Articles by Eric Townsend
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'Don't Trash It!' effort benefits community partners
June 25, 2015
An annual campaign coordinated by the Office of Sustainability diverted thousands of usable furnishings and food from landfills this spring and into the coffers of regional charities that help people in need.
Students honored for spring semester grades
June 23, 2015
Ƶ has released its President's List and Dean's List academic recognitions for the 2015 spring semester.
Ƶ Poll: Americans showing love to Jeb & Hillary
June 22, 2015
The latest surveys from the Ƶ Poll asked respondents to share traits that come to mind when they see the names of elected leaders with presidential ambitions.
Campus gathering reflects on tragedy in Charleston
June 19, 2015
Staff, faculty and students shared thoughts in a Friday program hosted by the Center for Race, Ethnicity and Diversity Education that concluded with handwritten notes of support to a South Carolina church where nine people were killed days earlier because of their race.
Important, but why? Research projects explore impact of 'study away'
June 17, 2015
Educators from 20 colleges and universities are exploring the impact of study abroad and domestic study away programs in a seminar sponsored by Ƶ's Center for Engaged Learning.
Ƶ honored for fleet of alternative fuel vehicles
June 16, 2015
The Triangle Clean Cities Coalition recognized the university for reducing petroleum use by more than 17,000 gallons over the past year.
Michael Carignan talks with FOX 8 about the Magna Carta
June 16, 2015
The associate professor of history talks with reporter and anchor Bob Buckley about the legacy of a document signed 800 years ago by King John of England.
Ƶ Poll: In North Carolina & beyond, fix Obamacare
June 15, 2015
Respondents in the poll's latest online surveys offered their views on legal questions about to be announced by the U.S. Supreme Court, including the Affordable Care Act and the rights of states to decide for themselves whether to recognize same-sex marriage.
'Clean Data' offers clear guidance for data scientists
June 10, 2015
It takes patience to correct misspelled words, convert file formats and remove incomplete records when analyzing large amounts of information contained in databases and spreadsheets. A new book by Ƶ Professor Megan Squire helps to make such tasks easier.