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April 23, 2004
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:
International News Coverage
Nursing homes in crisis, experts say
United Press International
University of North Carolina's national studies suggested Thursday employee turnover at U.S. nursing homes was close to 100 percent a year nationally.
National Coverage
Big Bad Bully
Psychology Today
No, it's not just boys being boys. It takes a special breed of person to cause pain to others....Reports child psychologist Melissa DeRosier, Ph.D., of the University of North Carolina: "Bullies are clueless as to how little they are liked.
Taste Test May Identify Alcoholism Risk
Forbes
The answer to whether children of alcoholics will suffer the same fate may lie on their tongues...."A quantitative taste trait may be related to the amount of risk of becoming an alcoholic. This would greatly benefit prevention-intervention efforts," says Fulton T. Crews, a professor of pharmacology and psychiatry and director of the Center for Alcohol Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
A Safe(r) Football Season
Forbes
There were no heat stroke deaths among younger U.S. football players during the 2002 season, says a University of North Carolina (UNC) Chapel Hill study.
Small Fibroids May Increase Miscarriage Risk
HealthDayNews
Small uterine fibroids may increase the risk of miscarriage, according to early findings from a study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
State & Local Coverage
CCB Foundation gives UNC $125,000
Triangle Business Journal
The Durham-based Central Carolina Bank Foundation has donated $125,000 to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Carolina Covenant.
UNC release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/apr04/ccb042204.htmlBehemoths' fate debated
The News & Observer
UNC-Chapel Hill's four high-rise dormitories have long been derided as the ugly ducklings of the picturesque campus.
Morrison dorm: It's an eyesore, but ...
The Herald-Sun
On this, UNC's trustees agree: Morrison Residence Hall is tall and ugly. "We are at a critical point," said Dean Bresciani, interim vice chancellor for student affairs.
UNC Trustees Debate Future Of South Campus Dorm
WRAL-TV (CBS, Raleigh)
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's campus is known for its beauty, but critics argue that one of its dorms is in desperate need of repair.
Airport action creates bumps
The Herald Sun
A recent Town Council action related to the Horace Williams Airport has drawn a strong reaction from some residents who want to see the airport.... The current plan for Carolina North shows the first four phases being constructed on the land the airport now occupies. Chancellor James Moeser announced the university's intent two years ago to close the airport, but the North Carolina General Assembly later required UNC to keep it open until January 2005.
Fund manager for UNC quits
The News & Observer
The money manager who invests the University of North Carolina's endowment funds is resigning because of a disagreement with the board that oversees the fund.
Mark W. Yusko said he will step down as president and chief executive of UNC Management Co., which manages the $1.035 billion endowment, to start an investment company in Chapel Hill.
Massey service awards honor UNC employees
The Herald Sun
UNC will honor six employees Saturday with 2004 C. Knox Massey Distinguished Service Awards, one of the most coveted honors bestowed by the university.
5 leaders will get honorary degrees
The Herald Sun
Five individuals who have distinguished themselves in the fields of religious scholarship, business, higher education, law and elected government will receive honorary degrees May 9 at UNC's spring commencement.
Device yields success, spat
The News & Observer
From a distance, it appears everyone at East Carolina University celebrates the success of SpeechEasy, a homegrown anti-stuttering device that attracts more national glory to campus than anything else. ...Art Bode, an ECU pathology professor, helped invent freeze-dried blood platelets that he and a UNC-Chapel Hill scientist want to bring to the marketplace themselves.
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