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| NEWSLETTER OF THE UNC GENERAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION | JANUARY 2017 |
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Undergraduates Will Benefit From Tuition FreezeStudents and their parents, for whom each new year has presented the angst of a possible tuition increase, have a new sense of security. However, the freeze doesn’t apply to nonresidents and graduate students. |
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UNC Center Leading Major Highway Safety StudyThe University will receive $2.8 million in the first year, and up to $15 million in grant funding over five years, to influence the future of transportation safety research. Alumni-Inspired Fellowships Enable Students to Study in ChinaThe three recipients, all from North Carolina, will spend the spring semester in Beijing for intensive language study, followed by eight weeks in summer internships. Kiplinger’s Ranks Carolina Best Value for 16th TimeThe rankings are based on measures such as overall cost of tuition, books, room and board, the average percentage of need met by aid and average accumulated debt. UNC Hospitals Patients Meet Nature Inside BubbleKatie Stoudemire of the N.C. Botanical Garden has developed a way to bring plants, insects and water features to children whose immune systems must be guarded closely. |
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Travel to Enchanting IrelandTwo rooms remain on this trip, July 16-28, with UNC Professor Emeritus George Lensing. Highlights include Dublin, Galway and Killarney. GAA member exclusive. |
Update Your Alumni RecordNew address? One email to the GAA updates your University record: alumni@unc.edu |
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Wish a Happy New Year to a Fellow HeelGAA members enjoy more than 30 scenic and celebratory eCards, including campus photos and a charming Rameses outfitted for several occasions. Become a GAA member today to access. |
Different Texture. Still NostalgicGAA members can take the Carolina Alumni Review with them wherever they go. Become a part of the GAA today, and you’ll have access on your smartphone or tablet with the Review’s mobile app — included with each print subscription. |
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Everywhere: UNC vs. N.C. State Game-Watch PartiesCheer on our Heels in the company of #UNCAlumni and friends when you meet up with your local Carolina Club. |
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Goldsboro: Dinner With FacultyDine with Lloyd Kramer and Max Owre ’08 (PhD) for conversations about their favorite topic, Napoleon, or anything history or UNC related. |
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Chapel Hill: 2017 Oscars PreviewNo red carpet here. Walk the Carolina blue carpet with us at the historical Varsity Theatre on Franklin Street for an Oscars preview night. |
| GAA MEMBER OF THE MONTH |
Thomas Patrick Cassidy ’02Thomas won a $25 gift certificate to Johnny T-shirt. Thomas was selected at random from GAA members currently subscribed to “Out of the Blue.” Join the GAA today and you might be randomly selected as an upcoming GAA Member of the Month. |
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