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

National Coverage

Budget Problems Put an End to a Long-Running Tech Newsletter
The Chronicle of Higher Education
A long-running newsletter that covers higher-education technology will no longer be published because its author, an employee at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been laid off. Carolyn Kotlas, who has written the monthly TL Infobits newsletter since 1993, will publish the last issue in November. About 27 positions in her department have been eliminated in the past year, said her direct supervisor, Charles Green, the assistant vice chancellor for the teaching and learning division at Information Technology Services at the university. Budget pressures have forced the division to focus on "mission critical" services, Mr. Green said.

State and Local Coverage

Poll: N.C. favors public option
The Charlotte Observer
Three of four N.C. residents think the U.S. health-care system needs reform, and 54percent support a public health insurance option, according to an Elon University Poll. ... Jonathan Oberlander, an associate professor in health policy research at UNC Chapel Hill, said the Elon poll numbers show that "support for health reform, for all the sound and fury in the debate, is still fairly broad."

Book shows UNC coach knows, learns from his emotions
The Charlotte Observer
n certain female circles, there's a checklist for what we call "evolved males." Evolved, by our definition, means that a male has begun to develop his feminine side. ... I can't tell you if UNC basketball coach Roy Williams ever carries his wife Wanda's purse. But in all other categories, he fits my definition. If we didn't know it already (we've seen Roy cry on TV), his new book, "Hard Work: A Life On and Off the Court" (Algonquin, $24.95) due in local bookstores today, makes it plain that Ol' Roy recognizes a feeling when it hits him. He even teared up the first couple of times he proofread his autobiography.
Related Links:
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/story/1031181.html
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20091102/SPORTS/911020325/1002
UNC Release: http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/3044/107/

Free speech at Carolina (Blog)
The Greensboro News-Record
Jay Schalin, writing at Carolina Journal, reviews recent speaking events at UNC-Chapel Hill and reports that the free exchange of ideas once again is respected and protected. That's good news. Chancellor Holden Thorp surely is due much of the credit for letting it be known back in April that shouting down a speaker on campus was not acceptable. A weaker response from the chancellor would have invited more of the same.

UNC researchers, Life Sciences part of protein-mapping study
Localtechwire.com
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are part of a federally funded team that will conduct a pilot study to assess the feasibility and scalability of a project that aims to measure all of the proteins in the human body. The project, based at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, got $4.8 million in federal stimulus funding from the National Cancer Institute.

Vaccination for flu finds a believer
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Barely had the H1N1 vaccination been sent into production when the alarm bells began to sound. ... The next morning the boy's fever was gone, but he still wasn't quite right. By midafternoon, Shah listened to Ahmad's increasingly labored breathing and decided to take him to the emergency room at nearby UNC Hospitals. ... Dr. Keith Kocis, a critical care pediatrician at UNC Hospitals, said the team had to employ extreme measures to keep Ahmad alive.

Two UNC students struck by tree on campus
WRAL-TV (CBS/Raleigh)
Two University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill students were struck by a tree on campus Monday, campus police said. The tree fell just before 2 p.m. off of South Columbia Street. Both students were believed to have non-life-threatening injuries, said Randy Young, of the UNC Police Department.
Related Link: http://www.wral.com/news/news_briefs/story/6331014/

Issues and Trends

Police arrest man for Halloween stabbing
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Police have arrested a man they say stabbed a student in the thigh at UNC-Chapel Hill's Big Fraternity Court Halloween night. Stephen James Howard, no address given, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, according to a release. He has been placed under a $20,000 secured bond and taken to the Orange County Jail.
Related Link: http://www.heraldsun.com/pages/full_story/push?article-Man+arrested+in+Halloween+stabbing%20&id=4248601-Man+arrested+in+Halloween+stabbing