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Campus and Community
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 |
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Nearly five million people need blood transfusions each year, and with just one blood donation, three lives can be saved. On June 4, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Carolina Blood Drive with a goal of collecting 1,000 units of blood. Campus and community members are invited to attend the drive held from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Dean E. Smith Center. |
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Arts
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Monday, May 20, 2013 |
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New York theater ensemble The TEAM – which will be developing a new performance piece while in residence with PlayMakers Repertory Company at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill -- will unveil its work-in-progress May 29 at 7:30 p.m. at Frey Rehearsal Hall in the Center for Dramatic Art on Country Club Road. |
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Campus and Community
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Monday, May 20, 2013 |
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The first project completed at Carolina North sets the tone for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus meant to be a model of sustainability. This spring, an Army green, 1,000- kilowatt generator shipped here from Austria started turning a greenhouse gas into electricity for the local energy grid. |
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Business
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013 |
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Saving is a critical first step on the path to financial security. But many low-income families find it challenging to choose saving for the future over meeting pressing spending needs today. |
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Campus and Community
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Sunday, May 12, 2013 |
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Steve Case, co-founder of America Online and chair of the Case Foundation and chairman and CEO of Revolution, urged the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s newest graduates to be attackers, not defenders, as the new leaders of what always has been “a startup nation.” |
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CAROLINA IN THE NEWS
After Oklahoma Tornado, To Rebuild Or Not To Rebuild
The Huffington Post ..."In the modern age, no major American city has been permanently abandoned after trauma and destruction," said Thomas Campanella, an associate professor of urban planning and design at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. "There's a narrative of resilience, this notion of us being challenged and overcoming that to become stronger," said Campanella, who co-edited The Resilient City: How Modern Cities Recover From Disaster.
