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  • Whee Belong Hickory gathering

    The Fund for Ðǿմ«Ã½ supports ‘Whee Belong’ gatherings for distance ed students

    Bill Studenc
    February 5

    The Office of Distance Learning at Ðǿմ«Ã½ used $7,000 in 1889 Impact Grants Program funding to host in-person events during the spring of 2024 to bring together distance learning students, most of whom take courses fully online, are 25 or older, work full-time, and have families and lives beyond school.

  • Patient being seen in Vecinos Clinic

    Vecinos clinic receives tech upgrade through donations to Fund for Ðǿմ«Ã½

    Bill Studenc
    February 5

    Health care providers in the primary care clinic area of Ðǿմ«Ã½â€™s Health and Human Sciences Building are now able to take advantage of upgraded technology to help meet the needs of the patients they serve.

  • Bora Karayaka

    Ðǿմ«Ã½ professor secures $3 million in scholarships for students entering nuclear engineering field

    February 5

    Bora Karayaka, a professor at Ðǿմ«Ã½â€™s College of Engineering and Technology, has secured $3 million in scholarship funding from the Department of Energy through the University Nuclear Leadership Program.

  • Catamount Club members

    Catamount Club announces changes to Greek Challenge fundraiser, sets membership deadlines

    Bill Studenc
    February 4

    Ðǿմ«Ã½â€™s Catamount Club is announcing some changes to the popular Greek Challenge, which has been one of the club’s largest annual fundraising campaigns since its inception in 2014, and issuing a reminder of membership deadlines

  • Cherokee syllabary on graduation stoll

    Ðǿմ«Ã½ Cherokee Language program receives $223K grant

    January 30

    The Cherokee Preservation Foundation has been a pivotal supporter of Ðǿմ«Ã½â€™s Cherokee Language program.

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    Pedonti earns $175K grant for STEM summer camp

    Cam Adams
    January 30

    Jackson County isn’t an urban hotbed like the Charlotte’s and Greensboro’s of the state are. It doesn’t have big museums, aquariums or any other spot that might get kids interested in STEM.

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    Gibbs earns grant worth nearly $40K for sicklefin redhorse research

    Cam Adams
    January 30

    Inside Keith Gibbs’ office hangs an imprint of a sicklefin redhorse, a sucker fish that the Ðǿմ«Ã½ assistant professor in the Department of Geosciences and Natural Resources takes great interest in.

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    Christopher Teuton to serve as speaker for James Cooper Memorial Lecture in Cherokee Studies at Ðǿմ«Ã½

    Ðǿմ«Ã½ Stories
    January 30

    This year's James Cooper Memorial Lecture in Cherokee Studies will take place on Monday, Feb. 3, 5:30 p.m., in Apodaca Building room 201. This year's speaker will be Christopher Teuton, who will deliver a talk titled "Wolf Wears Shoes: Standing in the Middle with Cherokee Storytelling."

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    Ðǿմ«Ã½ set to host the Catamount Climb in April

    Ðǿմ«Ã½ Stories
    January 30

    Ðǿմ«Ã½ invites runners of all ages and skill levels to register for the annual Catamount Climb Half Marathon and 5K on Saturday, April 5.

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    Ðǿմ«Ã½ Cherokee Language program receives $223K grant

    Cam Adams
    January 30

    The Cherokee Preservation Foundation has been a pivotal supporter of Ðǿմ«Ã½â€™s Cherokee Language program.

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