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Aug. 4, 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
Blood Clot Fiber Study May Aid Treatment
The Associated Press (National)
The fibers that make up blood clots are more elastic than rubber bands and stretchier than spider webs. ... To heal a wound, those clots have to be both strong and flexible, to withstand the pounding of regular blood flow, explained study co-author Dr. Susan Lord, a pathology professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Related link: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/313/5787/634
UNC news release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jul06/fibrinfibers073106.htmNorth Carolina to Weigh Claims of Innocence
The Los Angeles Times
North Carolina on Thursday became the first state to create an innocence commission, giving inmates who claim they were wrongly convicted a chance for freedom after their court appeals have failed. ... Richard Rosen, a University of North Carolina law professor who served on Lake's review commission, said Thursday's action "acknowledges the problem of wrongful convictions and the reality we face that courts do not always do a good job of correcting that problem."
How the media should remember 9/11, Katrina
MarketWatch
The media love to commemorate the anniversaries of important events. Whenever print organizations and television programs tug at the public's heartstrings, circulation figures and audience ratings invariably soar. ... Focus on the financial aspects of both stories. "Katrina and 9/11 are both business stories, and the business angle of both of them always seems to get downplayed in the media," noted Chris Roush, an assistant journalism professor at the University of North Carolina.
Note: MarketWatch Inc., a subsidiary of Dow Jones & Co. Inc., is a leading provider of business news, financial information and analytical tools.
Head off heatstroke at all costs (Opinion column)
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
This week's heat wave prompted the cancellation of the horse races in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., for the first time in 138 years. "It says something when you can cancel horse races, but you can't cancel football practice," says Frederick Mueller, director of the National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research at the University of North Carolina.
Gender's Impact On Patenting Behavior
Chemical & Engineering News
Women faculty members in the life sciences receive far fewer patents than their male counterparts, in part because they lack industrial contacts, according to a study by three business school professors (Science 2006, 313, 665). ... Valerie S. Ashby, a 40-year-old associate chemistry professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, was not part of the study but may be representative of this trend. Ashby, who designs and synthesizes polymeric biomaterials, already holds 10 patents and has more in the works.
Regional Coverage
Coaches cautious of heat during practice
The Herald-Dispatch (Huntington, W.Va.)
Between them, Phil Davis, Dave Lucas and Merril Triplett Jr. have more than three-quarters of a century in high school football head coaching experience. ... Although it can only account for reported cases, the National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research at the University of North Carolina reported 104 heat-related deaths from 1960 through 2005, but there were two last year and 26 cases among prep, pro and college players in the last 10 years.
State & Local Coverage
UNC child institute gets $2.5 million grant for new center
The Associated Press (N.C.)
The University of North Carolina has been awarded a two and a half (m) million dollar federal grant to study ways to better serve disabled children in standard classrooms. The five-year grant comes from the U-S Department of Education and goes to the school's Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute.
Related link: http://www.heraldsun.com/orange/10-758303.html
UNC news release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/aug06/fpggrant080306.htmResearch prompts warning
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A UNC researcher says pregnant women should check shampoo and sunblock labels to avoid a chemical that harms the brains of unborn mice. Dr. Steven Zeisel, a UNC-Chapel Hill nutrition researcher, has found that diethanolamine, or DEA, slows the creation of brain cells vital to memory in rodents.
UNC news release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/aug06/zeiselDEA080306.htmMississippi's response to Katrina gets review by N.C. health team
The Associated Press (N.C.)
Mississippi's public-health agency generally responded well to Hurricane Katrina, although a review team from North Carolina found areas for improvement and suggests that the state deploy mobile treatment centers in future storms and create a system to track evacuated patients. ... North Carolina's review included officials from the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, the N.C. Division of Emergency Management and the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
UNC may decide in fall on cleaning changes
The Chapel Hill Herald
As they continue their review of a controversial proposal to change the way housekeepers clean at the university, UNC officials expect to decide this fall on whether to implement the changes.
Classic tragedy brings renovated theater to spotlight once again
The Chapel Hill Herald
The old stones and trees of the Forest Theatre will echo again this weekend with the words of William Shakespeare. ... When it was dedicated to Carolina Playmakers founder Frederick Koch, the amphitheater in Battle Park at the edge of the UNC campus was described as an "open air palace of light and sound" and a "home of natural beauty, poetry and drama."
N.C. to look at innocence claims
The Charlotte Observer
North Carolina has become the first state in the country to authorize an independent panel to look into possible wrongful convictions. ... The law schools at Duke University and UNC Chapel Hill have had projects to review innocence claims.
Hispanic women's numbers rise
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A smidgen of good news for single Hispanic men in North Carolina looking for a Latina soul mate: The number of Hispanic women is on the rise. ... Juan L. Granados, an obstetrics-gynecology professor at UNC-Chapel Hill, has tracked births at WakeMed in Raleigh since 1997. Granados said he has seen deliveries involving Hispanic patients at the hospital soar by 293 percent between 1997 and 2005.
UNC news release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jan06/economicimpact010306.htmCouncil eats, meets; Durham pays
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Before their public meetings, members of the Durham City Council gather behind closed doors at City Hall for catered dinners. ... "The law does allow them to attend social gatherings," said David M. Lawrence, a professor and noted legal scholar at the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Government.
UNC public safety session to be held
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A team from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. will hold a public information session Monday as part of its review of UNC-Chapel Hill's Department of Public Safety.
UNC event will explore nanotech
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
The University of North Carolina's Morehead Planetarium and Science Center will host a free, public event, "Big Fun on a Small Scale" ? an exploration of nanotechnology, Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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