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Article |April 8, 2020
Philanthropy and Impact
Making Things Better
Julia Riley, a cook at Tobey-Kendal Dining Hall, decided to put her time to good use and has been making masks for her coworkers – as well as for health care workers.
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April 6, 2020
Cara Smith, PhD student in Biology and Natural History Museum Curator, shares her ambitions as a snake venom researcher.
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Article |April 2, 2020
University News
Doctoral Student Recognized for Research Poster at Conference
Alice Wille, a Psychology doctoral student at UNC, was one of five award recipients for her research poster during the 2020 Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference (SPPAC) last month.
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Article |April 2, 2020
Philanthropy and Impact
UNC Card Campaign Focuses on Lifting Spirits
Kendyl Kelly, UNC’s program coordinator for Student Organizations, has initiated the United to Nurture our Community (UNC): A Card Campaign that involves sending handwritten cards to high-risk populations of the coronavirus pandemic in Greeley.
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March 30, 2020
Graduate student and military veteran, Katy LaFary, discusses the unique challenges of being a student veteran.
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Article |March 30, 2020
Science and Technology
Faculty Member Using 3D Printer to Make Face Shield Parts for Hospitals
With a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care workers who are battling the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, UNC’s Chelsie Romulo is contributing to the effort to fill the gap.
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Article |March 30, 2020
Health
History of Pandemics: A Thumbnail Sketch
While the past century presents a number of examples, the influenza outbreak of 1918 may most closely resemble what our world is now experiencing with the current global pandemic. History Professor Fritz Fischer shares a portion of his classroom lesson here.
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Article |March 30, 2020
Business
How Supply Chains are Being Impacted by Coronavirus
The coronavirus (COVID-19) has uncovered numerous flaws in supply chains, according to Mike Loughrin, an adjunct professor in the online Master of Business Administration program at UNC.
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March 26, 2020
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is creating a different set of challenges for financial markets, and making future events incalculable, according to Joe French, a professor of Finance at UNC.
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Article |March 24, 2020
Business
Coronavirus Panic Buying Follows Marketing Theories
Daniel Brannon, an assistant professor at UNC, discussing the coronavirus and its influence on consumer behavior and marketing theories.