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Aug. 2, 2006Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:National Coverage
When Elements Go Extreme
The Washington Post
Sometime during the Washington Redskins' first training camp practice Monday afternoon, fullback Mike Sellers felt his lower body lock up. ... Although the number of deaths from heatstroke in professional, college, high school and youth football is not high, according to the University of North Carolina's National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research, it says there is "no excuse for any number of heatstroke deaths since they are all preventable with the proper precautions."
Frederick G. Kilgour, Innovative Librarian, Dies at 92
The New York Times
Frederick G. Kilgour, a distinguished librarian who nearly 40 years ago transformed a consortium of Ohio libraries into what is now the largest library cooperative in the world, making the catalogs of thousands of libraries around the globe instantly accessible to far-flung patrons, died on Monday in Chapel Hill, N.C. ... At his death, Mr. Kilgour was a distinguished research professor emeritus at the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where he taught from 1990 until his retirement in 2004.
Related links: http://chronicle.com/daily/2006/08/2006080202t.htm
http://washington.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2006/07/31/daily12.htmlState & Local Coverage
Prof returns to head Graham institute
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Samuel L. Odom, the Edward and Mary Lou Otting professor and coordinator of the special education program at Indiana University, has been named director of the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at UNC-Chapel Hill. Odom will serve also as a professor in the UNC School of Education.
UNC news release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/aug06/fpgodom080106.htmNew director of UNC institute begins work
The Herald-Sun (Durham)/The Chapel Hill Herald
Starting this week, Samuel L. Odom is the new director of the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at UNC. Odom, who previously was a professor and coordinator of the special education program at Indiana University, also will work as a professor in UNC's School of Education.
Blue Cross awards Triangle grants
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation has awarded nearly $50,000 to two Triangle initiatives, part of $169,000 in grants awarded to seven North Carolina organizations. ... $25,000 to UNC-Chapel Hill to use video technology to provide beginning Spanish classes to health care professionals at 15 locations across the state.
Related link: http://www.chapelhillnews.com/news/story/2985490p-9414341c.htmlJohn Edwards talks education, poverty in Iowa
The Associated Press (N.C.)
Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards on Tuesday told a group of Iowa educators that Democrats need to "get a little backbone and spine" and take a stand on the moral issues facing America. ... Part of combatting poverty is providing a good education for all Americans, said Edwards, who directs the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity at the University of North Carolina School of Law.
Testing
"The State of Things," WUNC-FM
Greg Cizek, professor of Educational Measurement and Evaluation at the School of Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was featured on today's (Aug. 2) edition of "The State of Things." Multiple-choice tests are a way of life in North Carolina high schools, but what do these tests really measure? Does testing finally bring accountability to our long-failing education system? Or has the culture of standardized testing in our schools resulted in robotic students who can regurgitate facts but can't think creatively?
Note: "The State of Things" is the statewide public affairs program airing live at noon weekdays and rebroadcast at 9 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays and 6 a.m. on Saturdays.
Senate backs expanding offshore drilling
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
The Senate passed an offshore drilling bill Tuesday that differs significantly from an earlier House version, ensuring another political battle over the nation's energy policy. ... "Because of the beaches and coastal ecosystem, I think North Carolina is more liable to serious negative impacts if things go wrong or are not managed properly," said David Godschalk, professor of city and regional planning at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Glycemic index has value, but best bet: Keep it natural (Commentary)
The Charlotte Observer
Our national obsession with carbohydrates is waning, but one tool of carb counters -- the glycemic index -- continues to generate interest. ... Suzanne Havala Hobbs is a registered dietitian and a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy at UNC.
Watermelon: More sun, less rain brings sweetness to this year's plentiful crop
The Asheville Citizen-Times
While slicing a cool piece of watermelon this summer, consider the following: ... Recent research suggests that lycopene, a powerful antioxidant, is effective in preventing some forms of cancer and cardiovascular disease. According to research conducted at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, men who consumed a lycopene-rich diet were half as likely to suffer a heart attack as those who had little or no lycopene in their diets.
Issues & Trends
Bowles cutting UNC brass, budget
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
UNC President Erskine Bowles was hired partly for his business savvy. The businessman has gone to work. In a letter to staff Tuesday, he announced plans to cut the university system's General Administration budget by $1.3 million, or 10 percent.
Related link: http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/15179840.htm
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