Check out the recent media mentions of sustainability-related programs, practices, people at UNC:
UNC Researcher Studies Effects Of Gulf Spill On Marine Species
WNCN-TV (NBC/Raleigh)
The waters of the Gulf serve as a spawning ground for many fish and the underwater blowout has fouled their habitat at a time when a number of these species are creating the next generation of life. "The oil can just gob up their feeding mechanisms and gills, and then there's the issue of toxicity of which we know terribly little about," said Joel Fodrie, a fisheries ecologist from UNC'S Institute for Marine Sciences located in Morehead City.
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Teachers explore green power
The Chapel Hill Herald
Science teachers from across North Carolina explored the future of electricity and renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power at a professional development workshop this week at UNC. With funding from the Progress Energy Foundation, the UNC Institute for the Environment provided a learning opportunity for 24 middle and high school science teachers Wednesday and Thursday. Experts at UNC addressed the energy realities of the 21st century and provided hands-on learning strategies to promote energy literacy in classrooms.
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What if oil spills here? (Under the Dome)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Marine researchers will huddle with state and federal officials this week about what could be done in North Carolina to respond to a major oil spill. A conference on Wednesday at UNC Wilmington's Center for Marine Science will focus on the role of higher education institutions in responding to a spill. ...Participating agencies include the U.S. Coast Guard, the N.C. Division of Emergency Management, Army Corps of Engineers and the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries. Universities represented include UNCW, East Carolina, N.C. State, UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke.
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N.C. Energy Office grants $5.6M in stimulus funds
The Triangle Business Journal
The North Carolina Energy Office is doling out $5.6 million in federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to create an internship program that will employ 400 North Carolina students training in green-energy related fields. ...The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will use its $324,736 grant to provide a fellowship for a recent graduate of a graduate program; two fellowships for recent graduates of undergraduate programs; 12 summer internships for current graduate students; 10 summer internships for current undergraduate students; eight regular session/semester internships for current graduate students; and 28 regular session/semester internships for current graduate students.
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Economy Slows Down North Campus Project
WCHL 1360-AM (Chapel Hill)
Not much is going on at UNC’s Carolina North campus today. That’s because a depressed economy and a lack of funds are slowing down progress on the project. Plans for Carolina North include an Innovations Center to house start-up businesses, and to strengthen ties with UNC research. A new law school building is also planned. Executive Director of Carolina North Jack Evans says numerous things are slowing down the project, but they all come down to money. He says the importance of the project to university research is still clear, but just how it will be built is not.
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-Thanks to UNC News Services for finding these great stories AND compiling the summaries! You can find more UNC media coverage and stories online at http://uncnews.unc.edu
UNC Researcher Studies Effects Of Gulf Spill On Marine Species
WNCN-TV (NBC/Raleigh)
The waters of the Gulf serve as a spawning ground for many fish and the underwater blowout has fouled their habitat at a time when a number of these species are creating the next generation of life. "The oil can just gob up their feeding mechanisms and gills, and then there's the issue of toxicity of which we know terribly little about," said Joel Fodrie, a fisheries ecologist from UNC'S Institute for Marine Sciences located in Morehead City.
Click here to read more.
Teachers explore green power
The Chapel Hill Herald
Science teachers from across North Carolina explored the future of electricity and renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power at a professional development workshop this week at UNC. With funding from the Progress Energy Foundation, the UNC Institute for the Environment provided a learning opportunity for 24 middle and high school science teachers Wednesday and Thursday. Experts at UNC addressed the energy realities of the 21st century and provided hands-on learning strategies to promote energy literacy in classrooms.
Click here to read more.
What if oil spills here? (Under the Dome)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Marine researchers will huddle with state and federal officials this week about what could be done in North Carolina to respond to a major oil spill. A conference on Wednesday at UNC Wilmington's Center for Marine Science will focus on the role of higher education institutions in responding to a spill. ...Participating agencies include the U.S. Coast Guard, the N.C. Division of Emergency Management, Army Corps of Engineers and the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries. Universities represented include UNCW, East Carolina, N.C. State, UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke.
Click here to read more.
N.C. Energy Office grants $5.6M in stimulus funds
The Triangle Business Journal
The North Carolina Energy Office is doling out $5.6 million in federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to create an internship program that will employ 400 North Carolina students training in green-energy related fields. ...The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will use its $324,736 grant to provide a fellowship for a recent graduate of a graduate program; two fellowships for recent graduates of undergraduate programs; 12 summer internships for current graduate students; 10 summer internships for current undergraduate students; eight regular session/semester internships for current graduate students; and 28 regular session/semester internships for current graduate students.
Click here to read more.
Economy Slows Down North Campus Project
WCHL 1360-AM (Chapel Hill)
Not much is going on at UNC’s Carolina North campus today. That’s because a depressed economy and a lack of funds are slowing down progress on the project. Plans for Carolina North include an Innovations Center to house start-up businesses, and to strengthen ties with UNC research. A new law school building is also planned. Executive Director of Carolina North Jack Evans says numerous things are slowing down the project, but they all come down to money. He says the importance of the project to university research is still clear, but just how it will be built is not.
Click here to read more.
-Thanks to UNC News Services for finding these great stories AND compiling the summaries! You can find more UNC media coverage and stories online at http://uncnews.unc.edu
