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January 12, 2005
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:
National Coverage
Judge is pick for security agency
The Baltimore Sun
President Bush yesterday tapped federal appellate judge Michael Chertoff...to lead the sprawling Department of Homeland Security....After leaving Justice, Chertoff, in an appearance at the University of North Carolina law school, seemed to soften his views on holding terrorism suspects.
Judge Chertoff Picked by Bush for Homeland Security
Bloomberg News Service
U.S. President George W. Bush named federal appeals court judge Michael Chertoff as the new Homeland Security chief....The New York Times reported in December that in a speech at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chertoff said the U.S. should ``debate a long-term and sustainable architecture for the process of determining when, why and for how long someone may be detained as an enemy combatant and what judicial review should be available.''
Possible Marker for Osteoarthritis Found
Health Day News
Scientists have identified a possible biomarker to predict osteoarthritis (OA), says a study in the January issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism....Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University Medical Center found that hyaluronic acid levels were higher in people with more severe OA and with OA in more than one joint.
Steady Diet of Red Meat Increases Colon Cancer Risk
Health Day News
Eating a lot of red meat and processed meats such as salami and pastrami over a long period of time can increase your risk of colon cancer, researchers report....A more cautious approach is taken by Dr. Steven H. Zeisel, who is the American Institute of Cancer Research professor of nutrition at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Allen names Bush adviser
Black Entertainment Television
President George W. Bush appointed Claude Allen....as his new domestic policy adviser on Wednesday....Allen attended the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and earned his Juris Doctorate and a Masters of Law from Duke University Law School.
Michael Ross Dead? (Opinion-Editorial Column)
Yahoo News
Catholics who attend Mass in Fairfield County, Connecticut, on Sunday, Jan. 16, will know that in doing so they are being dutiful, it being church law that the sabbath should be observed....An important article in the Stanford Law Review in 1988 by Stephen Markman and Paul Cassell cited the research of professor Stephen Layson of the University of North Carolina, which "concluded that increases in the probability of execution reduced the homicide rate."
Are All Diets Unhealthy? (Health Commentary)
ModernMom.com
Want the short answer? Yes. Now, you may be thinking, "If I don't stay on some kind of diet, I'll just blow up like a balloon. I need to be on a program just to keep control of myself."...Cynthia Bulik, Ph.D., is the William R. and Jeanne H. Jordan Distinguished Professor of Eating Disorders at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is also a professor of nutrition in the School of Public Health and the director of the UNC Eating Disorders Program.
State & Local Coverage
UNC suspects new meningitis case
The Herald-Sun (Durham)/The Chapel Hill Herald
There's a suspected new case of bacterial meningitis at UNC. A university student living in Morrison Residence Hall reported to Student Health Service Tuesday morning with headache, fever and rash. The student was admitted to UNC hospitals with symptoms of meningococcal meningitis, a bacterial form of the disease that can be fatal.
Related link: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/2014693p-8398691c.html
When Cornelia Spencer rang UNC's bell (Letter to the Editor)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
One of the saddest things about the current controversy about Cornelia Phillips Spencer's role in the history of UNC-Chapel Hill is that propaganda has taken the place of accurate history.... Harry L. Watson Director, Center for the Study of the American South
Related link: http://www.chapelhillnews.com/opinion/story/2012661p-8395722c.html
Going beyond 5 a day
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
You used to be able to count on one hand the number of servings of fruits and vegetables you should be eating....As a mother of three and the director of the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Alice Ammerman is an expert on sneaking more vegetables and fruit into her family's diet.
Cameron Avenue will be closed until May
News 14 (Time Warner, Raleigh)
If you normally travel Cameron Avenue to UNC-Chapel Hill, you may need to find an alternate route.
UNC news release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jan05/cameron010705.html
UNC Hospitals want funding for new cancer center
News 14 (Time Warner, Raleigh)
UNC Hospitals pushed state lawmakers for three years to get funding for a new cancer center.
Chapel Hill presents plans
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
They're primped and polished, ready to dance. All the town needs now is a partner who knows the right steps....Dave Hartzell, a UNC-Chapel Hill business professor who has scrutinized the financial model laid out by consultant John Stainback, said he detected some trepidation among developers.
Brains give tangibility to substance-abuse lessons
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Scientist Gary Duncan wants to make the old "This is your brain on drugs" message come to life...."You have to understand the brain before you can understand substance abuse on the brain," said [Gary] Duncan, a researcher and neuroscientist at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Roses & (no) raspberries, Jan. 12
The Chapel Hill News
Roses to UNC-Chapel Hill for making the campus directory widely available in the community and delivering it to many homes.
Agenda issue withers on vine
The Daily News (Washington)
The ruckus about Jay McRoy's proposal to change the way the Beaufort County commissioners prepare their agendas was hushed to a whisper Monday night....Rader and others have often cited an e-mail from Fleming Bell, a professor in the School of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
List Of Triangle-Area MLK Events
WRAL-TV (CBS, Raleigh)
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will have a weeklong of activities honoring Martin Luther King Jr. starting on Jan. 16. Dr. Benjamin Solomon Carson Sr., director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children's Center, will deliver the keynote address for the 24th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration Week.
UNC news release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jan05/mlk010505.html
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