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Oct 12, 2010

Hope for Jena

Carol Weber, office manager for Research and Innovations, has a personal as well as professional interest in research. Watching a young family member struggle with cystic fibrosis has made her grateful for all of those who support medical research through efforts like the "Wolfpack Gives Back" campaign. Here's her story, in her own words.

Oct 12, 2010

Mail Call

Tina Nelson, a program manager for the Environmental Health and Safety Center, supports soldiers through the "Wolfpack Gives Back" charitable campaign. Here's why, in her own words.

Oct 12, 2010

Oct. 29 Deadline to Make Insurance Changes

If you need to add, change or cancel insurance coverage, now’s the time. The annual enrollment period began Oct. 4 and runs through Friday, Oct. 29.

Oct 12, 2010

Rain Gardening Book Yields Gold

Two horticultural science professors, Helen Kraus and Anne Spafford, have won a gold medal from the Garden Writers Association for their book, Rain Gardening in the South: Ecologically Designed Gardens for Drought, Deluge and Everything in Between.

Oct 11, 2010

Natural Born Leader

After traveling more than 5,000 miles across 10 Latin American countries over the summer, Saul Flores is more than prepared for a few side trips around the Triangle. The Caldwell Fellow carries his message about immigration to audiences in Durham, Raleigh and Chapel Hill. Take a look at some of the 20,000 photos he took on the journey.

Oct 11, 2010

Osborne’s Book Featured on Research Site

Dr. Jason W. Osborne’s Best Practices in Quantitative Methods was one of the initial publications featured on Sage Research Methods Online, a site launched this month to help graduate students and faculty select research methods for their work.

Oct 8, 2010

Board of Governors Honors Walden

Economist Michael L. Walden accepted the Award for Excellence in Public Service today from the Board of Governors for the University of North Carolina system. UNC President Erskine Bowles and committee chairman Charles Hayes presented Walden with the award, which includes a $7,500 cash prize.

Oct 7, 2010

Who’s Howling Now?

Momentum is building at the midpoint of the “Wolfpack Gives Back” campaign for charity. Find out which units have surpassed the 50 percent participation goal.

Oct 7, 2010

By the Numbers

While NC State is in “reasonably good shape” financially, the university needs long-term strategies to make it less vulnerable to fluctuations in state funding, leaders said Wednesday at a chancellor’s budget forum.

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Monthly Archives: October 2010 — Page 3

Hope for Jena

Mail Call

Oct. 29 Deadline to Make Insurance Changes

Rain Gardening Book Yields Gold

Natural Born Leader

Spanish-Language Certification Available

Osborne’s Book Featured on Research Site

Board of Governors Honors Walden

Who’s Howling Now?

By the Numbers