Check out the recent media mentions of sustainability-related programs, practices, people at UNC:
The Entrepreneurial University (Commentary)
Inside Higher Ed
What is an entrepreneurial university, and how does it address the world’s biggest problems? It’s a question that we’ve been asked regularly the last few months in the run-up to the recent publication of our book, Engines of Innovation: The Entrepreneurial University in the 21st Century (University of North Carolina Press). We wrote the book because we think this is an important question. Friends of higher education who believe, as we do, that universities are the key to taking the U.S. economy to a prosperous and more egalitarian future need examples and evidence to help make the case for investment in universities and basic research. Holden Thorp is chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Buck Goldstein is entrepreneur in residence at the university.)
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12 Months to Save the World (Blog)
The Wall Street Journal
I want to save the world, and I mean it in the most idealist way a person can mean it. This evokes images of men in capes and too-tight spandex with super-human strength. After all, saving the world is not an easy task. These images are a stark contrast to myself, a 20-year old female student in a business suit. Unfortunately, in my past three years I have never come across a job listing looking for someone to save the world. Furthermore, on my resume next to my name there is no “Major in Heroic Deeds” or “Bachelor’s of Science in World-Changing.” (Emily Noonan, of Bloomingdale, Ill., is a senior at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler School of Business, pursuing a degree in business administration and a second major in Asian studies.)
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Gulf's baby fish may have 'dodged a bullet' in oil spill
The Press Register (Birmingham, Ala.)
Early results from an annual count of juvenile fish in grass beds scattered around the northern Gulf of Mexico suggest that the larvae of some species survived the oil spill in large numbers, according to the scientists involved. “My preliminary assessment, it looks good, it looks like we dodged a bullet. In terms of the numbers of baby snapper and other species present in the grass beds, things look right,” said Joel Fodrie, a researcher with the University of North Carolina’s Institute of Marine Science who has been studying seagrass meadows along the coast for five years.
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UNC expo caps science festival
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
With the balloons, tables, music and families scattered around the McCorkle Place quad at UNC-Chapel Hill, Saturday's scene might have been mistaken for freshman orientation or Family Day. But after one overheard question - "How does the heart keep working after a person dies?" - it was quickly apparent this event was something more. The first UNC Science Expo drew hundreds of science enthusiasts of all ages to the UNC-CH campus, with features such as an "Ask a Scientist" booth to answer questions about successful organ transplantation.
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Marine ecology in a warming planet Earth
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
John Bruno, 44, is a marine ecologist and professor at UNC-Chapel Hill. He contributes regularly to the blog Climate Shifts, which covers climate change. He also contributes to the Huffington Post. Questions and answers have been edited. Q. Many of your posts draw on mainstream media news stories that you critique or comment upon. Which media outlets do you tend to read, or trust, the most? I browse and draw material from a pretty large range of online sources including the New York Times and Wall Street Journal and blogs that cover environmental science and issues like ClimateProgress and DotEarth. I spend a frightening amount of time reading blogs written by other scientists like Real Climate and SkepticalScience and I certainly keep tabs on what the many deniers of global climate change are saying.
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Apex officials bicker over green resolution
The Cary News
During the past few years, dozens of counties, states and municipalities across the country - even the federal government itself - have passed rules requiring environmentally friendly construction. Don't expect Apex to join the bandwagon any time soon - at least, it seems, if Bill Jensen is proposing it. ...State law bars public officials from taking actions that could lead to a personal financial benefit, said Freyda Bluestein, a UNC-Chapel Hill professor who specializes in government conflicts of interest.
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Public welcome at Native Foods Celebration Monday
The Chapel Hill Herald
Samples of succotash, wild rice, chocolate and more will be offered at a Native Foods Celebration on Monday at UNC Chapel Hill. UNC's American Indian Center will sponsor the free, public festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the lawn of Abernethy Hall, which faces South Columbia Street near Cameron Avenue. Squashes, dried Indian corn and sunflowers with seeds and roots will be displayed, and information about American Indians in North Carolina shared. Education booths will cover American Indian studies at UNC and native peoples' contributions to sustainable agriculture, world cuisine, medicine and more.
