Check out the recent media mentions of sustainability-related programs, practices, people at UNC:
Festival brings science - and myths - to N.C.
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The first N.C. Science Festival began this past weekend and will run for the next two weeks throughout the state. More than 400 events are part of this first festival, which is planned as a celebration of science in our everyday lives. We talked with Julie Rhodes, coordinator of the festival, about the 16-day event. ...One of the signature events is on Sunday, when we have Adam [Savage] and Jamie [Hyneman] of "MythBusters" coming to UNC. Another signature event is on Sept.25, which is the UNC Science Expo Day. That's sponsored by Morehead Planetarium and UNC and will be held on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill. It's expo style, running from 11 [a.m.] to 4 [p.m.] that day, and things are happening all over campus.
Click here to read more.
UNC Release:
Click here to read more.
UNC's share of federal grants is record haul
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
UNC-Chapel Hill’s research grants and contracts totaled $803 million in fiscal 2010, the largest amount in campus history, officials announced today. The figure is a 12.2 percent increase over the $716 million received last year. The contracts and grants come primarily from the federal government – especially the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. The NIH is traditionally the university's largest source of research funding.
Click here to read more.
Related Link:
Click here to read more.
UNC Release:
Click here to read more.
Tar Heels turn to science this month
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A statewide science festival, billed as the first of its kind in the nation, gets under way Saturday with BugFest 2010 in downtown Raleigh, plus a variety of other events across the state. The N.C. Science Festival is modeled after similar regional science celebrations in San Diego and Boston but spans from the coast to the mountains and includes programs, lectures, demonstrations, lessons, tours and other fare. Events run through Sept. 26. Among the highlights will be an appearance Sept. 19 by the two stars of "MythBusters," a popular Discovery Channel TV program. Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, famous for testing ideas using impressive explosions, will lead a 90-minute program with outtakes and behind-the-scenes experiences from the show.
Click here to read more.
UNC Release:
Click here to read more.
N.C. Science Festival kicks off this weekend
Local Tech Wire
Todd Boyette has made a career of communicating science to the general public. In addition to heading the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, he also has led the charge to create the first statewide science festival in the country. The N.C. Science Festival begins this weekend and features events across the state for the next two weeks. It's a partner event in concert with the USA Science & Engineering Festival next month in Washington, D.C.
Click here to read more.
UNC Habitat for Humanity Offering Free Tutoring
WCHL 1360-AM (Chapel Hill)
UNC Habitat for Humanity and the Hillsborough Police Department are teaming up for the third year to offer free tutoring services. Corporal Tereasa King says she hopes people take advantage of the program. UNC student volunteers will help with every subject but computers. The program is open to Orange County Schools students of all ages.
Click here to read more.
Environmental Outlook: Extreme Weather
National Public Radio
Several parts of the world are coping with severe weather related events, including a record heatwave in Russia, severe flooding in Pakistan, mudslides in China, droughts in sub-Saharan Africa, and record high temperatures in parts of the U.S. For this month's Environmental Outlook Series, climate scientists explain what we can learn from weather extremes. Guests ... Gavin Smith Executive Director, Center for the Study of Natural Hazards and Disasters and Associate Research Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Click here to read more.
Profs to discuss long-term impact of Gulf oil spill
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
A panel of faculty experts at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will present their findings on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill at a forum Sept. 15 that is sponsored by the General Alumni Association. "Oil on the Water: A Public Discussion and Analysis of the Long-Term Impact of the Gulf Oil Spill" will be presented from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the George Watts Hill Alumni Center on Stadium Drive. The experts also will answer questions from the audience in the free public forum.
Click here to read more.
Related Link:
Click here to read more.
Carolina North meeting slated
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
A public information meeting will be held at 5:15 p.m. Sept. 29 to receive comments and feedback on the UNC-Chapel Hill 2010 Carolina North Annual Report to the Town of Chapel Hill. The meeting will be held in the Council Chamber of Town Hall, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
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
Festival brings science - and myths - to N.C.
