The
pirates are coming
The
classic operetta "Pirates of Penzance" will be performed at
Hill Hall on Jan. 31 at 8 p.m. Featuring swashbuckling buccaneers,
bumbling British bobbies, frolicsome Victorian maidens and
a classic musical score, the show will be presented by the
Carolina Union Performing Arts Series.
Tickets can be purchased at the Carolina Union Box Office
at the Frank Porter Graham Student Union or by phone at 962-1449.
Prices range from $40 to $22.
Registration
still possible for basketball league teams
Registration
for the Campus Recreation Spring Employee Basketball League
officially has closed, but if any teams with a minimum of
five players still wish to compete, they may do so.
Games are scheduled between 9 a.m. and noon on Saturday mornings
and are played in Woollen Gym. Registration includes a refundable
$20 forfeit deposit.
To register, contact Matt Shaw at mattshaw@email.unc.edu.
For information on other Campus Recreation programs, see www.campusrec.unc.edu.
Nominations
due for honor societies
Nominations
are being accepted through Feb. 7 for the following campus
honor societies:
* The Order of the Golden Fleece recognizes individuals who
have made some specific long-lasting, innovative and extraordinary
contributions to the University community. Call Scott Werry
at 929-4730.
* The Order of the Grail-Valkyries recognizes students who
have made significant contributions to the University's academic
climate through excellence in scholarship, dynamic leadership
and innovative service. Call Jim Doggett at 914-2219.
* The Order of the Old Well recognizes students who have demonstrated
exemplary and generous humanitarian service that previously
has not been recognized. Call James Haltom at 612-3269.
* The Frank Porter Graham Graduate and Professional Student
Honorary Society recognizes outstanding service provided to
the University and community by graduate and professional
students as well as faculty, staff and friends of the University
who have made contributions to the development of graduate
and professional education. Call Richard Kwok at 656-5847.
Nomination forms are available at the office of the Dean of
Students in the basement of Steele Building and also online
at www.unc.edu/honoraries.
Completed nomination forms are due on Feb. 7 at 4 p.m.
Nominations
due Feb. 12 for students' chancellor's awards
Faculty and staff are encouraged to nominate students for
the Chancellor's Awards for Excellence in Student Activities
and Leadership, honoring some 18 different areas of accomplishment.
Nomination forms, which are due Feb. 12, are available at
the Student Union desk, the YMCA building, Carolina Leadership
Development and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student
Affairs. For more information, call Kathy Sutton at 966-4045.
The awards will be presented April 22 at 3 p.m. at the George
Watts Hill Alumni Center.
Volunteers
needed for colon information tour coming in February
The Colossal Colon Tour will make a stop at Carolina -- the
first stop of its 20-city tour -- between Feb. 19 and 22.
Interactive activity stations, as well as a 40-foot model
of the human colon, will serve to cover topics on colon and
rectal anatomy and colorectal cancer prevention, detection
and treatment.
Volunteers are needed to staff the interactive stations; healthcare
professionals and colorectal cancer survivors are urged to
contact Sonja Weisel-Jones at sweisel@crfa.org
or at 703-836-4413. For more information about the tour, see
www.checkyourinsidesout.com.
Grant
received to study Fragile X Syndrome
The
Department of Psychiatry and the Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Research Center have received a $3.5-million grant to study
brain development in very young children with Fragile X Syndrome.
The five-year grant is from the National Institute of Mental
Health, a component of the National Institutes of Health.
Fragile X Syndrome is the most common inherited cause of mental
retardation. The study involves researchers from both Carolina
and Duke University, through the Duke-UNC Brain Imaging and
Analysis Center, and represents a collaboration with researchers
at Stanford University, who have been awarded an identical
grant to conduct this joint study.
Environmental
Modeling Center moves to campus
The
Environmental Modeling Center, formerly at MCNC in Research
Triangle Park, has become part of the Carolina Environmental
Program (CEP).
During the next several months, the group will move from MCNC's
research headquarters to campus.
David McNelis, deputy director and associate director of research
programs for the CEP, will oversee the CEP Environmental Modeling
Center.
Carolina has subcontracted most of the center's MCNC research
contracts and has hired as new employees center team members
supported by those contracts. In addition, the nearly $2.5
million in research and applications contracts and grants
held by the CEP Environmental Modeling Center will also provide
employment and research experience for Carolina students.
For more information about the CEP, refer to www.cep.unc.edu/index.html.
Center
created to study drugs' uses and effects
To
advance the field of pharmacoepidemiology through innovation
in research and training, the Department of Epidemiology in
Carolina's School of Public Health and GlaxoSmithKline are
creating a Center for Excellence in Pharmacoepidemiology.
Pharmacoepidemiology is the study of the use and effects of
drugs in large numbers of people. The center's establishment
is made possible through the commitment of $3 million in funding
over five years by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).
This long-term collaboration will address a range of issues
affecting public health -- for example, prevention and treatment
of obesity.
The Carolina-based center will also promote greater collaboration
and extension of the knowledge needed to better manage and
reduce the burden of disease.
The School of Public Health will gain a long-term commitment
of faculty resources to further develop needed coursework
and to attract key talent in both faculty and graduate students.
The center is expected to present significant cross-pollination
opportunities. The University will develop courses as continuing
education or distance learning opportunities for industry
professionals, and GSK will sponsor graduate student internships
in pharmacoepidemiology. In addition, talent from elsewhere
in public health, as well as the schools of medicine and pharmacy,
will be engaged with key GSK staff from the Research Triangle
Park, Philadelphia and other sites worldwide.
GSK's gift counts toward the Carolina First Campaign, a comprehensive,
multi-year private fund-raising campaign to help support the
vision of Carolina becoming the nation's leading public university.
Feb.
17 is deadline for grants applications
Research and publication grants of as much as $4,000 are available
through the Small Grant Program of the University Research
Council.
Applicants must be full-time members of the faculty in the
tenure, tenure-track, or research professorial or clinical
ranks, or be professional librarians in the analogous librarian
ranks.
Deadline for applications is Feb. 17.
Forms and explicit directions are available from the Office
of the Vice Chancellor for Research,
CB# 4100, 301 Bynum Hall. Direct inquiries to Judy Christman
at 962-7757.
Information and forms can be found at research.unc.edu/services/forms.html.
