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Jan. 27, 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
Study: Protein may control blood clotting
United Press International
University of North Carolina scientists have identified a protein that may control blood clotting by keeping blood platelets from sticking together. ...Dr. Weiping Yuan, an assistant professor in UNC's department of pharmacology and the study's lead author, said CIB1's role was as a "gatekeeper" of GPIIb/IIIa activation.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jan06/gatekeeper012606.htmGrowing up afraid
The Toronto Sun (Canada)
Although thousands of miles separate us from the avian flu, news of a possible global pandemic is winging its way into children's psyches. ..."It's a very stressful time for kids to grow up." They feel threatened, vulnerable and more fearful of the future than ever before because of overexposure to pessimistic messages and images, says Mel Levine, pediatrics professor at the University of North Carolina Medical School and co-founder of All Kinds of Minds (Allkindsofminds.org).National Coverage
Fighting germs at 35,000 feet
CNN
You're settled into seat 20D when you hear a sniffle, sniffle coming from seat 20B and a rumbling cough erupts from the occupant of 21A. These aren't the cabinmates you were hoping for? Close contact with illness may be unavoidable if you're flying during cold and flu season. Dr. David Weber, a professor at the University of North Carolina's schools of medicine and public health in Chapel Hill, urges travelers who are feverish and have upper-respiratory-tract infections to stay home.
Regional Coverage
John Edwards has tough words for Bush
The Akron Beacon Journal (Ohio)
He's quick to call George W. Bush ``the worst president'' of his lifetime and criticize Bush's lack of vision. But former U.S. senator and vice presidential candidate John Edwards hesitates to put himself into the next race for president. ...Edwards is the head of the Center of Poverty, Work, and Opportunity at his alma mater, the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, and he has embarked on a grass-roots campaign to promote a minimum-wage boost at a time when 37 million people are affected by poverty.
Related Link: http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=265912&Category=9Independent research committee introduced
The Marietta Times (Ohio)
A three-member independent panel of researchers who will review studies of DuPont Washington, W.Va., Works employees to determine if there are links between C8 and human disease were introduced Wednesday to the public. ...Dr. David Savitz recently joined the Mount Sinai School of Medicine as professor of Community and Preventive Medicine and as the director of the Center of Excellence in Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Disease Prevention. He authored a book titled "Interpreting Epidemiologic Evidence." Until recently, he was professor and chairman of the Department of Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health.
State & Local Coverage
UNC responds on Carolina North
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
UNC-Chapel Hill officials concur, generally, with the guiding principles the town set forth two years ago for the development of Carolina North, according to the long-awaited response the university issued Thursday. Make sure the proposed research campus is environmentally friendly? Sure thing.
UNC gives Carolina North response
The Chapel Hill Herald
Leaning forward to his mike, Town Councilman Cam Hill said at a recent meeting news that UNC would reply soon to a set of Carolina North planning principles was the most exciting thing he'd heard so far that night. ...The university's reaction to the basic principles on how to develop the proposed Carolina North campus that were outlined by the town's Horace Williams Citizens' Committee reached town officials on Thursday, with a letter from Chancellor James Moeser. Moeser's response focused on UNC's agreement with a "vast majority" of the principles.
Retired UNC prof 'loved sharing ideas'
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
They were supposed to meet inside. It was part of David and Maeda Galinsky's game-night routine. ..."He was the great liberal who never gave up," said Joe Lowman, a professor of psychology at UNC-Chapel Hill. "He was [like] one of those irascible adolescents who never gave up on his rebellion and never gave up on what he believed in."
Related Link: http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/392853.htmlTown baffled as 3rd person is struck, killed by vehicle
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
For three nights in a row, a pedestrian or bicyclist was killed on the streets of Chapel Hill. For a town that has few if any fatal accidents in a year, having three in three days has police officials asking themselves what is going on -- and crossing their fingers that there won't be more.
