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,r <br /> r <br /> r <br /> 1 , <br /> r <br /> / <br /> / <br /> r. <br /> r / / <br /> .............. <br /> entrepreneurs; lunch-and-learn sessions; entrepreneurs sharing their experiences through a <br /> speaker series; office hours with marketing experts, lawyers, accountants and others; and <br /> shared office space. <br /> It will host its first "Demo Day" on Dec. 9 at the new Silverspot Cinema in Chapel Hill, where the <br /> seven companies that make up Launch Chapel Hill's fourth cohort will take the stage to <br /> showcase their work. <br /> The deadline to apply for the program's fifth cohort is Nov. 15. Launch Chapel Hill has worked <br /> with company founders that include Carolina students, faculty, staff and alumni as well as <br /> members of the Chapel Hill, Orange County and wider Triangle communities. For an application <br /> and more information, visit www.launchchapelhill.com. <br /> UBI Global helps business incubators become more efficient and competitive through a <br /> comprehensive benchmark and ranking. For its 2015 study, UBI Index assessed over 1,200 <br /> incubators worldwide and ultimately benchmarked just over 300 incubators. It is the only index <br /> to scrutinize incubators from the five populated continents, including the burgeoning markets <br /> of Africa. <br /> During an earlier event, UBI Global announced and awarded 10 top university business <br /> incubators, five top university business accelerators and two high-impact incubation programs <br /> in North America. The awardees also are shortlisted for the UBI Global's world rankings, to be <br /> announced in London on Nov. 25. <br /> -Carolina- <br /> About the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill <br /> The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the nation's first public university, is a global <br /> higher education leader known for innovative teaching, research and public service. A member <br /> of the prestigious Association of American Universities, Carolina regularly ranks as the best <br /> value for academic quality in U.S. public higher education. Now in its third century, the <br /> University offers 78 bachelor's, 112 master's, 68 doctorate and seven professional degree <br /> programs through 14 schools and the College of Arts and Sciences. Every day, faculty— <br /> including two Nobel Laureates, staff and students shape their teaching, research and public <br /> service to meet North Carolina's most pressing needs in every region and all 100 <br /> counties. Carolina's more than 308,000 alumni live in all 50 states and 150 countries. More <br /> than 167,000 live in North Carolina. <br />