Check out the recent media mentions of sustainability-related programs, practices, people at UNC:
245 Sign Up for EPA's 'Battle of the Buildings'
The New York Times
...Last year's competition only included 14 buildings, which collectively saved more than $950,000 and reduced greenhouse gas emissions equal to the annual electricity use of almost 600 homes. The 2010 winner was Morrison Residence Hall at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The dormitory reduced its energy use by 35.7 percent in one year, saving more than $250,000 on its energy bills. Click here to read more.
Sun lights new Bell Tower parking deck stairwells
University Gazette
When football fans take the stairs in the new Bell Tower parking deck this fall, their steps will be lighted by the sun. A total of 30 photovoltaic panels in arrays on the deck’s northeast and southwest corners, cleverly tucked behind Carolina blue signs with the interlocking NC logo, collect the solar energy to power the light fixtures in the stairwells. Click here to read more.
At top colleges, diversity not just black-white
The Associated Press...In recent years, more than 100 universities have adopted institutional initiatives to increase access for low-income students, according to a summary compiled by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The North Carolina effort, known as the Carolina Covenant and begun in 2003, is among the most successful. The program guarantees its participants — who must meet the same admission standards as other applicants — a debt-free education with a combination of grants, scholarships and work-study obligations. Click here to read more.
MIT students ask Kenyan slum residents: Why shun inexpensive, high-quality health care clinic?
The Associated Press
...The clinic is run by Carolina for Kibera, an aid group co-founded by a University of North Carolina graduate and two Kenyans. The group turned to Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Anjali Sastry, who sends graduate students across Africa and India for her Global Health Delivery Project class. Click here to read more.
Why you Should not let the Greg Mortenson Scandal Discourage you from supporting NGOs
The Huffington Post
...Our organization, Carolina for Kibera, is one of thousands of smaller, community-based organizations that invest scarce resources directly into the hands of young people with enormous talent but little opportunity. It's an effective approach, and it's one low-cost, high-impact way to help brake cycles of violence and poverty from within. (Rye Barcott is a UNC-Chapel Hill alumnus and cofounder of Carolina for Kibera.) Click here to read more.
The Future of Nuclear
"The State of Things" WUNC-FM
Twenty-five years after the devastating nuclear accident at Chernobyl, the world’s attention is again focused on nuclear energy and the risks associated with nuclear technology. The massive damage to Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant is contributing to growing fears over the safety of such facilities. But are those fears misplaced? How safe is nuclear power? Experts remain divided over the risks and benefits. Host Frank Stasio examines the role that nuclear energy will play in powering the future with ...David McNelis, a research professor of environmental sciences and engineering at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill... Click here to read more.
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