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Black Mountain Center for the Arts Features Work by UNC Asheville Faculty
February 1, 2010
In February each year, the Black Mountain Center for the Arts hosts a show in its Upper Gallery to feature art from one of the local nearby colleges and universities. For 2010 the show will feature works from a dozen artists on the faculty at UNC Asheville.Book by UNC Asheville Professor Featured in New York Times
November 25, 2009
"Building Bone Vitality: A Revolutionary Plan to Prevent Bone Loss and Reverse Osteoporosis," a new book by Amy Lanou, UNC Asheville assistant professor of health and wellness, has been getting a lot of attention. In fact, on November 24, it landed in the widely respected Jane Brody health column in the New York Times. The article was one of the most emailed stories in the Times that day. The exposure also helped boost book sales. "Building Bone Vitality" jumped more than 1,000 spaces in Amazon.com sales rankings.
UNC Asheville Professor, Painter Virginia Derryberry to Hold Solo Exhibition at Flood Fine Art Center Gallery
November 2, 2009
Virginia Derryberry, a noted painter and UNC Asheville art professor, will hold a solo exhibition of recent work at the Flood Fine Art Center Gallery, 109 Roberts St., in the Asheville River Arts District from November 13 to December 5. The exhibition, entitled "Eide/Eidola," features 15 large-scale paintings from her Rebis series. It is Derryberry's first solo exhibition in Asheville since 2000. An opening reception will be held 7-10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, in the gallery, which is located on the second floor of the Phil Mechanic Building. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.
UNC Asheville's Ramsey Library Hosts Talks by Faculty Authors
September 4, 2009
The Asheville community will have the opportunity to engage with the UNC Asheville faculty in this year’s “Brown Bag Book Talks with UNC Asheville Faculty Authors.”
With professors representing departments from Literature to Health and Wellness, the five-part lecture series offers lively and engaging stories from the professors’ own publishing experiences. The one-hour lectures will be held at 12:30 p.m. in Special Collections, third floor of the Ramsey Library. The events are free and open to the public.
The Value of Farmland: A New Study Shows Why We Want to Protect the Vanishing Countryside
August 9, 2009
While many people profess to love America's vanishing rural landscape, no research has ever been done to pinpoint exactly why people value it. Until now.
A four-year research project recently completed by Leah Greden Mathews, associate professor of economics at the University of North Carolina at Asheville, was able to determine the specific reasons people appreciate farmlands as well as to put a price tag on those values in Western North Carolina. The study, the first of its kind in the nation, looked beyond the obvious agricultural value of farms in the four-county area around the University. The team developed an enhanced land evaluation and site assessment (LESA) model that incorporates the scenic beauty and cultural heritage characteristics of the landscape. Mathews argues that the same model can be applied to rural areas across the nation, helping prioritize land for protection.
UNC Asheville Professor, Noted Artist Virginia Derryberry Featured in New American Paintings Magazine
August 6, 2009
Artists are modern-day alchemists, taking dross materials and turning them into desirable objects worth more than the sum of their parts. Virginia Derryberry, a noted painter and UNC Asheville art professor, takes it one step further. Her most recent series of paintings meld alchemical themes with modern interpretations on mythology to create larger-than-life pieces that have met with national acclaim.
UNC Asheville Professor Appointed to the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium
July 31, 2009
UNC Asheville Philosophy Professor Gordon Wilson was recently appointed as a fellow at the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts for the 2011-2012 academic year. Each year, just some 10 fellowships are granted to eminent scholars, scientists and artists from around the world.
Amy Lanou to Hold Book Signing, Give Talk on Preventing Osteoporosis; UNC Asheville Professor's New Book Debunks Calcium as a Means to Improve Bone Health
June 9, 2009
For years, doctors have told us to drink milk and take calcium supplements to improve bone health and prevent osteoporosis. The problem is they're wrong, according to Amy Lanou, UNC Asheville assistant professor of health and wellness.
UNC Asheville Professor Releases New Book Exposing the Calcium Myth in Preventing Osteoporosis
June 1, 2009
For years, doctors and scientists have told the public to drink milk, eat dairy products and take calcium supplements to improve bone health and prevent osteoporosis. The problem is they're wrong, according to a new book co-authored by a UNC Asheville researcher.
UNC Asheville Professor Scott Walters Receives Grant from National Endowment for the Arts
May 12, 2009
Scott Walters, UNC Asheville Associate Professor of Drama, was recently given the "Access to Excellence" award along with a National Endowment for the Arts $5,000 grant. This national award presented annually by the N.E.A. is designed to acquaint Americans with the best of the nation's cultural and artistic heritage. Just 113 grants were awarded nationwide this year.
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