In the News Archive 2005
- New research in Chesapeake Bay, Pamlico Sound shows hurricanes, runoff tax water quality management efforts (December 15, 2005)
- UNC creative writers Simpson, Kenan receive state’s highest civilian honor (November 22, 2005)
- CEP receives $1.4 million grant to lead EPA center focused on air quality modeling (November 18, 2005)
- Storms, floods, seasons, sunshine, wind, pollution among subjects of UNC scholars unique book on N.C. weather (November 18, 2005)
- Study shows increased suicide rate with possible link to nearby industry chemicals in second N.C. community (November 07, 2005)
- EPA Funds New Bioinformatic Centers that Combine Biology and Computer Science (November 02, 2005)
- First Meeting of Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Program Policy Board Set for OCT.31 (October 26, 2005)
- Asthma home intervention cost-effective for inner-city children, research reveals (October 25, 2005)
- Five UNC students face wilderness, learn survival skills over summer (October 25, 2005)
- Campus Sustainability Day to feature awards, exhibits, food, report (October 24, 2005)
- Expert on endangered flora, fauna of Madagascar to host program Nov. 4 (October 18, 2005)
- UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School has again been recognized as one of the world’s leading programs in preparing MBA student for social and environmental stewardship (October 17, 2005)
- UNC is one of six sites nationwide to start study on environment’s effects on children; Duplin County to be UNC’s study location (September 29, 2005)
- UNC computer, marine scientists collaborate to predict flow of toxic waters from Katrina (September 28, 2005)
- Environmental policy analyst, author to speak on ‘statehouse and greenhouse’ on Sept. 28 (September 16, 2005)
- Four on faculty awarded Hettleman Prizes for their artistic, scholarly achievement (September 16, 2005)
- Believe it or not, more rain would benefit New Orleans, ecologist says (September 16, 2005)
- Sustainable business management expert to speak on implementing ‘natural capitalism’ at UNC event (September 09, 2005)
- Study: salting highways turning Northeast’s waters less drinkable (September 06, 2005)
- UNC faculty experts can help reporters with Hurricane Katrina-related topics (September 02, 2005)
- UNC dedicates Michael Hooker Research Center, designed to serve growing public health research needs (August 31, 2005)
- Environmental law scholar to speak on creating markets for natural services (August 31, 2005)
- ‘Science Under the Sea’ public program, is canceled due to Florida storm (August 25, 2005)
- Virginia Beach junior earns $8,000 scholarship, internship (August 23, 2005)
- Heath inducted into Hall of Fame for lifetime of conservation work (August 23, 2005)
- Population Association of America elects UNC’s Entwisle president (August 23, 2005)
- Students learn with Cousteau, UNC-Chapel Hill scientists through interactive undersea experiments (August 18, 2005)
- Major new UNC-based drinking water study suggests pregnancy fears may be overstated (July 29, 2005)
- The G8 must set targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions (July 27, 2005)
- Experts: FerryMon, N.C.’s ferry-linked water monitoring system, has become a national model for such states as Mass., Calif., Fla. (July 18, 2005)
- UNC faculty experts can help reporters with hurricane-related issues as Emily advances (July 18, 2005)
- FEMA grant will help disadvantaged communities prepare for disasters (July 11, 2005)
- Study shows importance of exposure age for Hanford nuclear workers” cancer risk (June 17, 2005)
- UNC team wins EPA award for water quality research (June 08, 2005)
- NASA scientist to talk about global environmental changes; new ‘Extinction’ multimedia show to follow (June 07, 2005)
- New edition of classic UNC book displays wild flowers of North Carolina, Southeast (May 03, 2005)
- UNC dedicates new $20 million School of Nursing building addition, which features ‘green design’ (April 29, 2005)
- Two UNC faculty members are elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences (April 28, 2005)
- David McNelis recognized as an inductee into the the Frank Porter Graham Honorary Society (April 27, 2005)
- Dr. Robert G. Wetzel, scholar of aquatic ecosystems, dies at age 68; memorial service is Friday (April 29) (April 26, 2005)
- Bumpers, a senior, Environmental Health Science student, Wins Second National Title with Perfect Score (April 25, 2005)
- UNC professor awarded sabbatical fellowship at NOAA-University of Colorado at Boulder institute (April 20, 2005)
- Plant sale, ‘discovering magic in garden’ are among N.C. Botanical Garden events (April 19, 2005)
- Prof. Tom Shay receives an Edward Kidder Graham Outstanding Faculty Award for 2005 (April 18, 2005)
- Coalition prepares for first ever Earth Action Fest in Chapel Hill (April 07, 2005)
- Famed environmental attorney, author Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to speak April 20 (April 01, 2005)
- Centennial of USDA Forest Service to be focus of film, panel discussion (March 24, 2005)
- Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. speaks at the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History Wednesday, April 20, 7:30 p.m. (March 22, 2005)
- Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, naturalist to speak on diversity of species; lecture will be April 6 at UNC (March 16, 2005)
- Expert in transportation and sustainability to deliver lecture at UNC-Chapel Hill (March 03, 2005)
- UNC researchers study fuel cells, focus on portable possibilities (February 24, 2005)
- UNC symposium for N.C. high school students to focus on climate change (February 23, 2005)
- ‘Rainforest Remedies,’ other medicinal uses of plants to be topic of presentation (February 22, 2005)
- UNC environmental film series opens with ‘Thirst’ (February 16, 2005)
- DeSimone elected to membership in National Academy of Engineering (February 14, 2005)
- Wilderness explorer to read from his work Thursday (Feb. 10) at UNC (February 08, 2005)
- Workshop offered on “Backyard Pollution Prevention” (February 04, 2005)
- Symposium on environmental values to be held on UNC campus March 4,5 (January 28, 2005)
- In Memoriam: Frances Lynn – CEP, university, state loses pioneering environmental advocate, activist, scholar (January 26, 2005)