Articles by Eric Townsend
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Das, DeLoach research on grooming featured in Bloomberg News
October 4, 2007
Tina Das and Steve DeLoach in the Martha and Spencer Love School of
Business had their economic research featured in an Oct. 3, 2007,
column by Matthew Lynn with Bloomberg News. The two professors
discovered a link between the amount of time someone spends on
appearance and how it impacts their wages.
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Poll: Land transfer taxes lack support, stem cell use gets public approval
October 2, 2007
Sixty-seven percent of North Carolinians oppose proposals for land
transfer taxes as a way for local governments to
raise money, according to results from the latest ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Poll,
which comes as voters in more than a dozen counties across the state
consider such a measure on ballots this fall. Details...
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Poll finds low support for Bush in North Carolina
October 1, 2007
Nearly two out of three North Carolinians – 65 percent – disapprove of
the way President George W. Bush is handling the war in Iraq, according
to the latest ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Poll. The percentage is a slight
improvement for the president since April, when 70 percent of the
respondents expressed unhappiness with his management of the conflict. Details...
Alcohol use at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ topic of Numen Lumen discussion Oct. 5
October 1, 2007
Winners named in mural contest
October 1, 2007
Moon astronaut teaches that great successes means taking risks
October 1, 2007
The tallest hurdles to future space exploration is a “complacency and
lack of clear commitment," said retired astronaut Buzz
Aldrin, the second man to walk on the Moon and an ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ
speaker for students and grandparents at the start of Family Weekend.
Details…
Apollo 11 astronaut to visit ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ on Sept. 28
September 28, 2007
Buzz Aldrin, the second man to ever walk on the Moon as part of the
Apollo 11 mission, visits campus Sept. 28 to talk with grandparents of
current ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students about his experiences during the historic lunar
landing. Details…
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ alum to help steer National Football Foundation
September 27, 2007
Deborah A. Yow, director of athletics at the University of Maryland and
a 1974 ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ graduate, is one of eight national leaders recently named
to the board of directors for the National Football Foundation and
College Hall of Fame. Details...
Bolin article on bodybuilding now available online
September 27, 2007