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

International Coverage

Pigeons Aren’t Led By Their Beaks? New Study Ruffles Some Feathers
International Business Times
...Kenneth Lohmann, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill biologist unaffiliated with the study, says the finding is interesting but he's not sure that it will really change how scientists view the "big picture" of animal navigation in the long run. "There is still considerable evidence that the receptors for the magnetic sense are somewhere in a bird's head and probably in the general vicinity of the beak," Lohmann says.

National Coverage

NC student’s guerrilla project to encourage people to walk get support of officials
The Associated Press
On a January night, under cover of darkness, Matt Tomasulo and friends dared to commit a subversive act: They placed 27 signs at three intersections in Raleigh, advising people how long it takes to walk from one destination to another. ...They were also part of Tomasulo’s master’s project in city and regional planning at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to create an advocacy campaign called Walk Raleigh, designed to promote healthier communities through walking.

How My Job as a Business Journalist Has Changed: Greenberg
CNBC.com
...Not long ago, after a particularly frustrating yet intriguing day in my almost fourth decade of business reporting, I tweeted that the way I do my job has changed profoundly in recent years. “How?” tweeted back Chris Roush, a financial journalism professor at the University of North Carolina, who also runs the TalkingBizNews blog.

Why Iran's Ayatollah Might Be Willing to Cut a Deal With the U.S. (Column)
The Atlantic
...Over the past two decades, efforts by all three Iranian presidents to mend relations with the United States have failed. (Reza Marashi is director of research at the National Iranian American Council. Ali Reza Eshraghi is media and communication consultant at the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) and a Rotary World Peace fellow at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.)

State and Local Coverage

Fox News CEO visiting UNC Chapel Hill
WGHP-TV (Fox/Greensboro)
The brainchild behind Fox News Channel is in North Carolina to talk to up-and-coming journalists. Fox News chairman and CEO Roger Ailes speaks at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the Carroll Hall auditorium at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Ailes agreed to a live on-stage interview with two UNC student journalists after his lecture. His speech will be for journalism students.
Related Link:
http://www.chapelboro.com/FOX-News-President-To-Visit-UNC/12810282
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/5234/107/

Issues and Trends

UNC system wants to forge stronger ties with Chinese universities
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
With the Chinese interest in higher education booming – and that country’s economy rapidly maturing into one that not only makes goods but consumes them, too – University of North Carolina system officials say now is the time to develop a comprehensive strategy for forging stronger ties with universities there.

Operating room (Editorial)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
...Wake County’s largest hospital enterprise, privately owned WakeMed, triggered the controversy with an unsolicited offer to buy its crosstown rival, Rex Hospital, a subsidiary of publicly owned UNC Health Care. WakeMed contends that Rex, because of its UNC backing, has unfair advantages in the highly competitive health marketplace. But UNC Health is loath to part with Rex, which generates significant income that helps support UNC’s mission.

Construction to begin on Raleigh surgery center
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Construction begins Thursday on a new surgery center in West Raleigh that is the result of a joint venture between Rex Healthcare and Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic. ...The center hopes to offer the lowest prices for outpatient procedures thanks to smaller overhead costs compared to hospitals, said Steve Burriss, chief operating officer at Rex, which is owned by UNC Health Care.