January 27, 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

Building High-speed Lanes on the Information Highway
The Scientist
The information highway is adding lanes..."We have a torrent of data that this new generation of instruments is producing," says Dan Reed, director of the Renaissance Computing Institute spanning the campuses of Duke University, the University of North Carolina, and North Carolina State University. "

Iraqi Elections Fast Approaching
"Now in the News" CNN
Among those Iraqis in the U.S. who registered and plan to vote, Dr. Maha Alattar, assistant professor at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.

Study finds subprime loans increase risk of foreclosure
Kansas City Star
Consumers with shaky credit who resort to so-called subprime home loans face higher foreclosure risks....The higher foreclosure risk stems from more predatory terms, including prepayment penalties and balloon payments, according to a report by the Center for Community Capitalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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State & Local Coverage

Panel: Trim UNC tuition increase
The Chapel Hill Herald
Swayed by pleas from student leaders, a committee of UNC's Board of Trustees pared a tuition increase recommendation Wednesday in an attempt to lessen the burden on out-of-state students.
Related link: http://www.wral.com/news/4134171/detail.html

Tuition at UNC may rise
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
North Carolina students at UNC-Chapel Hill could see a $250 tuition increase in the next academic year, while out-of-staters may face a $1,000 jump in their bills.
Note: Coverage of the Board of Trustee's tuition meetings also included WRAZ-TV (Fox, Raleigh) and WTVD-TV (ABC, Durham)

Groups attack predatory lending
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Federal lawmakers should put an end to so-called predatory lending policies on home loans that often push borrowers into mortgage foreclosure, several consumer interest groups said Tuesday....Their recommendation stemmed from a new study by UNC's Center for Community Capitalism in Chapel Hill that showed borrowers who are charged extra for paying off mortgages early...are more likely to face foreclosure.

Human chemistry brings biotech to town
The Charlotte Observer
The story of Chelsea Therapeutics is one of bold enterprise and scientific discovery: New York investors hired a top executive to build a biotech company around a promising treatment for rheumatoid arthritis....It won't be easy, said Dr. Nortin Hadler, a UNC-Chapel Hill rheumatologist.

World-renowned heart surgeon: Health care needs improvement
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Thomas Edison had more patents to his name, but the medical frontiers opened by heart surgeon Michael DeBakey continue to impress physicians and lay people throughout the world....That's why UNC medical students asked the 96-year-old mentor to impart some of his wisdom Wednesday as part of the 37th annual John B. Graham Student Research Society's Student Research Day, co-sponsored by the School of Medicine's department of surgery.

UNC's reading (Letter to the Editor)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Congratulations to the UNC-Chapel Hill book selection committee on their selection of "Blood Done Sign My Name" by Timothy B. Tyson (news story, Jan. 20).

Bunting extension to get OK
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
North Carolina football coach John Bunting's two-year contract extension will be ratified by the school's board of trustees this morning, a formality since it voted 11-1 by mail last month to approve it.

Issues & Trends

Regents raise UM schools' tuition
The Baltimore Sun
The Board of Regents approved tuition increases averaging 5.8 percent yesterday for University System of Maryland campuses, the lowest rise in three years....Tuition at College Park -- to be $7,821 next year -- is more expensive than state schools such as the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

 

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