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April 11, 2005
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:National Coverage
'Woven in China'
The Wall Street Journal
When Standard Textile Co. of Cincinnati opened its first factory in northern China last month, it battled a truckload of teething problems....According to a University of North Carolina survey released in October, 69% of U.S. textile companies have no foreign production presence, while fewer than 2% had production facilities in Asia.
Subscription required.Better Diet Through DNA Testing?
ABC News
For years, Andrew Bederman says he has been looking for ways to live a longer, healthier life. He decided to turn somewhere new: his own DNA....."We just don't know enough to use those types of tests effectively," said Dr. Steven Zeisel, associate dean for research in the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Ladies and gentlemen, the greatest sluggers of all time
The Boston Globe
Seat-of-the-pants judgment and homespun wisdom is out in baseball these days, and a cold-eyed analysis of the stats is in....Now, a statistician at the University of North Carolina, Michael J. Schell, has produced what may be the most rigorous effort yet to compare baseball players from various eras.
UNC news release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/apr05/baseball040805.htmlA Better Antipsychotic
Ivanhoe Newswire
Researchers publishing in this month's Archives of General Psychiatry report positive findings from a new study that looked at the effect of typical and atypical antipsychotic medications on brain volume....The authors, from the University of North Carolina Medical School in Chapel Hill, explain previous studies have consistently linked typical antipsychotic drugs such as haloperidol with structural brain abnormalities, including reductions in the amount of gray matter.
Note: Note: Ivanhoe has a syndicated television series, and its reports are broadcast in 250 markets reaching 80 million U.S. households.Breast Implant Panel Leader Supported Silicone Ban
Bloomberg News Service
The cancer surgeon chosen by U.S. regulators to lead a review of silicone breast implants opposed lifting a ban on them in 2003 because of safety concerns....Also on the panel is Leigh Callahan, an associate professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who studies how arthritis affects people, and Lee Doyle, an assistant dean for faculty development at the University of Arkansas, who will serve as the consumer representative.
Professor reconstructs Agee's 'A Death in the Family'
The Associated Press (National)
James Agee died two years before his novel, "A Death in the Family," was published in 1957....."There is a tremendous need for students and interested readers to have access to the version of any text that is closest to the writer's intention," University of North Carolina professor Linda Wagner-Martin said.
Regional Coverage
A call for equity in higher education (Editorial)
The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Va.)
Recruited athletes, underrepresented minorities, early applicants and students whose parent attended the school all get a major leg up on other applicants to the nation's elite universities....The authors also illuminate the value of experiments now under way at the University of Virginia and the University of North Carolina, in which financial barriers for the children from the most marginalized families, most of whom are, by definition, white, are being reduced or eliminated.
Students put colleges in copyright war
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Universities are finding themselves trapped at the center of a bitter battle over bandwidth - caught between the entertainment industry's crusade to end copyright piracy and tech-savvy students' casual sharing of songs and movies....Several large institutions, such as the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Pennsylvania State University, Purdue University and the University of Maryland, recently partnered with file-sharing companies to provide students legal access to digital media.
State & Local Coverage
Math whiz calculates who is baseball's best
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
To all those college basketball fans out there with fading NCAA Tournament memories, baseball season is back in full swing....Michael J. Schell, a statistician at UNC-Chapel Hill and director of the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center's Biostatistics Core Facility, has a new book out that could strike a chord with fans of the bat, ball and dirt diamond.
UNC news release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/apr05/baseball040805.htmlTime Warner receives thanks for video
News 14 (Time Warner, Charlotte)
Helping public officials from across the state succeed is the goal of the Institute of Government, which is part of the School of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Duke, NCSU, UNC score in corporate, individual giving
Triangle Business Journal
The University of North Carolina's basketball team isn't the only Tar Heels squad to achieve a prominent national ranking with help from basketball Coach Roy Williams....The university's gaggle of fundraisers, thanks in part to gifts from prominent alumni including Williams, raised $186.9 million in 2004. That made UNC the top public school in North Carolina and the No. 9 public school in the country in terms of fundraising in 2004, according to a new survey.
Students help down and out get skills, jobs
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
When Lamont Daniels met Shanna Jefferson midway through 2003, he was unemployed and homeless, living at the county library....Jefferson began working at NSP as part of UNC's service learning program. Within a few weeks, she realized she had found her place.
Battle Park set to win victory over neglect
The Chapel Hill Herald
Decades ago, Battle Park was a thriving center for leisure activities....At the request of UNC Chancellor James Moeser, the garden assumed responsibility for the park's restoration and maintenance last summer.
Business up at Asheville airport
Asheville Citizen-Times
Joe and Kathleen Kasben shop around when they are making air travel plans, comparing fares through Asheville Regional Airport and those at other nearby airports before booking their tickets...."The fear of flying has dropped precipitously ... after 9/11. People are more comfortable," said John Kasarda, a professor of management at UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School who specializes in the airline industry.
Edwards mum on '08 at local gala
Asheville Citizen-Times
Former North Carolina senator and vice-presidential candidate John Edwards wouldn't say Saturday whether he plans to run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008....Edwards now heads the newly formed Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Helicopter closer for WakeMed
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
WakeMed Raleigh Campus came a step closer to getting a helicopter last week. Some of its competitors say that's the last thing the Triangle needs....Duke and UNC, which have two helicopters each, make about 1,000 flights a year apiece.
Shards of a painful past glitter in art from Panama
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Every story has a setting, and the Panamanian seaport of Portobelo enfolds stories by the volume. An exhibition at UNC-Chapel Hill's Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History reveals those told by the Taller Portobelo artists workshop in a collection of joyous, brightly colored, glittery paintings and assemblages.
Vacuous courses (Letter to the Editor)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Your April 1 article "Pope Center report rips women's studies" was sadly revealing.
Franken relishes role as agitator
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
If you think rap wars can get ugly, try following talk radio battles....Fred Stutzman, who helps run UNC-Chapel Hill's digital library Ibiblio.org, fits the profile of the progressive radio listener.
Action on Earth's behalf (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The Chapel Hill News
In February, a fellow named Brian Kinahan, whom I didn't know, called and asked, "Do you want to help organize Earth Day in Orange County this year?" Foolishly I said, "Yes."...There's an answer coming up on April 24 - you can join with hundreds (and we hope thousands) of your Orange County fellows at Earth Action Fest, starting with a Earth Action March from McCorkle Place on the UNC campus to Lincoln Center.
The lonely kid on the playground (Book Review)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
When I was in the sixth grade something happened on the school playground that marred my life and the life of my best friend....Ruth Moose is on the creative writing faculty at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Issues & Trends
A promising leader for UNC (Editorial)
The Wilmington Star-News
North Carolina is lucky that Erskine Bowles might be looking for a fresh challenge as Molly Broad makes plans to leave her job. He would be an appealing choice to lead the University of North Carolina.
Leaders differ on new UNC chief
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
UNC system President Molly Broad had barely announced her plans to retire last week before talk quickly turned to who the next leader of North Carolina's public universities should be.
Vote on proposed condos possible
The Chapel Hill Herald
Plans to convert the Village Apartments on East Franklin Street into condos are up for a possible vote tonight by the Town Council....On behalf of Neighborhoods for Responsible Growth, resident Fred Stang wrote to Vice Chancellor Nancy Suttenfield, asking that the university reconsider its objections.
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