Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
International Coverage
The Winter that Wasn't: Bird Migration
CBC Radio (Canada)
…In fact, a new study from the University of North Carolina has collected data from tens of thousands of birders in the eBird network and used that to put together a broader picture of how bird migration may be affected by climate change and warmer winters. Allen Hurlbert is an assistant professor of biology at University of North Carolina, and he joined us from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Note: This interview was conducted from the Carolina News Studio.
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/5120/107/
Regional Coverage
Weighing race in home loans
The Daily Record (Parsippany, N.J.)
If you think it’s tough qualifying for a mortgage these days, try getting a loan to buy a home in a black or Hispanic neighborhood. It’s twice as hard. …“People traditionally have the bulk of their wealth, especially low income families, in their home,” said Roberto G. Quercia, director of the Center for Community Capital at the University of North Carolina.
State and Local Coverage
Students Spend Spring Break Lending A Helping Hand
WCTI-TV (ABC/New Bern)
Several college students in our state are spending their spring break making a difference in communities hit hard by Hurricane Irene. About 12 students from University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill were busy sweeping and cleaning the Davis Centre in Engelhard Wednesday.
Obama Talks Energy in North Carolina
News 14 Carolina
"There's a lot of opportunity in actually expanding production, mainly from switching to natural gas instead of oil, and if we really make that happen, there's a chance we can survive the spike in gas prices without a significant slowdown in the economy. But in any case, that's probably going to be the main governor on the economy going forward is how bad do gas prices slow down what otherwise would be, I think, a pretty solid recovery," said Karl Smith, an assistant professor in the School of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Note: This video is not available online at this time.
A rush to judgment (Editorial)
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
The University of North Carolina’s Tar Heel Sports Network should reconsider its relationship with conservative talk radio station WRDU. …As far as what will happen next, (Associate Athletic Director for Marketing Rick) Steinbacher said, “I think it would be wrong to make a knee-jerk reaction to anything. At the same time, I wouldn’t want people to think we weren’t aware of the concerns. We are a state university; we listen to the complaints, comments, concerns of anybody.” The university should resist throwing its weight into a right-versus-left battle.
Related Link:
http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/17781928/article-Letters–March-8–2012
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Issues and Trends
Goolsby proposes plan to ease UNCW tuition hikes
The Star News (Wilmington)
One state senator has a plan to alleviate tuition hikes at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, and his recommendations start with funding cuts. In recent posts on his Facebook page and website, state Sen. Thom Goolsby, R-New Hanover, called for reductions in a handful of programs at UNCW and proposed giving professors higher course loads and eliminating administrative personnel.