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February 1, 2005
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:National Coverage
UMass Medical School's deal might lead to male pill
The Associated Press (National)
Norwegian company seeking to develop a male birth control pill has signed a licensing agreement with the University of Massachusetts Medical School covering research that could lead to a drug to block sperm's ability to swim and fertilize an egg....A team from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is conducting research similar to the UMass team that also involves targeting protein specific to sperm cells.
Daily News' top editor leaving
Philadelphia Daily News
Zachary Stalberg, the indefatigable editor of the Philadelphia Daily News, abruptly announced his departure yesterday after a 20-year tenure replete with Pulitzer Prizes, reader protests, and a spunky will to keep the paper alive...."He's a good First Amendment absolutist with an impish and irreverent sense of humor," said former Daily News columnist Chuck Stone, now a journalism professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
State & Local Coverage
Campuses file for tuition hikes
The Daily Tar Heel
Thirteen of the 16 UNC-system schools requested campus-based tuition increases Monday, most of which looked quite different from those approved by the University's Board of Trustees.
A remiss discussion (Editorial)
The Daily Tar Heel
Preceding the UNC Board of Trustees vote to raise tuition and the athletics fees on Thursday, there was a conspicuous silence on the subject of graduate and professional students.
Related editorials: http://www.dailytarheel.com/vnews/display.v/ART/41ff7f48649d7
http://www.dailytarheel.com/vnews/display.v/ART/41ff7f72581fePresident to address Social Security
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
As President Bush starts his second term and prepares to give his State of the Union address Wednesday, he is expected to focus more on domestic policy issues....Staff writer Karin Rives spoke with Daniel Gitterman, an assistant professor of public policy at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, about changes that workers and their bosses should expect, and not expect, from Bush's second term.
UNC cancer researcher honored
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Members of the American Medical Women's Association began their annual conference Friday by honoring one of their own: a UNC professor whose research into breast cancer screening could save women's lives...."I'm very flattered that my students nominated me," said Etta Pisano, who was recently named the new head of UNC's biomedical research imaging center.
Browser challenges Explorer
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Mike Hanes, director of the public health department in Lee County, simply wanted a better Web browser....UNC-Chapel Hill also plans to study Firefox as it chooses software for the next laptop computers it sells to incoming students.
Issues & Trends
More Students, Higher Prices, Tougher Competition
The Wall Street Journal
Higher education is in for turbulent times....The largest-ever group of students is packing its bags for college. And these students aren't just the sons and daughters of affluent, white families from the suburbs, as they were a generation or two ago. An increasing number are poor and older, and they're more likely to be minorities and to need financial aid.
Subscription required.Books, lunch a mix for you?
The Chapel Hill Herald
If a lunchtime discussion about literature is your food for thought, the Chapel Hill Public Library may just have the monthly appointment for you....Conway said group members also would have the opportunity to read "Blood Done Sign My Name," by Timothy B. Tyson, the book recently chosen as next summer's reading selection for incoming UNC students.
A look at the region's many positive attributes (Commentary)
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
I feel as if I've been in town long enough now to be able to get many (well, some) places without the map unfolded beside me in my Jeep....The construction booms at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and N. C. Central University underscore the state's commitment to public higher education, albeit a commitment that can never be taken for granted.
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