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The final program in the Joseph M. Bryan Distinguished Leadership Lecture Series is scheduled for Tuesday, April 29 with former North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt. A reception is set for 6:15 p.m., with the program to follow at 7 p.m., at the Proximity Hotel in Greensboro. Details...

Â鶹ÊÓƵ junior Breanna Detwiler has been named a recipient of a 2008 Morris K. Udall Scholarship, an award for scholars dedicated to careers related to the environment. It is the second time in the past month she has made school history by winning a national fellowship never before awarded to an Â鶹ÊÓƵ student.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ students RJ Yozwiak and Ian Baltutis, who have created a startup company, The Vibration Solution, LLC, claimed the $10,000 first place prize at the University of Evansville New Venture Creation Competition on April 4. Details...

Vice President for Institutional Advancement Nan Perkins will step down in late 2008, wrapping up a 32-year career as one of Â鶹ÊÓƵ's top leaders. Read this note for a message from President Leo M. Lambert...

The law school will host the Womens Law Association reception and dinner, co-sponsored by the N.C. Association of Women Attorneys, at 6:30 p.m., Friday, April 4 in Cemala Commons.

Richard Morgan, former speaker of the N.C. House, will visit with Â鶹ÊÓƵ law students during a program from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m., Thursday, April 3 in room 206 at the law school. Morgan spent 16 years in the state legislature and is a candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Sara Paden Peterson has been named director of stewardship in the Office of Institutional Advancement, and Lisa A. Purtz has been named senior assistant to the president and secretary to the board of trustees. Details...

A majority of North Carolina residents are both knowledgeable and concerned about the state’s water supply and are taking steps to reduce their water usage, according to the latest Â鶹ÊÓƵ Poll.

Breanna Carrie Detwiler has been named a recipient of a 2008 Truman Scholarship, making her the first student in Â鶹ÊÓƵ history to receive the prestigious national fellowship.