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On Sunday, Nov. 20, the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Flute Ensemble, under the direction of Linda Cykert, performed a benefit concert for Arc of Alamance County.

Their work appears in the Australian Journal of Medical Herbalism.

Associate Professor Alex Yap looks at the way today’s markets use computer programs to buy and sell stocks, bonds and commodities.

Chad Awtrey, assistant professor of mathematics, presented a research talk on p-adic numbers at the Palmetto Number Theory Series in Clemson, SC, on December 3-4, 2011.

The 2011-12 Faculty/Staff Campaign is off to a strong start, with 48 percent of employees contributing more than $300,000 to the university so far this academic year. Leaders of the annual fund drive want to build on the success of the 2010-11 campaign, when a record 60 percent of faculty and staff contributed $313,000 to ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ. This year’s goal is 65 percent.

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Christina Benson, assistant professor of business law, presented the paper “Jus Post Bellum in Iraq: Emerging International Legal Norms for Economic Reform in Post Conflict Countries” during the 57th Annual Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business Conference November 17-19 in Atlanta.

Kevin O’Mara, professor of management, and Art Cassill, Wesley R. Elingburg Professor of Accounting, had a paper entitled “The Value of a Study Abroad Experience for the Cayman Islands: Connecting and Reflecting” published.

Scott Stevens, sports turf manager, authored an article published in the November 2011 issue of SportsTurf Magazine. The article, "Maintaining a Synthetic Baseball Infield," discusses practical methods of maintaining the synthetic FieldTurf surface of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's Newsome Field.

Clay Stevenson, lecturer of music, has been asked to join a team of songwriters at Cobel Music to create personalized music that will be accessible to people of all income levels.