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Dec. 14, 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
Each migrating nurse costs Malawi up to US$26 million
The African Echo (United Kingdom)
Malawi, one of the world's poorest countries, is losing up to US$26 million for every nurse who leaves the country in search of greener pastures, according to a new research paper. ...The paper by researchers from the College of Medicine at the University of Malawi and the US-based University of North Carolina, attempts to quantify the financial loss to the country, besides the obvious impact on its health services.
National Coverage
Fewer Schools Accept Early Admissions
"Newshour," PBS
Could thick mid-December envelopes become a thing of the past for rising seniors? ...And though statistics like yield and "selectivity" -- the percentage of students admitted -- are used in rankings such as U.S. News and World Report rankings, in the four years since the University of North Carolina dropped early admissions, they've seen little change in their ranking, moving from 28th in 2002 to 27th in 2007.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/apr02/eardec042502.htmTaking a Stand
Diverse Issues in Higher Education
Every December, the nation pauses to remember Pearl Harbor, the site of the 1941 Japanese surprise attack that propelled the United States into World War II. Now, as the GI generation fades away, the stories of their battlefield accomplishments live on. ...But University of North Carolina law professor Eric Muller believes the men were largely pure in their motives.
New study reignites theory that CRP causes heart disease
theheart.org
A new study has shown associations among C-reactive protein (CRP) gene variants, plasma CRP levels, and cardiovascular risk in older adults, reigniting suggestions that CRP could play a causative role in heart disease [1]. ...The study, published in the December 13, 2006 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, was conducted by a group led by Dr Leslie Lange (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill).
Regional Coverage
Professor gets to the heart of what makes us tick (Book Review)
The Boston Globe
In no other part of the self is the tension between body and essence more tightly drawn than in the heart. ...An adjunct professor of social medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine (not a physician; his doctorate is in comparative literature), Carter is the author of a previous book on a humanist's encounter with human anatomy .
State and Local Coverage
Carolina North advice sought
The Chapel Hill Herald
Concern about how Carolina North development will affect the environment has been a hot-button issue in discussions about UNC's proposed satellite campus.
Jewish Roots in Southern Soil
"The State of Things," WUNC-FM
Marcie Ferris, who is also the associate director of the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies at UNC, was featured on today's (Dec. 14) edition of "The State of Things." The field of Jewish Southern studies is nearly 30 years old. And in that time it has shifted from a genealogical approach to one of social history. A new anthology called "Jewish Roots in Southern Soil" (University Press of New England/2006) combines the most exciting new scholarship in a single volume.
What other North Carolina related books can you recommend for Christmas presents?
Up & Coming Magazine (Fayetteville)
Several people asked me that question after they read my recent column about the new Encyclopedia of North Carolina, which is a perfect gift for best friends. ...Retired UNC-Chapel Hill professor William Leuchtenburg's The White House Looks South tells the story on the impact on the South of Presidents Roosevelt, Truman, and Johnson - and there is a lot of North Carolina to be learned from Leuchtenburg's great storytelling.
No time wasted guiding growth
The Charlotte Observer
A week after county leaders voted to dismantle two boards charged with land-use management, the county started work on a long-term plan to guide its growth. ...David Owens, a professor at UNC Chapel Hill's Institute of Government, talked about several methods of growth control and addressed their legality in North Carolina.
Harrisburg council voids Lowe's ruling
The Charlotte Observer
A Town Council member's failure to show up for a November meeting allowed the council's supporters of building a Lowe's Home Improvement near town hall to approve it, angering residents who have fought to keep Lowe's out of town. ...The town's lawyer and some council members who consulted legal experts at UNC Chapel Hill, the N.C. League of Municipalities and the N.C. Attorney General's Office said there's not a lot of case law on whether Lowe's would have a legal claim against the town, Sciascia said.
Eateries must make sanitation grade (Commentary)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Next time you eat out, don't pick up more than what's on the menu. Americans spend 40 percent of our food budgets eating away from home -- plenty of opportunity to catch a food-borne illness. ...Suzanne Havala Hobbs is a licensed, registered dietitian. She holds a doctorate in health policy and administration from UNC-Chapel Hill where she is a clinical assistant professor in the School of Public Health.
Admitting electronic data to the hospital (Opinion-editorial column)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
ealth care budgets are stretched to the breaking point. Health care workers are in short supply. ...This year the more than 7,000 caregivers at the UNC Health Care System became linked through an electronic health record system.
Additional Hospital Bills Make Contractor Sick
WRAL-TV (CBS, Raleigh)
When a worker on one of Jimmy Bridges' construction crews cut himself last year, Bridges drove him to University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill to get stitched up. ...Spokeswoman Stephanie Crayton said Bridges was originally billed too little because the hospital coded the case wrong.
Issues and Trends
WSU's new leader gets reacquainted
The Seattle Times
Elson Floyd's commanding presence and easy eloquence seemed to impress all who met him Wednesday as he flew into Pullman and then Seattle to introduce himself as Washington State University's next president. ...After working at Eastern Washington University and for the state Higher Education Coordinating board, Floyd returned to UNC as executive vice chancellor in 1995.
Athletics as an avenue (Letter to the editor)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The writer of the Dec. 2 People's Forum letter "The sports industry" suggested that university faculty raise "... an alarm at the second-class citizenship that sports programs have forced upon academic programs." ...The contributions I was able to make to the state over the years were made possible by the fine faculties of ASU and later UNC-Greensboro and the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Education, the taxpayers of North Carolina and private contributors who support our universities -- and an athletic scholarship.
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