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January 29, 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
Women take it to the bottom line
CBS MarketWatch
On average, companies with a higher percentage of women in top jobs posted a 35 percent higher return on equity and a 34 percent greater return to shareholders than firms with fewer female executives, according to the study by Catalyst, a nonprofit research firm seeking to advance women in business....For some, that correlation came as a surprise. "I expected to find no statistical significance," said Harvey Wagner, a business professor at Kenan-Flagler School of Business at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and an adviser on the study.
Wisconsin Public Radio
Jennifer Bremer, director the Washington Center of the University of North
Carolina's Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, discusses Iraqi elections, the Shiite cleric Ayatollah al-Sistani, and whether a Western-style democracy will work in a Middle East nation.
State and Local Coverage
Tuition plan put trustees in a bind (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
Criticism of the UNC Board of Trustees' vote last week to approve a $1,500 tuition
increase for out-of-state students is still rolling in. Some people say the vote undercuts
UNC's promise of low tuition. Others contend trustees should have followed the advice
of a campus task force that favored a $300 across-the-board increase for all students.
Chancellor bonuses should be duplicated (Editorial)
Greensboro News & Record
There's no question chancellors at the state's public universities have a tough job, work hard and deserve a bonus. It's the timing that's questionable....Mindful of the dilemma, two chancellors aren't keeping the money, among them UNC Chancellor James Moeser.
America's interests (Editorial)
The Charlotte Observer
When some radical Muslims decry the United States as the "great Satan," they're not talking just about our system of government. They're talking about some aspects of our way of life....Barry Popkin, a professor of nutrition at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health, told the Journal that "what they're doing is saying you need to do more research, which is a common industry approach to put off dealing with programs and policies."
Jailed mother lacks indictment one year later
Asheville Citizen Times
Dennis Duckett has waited a year for two things: justice for his daughter who sits in jail and
justice for his 20-month-old grandson who was killed by a blow to the head...."The state constitution envisions citizen participation in the decisions to bring someone to trial," said Louis Bilionis, constitutional law professor at UNC-Chapel Hill. "It provides an important check on prosecutors."
Profs remember
The News & Observer
America's fascination with the Alamo seems to be endless, which is good news for two Triangle history professors. UNC-Chapel Hill's Harry Watson and N.C. State's Jim Crisp are both featured on the PBS documentary "Remember the Alamo," which premieres at 9 p.m. Monday on UNC-TV.
UNC Pediatrics Program Takes Healthy Step Forward
WRAL-TV (CBS, Raleigh)
A baby's visit to the pediatrician may cure their ills, but new parents often leave without all the information they need to keep their child healthy and happy. Pediatric practices of the future may help new parents do a better job....On visits to University of North Carolina Hospital's pediatric clinic, Melissa Thompson's 4-month-old daughter sees a nurse, a doctor and Healthy Steps specialist Karen Wysocki.
Movement afoot to save West House
The Chapel Hill News
In at least some cases, historic importance, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Take the West House. It's a tiny, one-story brick building with arched windows and a pair of white columns. When a textile magnate built it in 1935 as a residence for his sons while they attended UNC, it marked the far western edge of campus -- hence its name -- but now it stands, somewhat incongruously, amid the parking lots serving Swain, Hanes and Hill halls on the UNC campus.
More test results due today in illness
The Herald-Sun
Lab tests have eliminated two types of bacteria that cause food poisoning as the cause of a mystery illness that has UNC and Orange County health officials wondering why students have been getting sick.
Related link:
http://www.wral.com/news/2800947/detail.html
Six from region are Morehead finalists
Fayetteville Observer
Six students in the Cape Fear region are finalists for Morehead scholarships to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Related link: http://salisburypost.townnews.com/articles/2004/01/28/news/28-morehead_finalist-mug.txt
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