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In addition to the Appetite for Life series, the UNC NRI takes part in many community events throughout the year. For more information on upcoming community events, visit our Calendar of Events.

This Month at the NRI...

Annual Art Contest for Students

Calling all Students!

"WHAT REVS UP YOUR METABOLISM?"

The UNC-Chapel Hill Nutrition Research Institute, located on the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, is hosting an art contest which will showcase the talents of students, PreK-12th Grades.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE? All students, PreK-12th Grade
WHAT ARE THE AGE CATEGORIES?
  • PreK-4th Grade
  • 5th—8th Grade
  • 9th—12th Grade
WHAT ARE THE PRIZES? 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards for all 3 age categories valued at $100, $50, and $25, respectively. Overall Grand Prize award worth $250
WHEN WILL THE WINNERS BE ANNOUNCED? May 27, 2010 at 4:00 p.m.
WHERE? UNC NRI Building, 500 Laureate Way, Kannapolis, NC 28081
DEADLINE FOR ARTWORK SUBMITTAL: May 14, 2010 at 5:00 p.m.

Send us your artwork depicting metabolism, energy, and how nutrition contributes to overall health and wellness. What gives you energy and how you use that energy? What gets your heart pumping, gets you moving and revved up? Winners of the contest will have their talent recognized and displayed in a leading international research center- the UNC Nutrition Research Building in Kannapolis, NC!

Artwork, with completed entry form, must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 14, 2010 to UNC NRI, 500 Laureate Way, Kannapolis, NC 28081.

More information, including entry form and contest rules, can be printed from this site.
Contest Entry Form
Contest Rules
Contest Flyer

Coming Soon...

H.A.R.V.E.S.T. Festival
The UNC NRI participates in the annual H.A.R.V.E.S.T. Health and Wellness Festival, hosted by Carolinas Medical Center Northeast. The 2010 event is scheduled for September 11th. Look for more information on this event in early Fall.