Check out the recent media mentions of sustainability-related programs, practices, people at UNC:
UNC Engineers Without Borders set benefit dinner, auction
The Chapel Hill Herald
The Daniel A. Okun Chapter of Engineers Without Borders will hold its 2nd Annual Benefit Dinner and Auction from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Feb. 5 at the Morehead Planetarium. The event will include a seated dinner, an open wine bar, live entertainment and both a silent and live auction with items such as artwork and handmade crafts from project countries, artwork and jewelry from local artists, hotel stays, airline tickets and gift cards for a variety of local businesses.
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'Building Blitz' puts up houses in a hurry
The Chapel Hill News
...More than 280 UNC students, faculty and staff spent last weekend nailing up walls, lifting trusses and putting together the pieces for two houses for lower-income UNC employees and their families. The UNC Habitat group gives each volunteer one nail painted Carolina blue to use while assembling the exterior frame. As it's used among the dozens of others, the blue nail reinforces the message of unity behind each house.
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Roses & raspberries (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill News
Roses to Habitat for Humanity of Orange County and the UNC student group that partners with it, for tackling a project even more ambitious than the ones Habitat customarily takes on. The UNC group and local Habitat chapter are in the midst of an initiative called Build a Block, a push to build 10 homes in 10 months.
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Bit of Carolina blue nails it for Habitat homes
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
When Latesha Foushee moves into her new house this spring, there will be blue nails in the beams and signatures on the studs. Her 1,100-square-foot, three-bedroom house is one of the latest built in Chapel Hill by Habitat for Humanity of Orange County and its partner student group at UNC-Chapel Hill. More than 280 UNC-CH students, faculty and staff are spending this weekend nailing up walls, lifting trusses and putting together the pieces for two houses for lower-income UNC-CH employees and their families.
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UNC Engineers Without Borders set benefit dinner, auction
The Chapel Hill Herald
The Daniel A. Okun Chapter of Engineers Without Borders will hold its 2nd Annual Benefit Dinner and Auction from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Feb. 5 at the Morehead Planetarium. The event will include a seated dinner, an open wine bar, live entertainment and both a silent and live auction with items such as artwork and handmade crafts from project countries, artwork and jewelry from local artists, hotel stays, airline tickets and gift cards for a variety of local businesses.
Click here to read more.
'Building Blitz' puts up houses in a hurry
The Chapel Hill News
...More than 280 UNC students, faculty and staff spent last weekend nailing up walls, lifting trusses and putting together the pieces for two houses for lower-income UNC employees and their families. The UNC Habitat group gives each volunteer one nail painted Carolina blue to use while assembling the exterior frame. As it's used among the dozens of others, the blue nail reinforces the message of unity behind each house.
Click here to read more.
Roses & raspberries (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill News
Roses to Habitat for Humanity of Orange County and the UNC student group that partners with it, for tackling a project even more ambitious than the ones Habitat customarily takes on. The UNC group and local Habitat chapter are in the midst of an initiative called Build a Block, a push to build 10 homes in 10 months.
Click here to read more.
Bit of Carolina blue nails it for Habitat homes
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
When Latesha Foushee moves into her new house this spring, there will be blue nails in the beams and signatures on the studs. Her 1,100-square-foot, three-bedroom house is one of the latest built in Chapel Hill by Habitat for Humanity of Orange County and its partner student group at UNC-Chapel Hill. More than 280 UNC-CH students, faculty and staff are spending this weekend nailing up walls, lifting trusses and putting together the pieces for two houses for lower-income UNC-CH employees and their families.
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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
