May 5, 2006

Carolina in the News

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

National Coverage

Two out of Four Disinfectants for Cleaning Eye
Exam Equipment are Ineffective, Study Reveals
Infection Control Today (Phoenix)
Two of four disinfectants recommended for cleaning eye exam equipment are ineffective, a new study concludes. ... However, a new study conducted by the University of North Carolina Health Care System has found that two of four disinfectants recommended for this purpose by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are ineffective at inactivating adenovirus type 8, which is a common cause of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis outbreaks in eye clinics.
UNC Health Care Release: http://www.unchealthcare.org/site/newsroom/news/2006/May/adenovirus.html

Regional Coverage

How pro do we go?
The News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
How much do you love your favorite team? ... “Whenever the Pacers’ most intense rival or the most attractive outside team is going to be in Indianapolis, of course, people will drive for that,” said John Sweeney, a professor in sports communications at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

State & Local Coverage

Carolina North committee finally gets its goal
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
It took them three meetings, but the members of a committee formed to discuss UNC-Chapel Hill's Carolina North research campus finally figured out Thursday what the heck they're supposed to be doing.

Carolina North group debates goals, purpose
The Chapel Hill Herald
What is the point of the Carolina North Leadership Advisory Committee and how should it structure its meetings?

UNC could get state nod to shut Horace Williams
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
UNC-Chapel Hill likely will get state permission this summer to close its Horace Williams Airport, local legislators say, clearing a large obstacle to the development of the Carolina North research campus.

Federal judge tosses suit by religious frat vs. UNC
The Chapel Hill Herald
A U.S. District Court judge dismissed a lawsuit Thursday brought against the university by a student religious fraternity, ruling that Alpha Iota Omega's claim UNC discriminated against it had become moot.
Related Link: http://www.newsobserver.com/161/story/436035.html

Children With Cochlear Implants
Doing Well In Mainstream Classrooms
WRAL-TV (CBS, Raleigh)
The WRAL Health Team has been following the Allen family of Wake Forest since 1999. That's when 7-month-old Evan Allen was the youngest child in the country to receive a cochlear implant. ... UNC began a program to help children after surgery and that costs money, too.

Vote Totals, Up, Results Unchanged
The Pilot (Southern Pines)
The vote count climbed about 300 votes between midnight and the wee small hours after Tuesday's general election. Although the totals changed for all candidates, the new figures did not change the outcome of any race in Moore County. ... A statistician at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill selected two precincts at random in each county for the special follow-up count.

Construction near Carolina Inn to end soon
WCHL (Chapel Hill)
Good news for anyone driving near the Carolina Inn: the orange cones and detour signs will soon be gone.

Issues & Trends

UNC board approves forensic science
program at Western Carolina
The Citizen-Times (Asheville)
“CSI: Cullowhee” is ready for prime time. In the planning stages for more than two years, a new forensic science program is officially on the books at Western Carolina University.

Fur Now: NCSA has new policy on animals
The Winston-Salem Journal
Get out your leashes and Frisbees. Four-legged friends are officially welcome on the N.C. School of the Arts' hilly, verdant campus. ... Technically, animals aren't allowed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, either, but staff people usually don't take any action against dogs outside.

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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