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April 26, 2006
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
National Coverage
Colleges Pressure Students to Say 'Yes'
Nutrition and Health
The Wall Street Journal
Azlan Guttenberg Smith of Santa Rosa, Calif., is a 17-year-old self-described book maniac with a near-perfect SAT math score. He applied to 13 colleges and, after months of waiting, was recently admitted to eight of them. Now, it's the colleges' turn to court him ... State schools have stepped up their efforts too. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill added new open-house events this year, and has begun offering travel scholarships for needy students.
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Washington Post
Welcome to The Lean Plate Club, hosted by Washington Post health and nutrition writer Sally Squires. Share your tips on healthy recipes, meal plans, sugar alternatives and resisting overeating with other readers. ... And as the Beverage Guidance System from the University of North Carolina's Barry Popkin noted a few weeks ago, many of the sports drinks are loaded with sugar.
Related link: http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/basham_luik200604260744.asp
UNC Health Care news release: http://www.unchealthcare.org/site/newsroom/news/2006/Mar/healthybeverages'Peter, Paul, and Mary Magdalene'
"Fresh Air," National Public Radio
Religion scholar Bart D. Ehrman, who chairs the Department of Religious Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill, talks on NPR's "Fresh Air" about his new book, Peter, Paul, and Mary Magdalene: The Followers of Jesus in History and Legend.Sitting down with Steve Swindal
Future Yankee boss talks about his 'dad,' The Boss
New York Daily News
You want to hear about nervous? Nervous isn't bottom of the ninth, bases loaded, two outs and down by a run. It's not kicking at the rubber before throwing the first pitch of Game 7, either. Nervous is asking George Steinbrenner if he wouldn't mind letting you marry his daughter. ... Steve Swindal - Yankees general partner and husband of Jennifer Steinbrenner
- talks about that his love for bill fishing and being a UNC grad.When it comes to water, we’re tapped out
Gannett News Service
Our love affair with bottled water is no fling: It’s a growing, long-term relationship. Sales of bottled water rose 9 percent in 2005, continuing a steady trend. Since 2003, the only beverages with higher sales have been carbonated soft drinks, the Beverage Marketing Corp. says. ... First, the most popular brands don’t contain fluoride, which is important for dental health. Most fluoridated tap water — despite reports of a few local systems with too much natural fluoride — provides a safe and effective amount, says John Stamm, a professor at the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry and a spokesman for the American Dental Association.Regional Coverage
Better treatments needed for anorexia
South Bend Tribune (South Bend, Ind.)
Researchers who reviewed nearly 200 studies have concluded that no medications and few therapies are helpful for patients struggling with anorexia. However, some treatments for bulimia and binge eating, two other eating disorders, appear to be promising. Dr. Nancy Berkman, a researcher for RTI International who is part of the RTI-UNC Evidence-Based Practice Center, and a co-author of the report, said only about half of people diagnosed with anorexia or bulimia have fully recovered after 10 years.
UNC News Service news release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/apr06/anorexiaahrq041706.htmState & Local Coverage
Steinbrenner donates $1 million to UNC's Boshamer Stadium
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
UNC announced Tuesday that Yankees owner George Steinbrenner has pledged $1 million to the fund-raising campaign to renovate Boshamer Stadium. Steinbrenner's daughter, Jenny, and her husband, Stephen Swindal, both graduated from UNC.
Related links: http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/stories/042506abo.html
http://www.newsobserver.com/122/story/432720.html
http://triangle.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2006/04/24/daily16.html?jst=b_ln_hl
UNC Athletic Communications: http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/042506aab.htmlGarlic: It's been known to clear a room but not acne (Commentary)
The Charlotte Observer
Is someone you know on a garlic binge? If so, they've likely heard some of the claims floating around: Garlic kills germs, protects your heart and prevents colds. ... Suzanne Havala Hobbs is a registered dietitian and a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy at UNC.Legal immigrants,
citizens on defensive
The Charlotte Observer
The often lively members of the Latin American Women's Association spoke quietly through much of dinner Monday night at a Myers Park restaurant. For the first time, they were afraid their Spanish might offend other customers. ... Graphic source from Kenan Institute at UNC Chapel Hill.Speaker to discuss Jewish food mattters
The Chapel Hill Herald
Marcie Cohen Ferris will discuss why food matters so deeply to Jewish women as a means of shaping religious lives, memory and meaning in our families from 7:30-9 p.m. May 3 at the Chapel Hill Kehillah. Ferris is the author of "Matzo Ball Gumbo" and associate director of the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies at UNC.National TV-Turnoff Week Promotes Healthier Lives
The Pilot (Southern Pines)
TV-Turnoff Week promotes healthier lives and communities by encouraging children and adults to watch less television. ... "Television cuts into family time, harms our children's ability to read and succeed in school, and contributes to unhealthy lifestyles and obesity,' said Dr. Suzanne Lazorick, a pediatrician with the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Medicine.Local Teachers, Peers Share Biotech Educational Experience
The Pilot (Southern Pines)
Three area science teachers were among 23 educators from throughout the state who joined an exchange of biotechnology expertise in a seminar Saturday, April 8, at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center in Research Triangle Park. ... The Biotechnology Center co-hosted the forum with University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's DESTINY Traveling Science Learning Program.Issues & Trends
Edwards to take stage at Kresge tonight
The Stanford Daily (Stanford, Calif.)
When John Edwards speaks at Kresge Auditorium tonight, it will hardly be his first — or last — talk in front of college students. After all, Edwards, the 2004 Democratic nominee for vice president, has been stumping at campuses around the country since last year — talking about his anti-poverty efforts and his work on a bipartisan committee to study U.S. relations with Russia. ,,, Edwards helped found the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill last year.Edwards, Hoffa Join Fla. University Strike
The Associated Press (National)
Former Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards, Teamsters President James Hoffa and civil rights leaders marched with striking service workers and about 200 supporters Tuesday at the University of Miami.
Related link: http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/living/education/14428411.htmNCCU will transfer endowment funds
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
N.C. Central University's trustees will transfer most of the university's endowment for scholarships and professorships to UNC Management Co., which handles endowments for UNC-Chapel Hill and four other universities in the UNC system.New Take on the Gender Gap
Inside Higher Education
Where are the male students? Colleges are increasingly worried about the way their applicant pools and student bodies are lopsidedly female. Much of the discussion assumes that the problem (if it’s a problem) is relatively recent.IBM announces grants to local universities for education and research projects
CarolinaNewswire.com
IBMers, university faculty and students will participate in IBM University Day to learn about research trends and to discuss opportunities for collaboration on innovative projects in our area. During the event, IBM will announce Shared University Research equipment grants to North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill valued at over $200,000.
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