Recent News
UNC Asheville Featured in Princeton Review's "The Best 371 Colleges"
July 30, 2009
UNC Asheville is featured in the 2010 edition of the Princeton Review's "The Best 371 Colleges." The annual guidebook highlights the top 10% of institutions nationally as "cream of the crop colleges and universities." The rankings are based in part on a survey of more than 122,000 college students, who provide candid assessments of their institutions.
UNC Asheville Joins with City of Asheville, YMI Cultural Center to Offer Classes; Three Fall Semester Courses to be Held at YMI Cultural Center
July 15, 2009
Interested in the Harlem Renaissance, cultural practices of childrearing or racial health equity? These thought-provoking topics will be the focus of three UNC Asheville classes open to the public for the fall semester.
The University, in collaboration with the City of Asheville and the YMI Cultural Center, will offer these three upper-level, for-credit courses to the public beginning August 18. Classes will meet from 4:30-7 p.m. through December 8 at the YMI Cultural Center, located on the corner of Eagle and Market streets in downtown Asheville.
UNC Asheville Prepares for Further State Budget Reductions
July 1, 2009
Acting on instructions from the University of North Carolina General Administration to plan for a 10 percent permanent budget reduction for the 2009-10 fiscal year, UNC Asheville announced plans to eliminate 43 positions, which will result in the loss of jobs for eight current staff members.
UNC Asheville Earns Top Spot in Fiske Guide to Colleges; University Named Best Buy for 16 Consecutive Years
July 1, 2009
As the 2010 college rankings begin to roll in, UNC Asheville continues to stand with some of the nation's finest colleges. The annual "Fiske Guide to Colleges" released its 2010 list of Best Buys of American and Canadian colleges earlier this month. UNC Asheville is alone among public colleges in Western North Carolina to earn a spot on the list. It is the 16th consecutive year that UNC Asheville has been named a Best Buy.
Amy Lanou to Hold Book Signing, Give Talk on Preventing Osteoporosis; UNC Asheville Professor's New Book Debunks Calcium as a Means to Improve Bone Health
June 9, 2009
For years, doctors have told us to drink milk and take calcium supplements to improve bone health and prevent osteoporosis. The problem is they're wrong, according to Amy Lanou, UNC Asheville assistant professor of health and wellness.
Two UNC Asheville Students Selected for Summer Internships with State Agencies
June 5, 2009
Gov. Beverly Perdue recently announced that two UNC Asheville students are among 100 college, graduate and law students selected for 10-week paid summer internships with state agencies. More than 700 students from across the state applied to the program, which is now in its 39th year.
UNC Asheville Announces North Carolina Students Named to the Spring 2009 Chancellor's List and Dean's List
June 2, 2009
The following students from North Carolina have been named to UNC Asheville's Spring Chancellor's List and Dean's List. They are listed by their hometown.
The Chancellor's List is made up of full-time students who have achieved a 4.0 grade point average. The Dean's List is made up of full-time students who have achieved between 3.5 and 3.99 grade point average.
UNC Asheville Announces Out-of-State Students Named to the Spring 2009 Chancellor's List and Dean's List
June 2, 2009
The following out-of-state students have been named to UNC Asheville's Spring Chancellor's List and Dean's List. They are listed by their hometown.
The Chancellor's List is made up of full-time students who have achieved a 4.0 grade point average. The Dean's List is made up of full-time students who have achieved between 3.5 and 3.99 grade point average.
UNC Asheville Professor Releases New Book Exposing the Calcium Myth in Preventing Osteoporosis
June 1, 2009
For years, doctors and scientists have told the public to drink milk, eat dairy products and take calcium supplements to improve bone health and prevent osteoporosis. The problem is they're wrong, according to a new book co-authored by a UNC Asheville researcher.
UNC Asheville Announces May Graduates from Out-of-State
May 22, 2009
The following students from outside North Carolina received bachelor's degrees from UNC Asheville in May 2009. They are listed by their home state or country.
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