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URL:https://researchweek.unc.edu/events/university-day-celebrations/
SUMMARY:University Day Celebrations!
DESCRIPTION:University Day is an occasion to remember the University’s pa
 st and celebrate its future. The date\, Oct. 12\, marks the laying of the 
 cornerstone of Old East\, the institution’s first building and the oldes
 t state university building in the nation. The Carolina community first ce
 lebrated University Day in 1877\, after Governor Zebulon B. Vance\, as cha
 ir of the Board of Trustees\, ordered that the day “be observed with app
 ropriate ceremonies under the direction of the faculty.”\n\nDuring the a
 nnual ceremony\, Tar Heels who have made outstanding contributions to huma
 nity are recognized with the Distinguished Alumna and Alumnus Awards.\n\nB
 eginning in 1957 with William B. Aycock\, University Day became the tradit
 ional inauguration day for new chancellors: Paul F. Sharp in 1964\, J. Car
 lyle Sitterson in 1965\, N. Ferebee Taylor in 1972\, Christopher C. Fordha
 m III in 1980\, Paul Hardin in 1988\, Michael Hooker in 1995\, James Moese
 r in 2000\, Holden Thorp in 2008\, Carol Folt in 2013 and Kevin Guskiewicz
  in 2020.\n\nPublic higher education began in Chapel Hill in 1793\, and fo
 r more than two hundred years\, Carolina has symbolized the importance of 
 education in a democratic nation. It remains a place defined by those valu
 es\, as noted by Governor Terry Sanford in 1987\, of “freedom and libert
 y and tolerance\, the search for truth\, the defense of dignity\, courage 
 to arrive freely at convictions\, and the personal courage to stand for th
 ose hopes and truths.”\n\nAs part of University Research Week\, the cere
 mony will highlight some of the incredible work by our faculty and student
 s to better the State of North Carolina and beyond. Orlando Coronell\, ass
 ociate professor and associate chair for academics in environmental scienc
 es and engineering\, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health\, and Chr
 istian Chung\, a biology and public policy major in the UNC College of Art
 s and Sciences\, will share their work on a novel clean water technology f
 or effective removal of toxic per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
 \n\nCaela O’Connell\, assistant professor in anthropology and the enviro
 nment\, ecology\, and energy program\, UNC College of Arts and Sciences\, 
 along with Margot Midkiff\, a health policy and management major in the UN
 C Gillings School of Global Public Health\, will offer insight to their wo
 rk on human and environmental relationships and how they can change in rel
 ation to hurricanes\, flooding\, pollution and other factors.\n\nUniversit
 y Day Speakers:\n\nCoronell Research Group\nThe Coronell Research Group st
 udies membrane-based processes for water purification and energy productio
 n and storage\, and sorption processes for the removal of contaminants fro
 m water.\n\n Orlando Coronell\nFaculty\, Gillings School of Global Public 
 Health\nAssociate Professor Coronell studies basic and applied aspects of 
 technologies for clean water and energy applications. Dr. Coronell's main 
 focus areas are membrane processes and\, more recently\, sorption processe
 s.\n\n\n\nChristian Chung\, ’24\nCollege of Arts and Sciences\nChristian
  Chung is an Undergraduate Research Assistant for the Coronell Research Gr
 oup.\n\n\n\nSocio-Ecological Change Research Lab (SECR Lab)\nThe SECR Lab 
 investigates different aspects of sustainability\, agriculture\, inequalit
 y\, water\, disasters\, adaptation\, crisis and environmental conservation
  and partners with community organizations for engaged scholarships.\n\nCa
 ela O’Connell\nFaculty\, College of Arts and Sciences\nCaela O’Connell
  is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology and the Environment\, Ecology\,
  and Energy Program. She got hooked on researching farmers and the environ
 ment in particular while studying Spanish at the Universidad de Habana in 
 Cuba.\n\n\n\nMargot Midkiff\, ’23\nGillings School of Global Public Heal
 th\nMargot Midkiff is an Undergraduate Research Assistant for the SECR Lab
 .\n\n\nFor more information about University Day\, visit the official Univ
 ersity Day webpage
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