December 1, 2004

Carolina in the News

Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:

National Coverage

Hitler's Lost Plan
The History Channel
Gerhard Weinberg, William Rand Kenan, Jr., professor of history emeritus, will be featured in a History Channel documentary, "Hitler's Lost Plan," airing Thursday (Dec. 2) at 9 p.m.

Vaccine for Food Poisoning Possible
The Associated Press (National)
Washington University researchers are the first to grow a common cause of diarrhea, vomiting and other stomach problems in a lab, a move that a North Carolina expert said could speed along development of a vaccine, the university said Monday....The Washington University finding "allows you to study everything about the basics of virus replication, the role of the various genes and how the affected host responds to infection," said Ralph Baric, a professor of epidemiology at the University of North Carolina's School of Public Health and a leading researcher into the norovirus.

The fairy tale about soft drink nutrition won't sell (Commentary)
The Boston Globe
As the federal government prepares to declare that soda pop can help make you fat, Coca-Cola's CEO, E. Neville Isdell, proclaims: "Carbonated soft drinks are going to be carriers of health and wellness benefits. We don't have it now, but we're looking into it."...When researchers at Louisiana State and the University of North Carolina concluded that the use of high-fructose sweeteners over the last two decades correlates with the obesity epidemic, the association said the research was "without merit."

When teenage hearts break
The Mercury News (San Jose)
She was 16 and in love when a new girl showed up at Los Altos High School....According to a recent study conducted at Cornell University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, teens who are romantically involved showed higher levels of depression than teens not involved in romantic relationships.

State & Local Coverage

Rhodes winner: Success expected
The Chapel Hill Herald
It wasn't news she expected to hear at 6:45 in the morning....Rachel Mazyck, a 2002 UNC graduate, was making her usual morning drive along the Delta highway toward Carver Upper Elementary School in Indianola, Miss., where she had been teaching fourth grade as part of the Teach for America program.

Guilford sticking with deal for Dell
News & Record (Greensboro)
Guilford County officials remain publicly upbeat about their chances to land a Dell computer plant, even though Forsyth County will offer the company more than twice as much in cash and services....Michael Luger, director of the Carolina Center for Competitive Economies at UNC-Chapel Hill, said Forsyth's proposal was large, but probably worth it for a county that's suffered massive job losses.

Imperfect justice (Editorial)
The Charlotte Observer
"The system didn't work for James Parker." That's the opinion of UNC Chapel Hill law professor Richard Rosen, a leader of the N.C. Center on Actual Innocence. Professor Rosen is right.

Rural social service needs considered at program
The Daily Dispatch (Henderson, Vance Counties)
What do social services, glue sticks and water pipes have in common?...Gary Nelson of UNC-Chapel Hill's Jordan Institute for Families asked several Warren County Dept. of Social Services employees at a seminar Tuesday to use images of pipes to diagram how various programs work.

Work on oyster experiment report begins
The Daily News (Jacksonville, N.C.)
All Asian oysters used by scientists in North Carolina experiments should be out of the water by mid-December....DMF funded a $100,000 match to a $300,000 National Marine Fisheries Service grant for the a research project conducted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Institute of Marine Sciences in Morehead City.

Soap Opera 101
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
If the real University of North Carolina closely reflected the one depicted in "General College," the school wouldn't need Kenan Stadium for its graduation ceremonies.

Anarchists explain views
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
They crammed into a small classroom to hear what the three panelists had to say, politely raising their hands and waiting to be called upon. Toward the end, they passed out bread and apples.

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