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Aug. 11, 2006
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:International Coverage
Breakthrough for cystic fibrosis
United Press International
Scientists said this week they have new insight into how cells break down the faulty proteins produced by cystic fibrosis. ... Douglas Cyr and his research team at the University of North Carolina Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonary Research and Treatment Center noted that cystic fibrosis (CF), a genetic disease, causes the body to produce a misshapen form of the crucial protein cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR).
UNC news release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/aug06/ubiq081106.htmDIAL to change Capital landscape with aerotropolis
The Financial Express (India)
From a city airport to an airport city, the Delhi international airport will see a drastic change over the next few years. ... John D Kasarda, director of the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise at the University of North Carolina, first coined the term aerotropolis, which symbolises a self-sufficient business entity.
Ingredient found in shampoo hampers brain development
The Money Times (India)
At the University of North Carolina, Researchers have been carrying out experiments with Diethanolamine (DEA), which is commonly used in personal care products.
UNC news release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/aug06/zeiselDEA080306.htmNational Coverage
Multiculturalism, Universalism, and the 21st Century Academy
Inside Higher Ed
Two years ago I attended a conference of presidents in which among the many panel discussions on American Competitiveness (“The World is Flat” ), Federal Science Funding, The Future of the Humanities, and the like, was one panel entitled: “What Keeps Presidents and Chancellors Up at Night?” ... Of course, I shouldn’t have been surprised, as there had been so many high profile examples, from the public’s reaction to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assigning the Qur’an as its first year shared reading to the media coverage of strife in Middle East studies at Columbia University.
Wall Street Stays Calm, Ends Higher
The Washington Post
The initial, gut reaction by financial markets was predictable: When news flashes brought word of a suspected terrorist plot to bomb airplanes, stock prices plummeted. ... "We already have the problem of prices rising and employment growth slowing," said Stanley W. Black, a professor of economics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Study reveals how cells destroy faulty proteins in cystic fibrosis
Food Consumer magazine
The cellular system that degrades faulty proteins created by the cystic fibrosis gene has been identified by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill scientists. Turning off the degradation system allows some proteins to regain their proper shape, offering a new avenue for treatments aimed at curing the disease.
UNC news release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/aug06/ubiq081106.htmRegional Coverage
Guide: Admission to TCNJ is no cakewalk
The Trenton Times (N.J.)
Gaining student ad mission is tougher at The College of New Jersey than at almost all other public colleges in the coun try, according to a recently up dated comprehensive national college guide. ... In this year's guide (Barron's Profiles of American Colleges), those public colleges are TCNJ, the College of William and Mary in Virginia, the U.S. Military and Naval academies, the University of California at Los Angeles, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Virginia.
Playing it safe
The Kansas City Star
Sam Brown sits by the water cooler at Excelsior Springs. He watches each player walk up, get his drink and move on. ... With awareness classes, new policies regarding heat indexes and practice, and more common sense, no high school football players died from heat-related causes in 2002 or 2003, according to research done by the University of North Carolina.
UNC news release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jul05/muell19072905.htmImmigrants are essential to U.S.
Mountain Mail Newspaper (Salida, Colo.)
As Congress holds a series of grandstanding, election-year hearings to rile up anti-immigrant fervor in conveniently selected sites, far too little attention has been paid to the enormous economic benefits immigrant labor brings to our economy. ... In North Carolina, 29 percent of the state construction workforce is Hispanic, according to a study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
UNC news release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jan06/economicimpact010306.htmBanks give shout out to Gen Y
Colorado Springs Business Journal (Colo.)
Move over boomers. Move over Xers. There are new kids in town — and they’re positioned to have a major economic impact. ... Information like that led Wachovia to partner with the University of North Carolina to build an on-campus branch and issue identity cards to students that double as ATM cards.
State & Local Coverage
Board expected to OK UNC, Singapore exchange
The Chapel Hill Herald
A UNC Board of Governors' committee unanimously approved Thursday a UNC Chapel Hill proposal to start a joint-degree program with the National University of Singapore. ... Under the program, UNC undergraduates could take two to four semesters of classes at the National University, and get diplomas from both UNC and the Singapore institution.
UNC news release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jun05/singaporebangkok062705.htmTerrorists still fascinated with attacking aviation
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
A Durham-based homeland security expert says Thursday's thwarted plot to blow up as many as 10 U.S.-bound airplanes reflects terrorists' "continuing fascination" with aviation, despite the $5 billion a year the U.S. alone ploughs into airport security. David Schanzer, director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security at Duke and UNC Chapel Hill, said the continued targeting of aircraft may seem puzzling, given the tighter security in place since 9/11.
NC experts weigh in on terror plot
News 14 (Timewarner, Raleigh)
Terrorism experts in North Carolina said Thursday's terror plot could have a long term impact on air travel. ... UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University work together to operate the Center for Terrorism and Homeland Security. Schanzer worked as a staff member for congressional homeland security committees before coming to North Carolina.
Study takes a look at effect of illegal immigration on local jobs
The Winston-Salem Journal
A study released yesterday by the Pew Hispanic Center says that big increases in immigration since 1990 have not hurt employment prospects for American workers overall but could be a contributing factor to North Carolinians who have experienced a below-average level of employment opportunities available in recent years. ... According to a January 2006 study released by the Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC Chapel Hill, Hispanics filled one-third of all jobs created in North Carolina from 1995 to 2005, with a "significant concentration in construction."
UNC news release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jan06/economicimpact010306.htmLEGAL 101: Elon University has one of two new law schools opening in state this year
The Winston-Salem Journal
Cardboard boxes are still stacked not far from a row of empty library shelves. ... Until now, North Carolina has had law schools at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and at Wake Forest, Duke, Campbell and N.C. Central universities.
Issues & Trends
Panel’s Report Urges Higher Education Shake-Up
The New York Times
A federal commission approved a final report on Thursday that urges a broad shake-up of American higher education. It calls for public universities to measure learning with standardized tests, federal monitoring of college quality and sweeping changes in financial aid.
Federal Panel Approves Final Draft Report on Higher Education, With One Member Dissenting
The Chronicle of Higher Education
It took 11 months, eight meetings, and countless e-mail exchanges, but the 19 members of the Commission on the Future of Higher Education have finally coalesced around a long-term vision for the nation's colleges.
Pillowtex smokestacks toppled
The Kannapolis Independent
he last symbols of Cannon-Fieldcrest Mills were wiped away Thursday morning to make way for North Carolina Research Campus in downtown Kannapolis. ... Winston Hagler from N.C. State, Steven Zeisel from UNC-Chapel Hill, John McHutchinson from Duke and Jeanie Moore from Rowan-Cabarrus Community College were on hand to press the button that would activate the explosives and topple the 175-foot stacks.
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