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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
The Entrepreneurial University (Commentary)
Inside Higher Ed
What is an entrepreneurial university, and how does it address the world’s biggest problems? It’s a question that we’ve been asked regularly the last few months in the run-up to the recent publication of our book, Engines of Innovation: The Entrepreneurial University in the 21st Century (University of North Carolina Press). We wrote the book because we think this is an important question. Friends of higher education who believe, as we do, that universities are the key to taking the U.S. economy to a prosperous and more egalitarian future need examples and evidence to help make the case for investment in universities and basic research. Holden Thorp is chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Buck Goldstein is entrepreneur in residence at the university.)
Click here to read more.
12 Months to Save the World (Blog)
The Wall Street Journal
I want to save the world, and I mean it in the most idealist way a person can mean it. This evokes images of men in capes and too-tight spandex with super-human strength. After all, saving the world is not an easy task. These images are a stark contrast to myself, a 20-year old female student in a business suit. Unfortunately, in my past three years I have never come across a job listing looking for someone to save the world. Furthermore, on my resume next to my name there is no “Major in Heroic Deeds” or “Bachelor’s of Science in World-Changing.” (Emily Noonan, of Bloomingdale, Ill., is a senior at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler School of Business, pursuing a degree in business administration and a second major in Asian studies.)
Click here to read more.
Gulf's baby fish may have 'dodged a bullet' in oil spill
The Press Register (Birmingham, Ala.)
Early results from an annual count of juvenile fish in grass beds scattered around the northern Gulf of Mexico suggest that the larvae of some species survived the oil spill in large numbers, according to the scientists involved. “My preliminary assessment, it looks good, it looks like we dodged a bullet. In terms of the numbers of baby snapper and other species present in the grass beds, things look right,” said Joel Fodrie, a researcher with the University of North Carolina’s Institute of Marine Science who has been studying seagrass meadows along the coast for five years.
Click here to read more.
Related Link: Click here to read more.
UNC expo caps science festival
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
With the balloons, tables, music and families scattered around the McCorkle Place quad at UNC-Chapel Hill, Saturday's scene might have been mistaken for freshman orientation or Family Day. But after one overheard question - "How does the heart keep working after a person dies?" - it was quickly apparent this event was something more. The first UNC Science Expo drew hundreds of science enthusiasts of all ages to the UNC-CH campus, with features such as an "Ask a Scientist" booth to answer questions about successful organ transplantation.
Click here to read more.
Marine ecology in a warming planet Earth
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
John Bruno, 44, is a marine ecologist and professor at UNC-Chapel Hill. He contributes regularly to the blog Climate Shifts, which covers climate change. He also contributes to the Huffington Post. Questions and answers have been edited. Q. Many of your posts draw on mainstream media news stories that you critique or comment upon. Which media outlets do you tend to read, or trust, the most? I browse and draw material from a pretty large range of online sources including the New York Times and Wall Street Journal and blogs that cover environmental science and issues like ClimateProgress and DotEarth. I spend a frightening amount of time reading blogs written by other scientists like Real Climate and SkepticalScience and I certainly keep tabs on what the many deniers of global climate change are saying.
Click here to read more.
Apex officials bicker over green resolution
The Cary News
During the past few years, dozens of counties, states and municipalities across the country - even the federal government itself - have passed rules requiring environmentally friendly construction. Don't expect Apex to join the bandwagon any time soon - at least, it seems, if Bill Jensen is proposing it. ...State law bars public officials from taking actions that could lead to a personal financial benefit, said Freyda Bluestein, a UNC-Chapel Hill professor who specializes in government conflicts of interest.
Click here to read more.
Public welcome at Native Foods Celebration Monday
The Chapel Hill Herald
Samples of succotash, wild rice, chocolate and more will be offered at a Native Foods Celebration on Monday at UNC Chapel Hill. UNC's American Indian Center will sponsor the free, public festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the lawn of Abernethy Hall, which faces South Columbia Street near Cameron Avenue. Squashes, dried Indian corn and sunflowers with seeds and roots will be displayed, and information about American Indians in North Carolina shared. Education booths will cover American Indian studies at UNC and native peoples' contributions to sustainable agriculture, world cuisine, medicine and more.
Click here to read more.
Related Link: 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
