January 9, 2003

Carolina in the News

Current National Coverage

Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina 
people and programs cited recently in the national media:

Stories of modern science ... from UPI 
United Press International (wire service)
Using genetic engineering, researchers at the University of North Carolina 
at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have corrected defective molecular 
splicing pathways that otherwise would contribute to cancer, genetic 
diseases and other disorders. ... 
http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20030109-061553-7855r
(Note: A UNC news release about this study is at 
http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jan03/genestudy010803.html)

State and Local Coverage

Dole sworn in, taking over Senate seat held by Helms
Winston-Salem Journal
Elizabeth Dole was sworn in as a freshman senator yesterday, but there 
were already signs that her years of previous experience in Washington 
will give her clout that most newcomers have to work years to build. ... 
Ferrel Guillory, a professor of political science at the University of 
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said that the family ties cut two ways.
http://www.journalnow.com/wsj/news/state/MGBCII0ROAD.html

Airlines' response gets high marks
Charlotte Observer
Crisis-management experts gave US Airways and a commuter affiliate high 
marks Wednesday for their initial response to the crash that killed 21 people. 
... "People in a crisis want to look to somebody for information and know 
they've got the situation under control," said James Dean Jr., an associate 
dean at UNC Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School. ...
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/4905235.htm

Issues and Trends Affecting Carolina

Top Undergraduates Increasingly Abandon Sciences for Business and 
Other Fields, Study Finds
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Top college students in the United States, including science majors, are 
becoming less likely to pursue careers in science and technology fields, 
according to a study published today in the journal Issues in Science and 
Technology. ... 
http://chronicle.com/daily/2003/01/2003010904n.htm 
(Note: The Chronicle of Higher Education requires a subscription to access 
articles.)

Weather keeps UVa president from Abingdon visit
Bristol (VA) Herald Courier
Bad weather scrubbed a Monday visit by University of Virginia President 
John Casteen III to Abingdon, but Casteen said he will return soon to 
explain why state universities need some fiscal autonomy during tough state 
budget times ... UVa has a per-student state appropriation of $9,711, 
Casteen said, and that is expected to drop to $8,860 in 2003-04. That 
compares to 2001-02 state funding levels per student at the University 
of North Carolina-Chapel Hill at $24,178 ...
http://www.bristolnews.com/news/MGBTT0M7NAD.html

State wary of Bush's tax plan 
News and Observer
North Carolina could lose as much as $192 million in tax revenue and see 
higher costs for floating municipal bonds under the tax cut proposal put 
forward by President George W. Bush this week. ...
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/nc/story/2075725p-1990910c.html

NCSU provost quits over firings 
News and Observer 
N.C. State University Provost Stuart L. Cooper resigned in protest 
Wednesday after Chancellor Marye Anne Fox fired two of Cooper's top 
administrators over his objections. ...
http://newsobserver.com/news/triangle/story/2075819p-1990825c.html

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