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Community, Education, Events, Featured 3, Press Releases, Sustainability, Upcoming Events - Thursday, April 19, 2012 11:39 am
UNCG hosts local foods forum April 25
The UNCG Teaching Fellows will host a forum on local foods Wednesday, April 25, as part of NC Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Steve Troxler’s Speakers Series on Local and Sustainable Agriculture.
The forum, free and open to the public, begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Elliott University Center Auditorium. A reception precedes the forum at 6 p.m. in Cone Ballroom, Elliott University Center.
North Carolina farmers are becoming more aware of their impact on the environment. The “green” movement has caused some farmers to rethink the way in which they produce food and consumers to purchase more local foods. Hear from farmers who focus on sustainable agriculture practices, restauranteurs, and others involved in the local foods market. Full Story »
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- Faculty member Lisa McDonald takes part in jobs roundtable
- Nursing grad featured in News and Record
- UNCG professor awarded NEH Fellowship for study at Newberry Library
- WFMY reports on sophomore Nathan Baker’s inspiring story
- Go Triad interviews John Gamble for ‘Meet An Artist’ feature
- Interior architecture students design new exhibit for Greensboro Children’s Museum
- NSF-funded music exhibit in Danville through Sept. 3
- McElveen-Hunter to UNCG grads: We keep what we give away
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- More than 2,500 will graduate at spring commencement May 4
- Bryan School names Boyd Rogers 2012 Distinguished Alumnus
- More than 2,500 will graduate at spring commencement May 4
- 33 inducted into Business Honor Society
- UNCG professors selected for fellowships in Princeton for 2012-13
- Phi Beta Kappa chapter inducts 38 new members
- JSNN building receives top award from state construction group
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- McElveen-Hunter to UNCG grads: We keep what we give away
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- Dean Brown will retire
- NSF-funded music exhibit in Danville through Sept. 3
- Deal will step down as dean
