Lumbee River Electric Membership Corporation has partnered with the Lumbee Warriors Association to establish a scholarship at UNC Pembroke for children and grandchildren of veterans. Representatives with the two organizations recently presented a check for $30,000 to the university during a ceremony on campus. “This kind of money is huge to any student, but this …
Graduate students from Carolina’s Department of Marine Sciences spent 10 days transplanting corals on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef in southern Belize. The data they collect from this research could impact coral reef conservation efforts in the future. The task at hand appears simple: slip a zip tie through the plastic disc, ensure the ID tag …
BOG approves Innovation Early College High School The UNC Board of Governors approved the establishment of the Innovation Early College High School, a collaboration between East Carolina University and Pitt County Schools (PCS). IECHS is a new school option within PCS, admitting students who are first-generation college applicants, at risk of dropping out, or seeking …
Famous for its beauty and variety of film locations — most notably the Hogwarts Express scenes in the Harry Potter films — the Scottish city of Dunkeld & Birnam now means something different to the residents of Asheville. After five years of planning and visits of representatives between the two cities, Asheville and Dunkeld & …
Commemorating its 10th anniversary, the Winston-Salem Light Project (WSLP) returns to its original location, the historic Millennium Center, and calls attention to an even more important anniversary: the end of World War I. Presented by the senior lighting designers in the School of Design and Production at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, the annual outdoor lighting installation takes …
North Carolina Central University’s (NCCU) 28th Annual Jazz Festival is drawing near, bringing five days of festivities featuring NCCU’s Jazz Studies Program. Jazz favorites Nate Smith and the Russell Malone Quartet are among the headliners named for the festival, scheduled for April 23-28. A series of musical concerts will be offered for jazz and music enthusiasts of all ages. This …
The University of North Carolina School of the Arts has launched a new initiative to revitalize and expand programming at the historic Stevens Center in the heart of downtown Winston-Salem, Chancellor Lindsay Bierman has announced. UNCSA Presents will offer top-notch entertainment by professional touring artists, beginning this summer with a music series, Americana Summer Nights. Located at 405 West …
UNC Greensboro is partnering with Well•Spring, A Life Plan Community, on a balance study aimed at improving the success rates of fall prevention programs for older adults. The three-year research project is funded by a $345,000 National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant. The study hopes to improve prevention programs and training for the approximately 15 …
If it’s been years since you set foot inside a college classroom, you might be surprised to find that, sometimes in this new era of learning, they’re empty. The students aren’t cutting class. Instead, they’ve turned the community into their classroom. Teaching and learning are no longer cloistered behind ivy-covered campus walls. A wealth of …
The UNCP School of Education, in partnership with the Public Schools of Robeson County, held a Family STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) Day for students in grades K-8 and their families on March 24. The event drew 96 students from 22 schools across the region who took part in 19 hands-on activities led …