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The first N.C. Science Festival began this past weekend and will run for the next two weeks throughout the state. More than 400 events are part of this first festival, which is planned as a celebration of science in our everyday lives. We talked with Julie Rhodes, coordinator of the festival, about the 16-day event. ...One of the signature events is on Sunday, when we have Adam [Savage] and Jamie [Hyneman] of "MythBusters" coming to UNC. Another signature event is on Sept.25, which is the UNC Science Expo Day. That's sponsored by Morehead Planetarium and UNC and will be held on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill. It's expo style, running from 11 [a.m.] to 4 [p.m.] that day, and things are happening all over campus.
Click here to read more.
UNC Release:
Click here to read more.
UNC's share of federal grants is record haul
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
UNC-Chapel Hill’s research grants and contracts totaled $803 million in fiscal 2010, the largest amount in campus history, officials announced today. The figure is a 12.2 percent increase over the $716 million received last year. The contracts and grants come primarily from the federal government – especially the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. The NIH is traditionally the university's largest source of research funding.
Click here to read more.
Related Link:
Click here to read more.
UNC Release:
Click here to read more.
Tar Heels turn to science this month
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A statewide science festival, billed as the first of its kind in the nation, gets under way Saturday with BugFest 2010 in downtown Raleigh, plus a variety of other events across the state. The N.C. Science Festival is modeled after similar regional science celebrations in San Diego and Boston but spans from the coast to the mountains and includes programs, lectures, demonstrations, lessons, tours and other fare. Events run through Sept. 26. Among the highlights will be an appearance Sept. 19 by the two stars of "MythBusters," a popular Discovery Channel TV program. Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, famous for testing ideas using impressive explosions, will lead a 90-minute program with outtakes and behind-the-scenes experiences from the show.
Click here to read more.
UNC Release:
Click here to read more.
N.C. Science Festival kicks off this weekend
Local Tech Wire
Todd Boyette has made a career of communicating science to the general public. In addition to heading the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, he also has led the charge to create the first statewide science festival in the country. The N.C. Science Festival begins this weekend and features events across the state for the next two weeks. It's a partner event in concert with the USA Science & Engineering Festival next month in Washington, D.C.
Click here to read more.
UNC Habitat for Humanity Offering Free Tutoring
WCHL 1360-AM (Chapel Hill)
UNC Habitat for Humanity and the Hillsborough Police Department are teaming up for the third year to offer free tutoring services. Corporal Tereasa King says she hopes people take advantage of the program. UNC student volunteers will help with every subject but computers. The program is open to Orange County Schools students of all ages.
Click here to read more.
Environmental Outlook: Extreme Weather
National Public Radio
Several parts of the world are coping with severe weather related events, including a record heatwave in Russia, severe flooding in Pakistan, mudslides in China, droughts in sub-Saharan Africa, and record high temperatures in parts of the U.S. For this month's Environmental Outlook Series, climate scientists explain what we can learn from weather extremes. Guests ... Gavin Smith Executive Director, Center for the Study of Natural Hazards and Disasters and Associate Research Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Click here to read more.
Profs to discuss long-term impact of Gulf oil spill
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
A panel of faculty experts at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will present their findings on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill at a forum Sept. 15 that is sponsored by the General Alumni Association. "Oil on the Water: A Public Discussion and Analysis of the Long-Term Impact of the Gulf Oil Spill" will be presented from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the George Watts Hill Alumni Center on Stadium Drive. The experts also will answer questions from the audience in the free public forum.
Click here to read more.
Related Link:
Click here to read more.
Carolina North meeting slated
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
A public information meeting will be held at 5:15 p.m. Sept. 29 to receive comments and feedback on the UNC-Chapel Hill 2010 Carolina North Annual Report to the Town of Chapel Hill. The meeting will be held in the Council Chamber of Town Hall, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
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
