Articles by Estes Gould

A lack of funding for prevention has prompted a rapid rise in North Carolina’s syphilis cases.

Rates have nearly doubled in the past year — a 90 percent increase from September 2008 to September 2009. There were 684 reported cases of syphilis from January 2009 to September 2009.

Rates remained steady or even declined for several years before.

Students at University of California-Berkeley barricaded a classroom building with bike chains, and other students across the University of California system were arrested as they demonstrated against a 32 percent tuition hike approved by administrators.

The protests spanned the whole system, which serves 220,000 students on 10 campuses.

12:13 a.m. Nov. 5 - Due to reporting errors, story incorrectly stated that Campbell and Wingate universities have doctorate degrees in pharmacy. Both offer “doctor of pharmacy” degrees. This story also misquoted David Etchison, who said that tuition could pay for the satellite campus, not that it should cover costs.

University researchers now have a hand in converting their ideas into marketable products through a program that could eventually extend to the whole UNC system.

N.C. BioStart creates business models for researchers seeking to launch startup companies to market their innovations.

Researchers with ideas for new drugs, therapies and medical devices will collaborate with external consultants as well as faculty and students from Kenan-Flagler Business School to design plans for their products.