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News in Brief

Wellness Wednesdays farmers market returns

Beginning May 16, the Wellness Wednesdays farmers market will return to the N.C. Children’s Hospital lobby. The farmers market will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Wednesday until September. For more information, visit go.unc.edu/Cm76N.

Employee Forum Spring Community Meeting June 11

The Employee Forum invites the UNC community to its Spring Community Meeting, “A Conversation on Personnel Authority,” June 11 at 11 a.m. in the Stone Center auditorium. Panelists will include UNC President Tom Ross and Chancellor Holden Thorp. Submit questions to the forum in advance at forum_office@unc.edu or call 919-962-3779. Attendance is considered work time when occurring during an employee’s normal work schedule and the employee has approval from his or her supervisor to attend.

Work-study program training June 12, July 19

The Office of Scholarships and Student Aid offers training sessions for full-time, permanent faculty and staff members interested in joining the Federal Work-Study Program June 12 at 10 a.m. and July 19 at 2 p.m in Room 121 of the Hanes Art Center. Training covers institutional and federal guidelines, student payroll, the job classification system, documenting student hours, creating job descriptions and marketing jobs online. Registration is not required. For more information, contact Michelle Klemens at michelle_klemens@unc.edu.

People in the News

Rebecca Williams

According to a study led by Rebecca Williams, research associate professor at the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, nearly half of all attempts by underage buyers to purchase alcohol online were successful. The study found that deliveries made by FedEx were more likely to overlook the age of the recipient, despite company policies to check identification. “We would imagine that the success rates would have been even higher if they hadn’t been forced to use their real ID,” said Williams. Read more.

Gene Nichol

What is causing North Carolina’s poverty rates to spiral out of control? Nichol, professor of law and the director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity, said the nation’s leaders need to start talking about poverty. “They need to talk about poverty in those quiet rooms – it’s the broad consensus that poverty can be perpetually ignored,” Nichol said. “The purpose of this tour is to make a small step in this effort.” Read more.

Bloomberg: make a difference in others’ lives

The story of America, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg told Carolina’s newest graduates, has an underlying thread – the struggle for freedom.
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College finishes reviews prompted by some irregular classes

The College of Arts and Sciences has completed two reviews launched last fall when questions were raised about some irregularly taught courses in the Department of African and Afro-American Studies. A review of courses taught in the department found 54 questionable classes among 616 offered between summer 2007 and summer 2011. According to the review, [...] Read more →

Hidden map markings offer new clues to a 400-year-old mystery

Brent Lane sits on the Board of Directors of the Lost Colony Foundation as a layperson among eminent historians and archaeological experts. In such company, he said, often his greatest contribution is “to ask the obvious question everybody else is too smart to ask.” One such question has led to the discovery of markings that [...] Read more →

Marshall honored for contributions to the lives of women

Catherine Marshall, professor of educational leadership and policy in the School of Education, has won the 2012 Mary Turner Lane Award. Established in 1986, the award recognizes people who make outstanding contributions to the lives of women students, faculty, staff and administrators at Carolina. It is named after Mary Turner Lane, founding director of the [...] Read more →

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Professional schools celebrate grads with smaller ceremonies

On Sunday morning, Kenan Stadium was a sea of students in their Carolina blue regalia. But by then, many students in Carolina’s professional schools had already turned their tassels. Each year the Office of University Events lays out a schedule of school and departmental ceremonies and receptions, a complicated map of who goes where and [...] Read more →

Honors

Carolina was named to the most recent Presidential Honor Roll for Community Service to honor the work of more than 27,000 students who helped communities in North Carolina. Emil Kang, professor of the practice of music and executive director for the arts at UNC, was nominated by President Barack Obama as a member of the [...] Read more →

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