Odum Institute offers short courses for GIS
users
The Odum Institute
has a GIS (geographic information systems) lab and a series
of courses that are available to help faculty understand how
to use GIS in their research. Thanks to GIS, researchers are
recognizing and understanding spatial patterns and relationships
in their data that without GIS would not have been found.
The institute offers broad
support to GIS users, from a lab equipped with advanced hardware
and software to short courses on GIS and spatial analysis. In
addition, the institute is developing the capability to offer
spatial statistics consultation.
Short courses that remain
for the spring semester are:
Feb. 26, "Informing Decision Makers in N.C. with GIS: Data,
Methods and Examples," from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in 14 Manning Hall;
March 2, "New Urbanism and Housing Market: An Application of
Spatial Analysis," from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in 01 Manning Hall;
March 25, "Internet Mapping," from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. in 01 Manning
Hall;
March 30, "Spatial Statistics -- An Overview," from 3:30 to
5 p.m. in 01 Manning Hall; and
March 31, "GIS and Health Data," from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in 14 Manning
Hall.
Registration is usually
not necessary, and there is no fee.
For more information about
Odum Institute and its services, see www2.irss.unc.edu.
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Feb. 18 is deadline to apply for IMPACT Awards
IMPACT Awards are
given to Carolina graduate students whose research affects the
state of North Carolina.
Given first during the
Graduate School's centennial celebration in 2003, the awards
are now sponsored by the Graduate School's Graduate Education
Advancement Board. The awards include a cash prize and recognition
during the Graduate School's Annual Student Recognition Event
on April 7. Recipients will present their research during a
poster session on that day.
Faculty and staff are
asked to encourage eligible students to apply. For more information
and an application, see gradschool.unc.edu/specialevents.html.
The application and two letters of recommendation must be submitted
no later than Feb. 18. For more information, contact Sandra
Hoeflich, Sandra@unc.edu,
or Deborah Makemson, makemson@email.unc.edu.
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CPR, first aid classes available on campus
in February
Carolina's American Red
Cross Club is now offering CPR and first aid classes on campus.
Each CPR and first aid class will be approximately four hours
long, and there is a fee of $15.
Open to faculty, staff
and students, completion of one class is all that is required
to learn the basic skills and become certified.
Class times and locations
are posted on the web site, www.unc.edu/redcross, under the
link, "Health and Safety."
Dates for this semester's
blood drives also are posted online. The drives will be held
in the Student Union. Appointments can be made by e-mailing
donors@unc.edu with your
name and preferred day and time of donation. Walk-ins are welcomed,
too.
For more information,
e-mail Health and Safety Committee Chair Jay Gnanasekaran, gnanasek@email.unc.edu.
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Sounds of Lincoln Center to fill Hill Hall
on Valentine's Day
The Chamber Music
Society of Lincoln Center presents an evening of music for Valentine's
Day on Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. in Hill Hall.
The evening's program
includes pieces by Haydn, Ravel and Adolphe with musicians Lauren
Skuce, soprano; Ida Kavafian, violin; Fred Sherry, cello, and
Anne-Marie Mcdermott, piano.
Tickets are $40 for the
general public and $22 for students and may be purchased by
calling the Carolina Union Box Office at 962-1449.
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Wilson Library exhibit takes a look at
Carolina's gastronomic history
College food is
a popular target for complaints, and it was no different in
the University's early years. Much has changed on campus in
the past 209 years, and that is documented in a new exhibit
at the North Carolina Collection Gallery on the second floor
of Wilson Library.
"The Student's
Plate: Food and Dining at the University of North Carolina
since 1795" traces the history of food service here through
documents, books, lithographs and photographs. It was curated
by Robert Anthony, curator of the North Carolina Collection.
A reception and special viewing of the exhibit will be held
on Feb. 12 from 5 to 6 p.m.
Following the reception,
James Leloudis, associate dean for honors and associate professor
of history, will present the first Gladys Coates University
History lecture. The lecture, titled "What's a University
For?: Reflections on Carolina's History," will begin at 6
p.m. in the Pleasants Family Assembly Room.
The lecture is named
for Gladys Hall Coates, who with her husband Albert founded
the Institute of Government.
The exhibit will run
through March 29. The gallery is open Mondays - Fridays from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and Sundays
from 1 to 5 p.m.
For more information,
call 962-1172.
