April 13, 2007

Carolina in the News

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

International Coverage

Newspapers find move to the Web difficult
Digital Magazine (United Kingdom)
A clear, crisp winter morning in the South End of Boston. Beneath an overpass, at the crossroads of two of the city's main highways, yellow-and-blue delivery trucks line the parking lot of the Boston Herald, the nation's 43rd-largest newspaper, with a daily circulation of approximately 230,000 (150,000 on Sundays). ..."It was rational self-interest," says Phillip Meyer, a journalism professor at the University of North Carolina who has studied how newspapers have been affected by new Internet technologies.

National Coverage

College Officials Serve on Boards of Loan Companies
Bloomberg
John Affleck-Graves, executive vice president of the University of Notre Dame, collected $58,984 last year in eight months as a director of Student Loan Corp., a lender to the school's attendees and their parents. ...W. Steven Jones, 55, dean of the Kenan Flagler Business School of the University of North Carolina, earned $356,393 last year for serving on the board of Bank of America, according to an SEC filing.

Full Frame fest films eye injustices
The Associated Press (National)
When Marco Williams traveled to a small Arkansas town that banished black residents a century ago, the documentary filmmaker discovered that for some, that history was still a selling point. ...As one of the final offerings of the four-day festival, "Greensboro" will be shown Sunday at a free screening, followed by a panel discussion moderated by Hodding Carter III, a professor of leadership and public policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a spokesman during the Carter administration.

The Education of T Cells
Science Magazine
New research on how T cells learn to home in on their targets could lead to selective treatments that boost or dampen immune responses in specific tissues of the body. ..."It's a fundamentally important problem in cellular immunology," says Jeffrey Frelinger of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Regional Coverage

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Awards $10 Million for College Advising Program
PNN Online (Va.)
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation awarded ten $1 million grants to initiatives in nine states aimed at significantly increasing college enrollment and graduation among low-income high school and community college students. ...The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in partnership with the National College Access Network, will also house the National College Advising Corps Coordinating Office to support the development of the programs and encourage other universities to start similar programs.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/mar07/jackkentcooke032107.html

Disabled tourists aid economy
The News Leader (Fernindana Beach, Fla.)
It has been estimated that in the United States there are about 53 million physically handicapped people. ...Similarly, the Center for Recreation and Disability Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, www.unc.edu/depts/recre ate/crds/, says its mission, "... is to design and conduct exemplary research, training, and demonstration projects in the areas of recreation and disability."

False Positive Mammograms Result in Prolonged Anxiety
Fox 9 News (Twin Cities, Minn.)
A new study finds women who have false-positive mammogram results suffer from anxiety long afterwards. Dr. Noel Brewer of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill says women who get a false-positive on their mammograms are more likely to come back for a routine checkup.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/apr07/falsepositive032907.html

State and Local Coverage

UNC memorializes fallen soldiers
The Herald-Sun (Durham)/The Chapel Hill Herald
Seven hundred and eighty-seven UNC alumni are known to have died in combat, and, under Carolina Blue skies on Thursday, their lives were honored as the university unveiled a memorial for them.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/apr07/memorial041007.html

Memorial Hall a 'place for everyone' in '07-08 season
The Herald-Sun (Durham)/The Chapel Hill Herald
"Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin kicks off the 2007-08 Carolina Performing Arts season on Sept. 13, and pianist Mitsuko Uchida ends it on May 6, 2008. ..."We think we've kind of hit our stride," UNC executive director for the arts Emil Kang said.
Related link: http://www.wchl1360.com/details.html?id=3411
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/apr07/cpa041007.html

Carolina North focus of meetings
The Chapel Hill Herald
UNC invites local residents, faculty, staff and students to participate in a second round of community meetings about Carolina North on April 26.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/apr07/cncommunitymtg041107.html

WUNC wins awards for excellence
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
North Carolina Public Radio-WUNC, a service of UNC-Chapel Hill, recently won 15 regional and national awards for excellence in broadcasting and news reporting for reports during 2006.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/apr07/wuncawards041207.html

2 win UNC-Duke scholarships
The Charlotte Observer
Two Charlotte-area students are among the newest Robertson Scholars named by UNC Chapel Hill and Duke University.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/apr07/robertsonscholars041007.html

Here illegally? Tax due anyway
The Charlotte Observer
Among those lining up inside Latin & American Services for help filing their taxes ahead of Tuesday's deadline: illegal workers. ...Indeed, researchers last year at UNC Chapel Hill's Kenan Institute released a report about the economic impact of North Carolina's rapidly growing Hispanic community, half of whom it estimated are illegal.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jan06/economicimpact010306.htm

Recent court cases show a trend to support nonsectarian prayer
The Winston-Salem Journal
Through a series of legal opinions, the U.S. Supreme Court and the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals have outlined types of prayers that are allowed at government meetings in North Carolina. ...“The 4th Circuit is a very conservative circuit,” said William Marshall, a law professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Profit slows tech innovation, report says
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The temptation to chase big profits rather than less lucrative, more practical innovations is stunting efforts to transfer technology from university labs to the U.S. marketplace. ...Mark Crowell, the associate vice chancellor who oversees technology transfer and economic development at UNC, called parts of the report "naive" and "silly."

Life reclaimed from Holocaust
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Seven years ago, an envelope arrived that reminded Eric Muller his past was more real than he knew. ...A UNC-Chapel Hill law professor, Muller knew he had a great-uncle Leo, his grandfather's older brother. He knew Leo died in the Holocaust. And he knew he was named in honor of him; Muller's middle name is Leigh.

Breakfast out can still be healthy (Commentary)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Eating breakfast out can be hazardous to your health. Most Americans eat breakfast, and one-fourth eat that meal away from home. ...Suzanne Havala Hobbs is a registered dietitian and a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy at UNC.

Unanswered Questions (Letter to the editor)
The Winston-Salem Journal
The article “Race Didn’t Affect Tests” (March 28) left several unanswered questions: How did Hinckley Jones-Sanpei obtain sufficient data from public documents to verify her findings? ...Why did UNC Chapel Hill professor Dennis Orthner present the conclusions from this study to the school board?

City's trash rates garnering scrutiny
The Daily News (Eden)
Refuse collection rates for Eden seniors are set to increase as the legality of the city's rate structure comes under scrutiny. ...McMichael contacted Kara Millonzi, a public law professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who said that differences in rates must be based on differences in the costs associated with those rates.

Screening offered for oral cancer
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Free screenings for head and neck cancer will be offered in the lobby of the N.C. Children's Hospital at UNC Hospitals from 1-4 p.m. Wednesday, April 18. The screenings coincide with Oral, Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Week, which is sponsored by the Yul Brynner Head and Neck Cancer Foundation. Appointments are encouraged.

Issues and Trends

Scientists to get first look of research campus
Kannapolis Independent Tribune
On Monday, 250 scientists from around the world will tour the North Carolina Research Campus as part of a nutrition conference that campus developer Castle & Cooke and the University of North Carolina is sponsoring.

ECU studying dental school sites
The Greenville Daily Reflector
If funded, East Carolina University's proposed dental school will have a long grasp, reaching from Greenville to as many as 10 satellite clinics around the state. ...The University of North Carolina Board of Governors approved creation of ECU's dental school in November 2006. Proposals to fund the $87 million on-campus dental school are pending in the N.C. General Assembly.

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