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Tuesday, August 31, 2010 |
With Hurricane Earl on a path to brush the North Carolina coast and as the hurricane season reaches its traditional peak, experts at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill can help members of the media who need knowledgeable commentary on topics ranging from the current storm outlook to emergency response efforts. UNC researchers often are on the frontlines of such efforts when storms strike, and the University is a major center of hurricane-related research.
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Arts
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010 |
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The FedEx Global Education Center at the University at North Carolina at Chapel Hill will feature the challenging and striking work of artist and UNC professor elin o’Hara slavick Sept. 15 through Nov. 11. |
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Campus and Community
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010 |
September offers concerts, lectures, seminars
Following is a sampling of September events at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Please use this information for calendar listings and postings and in planning your event-oriented coverage. Events are free to the public unless otherwise noted. |
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Science and Technology
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Monday, July 19, 2010 |
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Morehead Planetarium and Science Center is bringing two TV stars who specialize in science entertainment — Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, hosts of the Discovery Channel television show "MythBusters" — to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |
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CAROLINA IN THE NEWS
Environmental Outlook: Extreme Weather
National Public Radio Several parts of the world are coping with severe weather related events, including a record heatwave in Russia, severe flooding in Pakistan, mudslides in China, droughts in sub-Saharan Africa, and record high temperatures in parts of the U.S. For this month's Environmental Outlook Series, climate scientists explain what we can learn from weather extremes. Guests ... Gavin Smith Executive Director, Center for the Study of
Natural Hazards and Disasters and Associate Research Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
