Lunchtime
skin cancer program scheduled
for July 18
Beth
Goldstein, adjunct clinical associate professor of dermatology,
discusses the risks of skin cancer in a program on July 18 from
noon to 1 p.m. in Toy Lounge, Dey Hall.
"Skin
Cancer: Prevention and Early Detection" is sponsored by the Carolina
Women's Center and the UNC Hospitals' Women's Health Information
Center. For more information, call 962-8305 or see www.unc.edu/womenscenter.
PlayMakers
opens season with
'A Prayer for Owen Meany'
Season
tickets are now on sale for PlayMakers Repertory Company, which
opens its season Oct. 15 with "A Prayer for Owen Meany," the American
premiere of the Simon Bent stage adaptation of John Irving's national
best-selling novel. It will run through
Nov. 9.
Other plays offered this year are an English romantic comedy of
manners, "Hobson's Choice;" "King Lear," directed by the internationally
renowned English director Mark Wing-Davey; "The Subject Was Roses;"
and the American premiere of "Luminosity."
For tickets and more information, call 962-7529 or refer to: www.playmakersrep.org.
Football
season tickets on sale now
Faculty
and staff season tickets for football are on sale at the reduced
rate of $160. Tickets may be ordered by phone (962-2296 or 800-722-4335)
or in person at the ticket office (Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5
p.m.).
Dates for the home games are:
* Aug. 30, Florida State;
* Sept. 6, Syracuse;
* Oct. 4, Virginia;
* Oct. 18, Arizona State;
* Nov. 8, Wake Forest; and
* Nov. 22, Duke.
Bowles
Center plans conference on substance abuse
On
Sept. 20, the Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies will hold a one-day
conference at the Friday Center. The meeting, "Understanding and
Treating the Spectrum of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Problems,"
is aimed at clinicians practicing in North Carolina.
Topics of the conference include the risks and benefits of alcohol
consumption; adolescents and their risks for addiction; office
intervention with risky drinkers; medical and psychiatric problems
caused by alcohol; and medication used to treat alcohol dependence.
The faculty for the conference includes local experts and authorities
from around the country.
For more information, call 966-5678; e-mail Amy_Mansfield@med.unc.edu;
or see www.med.unc.edu/cme.
Summer
art exhibit, new classes, activities, tours set at botanical garden
The
Art at the Garden series at the North Carolina Botanical Garden
has added a new show -- "Landscape, Still Life and Garlic!" --
that introduces acrylic paintings by Dalia Rullan Walker. Scheduled
through Aug. 31, the exhibit is on display at the Totten Center
Classroom. Call 962-0522 before visiting to ensure uninterrupted
viewing.
In addition, the following programs and classes are on the garden
calendar through September:
* Coker Arboretum tours. July 19, Aug. 16, Sept. 20, 11 a.m. -
noon. Meet at the stone gathering circle near center of arbor
on Cameron Avenue Free.
* Plant Collections tours. Every Saturday, 10 - 11 a.m. Meet at
stone gathering circle in front of Totten Center. Free.
* Class, "Local Flora of the Summer." July 19, 26, Aug. 2; 9 a.m.
- noon. $65, $55 for members.
* Class, "Botanical Illustration in Pen and Ink." Aug. 11, 18,
25, Sept. 8; 1 - 4 p.m. $80, $75 for members.
* "Serving Your Community through Therapeutic Gardening." Sept.
6, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Free, pre-registration required.
* Celebration of Indigenous People and Plants. Sept. 13, 1 - 4
p.m. Family event honoring Native American culture. Free, pre-registration
required.
* Class, "Ferns I." Sept. 16, 9 - 11 a.m. $20, $15 for members.
* Class, "Ferns II." Sept. 17, 9 - 11 a.m. $15, $13 for members.
Call 962-0522 for more information or to register for classes.
Dates
extended for Wilson Library exhibit
The
exhibit "Geniuses Together: Literary Expatriates in Paris from
Gertrude Stein and James Joyce to Samuel Beckett and the Beats"
will remain on display at Wilson Library longer than originally
planned, until Sept. 10.
On view in the Melba Remig Saltarelli Exhibit Room on the second
floor, the exhibit is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays.
"Geniuses
Together" showcases the lives and work of English-speaking authors,
including those in the title, as well as James Baldwin, William
Burroughs, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway and others. The
free exhibit explores a key time and place in the development
of English literature. It was curated by Charles McNamara, curator
of the Rare Book Collection.
Vy
govorite po-russki?
If
you could read that headline, you might be just the person for
whom the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures is looking.
Sean Flanagan, a graduate student, is conducting research and
needs native speakers of Russian for a linguistic experiment.
Five dollars will be paid per completed questionnaire. Call 962-7549
and leave a message.
Non-smokers
needed for research study
A
study under way in the Department of Psychiatry seeks male and
female non-smokers who are healthy, 18-40 years of age and who
are not taking any prescription medicine -- including birth control
pills -- for a study on gender, stress and pain perception.
Qualified participants will receive up to $500 for completing
the study.
For more information, call Jessica Fisher, study coordinator,
at 966-8029.
Carolina
Calendar demo scheduled for Aug. 26
All
students, faculty and staff are invited to attend a Carolina
Calendar demonstration session on Aug. 26 from 1:30 to 2:30
p.m. in Toy Lounge of Dey Hall. The demonstration will include
a question-and-answer session.
Carolina Calendar is a valuable resource for finding timely, authoritative
information on campus events for students, faculty, staff and
the public. One feature of the calendar allows users to subscribe
to e-mail lists notifying them when certain types of events are
posted to the calendar so that they can instantly learn about
events of interest to them. Also, event planners can check the
calendar before scheduling a major event to avoid conflicts. If
your school or department is not currently using Carolina Calendar,
consider attending this demo session to learn more.
