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UNC Asheville to Host Talks by Distinguished Chemist Joseph S. Francisco; Events are 12th Annual S. Dexter Squibb Lecture Series
September 24, 2009
Distinguished chemist Joseph S. Francisco will be the featured speaker at UNC Asheville's 12th annual S. Dexter Squibb Lecture Series on October 1. Francisco is the William E. Moore Distinguished Professor of Physical Chemistry at Purdue University. His two talks are free and open to the public.
Asheville Hub Alliance Honors UNC Asheville's Susan Weatherford
September 17, 2009
The Asheville Hub Alliance recently recognized Susan Weatherford, UNC Asheville's NEMAC project director, for her service and leadership. Weatherford worked extensively on the technology cluster, one of the Hub's seven target areas for employment and development growth. She has overseen more than two dozen projects and the allocations of some $600,000.
UNC Asheville Professor Sam Kaplan Honored for Teaching Excellence by UNC Board of Governors
April 24, 2009
Sam Kaplan, one of UNC Asheville's most respected professors, was named today as a recipient of the Award for Excellence in Teaching from the University of North Carolina's Board of Governors. Kaplan, associate professor of mathematics, was nominated by a committee of UNC Asheville faculty. He will receive a commemorative bronze medallion and a $7,500 cash prize.
New Website Shows Live Webcam Images of Local Weather Conditions
April 6, 2009
As a possible April snowstorm approaches, eyes are turned to the sky. Now weather buffs won't have to look out the window to get a glimpse of regional weather, thanks to a new weather watching Web site created by staff and student researchers at the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) at UNC Asheville. The Web site, http://www.weatherwebcams.org, gives viewers access to images from dozens of local webcams, showing nearly real time weather in more than 100 locations across North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia.
UNC Asheville Offers Community Storm Spotter Training Course
March 30, 2009
UNC Asheville's Atmospheric Sciences Department will host advanced Skywarn storm spotter training at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, at UNC Asheville's Robinson Hall, room 125. Justin Lane of the Greenville-Spartanburg National Weather Service Forecast Office will lead the two-hour course. Representatives from emergency response agencies, amateur radio operators and interested weather watchers are encouraged to attend. The event is free and open to the public.
Celebrate the International Year of Astronomy with Star Gazing at Pack Place, UNC Asheville
March 24, 2009
The Universe is yours to discover at two star gazing events celebrating the International Year of Astronomy. The viewings, held on the evenings of April 3 and 4, will take place in front of Pack Place Education, Arts & Science Center. The Health Adventure, UNC Asheville, and amateur astronomers from the area will be coordinating the events.
UNC Asheville Hosts Talk by Noted Mathematician on Computer Graphics, Fourth Dimension; Thomas Banchoff to Deliver Eighth Annual Parsons Lecture
March 18, 2009
Noted mathematician Thomas Banchoff will delve into the fourth dimension for UNC Asheville's eighth annual Parsons Lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 26, in UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium. Banchoff's talk on "From Flatland to Hypergraphics Geometry and Art in the 4th Dimension" will describe the new developments in computer graphics that will open the door to see higher dimensions. A mathematics professor at Brown University, Banchoff's research focuses on four-dimensional geometry and the development of computer graphics. He was the advisor to the recent movie, "Flatland," an animated film inspired by Edwin A. Abbott's classic novel set in a world of only two dimensions inhabited by geometrical shapes. The event is free and open to the public.
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