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Johnston Center brings Hugh Shelton to campus
Feb. 17
As part of the Johnston
Center's "Tuesdays with Friday" programming, President Emeritus
William Friday will have as his guest on Feb. 17 Gen. Henry
Hugh Shelton, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Following an introductory
conversation, Friday and Shelton will open the floor to questions
and comments from the audience. All students, staff, faculty
and members of the community are invited to attend and to participate.
The "Carolina Community
Conversation" will be held from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Commons
Room (039) of the Johnston Center in Graham Memorial Hall.
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Community Classroom Series begins in March
with diverse curriculum
The U.S. Constitution,
screenwriting and the Copernican Revolution -- these and 11
other subjects are part of the spring Community Classroom Series
sponsored by the Friday Center.
All courses will begin
in March, and the registration fee before Feb. 27 is $100. After
that date, the fee will increase to $115. Classes meet weekly
for two-hour sessions at the Friday Center. Enrollment is limited
to 20 participants per course.
Courses in the series
are:
"World War II: The European Theater;"
"The Copernican Revolution;"
"The Civil Rights Movement;"
"The Poetry of Yeats;"
"Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery -- an American Legacy;"
"Disco, Punk and Pop: That '70s Music;"
"Reconnecting with Family and Community History: An Oral History
Workshop;"
"Southern Music;"
"Religion in America;"
"Introduction to Screenwriting;"
"Understanding Statistics;"
"Embracing Conflict in the Workplace;"
"The U.S. Constitution;" and
"The Geisha in History, Fiction and Fantasy."
To register, or for complete
course and instructor information, see fridaycenter.unc.edu/cni/ccs.htm,
or contact Mary Morrison at 843-4483 or mmorriso@email.unc.edu.
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Jazz festival blows onto campus Feb. 21
The 26th Carolina
Jazz Festival celebrates the American popular song during a
series of concerts and symposia during the week of Feb. 21 -
28. Guest artists include the David Berkman Quartet, the Roy
Hargrove Quintet and the North Carolina Jazz Repertory Orchestra.
A symposium entitled "Celebrating the American Popular Song"
will take place on Feb. 28.
For further information,
see www.unc.edu/depts/music/jazz-festival.html
or call 962-1039. Tickets for the Roy Hargrove concert are available
through the Carolina Union Performing Arts Series; call 962-1449.
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Themes and logos sought for June 9 blood drive
The University-wide
Blood Drive Committee is seeking ideas for a theme and/or graphic
logo for its 16th annual summer blood drive. The winning theme
and logo will be used in the blood drive poster, T-shirt and
web page.
Last year's theme was
"Changing Lives, One Drop at a Time ... Donate Blood." Themes
from former drives include "Carolina Cares ... Proud to be a
Heeler" and "Rise to the Challenge of Giving ... Donate Blood."
"Be a Life Preserver" incorporated Ramses floating in a life
preserver.
This year's drive is scheduled
for June 9 at the Smith Center. The contest winner(s) will receive
a blood drive presentation poster personalized by Chancellor
James Moeser, the new 16th anniversary blood drive T-shirt and
design acknowledgment on the blood drive recruitment web site.
Submit ideas by Feb. 20
to Shelly Green, Employee Services, CB# 1045 or by e-mail to
sogreen@email.unc.edu.
For more information, contact Green by e-mail or at 962-1483.
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Joan Didion lecture postponed
Writer Joan Didion
will not be lecturing at the University this spring as had been
previously announced.
Author of "Where I Was
From" and 18 other works of fiction and non-fiction, Didion
was scheduled to visit during the week of March 1 as the 2004
Morgan Writer-in-Residence, including a public lecture March
3. Those activities have been postponed at the author's request
because of a recent death and continuing illness in the family.
Didion is considering
an invitation to lecture at Carolina sometime next year.
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Mini-Medical School goes Hollywood.
UNC Health Care
is sponsoring a series of four films this spring, "Medicine
in the Movies: a Film and Lecture Festival."
Set for Tuesdays in March
from 7 to 9:30 p.m., the festival of films and lectures is designed
for non-medical people. It is open to the general public and
is intended for individuals who enjoy the cinema and wish to
learn more about medical issues.
Fee for the series is
$20 general admission and $10 for students. All films will be
shown at the Friday Center.
The schedule of movies
and the participating lecturers are:
March 2, "Gattaca." Speaker: Patrick F. Sullivan, professor
of genetics and psychiatry.
March 16, "As Good as It Gets." Speaker: Robert N. Golden, professor
and chair of psychiatry.
