Dear Carolina Community,
We are diligently preparing for and excited to welcome back a time-honored tradition at Carolina Spring Commencement in Kenan Stadium. As we previously announced, we will host multiple ticketed, in-person ceremonies, May 14-16, for students who have registered to attend. I’m also pleased to announce that we will be able to grant the specific number of guest tickets requested (up to four tickets) for those who requested them in their registration.
Before I share other details, on behalf of the faculty, I want to thank all of you, especially our graduating seniors, for your perseverance this year. The sacrifices you have made have not been easy, and I’m grateful for your commitment to following our COVID-19 Community Standards to keep everyone safe. Our plans are still contingent on current public health guidance, and we are counting on you to continue to wear a mask, remain six feet apart and wash your hands often. Please also continue to get tested re
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Since 2008, educators, thought leaders, and design practitioners have gathered at Elon’s Center for Design Thinking to collaborate and find new opportunities for design thinking to enhance student learning. This year, the fourth annual Design Forge is set to take place on June 3-4.
The 2021 Forge will explore how design thinking pedagogies might support the cultivation of participatory placemaking practices.
The Center is pursuing a hybrid, place-based format this year that will allow for in-person and virtual translocal learning.
“I think the Forge provides students and faculty a space to create projects that have an active effect on the community,” said Megan Boericke ‘20, a graphic designer and lead brand designer for the center. “It’s also a place to build a network of like-minded individuals that spans ou
DURHAM –IMMvention Therapeutix, which nearly won a pitch competition from LaunchBio this summer, has won a bigger deal with investors.
Four backers are putting just over $3.9 million into the startup that is focusing on therapies to combat inflammation, according to an SEC filing.
The mix of equity and options fell just short of the $4.4 million the company sought.
IMMvention
The 4-year-old Durham company was one of three finalists in LaunchBio’s Big Pitch competition for the most promising life science or biotech startup in the United States.
IMMvention had won the competition among Durham-area startups earlier in the summer, beating out the likes of CasTag Biosciences, PhosphoGam, Praetego, and TreeCo to advance to the national round.
Six UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy learners took part in a historic day, preparing and administering the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in Chapel Hill and Hillsborough on Dec. 15.
“Right from the first year of their pharmacy program, our learners have intensive and comprehensive vaccine training. They are well prepared to help North Carolina’s medical centers distribute and administer this game-changing vaccine. I’m proud of their efforts and delighted that our profession is able to stand at the ready to put an end to this pandemic,” said Angela Kashuba, dean of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy.