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UNCW in the News

March 20-24

UNCW’s Seahawk-1 Opens a New Eye on the Ocean 
PBS NC 

Q&A: UNCW athletic director Jimmy Bass looks back at last dozen years before retirement 
StarNews 

An Underwater Volcano Off The Oregon Coast Sheds Light On Eruptions 
Science Friday 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Dr. Scott Nooner 

Former county commissioner Woody White discusses appointment to UNC Board of Governors 
WHQR 

Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Wilmington Dance Festival 
WHQR 
Featuring Kenan Auditorium Presents performance 

UNCW to host ArtsFest 2023 featuring performances, art showcase 
WECT 

College students weigh in on the potential ban of TikTok 
WWAY 

Here’s how NC college campuses could change with proposed state budget 
News & Observer 

UNCW Speaker Series focuses on economy, inflation 
State Port Pilot 
Featuring UNCW faculty member and regional economist Mouhcine Guettabi 

OFFSHORE WIND STUFF 
WRAL 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Dr. Martin Posey 

Tom Long to join Temple Economic Development Corporation as Vice President 
Queen City News 
Featuring UNCW alum Tom Long 

Michael Mercer Named Merrill Lynch Farmington Hills Market Executive 
DBusiness 
Featuring UNCW alum Michael Mercer 

Woody White appointed to UNC board of governors 
Port City Daily 

UNCW Department of Theatre Student Labs Present: The Drunken Sisters and Dulcitius 
StarNews 

Report shows literacy instruction deficiencies in UNC System teacher prep programs 
Smoky Mountain News 

NC sports wagering bill advances through first House committee 
WRAL 

UNCW head coach in running for national awards 
WilmingtonBiz 
Featuring UNCW head men’s basketball coach Takayo Siddle 

CAM debuts free performance series in USCT Park 
Port City Daily 
Featuring UNCW alum Christa Faison 

UNCW announces ceremony to formally install chancellor 
WECT 

UNCW to host Ghanaian Cultural Celebration 
WECT 
Featuring panel discussion hosted by Randall Library and UNCW Ghanaian faculty 

Stories Beyond Borders: 5 Films to Spark Conversations about Immigrant Justice 
StarNews 
Free film screening and conversation presented by UNCW Centro Hispano, UNCW Department of World Languages and Cultures and Working Films 

Shoppers Say Goodwill, Salvation Army Pricey As Gen Z makes thrifting cool 
Business Insider 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Dr. Jennifer Le Zotte 

UNCW to formally install new Chancellor March 31 
WWAY 

UNCW Irish history professor shares origin of St. Patrick’s Day 
WWAY 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Dr. Paul Townend 

On International Day of Forests, here are 6 in the Wilmington 
StarNews 
Featuring Ev-Henwood, a 174-acre preserve owned and managed by UNCW 

Swinging big with custom golf 
WilmingtonBiz 
Featuring UNCW alum Cameron Lee 

Pitt County Schools high school teachers of the year 
Daily Reflector 
Featuring UNCW alum Kelly Slade 

Hey ChatGPT, How Can AI Help my Business? by Heather McWhorter 
WilmingtonBiz 
Sponsored content by Heather McWhorter, UNCW Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship 

 

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