March 23, "At First Sight." Speaker: Travis A. Meredith, professor
and chair of ophthalmology.
March 30, "Miss Evers' Boys." Speaker: Giselle Corbie Smith,
assistant professor of social medicine.
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Stone Center seeks submissions for journal
"Satui Mpya," the
literary magazine of the Stone Center, is the first African-American
journal to be published on the Carolina campus. Its purpose
it to highlight the Black Diasporic experience through original
literary and visual works.
Submissions of no more
than three works are being accepted through March 15 for its
next issue. All material is selected by a national editorial
board.
For more information,
e-mail Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum, sunstrum@email.unc.edu,
or see ibiblio.org/shscbch/sauti-mpya-form2.doc.
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UCIS issues call for faculty proposals
The University Center
for International Studies (UCIS) has announced a request for
proposals for UCIS Faculty Curriculum Development Awards.
UCIS, with support from
the U.S. Department of Education, funds awards each year for
faculty who are interested in adding substantive international
content to currently taught undergraduate and graduate courses,
and in adding comparative cases to courses that are currently
area specific or in developing a new course with significant
international content.
Preference will be given
to proposals that develop regularly taught and/or required courses,
support programs with low levels of international content in
their courses, encourage institutional relations to the University
and affect large numbers of students. Awards may be requested
up to $4,500 ($2,000 stipend and up to $2,500 for travel).
Applications are due by
March 19. For more information, see www.ucis.unc.edu/funding.
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Collaborative grants available to faculty,
staff and students
The Robertson Scholars
Collaboration Fund has been instituted to support projects that
have the potential to initiate or enhance collaboration between
Duke University and Carolina. Faculty, staff and students on
both campuses are eligible to apply. One-year grants of up to
$5,000 will be awarded.
For more information or
to request the call for proposals, call 854-5494, see www.robertsonscholars.org/collaboration
or e-mail robertson@unc.edu.
Information is also available at the Robertson Scholars office
in the Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence at 023 Graham
Memorial Hall.
Proposals are due on April
19.
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Carolina employee moderates local Internet
'freecycling' program
Theresa Champion, proposal coordinator for
the Carolina Population Center, is serving as the local coordinator
for a new Internet message board in the Triangle that lets people
recycle items rather than discard them.
Hosted by Yahoo Groups, the local unit is
part of a national effort to recycle rather than to throw away.
The Freecycle community uses the simple concept of e-mail to
hook up local individuals looking to give something away with
those who would like to acquire it. The only requirement is
that everything be free.
For more information, contact Champion at
593-0247 or pukidy@yahoo.com
or see groups.yahoo.com/group/trianglefreecycle.
Instructions for signing on with the free
list are on the web site.
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Faculty board opposes USA PATRIOT Act provisions,
upholds library privacy
The Administrative Board
of the Library unanimously has upheld the free exchange of information
at the University and condemned those provisions of the USA
PATRIOT Act and other legislation that "erode privacy, access
to information and Constitutional rights."
The Uniting and Strengthening
America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept
and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act was signed into law
in October 2001. The act broadly expands law enforcement's surveillance
and investigative powers, and it contains provisions that directly
affect the confidentiality of library patron records and computer
use in libraries.
The Administrative Board
of the Library is a 22-member board consisting of elected and
appointed faculty members, with graduate student and undergraduate
representation.
The resolution may be found
at: www.lib.unc.edu/aoffice/issues/patriot.html.
For more information,
contact Joe Hewitt, University librarian, at 962-1301 or Joe_Hewitt@unc.edu
or Richard Pfaff, chair of the board, at 962-5544 or pfaffrw@email.unc.edu.
Pioneering program to target physician fatigue,
impairment
UNC Hospitals, Duke
University Medical Center and other health care-related groups
will collaborate to develop and launch a unique education program
intended to improve patient outcomes by promoting physician
wellness.
The initiative -- the
Model Instructional Program on Physician Fatigue and Impairment
and Patient Safety -- is being made possible with a nearly $1
million grant from the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, to be distributed
over a three-year period.
The program will attempt
to teach medical professionals to recognize, manage and prevent
fatigue, impairment and burnout in themselves and their colleagues.
The first part of the
program is expected to be introduced at Carolina and Duke in
2004. Co-principal investigator is Robert C. Cefalo, professor
emeritus of obstetrics and gynecology and assistant dean for
the University's graduate medical education program.
