Check out the recent media mentions of sustainability-related programs, practices, people at UNC:
'Carolina Watt-Busters' lead pack in saving energy
The Chapel Hill Herald
The "Carolina Watt-Busters" can claim that title, at least for the moment. Never heard of them? Well, it's one of 14 energy-conservation teams across the nation competing in a competition to see which team can reduce energy consumption by the greatest percentage in a large commercial building. For the Watt-Busters, that building is Morrison Residence Hall on the UNC campus, and for them, so far, so good.
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Business grads look beyond profits
The Triangle Business Journal
...As a result, MBA programs have been adding more courses on the social and environmental sides of business. For example, courses on mergers and acquisitions focus not only on the financial benefits of the deals, but also on the impact on various business units, their employees and the communities where those units are located. ...According to the Aspen Institute’s “Beyond Grey Pinstripes” study, the number of social benefit courses offered at MBA programs grew 79 percent from 2005 to 2007. UNC-Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, which was included in the Aspen study, expanded the number of social benefit courses by 60 percent between the 2003-04 and 2008-09 school years.
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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
'Carolina Watt-Busters' lead pack in saving energy
The Chapel Hill Herald
The "Carolina Watt-Busters" can claim that title, at least for the moment. Never heard of them? Well, it's one of 14 energy-conservation teams across the nation competing in a competition to see which team can reduce energy consumption by the greatest percentage in a large commercial building. For the Watt-Busters, that building is Morrison Residence Hall on the UNC campus, and for them, so far, so good.
Click here to read more.
Business grads look beyond profits
The Triangle Business Journal
...As a result, MBA programs have been adding more courses on the social and environmental sides of business. For example, courses on mergers and acquisitions focus not only on the financial benefits of the deals, but also on the impact on various business units, their employees and the communities where those units are located. ...According to the Aspen Institute’s “Beyond Grey Pinstripes” study, the number of social benefit courses offered at MBA programs grew 79 percent from 2005 to 2007. UNC-Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, which was included in the Aspen study, expanded the number of social benefit courses by 60 percent between the 2003-04 and 2008-09 school years.
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
