Family and Friends Weekend

NHS Events

During UNC's Family and Friends Weekend, the College of Natural and Health Sciences hosted the following events in Gunter Hall and Ross Hall on Saturday, September 20th between 10:00-11:30 AM:

Gunter Hall Events (view pictures below)

Reception – light food and beverages were served on the main floor of Gunter Hall
Audiology and Speech-Language Sciences undergraduate and graduate students performed hearing screenings in the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Clinic
Dietetics faculty demonstrated “Portion Distortion: Changes in food portion sizes over the years”
The School of Nursing showcased their high fidelity human patient simulator and simulation labs

Ross Hall Events (view pictures below)

Reception – light food and beverages were served in the main lobby of Ross Hall
The School of Biological Sciences performed measurements of EKG, blood pressure, skin resistance, and other human body functions using the computer interfaced BIOPAC system
The American Chemical Society Student Affiliate performed chemical demonstrations
Computer Science faculty controlled a robot through computer programming
The Earth Sciences program showcased their tornado machine and weather classroom
Mathematics Education did an interactive demonstration of a middle/high school mathematics activity
The Physics program demonstrated the NASA DemoSat project as well as focused on student robotic projects
The School of Mathematics faculty performed hands-on demonstrations of the physics principles that determine the shapes of films and bubbles, as well as, conducted a discussion on problem-solving episodes for parents and students

For information on other Family and Friends Weekend events please visit http://www.unco.edu/studentactivities/2008events/academicOpenHouse.html

NHS Student Ambassadors welcome guests and give tours of Ross Hall	NHS Student Ambassadors welcome guests and give tours of Gunter Hall
Dr. Ann Bentz receives a hearing test from an Audiology and Speech-Language Science student	Audiology and Speech-Language Science students perform hearing screenings
Dietetics faculty illustrate the difference in portion size of a cheeseburger 20 years ago versus today	The sugar content of our favorite beverages
The fat content of our favorite snacks	The School of Nursing demonstrates their high fidelity human patient simulator
Biology faculty Dr. Mark Thomas and Dr. Bob Bossard perform a blood pressure test on a UNC alum	The American Chemical Society Student Affiliate group perform chemical demonstrations
Mathematics faculty Dr. Richard Grassl discusses problem-solving episodes for parents and students	Computer Science faculty member Dr. Terry Scott uses a computer to control a robot
Mathematics Education students do an interactive demonstration of a middle/high school mathematics activity	NHS Student Ambassador and Earth Sciences major Katie Card gets a lesson on making bubbles
Students from the American Meteorological Society demonstrate Earth Sciences' weather classroom	Meterology faculty Dr. Gary Huffines showcases the Earth Sciences program's tornado machine
Physics faculty member Matt Semak poses with students Adam Wilson and Sage Andorka as they showcase a student-built robot	Physics student Sage Andorka demonstrates the NASA DemoSat rocket launch