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Feb. 28, 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
Study finds link between early sex and delinquency
Reuters
Teenagers who start having sex significantly earlier than their peers are more likely to commit petty crimes as they get older, according to a U.S. study. ...Researchers used data collected in a study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who surveyed the youths three times between 1994 and 2002, beginning when they were between the ages of 11 and 17.Pharma breast cancer trials nearly always positive
PharmaTimes (United Kingdom)
The first-ever study conducted to examine the impact of the pharmaceutical industry on breast cancer research has concluded that clinical trials which are supported by drug makers are more likely to report positive results than those that are not. ...The authors, led by Jeffrey Peppercorn of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, acknowledge that the industry is a "significant contributor" to the R&D which is critical to developing new therapies, and that it spends far more than the US National Institutes of Health (NIH).
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/feb07/trials022107.htmlNUS launches new joint degree programme with America’s first state university
93.8Live
Students interested in the Arts and Social Sciences will soon have another degree option. The National University of Singapore is launching a new Bachelor of Arts degree programme, in collaboration with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, or UNC in the US.
Related link: http://www.unc.edu/news/clips/feb07/singaporenews.pdf
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/feb07/nuslaunch022307.htmlNational Coverage
Correction: Top 50 Business Schools
CNNMoney.com
Last week, CNNMoney.com published "Top 50 Business Schools for Getting Hired." ...These flaws in methodology may have resulted in University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School and Boston University being omitted from the list.'Lost Tomb of Jesus' Claim Called a Stunt
The Washington Post
Leading archaeologists in Israel and the United States yesterday denounced the purported discovery of the tomb of Jesus as a publicity stunt. ...Jodi Magness, an archaeologist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, expressed irritation that the claims were made at a news conference rather than in a peer-reviewed scientific article.'Prolonged Exposure' Therapy Best for Female Vets With PTSD
HealthDay News
A type of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) therapy that involves recounting a traumatic event until emotions diminish is more effective for female military veterans than a more commonly used treatment is, new research shows. ..."The study authors have shown that [prolonged] exposure therapy, which has been shown to be efficacious for other patients with PTSD, seems to be effective for this population -- women veterans returning mainly from Iraq and Afghanistan," said Jane Leserman, a medical sociologist and professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.When Light Meets Beer (Commentary)
The Washington Post
It's not completely immune, but it is much less sensitive to light than most other beers are. ...Chemists at the University of North Carolina and Ghent University in Belgium found that when exposed to light, the alpha acids in hops break down into free radicals that then react with sulfur-containing proteins to make a chemical called 3-methyl-2-butene-1-thiol, which is virtually identical to the principal constituent of skunk juice.Duke lacrosse defendants claim more DNA evidence withheld
ABC News
On the eve of Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong's response to ethics charges filed against him, the defendants in the Duke lacrosse sexual assault case are accusing the prosecution of continuing to withhold evidence that could exonerate their clients. ...The sanctions for withholding evidence in violation of North Carolina's discovery rules could also include dismissal of the case, according to Joseph Kennedy, criminal law professor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Law School.NFL's concussion committee head resigns
NBCSports.com
The man in charge of the NFL's concussion committee has stepped down, according to the Baltimore Sun. ..."My perspective is that he was the wrong person to chair the committee from a scientific perspective and the right person from the league's perspective," said Dr. Kevin Guskiewicz, research director of the Center for the Study of Retired Athletes at the University of North Carolina.Regional Coverage
Chair of concussion committee resigns
The Baltimore Sun
Dr. Elliot Pellman, who directed the NFL's concussion committee since its inception in 1994, has stepped down in the wake of mounting criticism from experts in the field of brain injury, The Sun has learned. ..."My perspective is that he was the wrong person to chair the committee from a scientific perspective and the right person from the league's perspective," said Dr. Kevin Guskiewicz, research director of the Center for the Study of Retired Athletes at the University of North Carolina.
