May 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

Kidney Stone Treatment Used for Clearing Airway Obstructions
Ivanhoe Newswire
A tiny peanut can cause a lot of problems for children....A team of pediatric ear, nose and throat specialists at the University of North Carolina Neurosciences Hospital in Chapel Hill recently experimented with a wire kidney stone basket.

State & Local Coverage

Trustees move on new campus
UNC's board targets the Horace Williams Airport so it won't 'hold up the progress of this university.'
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
UNC-Chapel Hill trustees agreed Thursday to push for closure of the Horace Williams Airport and move ahead swiftly with plans for Carolina North, a research campus that would rise on the site of the in-town landing strip....
UNC news release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/may05/bot_carolinanorth052605.html
Carolina North website: http://cn.unc.edu/

Trustees favor tuition autonomy
UNC's trustee chairman hails Senate leaders for trying to address problems
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
UNC-Chapel Hill trustees are making no apologies for a controversial legislative proposal that would give them autonomy in setting tuition....Board of Trustees Chairman Stick Williams said Thursday that the university has no intention of separating itself from the 16-campus UNC system and the statewide UNC Board of Governors. But he praised the state senators' recent provision that would give special powers to UNC and N.C. State University trustees.

Trustees back AHEC being based at RDU
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
UNC will focus on moving its medical air operations to Raleigh-Durham International Airport rather than looking for a new site on which to build a general aviation facility, campus trustees decided Thursday.

Trustees favor closing airport
The Daily Tar Heel
University officials first moved to close the Horace Williams Airport three years ago.....In what Chancellor James Moeser called one of the best board meetings of his tenure, the board received Thursday a study outlining possible alternate airport sites and heard testimonials about the need for Carolina North, the University's proposed satellite campus.

Celgard to lay off about 30
The Charlotte Observer
Lithium battery-part manufacturer Celgard Inc. will lay..."The new economy is so dynamic, so fast-paced, things that appear to be certainties today become uncertainties tomorrow," said Jonathan Morgan, assistant professor of economic development with UNC-Chapel Hill's School of Government.

NC Bill On Restaurant Smoking Shows Pain Of Tobacco Withdrawal
The Associated Press (N.C.)
Letting go of North Carolina's tobacco history remains a painful process, as evidenced Thursday when legislators effortlessly cut the area covered by a proposed restaurant smoking ban in half.....All reliable scientific studies show that going smoke-free doesn't cost restaurants money, said Dr. Anne Butzen, who works on secondhand smoke research at the University of North Carolina.

Oxford reads its past
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
It's not an easy book to handle, especially for the community whose painful and ugly past is chronicled....UNC-Chapel Hill chose the book for its summer reading program for incoming freshmen.
UNC news release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jan05/srp011905.html

Hungry? Lost? They'll help
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
At Durham Regional Hospital, the engineering and maintenance workers make daily rounds to be sure patients aren't too hot or cold and know how to work the TV.....Duke Hospital in Durham is also spiffing up service, having unit or department managers visit patients within 24 hours of admission to promise quality service and invite patients' comments and concerns. UNC Health Care in Chapel Hill recently started "House of Smiles," a campaign to encourage staff members be more welcoming and friendly.

Modern, ancient blend in play
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
A self-made millionaire schemes for more money while he ignores, then dismisses, his daughter; a gifted youth becomes so self-absorbed that he shuts out the world and drops out of life.....In mounting Zimmerman's play, the student-run One Song Productions is taking on its most ambitious project of the 2004-05 season, said board member Jonah Garson-Angert. Drawing its cast and crew from five schools -- Chapel Hill High, East, Carolina Friends, UNC-Chapel Hill and UNC Greensboro, One Song brings music- and dance-filled drama to the historic Playmakers' stage this weekend.

Issues & Trends

Hunt calls for shift in economic development
Triangle Business Journal
Former North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt is calling for dramatic changes in the state's approach to economic development....His other suggestions included calls for the state to emphasize greater technology transfer from the University of North Carolina system to the state's business community.

Produced by News Services, Carolina in the News is an e-mail sampling of current news media coverage about Carolina people and programs, as well as issues and trends that affect the university. Stories usually will be online and available free for a limited time - often one to two weeks. Expiration dates before stories move to archives vary by media outlet. Some outlets require free user registration or a subscription.

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