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August 12, 2005
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:International Coverage
Hope for eliminating 'latent' HIV
BBC News (U.K.)
A University of North Carolina team has shown valproic acid - used to treat bipolar disorder - can prevent HIV persisting in this latent phase. The findings may boost HIV treatment and be a step towards preventing HIV from being a chronic disease, they say.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/aug05/margolis081105.htmNational Coverage
New Strategy Shows Promise in Treating HIV
The Associated Press (National)
A new treatment strategy has shown promise in helping to transform HIV into a curable infection. ...The study, led by Dr. David Margolis at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, tested the ability of valproic acid to reduce the number of infected dormant cells.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/aug05/margolis081105.htmWorker right or workplace danger?
The Christian Science Monitor
Jason Smith is in a tough spot. He works for a company he has been asked to boycott. ..."We saw a statistically significant increase in the chances of having a killing in any workplace that permitted guns," says Dana Loomis, professor of epidemiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
State & Local Broadcast Note
UNC-TV aired an interview with UNC Summer Reading Program book author Timothy Tyson on “North Carolina Bookwatch” Thursday (Aug. 11). Tyson, author of “Blood Done Sign My Name,” joined host D.G. Martin to discuss his book, which will be the focus of small group discussions by incoming students later this month.
http://www.unctv.org/webcast/arts_literature/ncbw05_timothy_tyson.html
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jan05/srp011905.htmlState & Local Coverage
UNC panel to study tuition
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Spurred by this summer's legislative threat to give UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State University tuition-setting power, the UNC system launched a new effort Thursday to study the financial needs of the campuses and recommend tuition changes. ...Nelson Schwab said the campuses need flexibility because different universities have different needs. "We've all been talking about this for a long time,' Schwab said. "I think it is very positive."
Panel will study tuition control
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
For UNC-Chapel Hill boosters who want their favorite university to have the flexibility to control its own tuition rates, a glimmer of hope has appeared on the horizon. ... The study group will include Nelson Schwab, the new chairman of the UNC Chapel Hill Board of Trustees, a board whose members pushed strongly this summer for the tuition provision's passage. Schwab said Thursday the new tuition task force is a positive step. "There's now a forum to discuss things and talk about how to approach things in the future," he said. "I'm very appreciative of the opportunity to be involved."
UNC appoints tuition study task force
The Associated Press (N.C.)
The chairman of the UNC Board of Governors has appointed a task force to study the financial needs of the 16 campuses and recommend tuition changes. ...The panel named Thursday will look at all campuses but will focus on the competitive environment for UNC-Chapel Hill and NCSU, particularly in the area of faculty salaries and other financial needs, Chairman Wilson said.
Tuition tiff isn't over (Editorial)
The Greensboro News & Record
When the UNC Board of Governors ruled out tuition increases for in-state students this year, officials at several campuses were disappointed. ...Schwab said UNC-Chapel Hill trustees take seriously their responsibility to hold down tuition, pointing out the policy that costs for in-state students won't exceed the 25th percentile among peer institutions nationally, meaning other major state universities.
Scholarship provision is the wrong move (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
Thankfully, the legislative provision that would have given the campuses of UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State the right to set their own tuition rates is missing from the final version of the state budget just approved by the General Assembly. That is good news for all of those who care about the integrity and future of the University of North Carolina system.
Study on HIV stirs hopes
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A newly recruited UNC-Chapel Hill researcher has successfully attacked traces of dormant HIV in people, leading some to suggest that a cure for AIDS may be within reach. ...But with results from a "proof of concept" study, David Margolis argues that a drug developed to treat seizures and depression appears able to flush out dormant HIV, making it vulnerable to treatment.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/aug05/margolis081105.htmHodding Carter to become UNC professor
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Starting in January, Hodding Carter will add Carolina professor to a rich bio that also includes Southern journalist and presidential advisor. ..."Having [Carter] teach students will give them exposure to someone who has seen policy-making from the inside, and policy analysis from the outside as a journalist," said Ferrel Guillory, director of the Program on Southern Politics, Media and Public Life at UNC Chapel Hill.
Former ECU trustee and UNC-Chapel Hill pioneer dies at 81
The Greenville Reflector
Harvey E. Beech, one of the first black graduates from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a former ECU trustee, has died at age 81. ... He practiced law for 40 years, serving on the UNC-Chapel Hill's Board of Visitors and the Board of Directors for the UNC Law School Alumni Association.
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Templates/Details.cfm&StoryID=29739&Section=LocalBill may improve access to records
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Citizens who sue a state or local government agency to get public records would have an easier time winning attorney fees under a bill that cleared a legislative committee Thursday. ..."This strikes a good balance," said Judith Wegner, a UNC-Chapel Hill law professor who teaches public agency law.
Renaming clears confusion
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
One of the Triangle's more laid- back and long standing local bike stores just got a little more corporate. ...Besides eliminating the confusion for comparison shoppers, having the stores under one name makes good business sense, said Professor James Johnson, a specialist in small business and entrepreneurship at University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler School of Business. "Four stores certainly have more powerful leverage negotiation with suppliers."
Issues & Trends
No rest for the professors
USA Today
As a philosopher of religion, Garth Green last year landed a rare plum job in his field as an assistant professor at Boston University. But instead of joining his vacationing wife and 2-year-old daughter this summer, he won't see them at all for two full months. The reason: he can't afford to be unproductive, even for a week.
U.S. Science Research Is in Danger of Losing Place on Cutting Edge
The Wall Street Journal
News last week that scientists in South Korea had cloned a dog -- something no other researchers had ever managed -- was more surprising for the what than the who. Dogs are notoriously tough to clone, so the achievement was unexpected. But the scientists who pulled it off were exactly the ones the smart money had bet on.
N.C. Legislature gives final budget approval
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
The General Assembly approved a final state budget Thursday, but the spending plan remained unsigned by Gov. Mike Easley early Friday as a stopgap measure to keep state government running expired.
Kannapolis may get biotech center
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The University of North Carolina and Dole Food Co., the world's largest producer of fresh fruits and vegetables, are working on a proposal that could draw attention and investments away from the Triangle's biotech endeavors.
UNC, Duke, NCSU to partner with Dole for Pillowtex property project
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
UNC, Duke and N.C. State universities are involved in a massive Charlotte-area biotechnology project that officials say will include redevelopment of the former Pillowtex mills. ...Preliminary discussions with legislators have been positive, Broad said, trumpeting the plan as the ultimate blend of UNC's teaching, research and public service missions.
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