http://alumni.unc.edu News from the UNC General Alumni Associationen-usCopyright 2012 alumni.unc.eduUNC, North Carolina, Chapel Hill, newsalumni.unc.eduUNC, North Carolina, Chapel Hill, news5/14/2012 2:25:47 PM30http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UNCNewsFromGAA/~3/OkcP1f18yXs/article.aspxstrict Attorney Requests SBI Probe of Fraud Report The district attorney for Orange and Chatham counties has decided to ask the State Bureau of Investigation to look into a report of academic fraud in UNC’s department of African and Afro-American studies. James Woodall ’82 (’85 JD) said that after he read the report of a University review of the department, he received information that ...Monday, May 14, 2012http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=8832http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UNCNewsFromGAA/~3/j5Atq_nPXoQ/article.aspxone Elected to National Academy of Sciences Joseph DeSimone, Chancellor's Eminent Professor of chemistry at Carolina, has been elected into the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors that a U.S. scientist or engineer can receive. DeSimone is one of 84 new members and 21 foreign associates from 14 countries elected into the academy. He is the 12th UNC faculty member to ...Monday, May 14, 2012http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=8817http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UNCNewsFromGAA/~3/7_WJHbhhYzc/article.aspxsubmit a letter. Bloomberg, Four Others Receive Honorary Degrees New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg advised Carolina's class of 2012 to follow the lessons of Tar Heel basketball during Sunday's Commencement ceremonies. Bloomberg's message for success: Teamwork is everything. Assist others. Risks are necessary. Hustle, always. Elbows occasionally have to be used. Education is a lifelong journey. Love what you do. And if you put that ...Monday, May 14, 2012http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=8805http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UNCNewsFromGAA/~3/0AItWfsgrUo/article.aspxit a letter. Leaders Share Memories at Old Well Celebration One day years from now, a couple of successful UNC alumni might be sitting on a stage discussing their experiences as Tar Heels thanks to a scholarship from the Wake County Carolina Club. At the club’s fourth Old Well Celebration, which raises money for those scholarships, two men who already have enjoyed successful careers, ...Monday, May 14, 2012http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=8820http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UNCNewsFromGAA/~3/ZqCI81h7cls/article.aspxV Prevention Researcher Wins National Award For his groundbreaking research on treatment as prevention of HIV, Myron Cohen — professor of medicine, microbiology and epidemiology at UNC — has received the top honor of the inaugural Clinical Research Forum Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Awards. The winning projects are seen as compelling examples of the scientific innovation that can result from the nation’s investment ...Monday, May 14, 2012http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=8807http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UNCNewsFromGAA/~3/rPbNNcCa_Ts/article.aspxa Selects Kang for National Council on the Arts President Barack Obama has nominated Emil J. Kang, executive director for the arts and professor of the practice of music at Carolina, to become a member of the National Council on the Arts. The National Council on the Arts advises the chair of the National Endowment for the Arts, who also chairs the council, on ...Monday, May 14, 2012http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=8825http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UNCNewsFromGAA/~3/xOk3pwER4l8/article.aspxbmit a letter. Evidence of Academic Fraud Found in African and Afro-American Studies Red flags raised during the UNC football program investigation led to a probe of the University’s department of African and Afro-American studies that has turned up what appears to be a multi-faceted web of academic fraud in which professors were absent, grades were changed without proper authorization and faculty oversight of ...Monday, May 14, 2012http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=8822http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UNCNewsFromGAA/~3/HZiV4tY7O8c/article.aspxntal School Opens New Teaching, Research Building The UNC School of Dentistry opened the doors to a new education and research facility that honors a generous alumnus and friend, Burlington businessman Maurice J. Koury ’48, on April 27. The Koury Oral Sciences Building, which adds 216,500 square feet of space, adjoins the school’s existing structures — Tarrson Hall, Brauer Hall and the original Building ...Monday, May 14, 2012http://alumni.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=8806