Alumnus Pablo Durana was honored with the production team for the short documentary, Inocente, which won the Oscar for the Best Documentary Short.
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Two UNC-Chapel Hill doctoral graduates, representing the fields of history and biology, will be the featured speakers at the third annual Sequoyah Distinguished Lecture on March 21. The free public event will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Carolina Inn’s Hill Ballroom. A reception will follow.
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Everything about this new entrepreneurship class was unusual. It focused on making a difference in the world. Professors told the students it was OK to fail. Instructional technology and a star lineup of guest speakers engaged students in new ways. Welcome to Entrepreneurship 1.0.
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Alexander Miller, assistant professor of chemistry, was named one of Forbes’ “30 under 30” in the energy category. His research on novel catalysts, which could convert other substances into liquid fuels, could have a large impact on renewable energy.
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is joining Eastman Chemical Company in a master agreement to conduct research in chemistry and materials science. Eastman will provide a minimum of $1.5 million over six years to support collaborations between Eastman scientists and UNC scientists, staff and students. Those collaborations include research projects, visits to
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Football safety and preventing head injuries will be the topic of a lecture and symposium at UNC beginning March 6.
Football safety, preventing head injuries topics of March campus discussions Read More »
Daniel Gitterman, associate professor of public policy in UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, one of the state’s highest honors.
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UNC paleontologist Joe Carter and Karin Peyer, a UNC alumna from the Museum of Natural History in Paris, will unveil a 12-foot long skeletal reconstruction of a one-of-a-kind prehistoric reptile on March 3.
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When communication studies professor Renee Alexander Craft lost a dear friend to cancer, she decided to write a children’s book to help young people deal with the loss of a loved one.
PlayMakers Repertory Company announces the Summer Youth Conservatory for 2013. The Conservatory will feature programs for high school and middle school students, and culminate in a production of Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Award-winning musical thriller “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.”
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