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UNC’s Miller recognized with National Wetlands Award

By From staff and wire reports | April 7

The Environmental Law Institute has awarded UNC alumnus Todd Miller, executive director and founder of the N.C.

Faculty athletics reviews athlete academic options

By From staff and wire reports | April 6

In its April meeting Tuesday, the Faculty Athletics Committee discussed ways to help varsity athletes meet their academic goals.

Cervigni honored for excellence in teaching by Board

By From staff and wire reports | March 30

Dino S. Cervigni, a professor in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at UNC-CH, has been selected to receive an Annual Award for Excellence ...

Entwisle to continue research

By Will Doran | March 28

When Barbara Entwisle was director of the Carolina Population Center, she faced more than $800,000 in cuts during her first two years at the helm.

Barbara Entwisle named V.C. for Research on Friday

By From staff and wire reports | March 27

Barbara Entwisle, Kenan Distinguished Professor of Sociology, who has been with the University for 26 years, has been appointed as the vice chancellor ...

Medical school professor Roth wins pharmacy award

By From staff and wire reports | March 24

UNC’s Bryan L. Roth, the Michael J. Hooker Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology in the School of Medicine, has received the PhRMA Foundation Award ...

Ralph Byrns, this year's winner of The Carolina Chiron Award for Excellence in Teaching, spoke in Gerrard Hall. His talk was part of the "Last Lecture" series which was introduced to UNC in 2008. Byrn's Lecture, entitled "Mysteries and Puzzles, Form and Substance" gave advice about life and encouraged people to value the important things in life-- namely relationships.
Byrns teaches economics at UNC and will be leaving next year for Arizona, but said he has loved his time at UNC.

Ralph Byrns says goodbye in 'last lecture'

By Jeanna Smialek | March 23

Ralph Byrns has a Ph.D. in economics and has worked at nine universities — but many things in life still baffle him.

Dr. John D. Kasarda, author of "Aerotropolis" and Director of the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, has published more than 100 articles and nine books on airport cities, aviation infrastructure, and economic development. He coined the term 'aerotropolis,' which stresses placing airports in the center with cities growing around them. Recently, he was cited in Times Magazine's article on '10 Ideas that will Change the World.'

UNC professor’s ‘aerotropolis’ vision goes worldwide

By Kristina Kinard | March 23

In his new book, “Aerotropolis: The Way We’ll Live Next,” professor John Kasarda purports that cities should be built around airports, which he ...

Characklis named fellow for environmental institute

By From staff and wire reports | March 23

Stanford University’s Woods Institute for Environment has named Greg Characklis, an associate professor of environmental sciences and engineering at ...

Byrns to give speech tonight

By Sydney Mckinney | March 22

Ralph Byrns became an instant hit when he arrived at UNC’s economics department a decade ago. The beloved professor, who is popularly known for his ...

Esteemed professor George Rabinowitz dies at 67

By Jessica Kennedy | March 21

Political science professor George Rabinowitz died Friday from a heart attack in Trondheim, Norway at a bus stop. He was 67. Rabinowitz’s legacy spans ...

Faculty committee to send survey out to departments

By From staff and wire reports | March 21

The council committee on fixed-term faculty has prepared a questionnaire to distribute to all UNC department chairs within the next month. The questionnaire ...

Faculty council expanding voting and representation

By From staff and wire reports | March 21

The UNC faculty council passed a resolution Friday to allow fixed-term faculty and retired faculty voting and representation privileges in the council ...

Rabinowitz, political science professor, dies in Norway

By From staff and wire reports | March 21

George Rabinowitz, a political science professor known for his groundbreaking work in the field of American politics, died this weekend from a heart attack. Evelyne ...

UNC Hospitals prepares for big budget cuts

By Jen Serdetchnaia | March 13

Gov. Bev Perdue presented her budget last month with a proposed 25 percent cut to the UNC Hospitals state appropriation that will reduce the financial ...

DeSimone receives $10 million Gates Foundation investment

By Deborah Strange | March 13

When he met Bill Gates at a conference in May 2010, UNC pharmacology professor Joseph DeSimone knew how to get his attention. He told Gates that his company, ...

Nominations accepted for SILS annual teaching award

By From staff and wire reports | March 4

School of Information and Library Science students, faculty and staff can submit nominations for the 2011 “Outstanding Teacher Award.” A selection ...

Literacy professor to be inducted into Reading Hall of Fame

By From staff and wire reports | March 4

UNC professor of literacy Jill Fitzgerald will be inducted into the Reading Hall of Fame at the International Reading Association annual conference in ...

SILS dean named to national health report workgroup

By Megan McCluskey | March 3

As a student, Gary Marchionini struggled to make the choice between pursuing a career in math or in English. He ended up in the field of information science ...

Professors link Google trending, stocks

By Jeanna Smialek | March 3

As unrest sweeps across the Middle East and oil prices climb, today’s economic climate could make any investor nervous.