9.30.04 | Research, University Development
Three of UNC’s most renowned scientists have received National Institutes of Health grants worth about $5 million to establish research centers in obesity, the study of inflammation in human disease, and the use of data management in probing genetic…
A five-month civil rights investigation at UNC has determined that the University responded appropriately to a harassment incident in February. read more
Chancellor James Moeser said Wednesday that UNC will extend the reach of its Carolina Covenant initiative, a debt-free education program for qualified low-income students, beginning next fall. read more
The University Committee on Teaching Awards is seeking nominations from students, alumni, faculty and staff members for several campuswide awards that will honor deserving professors and graduate teaching assistants in a variety of categories. read more
The Rev. Peter J. Gomes has spoken at presidential inaugurations, Harvard lectures, on news programs and in front of the Dalai Lama. On May 15, 2005, he will speak at UNC’s spring Commencement. read more
The University is looking for its first executive director of the arts – a position designed to provide oversight of performing arts programs at Carolina with an eye toward better coordination of several venues. read more
Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto, a finalist for the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2002, has the ear of heads of state across the political spectrum as well as impoverished farmers and black-market street vendors around the world. In October, he… read more
Fall in Chapel Hill is always a period of anticipation. We are refreshed by the arrival of bright, enthusiastic, new and returning students. Carolina students bring energy, curiosity and an inspiring commitment to service that parallels their… read more
Jonathan Sarna, a noted American Judaism scholar and Brandeis University professor, is among the speakers in the second-annual Carolina Center for Jewish Studies Lecture Series, which runs through Nov. 9 with a total of four free lectures held at… read more
Four University faculty members have been awarded the 2004 Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prizes for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement by Young Faculty. read more