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November 19, 2004
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:National Coverage
Congress Passes Supercomputing Bill That Could Help Academic Research
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Congress has given final approval to a bill ordering the Energy Department to bolster its research in supercomputing and to expand academic researchers' access to supercomputers. President Bush is expected to sign the legislation....Daniel A. Reed, vice chancellor for information technology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said that the law would increase the political visibility of supercomputing in the United States.
Subscription required.State & Local Notes
The Carolina Covenant is the focus of "Tar Heel People," a half-hour public affairs program hosted by Board of Trustee member Jean Kitchin that will air Saturday (Nov. 20) from 6:30 - 7 a.m. on the following PAX television affiliates: Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville, Ch. 47, and Lumber Bridge WFPX Ch. 62. Shirley Ort, director of scholarships and student aid, and two Covenant students were interviewed for the story.
Rob Foss of the UNC Highway Safety Research Center was featured in a story airing on WUNC-FM this morning about the N.C. "Booze it and Lose it" campaign to prevent drunk driving.
Michelle Lewis' column in today's edition of The Chapel Hill Herald reports that, despite all the criticism they receive, organizations, such as UNC, are "what makes this town so special." This commentary is not available online.
State & Local Coverage
Popes endow many causes
The Herald-Sun (Durham)/The Chapel Hill Herald
When faculty members at N.C. State were looking for grant money for some new courses in economics and political science, they submitted a proposal to the John William Pope Foundation....Their wish was granted without any meddling from the foundation, which has come under fire in Chapel Hill recently for its interest in funding a new Western cultures curriculum at UNC.
Face up to the facts (Editorial)
The Daily Tar Heel
Last year, the Educational Foundation wasn't able to meet its scholarship obligations for the first time in the club's history. It was hundreds of thousands of dollars short - a sure sign that the increase in the athletic scholarship budget over time has taken its toll.
Deer danger rising
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A Benson police officer became the latest in a growing number of motorists killed in collisions with deer when his car hit a deer early Sunday, left the road and sank to the bottom of a creek....Across North Carolina, crashes involving deer rose 9.4 percent last year to more than 15,450, according to the UNC Highway Safety Research Center in Chapel Hill. People died in 10 of the accidents, up from eight the previous year.
...Decisions of consequence (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The national election, for my ilk, was tough medicine. The president won what he perhaps accurately called an "historic" victory....Gene R. Nichol is dean and the Burton Craige professor of law at the UNC School of Law.
Diet linked to breast cancer
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
A team of researchers led by epidemiologists at UNC found that eating 35 or more servings of fruits and vegetables each week decreased postmenopausal women's risk of a specific type of breast cancer tumor -- estrogen-receptor positive -- by 36 percent.
Youthful activity critical for health
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
While promoting physical activity and encouraging people to limit the time they spend watching television are important throughout life, those efforts are critical before adolescence, a new UNC investigation concludes.
Kisses spark a fuss
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Is a kiss just a kiss when it comes from the president, smack on the lips, on worldwide TV?...."I'm rolling the newsreel camera in my mind," said William Leuchtenburg, one of the nation's top experts on the presidency and a professor emeritus of history at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Critic's Picks - Art
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
UNC-Greensboro art professor Amy Lixl-Purcell delivers an open-ended meditation on relationship, adulation and expectation with "Welcome," a mixed-media installation with photographic print, video and audio components in the John and June Allcott Gallery of the Hanes Art Center at UNC-Chapel Hill....Also at UNC-CH, at 101 Hanes Art Center, is a selection of prints from fall visiting artist Zheng Xuewu of Beijing.
Issues & Trends Note
In today's edition of The Chapel Hill Herald, a column appears by John Hood that criticizes UNC's request for more state appropriations. This commentary is not available online.
Issues & Trends
University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus to Get Research Institute
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Gov. Jim Doyle announced plans Wednesday for a $375 million research institute on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus to be financed over 10 years with state and private money.
NCSU trustees seek tuition hike
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
In what promises to be a long and somewhat tortured journey, N.C. State University trustees took the first steps Thursday toward increasing student tuition.
NCCU student growth system's 3rd fastest
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
N.C. Central University administrators are basking in a new report that shows the school has the third-fastest-growing student body in the UNC system, but they are disappointed in declining graduate student enrollment.
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