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August 22, 2003
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:
U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges 2004"The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranks as the nation’s fifth best public
university, according to U.S. News & World Report magazine. The annual rankings
are part of the magazine's "America's Best Colleges" guidebook. They were posted
at www.usnews.com today (Aug. 22) and will be published in the Sept. 1 issue of
the magazine. The magazine and the guidebook will be on newsstands Monday
(Aug. 25).
For more information about the methodology and the rankings, please visit U.S.
News & World Report's Web site.
Other coverage of the 2004 rankings includes:
Harvard and Princeton Tie Atop the Latest Rankings From 'U.S. News'
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Princeton and Harvard Universities tied for the top spot this year in the annual college
rankings compiled by U.S. News & World Report, in an issue of the magazine that
comes out Monday. Princeton had been alone at the top of the rankings for the past
three years, and last year Harvard and Yale University tied for second.
(Note: The Chronicle of Higher Education requires a subscription to access articles.)Duke, UNC slip a notch in rankings
The Herald-Sun
Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill each dropped one slot in the annual U.S. News
and World Report rankings of the nation's top public and private universities. Still, both
universities remain among the nation's elite, according to the magazine's new guide
to "America's Best Colleges."
Harvard joins Princeton for top U.S. News ranking
The Greensboro News & Record
Princeton University has some company this year for the title of "America's Best
College." ... Duke University (5th), Wake Forest University (28th) and UNC-Chapel
Hill (29th) were the three N.C. schools that made U.S. News' list of Best National
Universities.
Current National Coverage
Angioplasty does job better than clot drugs
USA Today
A major study of heart attack treatment shows that reaming clogged arteries with
angioplasty is more effective than clearing them with drugs, a finding likely to intensify
debate over the best way to treat the 1.1 million people who have heart attacks each
year. ... ''The time of transport is absolutely critical,'' says Sidney Smith, professor
of cardiology at The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, who adds that the
study provides an ''excellent demonstration of how a rapid transport system and
hospitals working together can achieve good results.
(Note: Other coverage of this study mentioning Smith includes The Houston
Chronicle and The Seattle Times.)Current Regional Coverage
Planetariums take advantage of Earth's close view of Mars
The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
In less than one week, Mars will be closer to the earth than it has been in 60,000
years. That means it's time for amateur astronomers to dust off that old telescope. ...
The red planet will appear about 60 times brighter from Earth this week than this time
last year, according to the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. ... It's a great boost. We thrive on stuff
like this," said Dan Reichart, assistant professor of physics and astronomy at
UNC-Chapel Hill.
North Carolina News Note
Barbara Matilsky, Ackland Museum Curator of Exhibitions, will be featured on
WUNC-TV's "North Carolina Weekend" tonight at 8:00 p.m. Matilsky will speak
about two concurrent photography exhibitions. For more information, go to the North
Carolina Weekend" website or visit this UNC news release.
State and Local Coverage
It's UNC's right to reject goof-offs (Editorial)
The Wilmington Star-News
It should surprise no one that a kid has sued to make a college let him in. Unless
judges intend to take on the duties of admissions officers, the suit should be thrown
out of class. A Greensboro high school graduate named Mark James Edmonson
undoubtedly is capable of doing the coursework at UNC-Chapel Hill. But the
universityhas good reason to wonder whether he would.
For now, teen isn't at UNC
The News and Observer
Mark Edmonson, who earned a perfect 1,600 on his SAT but saw his post-high
school plans changed after a severe case of senior slump, will not get to start college
next week at UNC-Chapel Hill as he had planned for much of the summer.
Hard Way to Learn
The Winston-Salem Journal
The Greensboro student who aced the Scholastic Aptitude Test but got bounced from
admission to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill after his grades fell
lost a court ruling yesterday.
Issues and Trends Affecting Carolina
Electorate likely not of one mind on UNC (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
The Town Council race in Chapel Hill is still a few weeks away from hitting full stride,
but the posturing has begun. For example, it's already clear some folks intend to
make an issue of the fact that several candidates work for UNC.
Note: If you have any questions about Carolina in the News, please call Russell Campbell or Mike McFarland at News Services, (919) 962-2091 or russell_campbell@unc.edu or mike_mcfarland@unc.edu
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