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Thirty-nine candidates in ���ϲ�����’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program received their degrees on Dec. 12, 2010, in an afternoon ceremony that featured an address from the creator of Evidence in Motion, a highly regarded education and business practice consultation company within the physical therapy profession.

The ���ϲ����� Board of Trustees voted Oct. 22 to designate a 56-acre undeveloped tract north of University Drive as the ���ϲ����� Forest, a dedicated land preserve and natural area. The action protects the largest remaining intact forest in the Town of ���ϲ����� and safeguards thousands of species of plants, animals and other organisms.

���ϲ�����’s fourth annual POWERless Energy Competition concluded this month with students in Danieley Center C receiving top honors for reducing their building’s power usage by almost a third of what it consumed during a baseline measurement period.

The New York-based Park Foundation has awarded the Periclean Scholars program at ���ϲ����� a grant to send additional students abroad in January with the goal of producing a short documentary highlighting Sri Lanka’s outlook and actions on water issues, along with its ecological and socio-economic diversity. The film will be part of an environmental summit organized by the ���ϲ����� students.

There may be no better way of encouraging children to read than by allowing them to choose a stack of new books for their home collections. On Wednesday evening, with the help of ���ϲ����� students, that’s just what 22 elementary school students did with their tutors from the School of Education.

The mayor of a Kansas town that turned itself into a “green” community following a tornado in 2007 visits ���ϲ����� this month to talk about the challenges and successes his town discovered throughout the recovery and rebuilding process.

Fifty-seven percent of respondents in the latest ���ϲ����� Poll disagree with the idea of using school vouchers to help parents pay for their children to attend private or religious schools instead of public schools, and nearly the same number believes doing so would weaken public schools.

International Education Week returns to ���ϲ����� this month with a series of events that run from Nov. 15-19, 2010, and include concerts, a special College Coffee and a panel discussion on NAFTA. The annual national program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education this year focuses on Mexico, its people and its influence on American culture, politics and economy.

When it comes to closing a nearly $3 billion state budget shortfall for the next fiscal year, more than 6 in 10 North Carolinians support an increase in the sales tax by 1 cent per dollar spent, according to the latest ���ϲ����� Poll. More than half of respondents – 56 percent – said they would oppose the elimination of state jobs to address the gap.

Periclean Scholars in the Class of 2011 have worked for three years to raise awareness of environmental issues in the nation of Sri Lanka, and in January, the group will host a national conference there with support from a $5,000 grant from the American Cultural Center run by the U.S. Embassy.