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April 25, 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
Fish oil may preserve thinking ability in elderly
Reuters
High blood levels of omega-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids, found in fish oil, may help preserve thinking ability in the elderly, according to the findings of two studies published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. ...In the second study, which involved 2,251 older individuals, Dr. May A. Beydoun, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and colleagues showed that high blood levels of EPA and DHA are associated with less decline in verbal ability.National Coverage
U.S. Intelligence Is Taking on a Military Cast
"All Things Considered," National Public Radio
In the next few weeks, the Senate will hold confirmation hearings for Dell Dailey, who has been named to the top counterterrorism job at the State Department. ..."These are people who know how to lead, from their military service," says Richard Kohn, a military historian at the University of North Carolina. "And they have something else, and that's a certain decisiveness."Maintaining a fit brain
Cox News Services
If you can't remember why you walked into the room (or picked up this newspaper), don't worry. You're probably just getting older. ...According to a University of North Carolina study, brain cells are restored when people abstain from excessive alcohol consumption.Regional Coverage
Plan at UF may grow
St. Petersburg Times
The University of Florida's controversial request to charge its undergraduates an extra $500 each semester has morphed into a push for a tiered system that would boost tuition not only at UF, but also at the University of South Florida and Florida State University. ...He said UF will never join the ranks of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill without smaller classes and more varied course offerings.State and Local Coverage
UNC to help manage disasters
The Chapel Hill Herald
UNC's School of Public Health is helping prepare officials to better manage the next disasters more effectively.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/apr07/disastermasters041907.htmlUNC spreads out for DNA Day
The Chapel Hill Herald
More than 100 biomedical graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from UNC will visit more than 65 North Carolina high schools today for National DNA Day.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/apr07/dnaday041907.htmlStudy finds state has more uninsured residents
WCHL-AM (Chapel Hill)
The state’s number of uninsured residents has risen during the past five years. That’s Mark Holmes, a senior research fellow at the Sheps Center. That’s the finding of a report issued by UNC’s Sheps Center for Health Services Research.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/apr07/shepsuninsured042307.htmlThree UNC faculty win Guggenheim fellowships
WCHL-AM (Chapel Hill)
If you had one year of free time, what would you do with it? That’s the question UNC art professor Jeff Whetstone answered that won him a paid John Guggenheim fellowship.Grading Grades
"The State of Things," WUNC-FM
If one professor’s "A" is another professor’s "C," then what exactly is a grade point average measuring? It’s a question at the center of the debate over the Achievement Index, a new evaluation scale under consideration at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Peter Gordon, psychology professor and chair of the UNC faculty committee on grading; and Howard Aldrich, professor and chair of the sociology department, join host Frank Stasio to discuss the statistical and philosophical merits of grade point average and its alternatives.2 factors in sustaining weight loss: Exercise, keep it real (Commentary)
The Charlotte Observer
We got an early taste of summer this year. I suspect that has something to do with the number of readers who have told me they're making a big push to lose 10 pounds. ...Suzanne Havala Hobbs is a registered dietitian and a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy at UNC.Audit: UNC staffer used false Social Security ID
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A state audit released Tuesday found that a 30-year "higher-level" employee at UNC-Chapel Hill had been providing the Social Security number of a dead person to university officials for identification purposes.Groups looking for answers to local homeless problem
The Burlington Times-News
Most people who are homeless don’t receive the services that could put them on the road to stability and employment, a study conducted in Alamance County by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found.Over-privileged (Opinion-editorial column)
The Chapel Hill News
How upset would you feel if a local store charged you more than your neighbor for something you needed? ...Even the aforementioned UNC Institute of Government book comments, "Those who administer the privilege tax must resign themselves to its many inequities and curiosities and trust that the General Assembly will either remedy its shortcomings or replace the tax with another source of local revenue."Roses & raspberries
The Chapel Hill News
Roses to Gregory "Gzaz" Jackson, a UNC student who recently was named a two-time finalist in the Song of the Year songwriting contest. Song of the Year is an international songwriting contest supporting VH-1's Save the Music Foundation. The judges include some of the biggest names in music, including Grammy Award winners.
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