Articles by Eric Townsend
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Center for Writing Excellence announces first writing contest
October 9, 2013
The entry deadline is Dec. 13, 2013, for a student competition focused on human rights that will award cash prizes totaling $3,600. Categories include: research papers, journalism, electronic media, creative writing, photos, and world languages
Important changes for campus parking
October 9, 2013
The Moseley Center lot - which will close the night of Friday, Oct. 11 - will be reconfigured over Fall Break as work begins on the Inman ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Welcome Center. Changes will impact students, faculty, staff and visitors who bring their vehicles to ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ.
Apple co-founder headlines Fall Convocation
October 7, 2013
Steve “The Woz” Wozniak encouraged members of the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ community on Thursday to “build in an element of fun” into everything they do and that “sometimes you make your best decisions when you’re forced to.”
In My Words: Stop arguing about the science of climate change
October 6, 2013
Public policy debates on addressing climate change are one thing, but in a newspaper guest column, Associate Professor Dave Gammon says it's time to move past disagreements about the scientific data proving that humans are largely the cause.
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ professor’s new work to premiere at campus concert
October 4, 2013
“Numen Lumen" will be performed Oct. 6, 2013, by Duke University's Ciompi Quartet, and Tim Olsen from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, as part of the Mary Duke Biddle Chamber Recital Series. The concert is free and open to the public.
Apple co-founder: 'You can’t stop the steamroller of technology change'
October 4, 2013
In a Thursday afternoon forum, Steve Wozniak fielded questions from an ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ community fascinated by his views on technology, Steve Jobs and the way the personal computer he invented four decades ago revolutionized the world.
Fall Color Run raises money "for the kids"
October 3, 2013
An Oct. 5 event sponsored by ELONTHON and Campus Recreation benefitted Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center via the Children's Miracle Network.
Department of Performing Arts presents 'The Children's Hour' – Oct. 3-9
October 3, 2013
When a student in an all-girls school spreads a rumor about two teachers, local society must determine the truth decide how to respond. The show opens Oct. 3 in the Black Box Theatre. Admission is $12 or free with an ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ ID.
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ hosts international conference on teaching & learning
October 2, 2013
A four-day event organized by the university’s Center for Engaged Learning has drawn to North Carolina hundreds of scholars from around the world with an interest in the “disruptive forces” that are changing the way students learn.