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The National Science Foundation has awarded ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ chemistry professor Joel Karty a three-year, $181,000 research grant to work with undergraduates assisting him in his ongoing study of two types of molecular phenomena that govern chemical stability.

Julius Chambers, whose work as a civil rights attorney made school desegregation a reality in Charlotte and many other cities, told prospective law students that the poor and uneducated need advocates to fight on their behalf. Chambers' remarks came during the first Diversity Day at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ School of Law on Feb. 9.

Two ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students had their original screenplays selected to be produced and filmed as part of the nationwide Sprite Refreshing Films™ contest, a program "that gives future moviemakers a chance to create real films with industry pros and celebrities." Eleven additional ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students were also selected to serve as staff interns.

The fifth annual Professional Discovery Week, a program by Career Services to provide students in all majors with opportunities to explore career options, learn effective job search skills and transition from college to career, runs Monday through Thursday with events scheduled across campus.

RecycleMania returns to ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ this month for the university’s fifth year taking part in a recycling competition involving hundreds of colleges and universities across the nation, including 19 institutions of higher learning in the state of North Carolina. New this year is an ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ campus contest where students spotted recycling at certain times of the week can win extra Phoenix cash for their efforts.

Campus Kitchen at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, a community program to serve meals to those in need in Alamance County, opened for the first time on Tuesday when top university leaders prepared lasagna dishes during a special College Coffee in the 1889 Grill Room.

Emily Delaplane figured a video she created for her fall semester global experience course was just for a grade. When her relatives forwarded a link to her YouTube project to colleagues and friends, the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ freshman found herself with more than an “A” – and Delaware’s Office of the Child Advocate couldn’t be happier.

The six ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students in Egypt when demonstrations against the nation's president erupted last week have safely departed the country.

The critically acclaimed play Crimes of the Heart returns this week in the Black Box Theatre as actors and actresses in the Department of Performing Arts share the story of three women betrayed by their passions.

An organization that represents private colleges and universities in North Carolina has awarded ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ a grant of $20,000 to fund programs for rising first-year college students in the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Academy, the Watson Scholarship Program and the Odyssey Scholarship Program.