Regional Coverage
Those emerald shores just might be toxic
The Boulder Weekly
Cyanobacteria, some of the oldest microorganisms on Earth and the bacteria believed to have produced the oxygen that made life possible, are turning against us as they adapt to a changing climate. Researchers at Oregon State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill released findings in the latest issue of Science that the proportion of cyanobacteria in algal blooms is increasing, and subsequently increasing the toxicity of freshwater lakes and estuaries, threatening aquatic organisms, ecosystems and drinking water.
State & Local Coverage
Getting a Clue
The Daily Advance (Elizabeth City; photo)
J.P. Knapp Early College students use a electrophoresis apparatus to produce a DNA fingerprint during the hands-on science activity "Get a Clue" aboard the Destiny science bus visiting the school, Tuesday. …The mobile science lab is an initiative of the University of North Carolina's Morehead Planetarium and Science Center.
Pediatric Care Added to FirstHealth Neurosurgery
The Pilot (Southern Pines)
FirstHealth of the Carolinas has expanded its neurosurgical collaboration with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with the addition of pediatric neurosurgical services to its Pinehurst neurosurgical office.
UNC student robbed on Chapel Hill campus
WTVD-TV (Raleigh/Durham)
Officials at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are warning students after a reported strong arm robbery on campus overnight.
UNC officials investigating recent fraternity party with offensive theme
News 14 Carolina (TV; statewide)
UNC fraternity Delta Kappa Epsilon is in hot water after some say a recent party had an offensive theme.
http://triangle.news14.com/content/news/all_nc_news/701105/unc-officials-investigating-recent-fraternity-party-with-offensive-theme
Issues & Trends
College Properties Up for Sale
North Carolina State Sets Deal on Forest as Financial, Academic Priorities Shift
Wall Street Journal
North Carolina State University has struck a deal to sell what is billed as the world's largest university-owned teaching forest, a move that would help alleviate a funding squeeze and reflects the school's shifting educational priorities. …But a group of N.C. State professors and local conservationists are suing in state court to block the sale of the forest, citing a lack of transparency and questioning whether the impact on the environment, the public and future students had been properly considered.
Related Link:
http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/10/30/3326570/hofmann-forest-sale-seems-rushed.html#storylink=cpy
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