News & Events
UNC Asheville Holds Ninth Annual Parsons Lecture
March 19, 2010
Noted mathematician Stan Wagon will deliver UNC Asheville’s ninth annual Parsons Lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 1, in UNC Asheville’s Lipinsky Auditorium. Wagon’s lecture, “Surprises in Mathematics,” is free and open to the public.UNC Asheville Department of Atmospheric Sciences to Host Severe Weather Workshop
March 15, 2010
Registration is now open for a severe weather workshop hosted by UNC Asheville's Atmospheric Sciences Department. The workshop will be held from 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturday, April 17, in UNC Asheville’s Robinson Hall, room 125. The workshop is open to the public, and no prior knowledge of meteorology is required. Cost is $15.UNC Asheville to Host 11th Annual Science Olympiad Tournament
March 9, 2010
Young scientists from 12 middle schools and eight high schools in Western North Carolina will test their talents in the 11th annual regional Science Olympiad Tournament at UNC Asheville Saturday, March 20. The competition will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at various locations across campus.UNC Asheville to Offer Seven LEED Certification Classes for Building Professionals
February 18, 2010
UNC Asheville's Distance and Continuing Education Office, a division of the Asheville Graduate Center, will host a series of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) courses beginning March 16. The classes will allow builders, contractors, architects and others in the industry to receive accreditation and credentialing maintenance in the growing green building sector.UNC Asheville to Host Talk on “Communicating Climate Change Science”
February 9, 2010
The UNC Asheville Department of Atmospheric Sciences will host a talk on “Communicating Climate Change Science” by noted scholar David R. Easterling at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, in UNC Asheville’s Karpen Hall, room 38.RENCI at UNC Asheville Hosts Public Open House on February 5
January 28, 2010
POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER -- The Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) at UNC Asheville drop-in open house from 3:30-5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, at the RENCI at UNC Asheville Community Engagement Site, located in the Grove Arcade in downtown Asheville. The event is free and open to the public.UNC Asheville Department of Atmospheric Sciences to Host Severe Weather Workshop
January 26, 2010
Registration is now open for a severe weather workshop hosted by UNC Asheville's Atmospheric Sciences Department. The workshop will be held from 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturday, April 17, in UNC Asheville’s Robinson Hall, room 125. Presented in cooperation with the National Weather Service Office in Greenville-Spartanburg, S.C., this event will offer scientific presentations to promote awareness, understanding and preparedness for severe weather. The workshop is open to the public, and no prior knowledge of meteorology is required. Cost is $15.
Urban Growth Model to Aid Planners, Guide Development
December 21, 2009
What might our landscape look like in the near future? More specifically, where has urban growth occurred in the last thirty years, and where is it likely to occur over the next twenty years? Researchers at UNC Asheville and UNC Charlotte, as part of an ongoing Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) project, are conducting analyses that answer these types of questions, and also developing tools to help policy makers and planners understand and manage rapid urban growth. . Using historical satellite imagery, development trends, population data and population projections, they’ve been able to design an Urban Growth Model that can generate visual representations of what our landscape may look like in the future.
RENCI at UNC Asheville and A-B Tech Celebrate GIS Day on Nov. 12; Joint Event to Highlight Community Benefits of Geographic Information Systems
October 28, 2009
RENCI at UNC Asheville and Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (A-B Tech) announce the third annual celebration of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day in Western North Carolina. The community drop-in event will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at the RENCI at UNC Asheville Community Engagement Site, located in the Grove Arcade in downtown Asheville. The event is free and open to the public.
UNC Asheville to Hold Third Annual Math Literacy Summit; Keynote Address by Noted Mathematician William Velez
October 12, 2009
Math skills have the power to change young lives, so argues noted mathematician and University of Arizona professor William Velez. He will tell his own story in a keynote address at UNC Asheville's Third Annual Math Literacy Summit. The summit, aimed at K-12 teachers, parents and students, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at UNC Asheville’s Highsmith University Union. The day's activities will include the talk by Velez as well as a number of workshops. Refreshments and free childcare will be provided. The event is free and open to the public.
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