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Aug. 16, 2006Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:International Coverage
Our diets have got to change
The Daily Echo (United Kingdom)
A liver disease charity has backed the idea of subsidising fruit and veg as a way to combat obesity, as experts have announced there are now more overweight people across the world than hungry ones. ... The trust's comments come after Professor Barry Popkin, from the University of North Carolina, told the International Association of Agricultural Economists there are now more than one billion overweight people in the world, compared with 800 million undernourished.
Welcome to planet girth
The Sun (United Kingdom)
Obese people now outnumber those who are starving, it was revealed yesterday. ... Nutritionist Professor Barry Popkin, of the University of North Carolina, US, said that while 800 million people starve, more than one billion are now overweight or obese.
Related link: http://www.7days.ae/2006/08/15/fat-the-new-thin.htmlNational Coverage
U.S. Immigrant Population Climbed in 2005 on Job Opportunities
Bloomberg
Immigrants made up a larger portion of the population in 2005 than they have in 80 years, as job opportunities attracted workers, the U.S. Census Bureau found. ... "We are becoming a multiethnic region,'' said Ferrel Guillory, founder of the Program on Southern Politics, Media and Public Life at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in a telephone interview.
World is getting bigger, after all
ABC News
Hollywood stars may be dropping dress sizes before our eyes, but the rest of the world is packing on the pounds. ... "Overweight people are exploding around the globe in terms of numbers and rates of change, particularly among adults," said University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor Barry Popkin.
The downside of the aerotropolis
Nation Multimedia (Thailand)
Appearing in the July/August 2006 issue of Fast Company magazine, the article said: "Before the end of this year, on a still-soggy tract that now lies at the creeping border of Bangkok's suburbs, a new US$4-billion [Bt149 billion] mega-airport will finally open, forming the heart of a nascent city. ... The article is focused on the word "aerotropolis", a term created by John Kasarda, a professor at the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School.
Regional Coverage
Report goes beyond the norm
The Philadelphia Inquirer
New Jersey's action in the Camden cheating scandal - investigating the allegations and then making the results public - puts the state into a very small group, experts say. It is much more common for the districts to investigate allegations of cheating at their schools, said Gregory J. Cizek, a professor of educational measurement and evaluation at the University of North Carolina who has researched test security.
Seniors get a new lease on college life
The Dallas Morning News
Jack and ElaRuth McCullough plan to spend their old age surrounded by young people. ... "Many boomers remember college as a great time of life, so they'll be trying to recapture some of that zeitgeist," said Denise Snodgrass, assistant director of the University of North Carolina's Center for Creative Retirement.
Autistic child finds success in program
Suffolk-News Herald (Va.)
Candy Johnson knows what Applied Behavior Analysis can do for a child with autism. ... It wasn’t until the family moved to North Carolina and found Division TEACCH, or Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children that doors began to open. The division of the University of North Carolina’s Department of Psychiatry helped explain some of Madison’s behaviors, but the state has few services and even less funding when it comes to special education, Johnson said.
State & Local Coverage
Newsweek declares UNC a 'New Ivy'
The Triangle Business Journal
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been named one of "25 New Ivies" by Newsweek magazine and education company Kaplan Inc. The magazine's most recent edition, which is on newsstands this week, identifies 25 colleges and universities across the country that it says are worthy of Ivy League status -- a distinction that has been reserved for a group of eight Northeastern academic heavyweights, including Harvard, Princeton, and Yale universities.
Donation To Promote Duke, UNC Cancer Research
WRAL-TV (CBS, Raleigh)
Officials with the V Foundation for Cancer Research said Tuesday they would provide $1 million to promote joint research between Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Correspondent first in Jewish studies series
The Chapel Hill News
Growing up in the Jewish community of Robeson County will be the topic of a documentary film screening and discussion on Sept. 12 at the UNC. CBS News correspondent and UNC alumnus Drew Levinson, who was raised in Fairmont, will lead the discussion. The program will be the first in the fall 2006 lecture series presented by UNC's Carolina Center for Jewish Studies.
UNC news release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/aug06/jslectrs081406.htmUNC closes science education program
The Chapel Hill Herald
While UNC leaders tout Carolina's role in improving science education in the state, a university center that does such work has been dissolved and some of its programs are being significantly reduced in size. ... "It's a huge loss both for this university and the minority colleges," said Carol Tresolini, UNC's associate provost for academic initiatives.
