DURHAM -- The placement and unveiling of the historic marker commemorating the 1957 anti-segregation sit-in at the former Royal Ice Cream Parlor is Sunday at 3 p.m at the corner of North Roxboro and Dowd streets.
The marker was first proposed by Durham resident R. Kelly Bryant and was officially approved by the North Carolina Historical Marker Advisory Commission in December 2007.
After the approval, the marker was crafted at a foundry and delivered to Durham. A dedication program was held in June 2008 at the Union Baptist Church. However, since construction was under way for the Union Independent School at that time, officials at the state Archives and History department suggested that the formal placement of the marker be delayed until the recent completion of the building.
In addition to Virginia Williams, one of the people arrested for sitting-in at the Royal Ice Cream Parlor, a member of the Coletta family, which co-owned the Royal, has agreed to help with the unveiling.
Perdue appoints Tindall to Board of Science and Technology
RALEIGH -- Gov. Bev Perdue has appointed Kenneth R. Tindall of Durham to the North Carolina Board of Science and Technology.
Tindall is the senior vice president for science and business development at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center in Research Triangle Park. He is an adjunct associate professor in toxicology at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, a board member for the Council for Entrepreneurial Development and a board member of Southeast BIO.
Tindall received his bachelor's degree in pre-medicine and his master's degree in biochemistry from Montana State University, and his doctorate in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Tennessee.
The board identifies, supports and fosters the identification of important research needs of both public and private agencies, institutions and organizations in North Carolina. It has 19 members, each serving a four-year term. The governor appoints 15 members.
DUKE CENTER TO PARTICIPATE IN WHITE HOUSE SCIENCE-EDUCATION EFFORT
DURHAM -- Duke University is playing a major role in the new White House campaign to encourage students -- especially in middle and high school -- to pursue science, technology, engineering and math.
The third-annual Digital Media and Learning Competition will award $2 million in support of participatory learning experiences that incorporate STEM principles. The competition launches Dec. 14 and winners will be announced in spring 2010.
The competition, funded by The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, will be administered by a network of educators and digital innovators called "HASTAC" (the Humanities, Arts, Science and Technology Advanced Collaboratory). HASTAC was founded and is primarily operated at the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute at Duke and the University of California Humanities Research Institute at the University of California, Irvine.
For information about the competition, visit dmlcompetition.net.
