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Look out PowerPoint: UNC students use Social Computing Room as a presentation tool

To paraphrase Marshall McLuhan, change the communication medium and you’ve changed the message.

It’s a concept that’s well understood by the students in Rebecca Nesvet’s English 102, (Writing in the Disciplines) classes at UNC Chapel Hill.

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Putting data in its place

Understanding data often requires understanding the geography associated with it. Hurricane and storm surge models mean little unless tied to a specific location.  Trends in diseases and public health can be spotted and analyzed by comparing data from different counties, regions or states.

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To understand human-induced global changes, there’s no place like dome

Experts from American institutions known for their pioneering efforts in Earth systems research, education and evaluation have come together to turn economic literacy education on its ear, and RENCI is part of the effort.

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National Science Foundation taps Carolina researchers to develop national data infrastructure

The National Science Foundation has funded the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to lead a multi-institutional team that will build and deploy a prototype national data management infrastructure that addresses some of the key data challenges facing scientific researchers in the digital age.

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SUPER Institute to help scientists exploit DOE leadership class computing systems

RENCI’s HPC group to be part of national team addressing the challenges of petascale computing

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Matchmakers

Prostate cancer, the most common form of cancer in U.S. men, is also one of the most treatable: 90 percent of patients who undergo intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in the early stages are disease free after five years, according to the journal Seminars in Radiation Oncology.

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RENCI-Duke project aims to use data to improve medical treatment decisions

A grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will enable RENCI and Duke University to develop a system that aggregates and visualizes historical medical data.

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UNC startup tests e-gaming prototype aimed at promoting youth fitness

  DURHAM, NC—Three teams of middle school students are helping a new company out of UNC Chapel Hill called Sqord test a device that will become part of the company’s e-gaming system designed to encourage kids to be more physically active.

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Geoananalytics tool helps UNC public health school map impact

RENCI-developed geo-referenced maps show worldwide impact of research.

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Carolina Launch Pad adds four new ventures to its 2011 class

CHAPEL HILL, NC, May 24, 2011—New companies developing technologies to improve patient care in hospitals, combat childhood obesity and create a personalized, data rich version of the Internet will join the Carolina Launch Pad, UNC Chapel Hill’s pre-commercial technology startup incubator, beginning July 1.

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