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Feb. 15, 2007
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
International Coverage
Newsroom spending raises U.S. newspaper profits - study
Reuters
U.S. newspapers that spend more money on their newsrooms will make more money, according to a study released on Wednesday, which questioned the wisdom of the media industry's trend of cutting jobs to save costs. ..."I am delighted to see them post proof that quality precedes profit," Philip Meyer, a professor at the University of North Carolina and author of the book "The Vanishing Newspaper," said of the study.THE CD vs. THE WEB
The Record (Ontario, Canada)
Last month, the music industry witnessed something many once thought impossible: The soundtrack to the movie Dreamgirls reached No. 1 on the Billboard charts after
selling a mere 66,000 albums, according to Nielsen SoundScan. ...In a March 2004 study called Effect of File Sharing on Record Sales: An Empirical Analysis, two researchers at Harvard Business School and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill concluded that sharing digital music files had, well, no effect on CD sales at all.National Coverage
Art Patron's Gift Aids Morehead Scholarship
The Wall Street Journal
The John Motley Morehead Foundation will receive $100 million from Houston arts patron Mary Cain and her late husband, which will allow the foundation to increase the number of Morehead Scholarships it offers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Morehead Foundation Release: http://www.moreheadfoundation.org/servlets/RouterServlet?handler=News&start=0&act=publicview&id=326UNC gets $100M to expand Morehead Scholarships
The Associated Press (National)
The widow of a Texas oil executive donated $100 million Thursday to expand the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's prestigious merit scholarship program.College Academic All-Stars: Third Team
USA Today
Zachary Clayton, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Home: Raleigh, N.C. Worked with a computer science major to develop Web-based software streamlining inefficient expenditures, allowing candidates without much funding to mount political campaigns.Living Near Shops, Subways Linked to Lower BMI in New York City
Health Behavior News Service
New York City dwellers who reside in densely populated, pedestrian-friendly areas have significantly lower body mass index levels compared to other New Yorkers, a new study finds. ...This research is important because it shows that environmental factors have a significant relationship to obesity, said Emil Malizia, Ph.D., chair of the department of city and regional planning at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Urban Planners Wield Influence on Physical Activity Levels
Health Behavior News Service
Urban planners who incorporate parks and sidewalks in the mix may have a hand in increasing the physical activity of their cities’ residents, according to a new study. ...“Other researchers have shown that factors such as access to bicycle and pedestrian facilities, parks, connected street networks and a mixture of residential and commercial land uses are positively associated with physical activity,” said Aytur, of the public health school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Regional Coverage
Mixing medicines may be deadly, experts warn
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Don't take pharmacy into your own hands, and never mix any medicines without talking first to your doctor or pharmacist. ...In Levert's case, any of the six medications alone would sedate a person, said Dr. Stefanie Ferreri, clinical assistant professor of pharmacy at the University of North Carolina School of Pharmacy.Florida should prevent anti-diversity shift (Editorial)
The Daytona Beach News-Journal
In the aftermath of recent court rulings and the voter approved affirmative action ban in Michigan last November, public universities are trying to figure out how to assure racial diversity on their campuses. ...The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, for example, was able to increase the number of blacks on campus through its Carolina Covenant, which guarantees that low-income students can graduate debt free.Easing Headaches Without Drugs
WPVI-TV (ABC, Philadelphia)
There could be a drug-free solution for some chronic headaches. Specialists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found regulating sleep can sharply reduce the number of migraines in women and make them less reliant on pain medication.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jun06/migraine062206.htmState and Local Coverage
Roper seeks to improve UNC Health Care service
The Chapel Hill Herald
UNC Health Care intends to implement a number of measures over the next 18 months to make the system more "customer friendly" for all patients who use UNC Hospitals and its clinics, said William Roper, CEO of the system and UNC medical school dean.UNC Library Program earns national honor
WCHL-AM (Chapel Hill)
A UNC Library program is the recipient of the 2007 Instruction Section Innovation Award, a national honor which applauds the program’s efforts to teach computer skills to local residents. For nearly two years, UNC volunteers have been offering weekly classes at local libraries to help teach computer skills with an emphasis on using the internet.
