Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
National Coverage
Common Application: 2 major problems fixed
USA Today
Computer problems have plagued a popular online college application system, causing admissions delays… the Common Application said it fixed two big snags…the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, N.C., have delayed early admissions deadlines.
Video instruction brings quick advances for teens with autism
Medical Xpress (News website)
Difficulty with social situations hinders the relationships, schoolwork, and mental health of teens with autism. Often these students struggle with complicated interactions in high school, but scientists from UNC's Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) and Michigan State University now say that iPads and new video-based instruction may change all that—and save schools money.
State and Local Coverage
Zero Dark Thursday in national spotlight
ABC 11
It's just the second Thursday night game in the past three seasons for Carolina football, and with ESPN'S College Gameday in town, all eyes are on an electric Chapel Hill…"For us as announcers this is one we kind of circle at the start of the year. I think this community right now is really buzzing around. I went for a jog this morning around campus and you can kind of already feel it and see it. So this is an environment I know as announcers we're all finally excited to see," said ESPN college football analyst Jesse Palmer.
NC should invest in water, the new oil (Commentary)
News & Observer (Raleigh)
Hall-of-Fame announcer Jack Brickhouse once pointed out, “Any team can have a bad century”…North Carolina’s economy, on balance, has done reasonably well…North Carolina often grades out better than many other among states in terms of infrastructure…The Global Research Institute at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill is currently studying the relationship between investment in water infrastructure and job creation in North Carolina as part of the University’s pan-university “Water in Our World” research theme.
(Peter A. Coclanis is Albert R. Newsome Distinguished Professor of History and Director of the Global Research Institute at UNC-Chapel Hill.)
UNC-Chapel Hill Studies To Aid In Crafting Tobacco Regulations
WUNC
The federal Food and Drug Administration has tapped UNC-Chapel Hill researchers to compile data that may lead to stronger tobacco regulations…Kurt Ribisl is a professor of health behavior at UNC-Chapel Hill's Gillings School of Global Public Health. He says most people are unaware of all the negative effects of tobacco.
Durham business helps musicians sell online
The Observer (Charlotte)
Not all music is created equal, or so said Jed Carlson, the co-founder and president of ReverbNation…Deborah Gerhardt, an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law, said that since it's easy to publish and distribute music due to the Internet, there's more music out there.
Malik takes back the Medfusion name
Triangle Business Journal
Steve Malik, the man who in August bought back the company he had sold to Intuit, is reviving the Medfusion brand…He has brought back Buck Goldstein, naming him a director. Goldstein, university entrepreneur in residence at UNC-Chapel Hill, previously served on Medfusion’s board as chairman.
Friends say woman’s cancer treatment at UNC delayed by football game
News & Observer (Raleigh)
The Observer (Charlotte)
At least one cancer patient was told her radiation treatment was postponed Thursday because of UNC-Chapel Hill’s night football game, friends say… “We’ve been planning quite in advance for the fact that we wouldn’t want our patients in a major traffic jam,” said UNC Health Care spokeswoman Karen McCall.
New documentary takes on college sports, including UNC scandal (Blog post)
News & Observer (Raleigh)
Last night a documentary that’s getting a lot of national buzz made its debut on the EPIX pay channel. It’s called “Schooled: The Price of College Sports.”
Issues & Trends
What the Open-Data Movement Means for the Future of Colleges
The Chronicle of Higher Education
During the partial shutdown of the federal government, which ended Wednesday night after 16 days…Few seemed to care that useful online databases of statistics about higher education, such as the College Navigator and the College Scorecard, went dark.
After the Shutdown, Academics Have a Lot of Catching Up to Do
The Chronicle of Higher Education
The federal government is back in business, and researchers are returning to government buildings and labs shuttered during the 16-day federal shutdown that ended late Wednesday…It could be weeks before government workers get through the backlog of civil-rights complaints and tuition-assistance claims, and grant making could be delayed.
UNC-Pembroke eliminating 30 positions
The Fayetteville Observer (Fayetteville)
Thirty positions will be eliminated and six departments will be restructured at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke to offset the loss of more than $3.1 million in state funding, officials said late Tuesday afternoon.
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