Related link: http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=sports&id=5076617After on-field death, teammates rethink future in football
The Orlando Sentinel
Moments after their motionless teammate was rushed away in an ambulance, members of the Daytona Thunder took a vote: continue playing or forfeit Monday night's football game. ...Rarely does a death result from collisions during football games or practices, said Frederick O. Mueller, director of the National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.State and Local Coverage
First School plans going before board
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Carrboro Elementary School may become the first in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district to use a new model of teaching pre-K children. ...The First School program, developed by UNC-Chapel Hill's Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, will try to coordinate pre-K and kindergarten experiences to improve children's academic success through the third grade.Writers about war have a debt to the horror
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
By chance, two of the nation's best writers about war are in the Triangle this week for public readings. Poet Brian Turner, who served as an infantry team leader in Iraq, will read tonight at N.C. State University. Tim O'Brien, who has been called the finest author about the Vietnam War, will read Wednesday night at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Related link: http://www.chapelhillnews.com/112/story/5791.html
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/feb07/morgan_obrien022007.htmlWriting About War
"The State of Things," WUNC-FM
From his acclaimed memoir, “If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home,” to his 1978 novel set in Vietnam, “Going After Cacciato,” which won the National Book Award, author and Vietnam veteran Tim O’Brien gained his writerly reputation with straightforward portrayals of wartime sensibilities. He joins host Frank Stasio in the studio to talk about surviving and writing about war.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/feb07/morgan_obrien022007.htmlPost-Traumatic Stress for Vets
"The State of Things," WUNC-FM
Jane Lesserman, UNC sociology professor, Jon Abramowitz, UNC psychology professor, and UNC alumnus and former Marine Corps captain Rye Barcott were featured on today's edition of "The State of Things" to discuss post-traumatic stress disorder. The emotional scars for combat troops fighting the war in Iraq surfaces when soldiers return from battle to their civilian lives.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/feb07/morgan_obrien022007.htmlBands battle at Carolina Jazz Festival
The Chapel Hill News
Two of the top instrumentalists in jazz will rekindle the competitive fire that drove the early days of the genre during the 30th anniversary Carolina Jazz Festival this week at UNC. ..."We want our local audiences and student musicians to feel completely welcome to attend each and every event," said festival director James Ketch, a music professor in UNC's College of Arts and Sciences.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/feb07/jazz021607.htmlUNC Hmong community small, but close-knit
The Herald-Sun (Durham)/The Chapel Hill Herald
For Pahoua Xiong, a senior at UNC, making the transition from Catawba Valley Community College to Carolina two years ago was difficult. Like most Hmong students, Xiong is the first in her family to go to college, and not knowing where to go for advice made figuring out her new life difficult. ...Through their Carolina Tour, the association reaches out to Hmong high school and community college students, giving them a look at a four-year college and showing them it's an attainable goal.Roses & Raspberries
The Chapel Hill News
Raspberries to the folks at Fortune.com whose flub snubbed UNC's excellent business school. Fortune.com posted a feature last week called "50 Best Business Schools for Getting Hired." Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School habitually makes the top 20 in lists like that, so university officials were puzzled when they got to the end of the rankings and found no mention of UNC. ...Roses to members of UNC's Kappa Sigma fraternity and Chi Omega sorority, who teamed up last weekend to form "Clean and Green Team."The happy proof (Editorial)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Canadian signer Anne Murray once warbled, "We sure could use/a little good news/today." ...Dr. Lewis Margolis, lead author of the article and a physician and an associate professor in UNC's School of Public Health, said, "These results show dramatic improvement in the rate of injury among young drivers, which is excellent news. In addition, the savings in hospital and medical costs are significant."
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jan07/margolisdriving012507.htmlMinority contractors seek more input
The Greensboro News & Record
Greensboro engineer Derrick Giles wants more than anything for Guilford County Schools to wrap up its two-year trek to evaluate and improve its outreach to minority contractors. ...A 5-year-old advisory committee at UNC-Chapel Hill has helped boost minority business participation rates, said Garland Burton, director of the university's minority business program. The university has awarded almost 17 percent of $1 billion in contracts so far to minority and female-owned businesses, he said.Race is critical factor in death penalty cases
The Wilson Daily Times
A black man is more likely to be given the death penalty than a white man, a panel of law professors said Monday afternoon. ...Jack Boger, dean of the law school at the University of North Carolina said a statistical analysis of the death penalty conducted over a five year period in the 1990s indicate a racist trend in how the death penalty is applied. He said his study shows that the race of the victim matters.
Related link: http://www.wchl1360.com/details.html?id=3038Study examines media and sexuality
WCHL-AM (Chapel Hill)
Is the media more sexually explicit? And is it causing girls to become sexually active at a younger age? A new study says yes. The report looks at the sexualization of girls, and says it harms young girls not just physically, but mentally. That’s UNC School of Journalism Professor Jane D. Brown, co-author of “Media, Sex and the Adolescent” during an appearance on CNN.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/mar06/teenmedia033006.htmThis teacher's a real dummy
The Chapel Hill News
Stan the Man had a tough morning. ...The girls were participating in Tar "HEAL" Explorations Day, an event held by the Association of Nursing Students at UNC, to raise awareness of the nursing profession and help the local Scouts earn Girl Scout nursing badges.Zeta Tau Alpha's Franklin 5K comes into bloom
The Chapel Hill News
Spring in North Carolina arrives in any variety of manners: wafting perfume of hyacinths, the crack of the bats and the song of robins, perhaps a taste of sweet tea. ...Organizers were hoping that big numbers in terms of participation translated into big fundraising as well. The 2006 race raised over $35,000 for breast cancer research and awareness, and was named by the UNC Greek Affairs office as the most outstanding philanthropic event in the UNC Greek community.
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