Myron S. Cohen, MD | |
 | UNC Senior Awarded Churchill Scholarship |
February 12, 2009 UNC News Services Katherine Deigan, a senior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has received a 2009-2010 Winston Churchill Scholarship for graduate work at the University of Cambridge in England, valued at $42,000 to $50,000. | |
 | "A Home on the Field" by UNC Professor is Summer Reading Choice for 2009 |
February 10, 2009 UNC News Services The 2009 Summer Reading Program Book Selection Committee at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has chosen “A Home on the Field” by Paul Cuadros. | |
 | Fourth UNC Gillings Visiting Professor Named to Public Health School |
February 10, 2009 UNC News Services The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Gillings School of Global Public Health has awarded a Gillings Visiting Clinical Associate Professorship to Rohit Ramaswamy, Ph.D., to develop a pilot distance-based learning program for public health professionals around the world. | |
UPCOMING EVENTS - View Online Calendar | |
| February 27th | 09:30 AM | Rizzo Conference Center American Grand Strategy after War | |
| February 27th | 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM | FedEx Global Education Center, Conference Room 1005 Chicks, Kids, and Couples: Icons of Indian Modernity | |
| February 27th | 6:00 PM | FedEx Global Education Center Scholars' Latino Initiative Scholarship Benefit Dinner | |
| February 28th | 09:00 AM to 3:00 PM | FedEx Global Education Center GO! Global Orientation on Culture and Ethics | |
| March 2nd | 6:00 PM | Chapman Hall, Room 125 Playground: A Screening and Discussion about the Child Sex Trade in America | |
| March 5th | 5:00 PM | Wilson Library Mules to Mozart: Holocaust Escapees at Van Eeden | |
| March 6th | 10:30 AM | Gerrard Hall “Winning Competitive Strategies in Today’s Shifting Global Marketplace” | |
| March 18th | 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM | FedEx Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium Celebration of Languages | |
| March 19th | 6:00 PM | FedEx Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium Translation as a Hemispheric Approach to Theatre in the Americas, Public Lecture by Adam Versényi | |
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