Roses & raspberries (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill News
Roses to the UNC men's basketball program, which recently contributed some $65,000 to four very worthy local organizations. The Tar Heels raised the money through the sale of about 600 autographed basketballs and through proceeds from a holiday basketball clinic the team held in December.
Immigrants in School
"The State of Things," WUNC-FM
UNC-Chapel Hill School of Education professor Regina Cortina was featured on today's (Aug. 16) edition of "The State of Things." North Carolina schools are feeling the impact of the state's Hispanic immigration boom. At schools, cultural and language barriers make it difficult for educators and immigrant parents to understand one another. Cortina discusses efforts she's leading to bridge the cultural divide.
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.Passaro's defense rests case
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Former CIA contractor David Passaro's attorneys rested their case Tuesday after bringing a forensic pathologist to testify that an Afghan detainee likely did not suffer a fractured pelvis, broken nose or ruptured intestine as prosecutors contend. ... Last week, Dr. Reinhard Motte, a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., medical examiner, and Dr. Anthony Meyer, a UNC surgeon, testified that Wali likely suffered a broken pelvis and a broken urethra, which caused an infection and internal bleeding and led to his death.
Implants Help Deaf People Hear
WNCN-TV (NBC, Raleigh)
Cochlear implants have been helping hearing-impaired children hear better for many years, but now older folks are benefiting too. ... And that's exactly what Conner did when he lost all hearing in his left ear. At 70, Conner said wearing hearing aids didn't help, so he made a call to University of North Carolina Dr. Harold Pillsbury, who recommended a Cochlear implant.
New books explore morality of what we choose to eat (Commentary)
The Charlotte Observer
What goes into your food choices? For most of us, things like flavor, texture, appearance, cost and nutritional value factor into what we eat. Convenience and tradition are important, too. ... Suzanne Havala Hobbs is a registered dietitian and a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy at UNC.
Apex girl must switch schools
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
An Apex teenager will attend a new high school next week, even though a lawsuit challenging her reassignment to that school remains unresolved. ... "You never know what a court's going to do, but it seems to me they'd be pushing the envelope to make this a distinctly religious claim," said (Bill) Marshall, a UNC-Chapel Hill law professor.
Williams party will include history lesson (Letter to the editor)
The Chapel Hill News
Buddha said, "The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground." Take a walk around the grounds of the Horace Williams House and the Buddha's meaning may emerge. ... Horace Williams, without question the most influential teacher in the history of UNC, was a prime mover in the birthing of Carolina's devilish neighbor.
Volunteers learn ropes for rescue
The Chapel Hill News
Jordan Coates straddled the railing of the Old Bynum Bridge Sunday afternoon, fastened his harness and dropped 35 feet to the river below. ... For three days, the UNC senior and others had learned what it takes to rescue a flood victim, a stranded boater or someone caught in fast-moving water.
'As the Crow Flies'
The Chapel Hill News
Paperhand Puppet Intervention works its magic at Forest Theatre on the UNC campus, staging "As the Crow Flies: Tales from Four Directions" every weekend through Sept. 3.
Issues & Trends
UNC-Rocky Mount? System to study idea
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Civic leaders in Rocky Mount see a golden future in the sleepy campus of N.C. Wesleyan College. They envision it as UNC-Rocky Mount. For months, several business and civic leaders have lobbied legislators and UNC leaders to turn the Methodist-affiliated, private, liberal-arts college into the 17th university of the UNC system.
Related link: http://www.newsobserver.com/158/story/471473.html'Tune up' time for UNC (Editorial)
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
There isn't a lot that we can find fault with in a recent report by the N.C. Center for Public Policy concluding that the system governing state universities is in need of a "tune up."
University's BOG should pay heed (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
The North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research is a meticulous, evenhanded, thoughtful nonprofit. Its 402-page report on "The Statewide UNC Board of Governors: Its Selection, Powers and Relationship to the 16 Local Campus Boards of Trustees" is a meticulous, evenhanded and thoughtful study of how the University of North Carolina system is -- and should be -- governed.New water-treatment plant at ASU may spill over benefits into Boone
The Winston-Salem Journal
A new water-treatment plant going into use at Appalachian State University this week will produce enough water that the college may be able to sell some to the town of Boone. ASU is the only university in the University of North Carolina system to operate what's essentially a municipal water system.
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