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Public Policy Institute students assist foundation with listening sessions

Sara Joss, Lance Morsell, Will Scarbrough and Addie Ward worked with foundation staff members to coordinate group discussions concerning pressing needs within the WNC region.  

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School of Music recitals, performances scheduled for campus

Events will be held throughout October and are free and open to the public.   

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‘Chakaia Booker: Auspicious Behavior’ on display at Fine Art Museum

A reception with the artist and formal talk are scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 10.  

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UNC System announces record enrollment of almost 240,000 students

A major contributing factor is improved student retention across the state's universities.  

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Public speaking certificate offered at Biltmore Park instructional site

Sessions will be held on Fridays beginning Oct. 18 and continuing through Nov. 15.  

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UNC System board approves parental leave plan for employees

The policy will provide eight weeks of fully paid parental leave to employees who have given birth to a child, and four weeks of paid leave for non-birth parents in other circumstances.  

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Mountain Heritage Day festival coming up Saturday on campus

Organizers are expecting potentially record attendance for the annual event that celebrates Southern Appalachian culture.  

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Hunter Library Collaborates with UNCA to Merge Digital Collections

Western Carolina University's Hunter Library is teaming up with the University of North Carolina-Asheville to document the Southern Appalachian mountain region.   

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A Call for Empathy: Understanding the Neurobiology of Stigma of Addiction

The American people have historically used substances for reasons ranging from celebration to coping to survival. The current societal focus on the opioid epidemic has brought significant attention to addictive disorders in the United States. A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that 63,000 individuals died from drug overdose in 2016. One year later, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) reported 70,237 deaths in the United States caused by drug poisoning. This is an increase of 7,237 deaths in one year.   

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