UNC Event brief: http://www.unc.edu/news/briefs/2007/021307.htmlCountry singers set to perform
The Chapel Hill Herald
John D. Loudermilk and George Hamilton IV -- country music stars with North Carolina roots -- will perform on campus to celebrate the donation of their personal papers to the Southern Folklife Collection in UNC's Wilson Library.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/feb07/hamloud021507.htmlMobile science lab to visit Forestview
The Charlotte Observer
The Destiny Traveling Science Laboratory from UNC Chapel Hill will visit Forestview High School biomedical technology students Feb. 28.Teacher Dawn Hall coordinated the visit after attending training workshops on the traveling science lab. Students will explore BioBusiness and learn about the science and business of genetic engineering.Institute to host open house
The Chapel Hill Herald
The Renaissance Computing Institute will open its doors to the public on March 2 for an open house that will showcase a wide range of technologies and projects related to disaster research, bioinformatics, public health, high-performance computing and high-resolution visualization. ...Founded in 2004 as a major collaborative venture of Duke University, N.C. State University, UNC and the state of North Carolina, RENCI brings together diverse teams of people and technologies to address major issues facing the state, nation and the world, including disaster planning and response, public health and biomedical research.Power at the seat of Black's fall
The Charlotte Observer
Jim Black mastered the levers of power like few others. ..."The seizing and the holding onto power seems to me at the core of Black's downfall," said Ferrel Guillory, director of the Program on Southern Politics at UNC Chapel Hill.Sheriff recommendation expected by week's end
The Charlotte Observer
Republican leaders in Caldwell County are sifting through a list of 11 nominees to replace Sheriff Gary Clark, who died earlier this month, and hope to recommend their choice to commissioners by the end of the week. ..."That's pretty clear," said Robert Joyce, assistant director of the Institute of Government at UNC Chapel Hill. "Not appointing the party's recommendation is not allowed under the law."Bill puts limits on annexation
The Asheville Citizen-Times
Future annexation in Buncombe County could be subject to a referendum if legislation aimed only at the county becomes law. ...Similar bills to put more demanding requirements on cities in order to annex have been introduced at least every year for the past 20 years, said Richard Ducker, associate professor of public law and government at the School of Government at UNC Chapel Hill.How to find healthful choices in big-box stores (Commentary)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Looking for good prices on quality, high-nutrition convenience foods and staples? You might be surprised at what you can find in the towering big-box store grocery aisles. ...Suzanne Havala Hobbs is a licensed, registered dietitian and author. 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.Checking on the health of our waters one ferry trip at a time
Public Radio East (New Bern)
The state's ferry system takes you where the road doesn't go to Ocracoke Island, perhaps, or from there to Cape Hatteras. ...Dr. Hans Paerl, a Professor of Marine and Environmental Sciences at UNC-Chapel Hill's Institute of Marine Sciences in Morehead City.Free signs to slow traffic
Pisgah Mountain News
The Walk Wise, Drive Smart program has developed a yard sign as a reminder to drivers to slow down in Hendersonville neighborhoods. ...Walk Wise, Drive Smart is a pedestrian safety program through the Council on Aging and the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center.Cabinet Was Surplus, Files Inside Were Personal
WRAL-TV (CBS, Raleigh)
A man looking for a bargain at the state surplus store in Raleigh ended up getting more than he bargained for—information that he didn’t want but that the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill wanted back.Issues and Trends
Tuition increase for UNC system will hit students who can least afford it hardest (Column)
The Asheville Citizen-Times
Hang onto your wallets: the University of North Carolina once again has raised the tuition for the 16 campuses in the state system. Students at UNC Chapel Hill protested by e-mailing the Board of Trustees and demonstrating on the morning of the vote, but to no avail.35,000 students at UNCC by 2020?
The Charlotte Observer
UNC Charlotte could surge to nearly 35,000 students in little more than a decade, a growth spurt that would lead to a radically different school. ...Leaders will keep an eye on a UNC Chapel Hill and Carolinas Healthcare System study of the possibility of teaching third- and fourth-year medical residents in Charlotte. Should Chapel Hill later want to expand the program, UNCC leaders say it might make sense for them to offer the courses.
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