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Read with Kids Challenge aims for 5 million minutes

US Airways and Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) launched the “Fly with US. Read with Kids.®” campaign, featuring the online Read with Kids Challenge. The initiative has a goal of 5 million minutes spent reading with children from April 1-June 30. Last year’s challenge saw more than 16,000 participants logging 3.8 million minutes of reading. Participants can join individually or as teams of three or more adults. Registration and an online reading log are available at RIF.org/readwithkids. All registrants will be entered to win a grand prize drawing of a Walt Disney World® Resort vacation package from US Airways Vacations, US Airways gift cards, and other great prizes. A randomly selected team will win the opportunity to select a featured RIF program and a school in its community to receive a special children’s book collection.

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UNC plans “mini” medical school

UNC’s popular Mini-Medical School features all the benefit of lectures and discussions hosted by researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill without those pesky dissections and labs. The three-part program, designed for non-medical people, includes:

March 3 — Small Wonders: Nanotechnology Medicine
March 10 — Bug Wars: Bacterial Infection Control
March 17 — Personalized Medicine: Treatment Tailored to Your Genome

Classes are from 7-9p.m. at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill. Details and registration information is available at www.med.unc.edu/cme.

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Organic gardening at the Friday Center

Organic Gardening for the Southern Garden, Tuesdays, Mar. 17-Apr. 7, 7-9p.m. at the Friday Center. The course is an overview of organic gardening techniques specifically tailored to local soils and climate. Also discussed: what organic and sustainable gardening is and the benefits of gardening this way. Taught by Ashley Mattison, co-owner of Carrboro’s Fifth Season Gardening Company. Online registration is available here.

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NCDPI seeks student speakers

The 13th annual Raising Achievement and Closing Gaps Conference seeks student speakers. Sponsored by the State Board of Education and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, the conference will be held March 30 to April 1 at the Joseph S. Koury Convention Center, Greensboro. Three students will be selected to make presentations to kick-off the event on March 30 from 7-9 p.m. For more information, visit www.ncpublicschools.org/ and click on the appropriate link under “News”.