Related Link: http://www.nbc17.com/news/6473979/detail.htmlBBC's Lustig: N.C. is just fine
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
BBC broadcaster Robin Lustig has traveled the globe and interviewed world leaders from Tony Blair to Nelson Mandela to Kofi Annan. But he had never visited North Carolina before this week. "I had no clear idea what to expect at all," Lustig said. "I knew it was a southern state, but that was about it."
Related Link: http://dwb.newsobserver.com/news/ncwire_news/story/2882888p-9338950c.html
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jan06/bbc012606.htmUNC says cystic fibrosis drug shows promise
The Triangle Business Journal
A team of scientists from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has helped develop what they believe is an effective and inexpensive treatment for lung problems associated with cystic fibrosis. ...Researchers say that if patients inhale the saltwater aerosol solution for 10 to 15 minutes twice daily, they "should be able to avoid a significant part of the damage the disease causes to their lungs," according to a written statement released by UNC on Thursday.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jan06/cfrelease010706.htmBellSouth targets Hispanics with ad campaign in Spanish
The Triangle Business Journal
BellSouth on Thursday announced plans to launch a new Southeast advertising campaign - in Spanish. ...North Carolina's Hispanic population had an estimated economic impact of about $9.2 billion in 2005, according to a recent study conducted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. That figure is expected to nearly double by 2009. At more than 600,913 people, North Carolina's Hispanic population accounts for about 7 percent of the state's total.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jan06/economicimpact010306.htmGroup to talk ousting Bush
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
An Orange County peace group will make its case for impeaching the president at a meeting at 7 tonight in Carrboro Town Hall. Civil rights lawyer Al McSurely and UNC-Chapel Hill law professor emeritus Dan Pollitt will explain the impeachment process and present grounds for impeaching or not impeaching President Bush. ..."I'm an active Democrat, and I don't like what Bush is doing, and I'd like to get rid of him," Pollitt said. "But I'm going to talk about the many pitfalls, and I'll try to give an unbiased presentation."
Death penalty foes will conduct rally
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
UNC-Chapel Hill students will hold a rally at the State Capitol on Monday morning and then deliver a short film to Gov. Mike Easley. In the documentary, university students express concern about the death penalty system in North Carolina and urge the governor to impose a moratorium on executions.
Volunteers to join Rux on stage for 'Mycenaean'
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Carl Hancock Rux, 36, is a singer, a songwriter, a poet, a playwright, a novelist -- and a dreamer. And, he wants to know about your dreams, too. Well, at least some of you. As it turns out, the multi-talented New Yorker had plans to ask some people in the community about their dreams before he includes these volunteers in his performance work, "Mycenaean," tonight at UNC.
Related Link: http://www.newsobserver.com/669/story/392974.html
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/dec05/rux122205.htmMusic on tap this weekend
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
If you time the weekend right, you can enjoy three very different musical experiences. In addition to Diamond Studs at Fearrington, there will be a Sondheim-Furth musical comedy opening tonight at the ArtsCenter, and a recital of German Romantic Song this Sunday. Sondheim and Furth's "Merrily We Roll Along," presented by Company Carolina under the direction of UNC drama professor Greg Kable, follows the lives of three friends who graduated in the fifties, full of youthful idealism.
Jesse James 'saloon musical' returns
The Chapel Hill Herald
For 14 years, federal agents and the Pinkerton Detective Agency failed to bring down Jesse James. ...The show has been missing in these parts since Jim Wann and Bland Simpson created the "saloon musical" 30 years ago in Chapel Hill and then took it to an off-Broadway theater. That original 1974 troupe, said Simpson, is excited about the new production. "The Mojo company is great -- terrific musicians and really entertaining," said Simpson, who now directs the creative writing program at UNC.
Steady on tuition (Editorial)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Trustees of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have erred in approving a plan to raise tuition and fees next year by 9 percent for in-state students and by 7 percent for out-of-state students. Tuition and fee increases -- these would send the in-state rate over $5,000 a year -- have been common in the last decade.
Issues & Trends
Pres. could be named today
The Arizona Daily Wildcat
The Arizona Board of Regents could select the next UA president today when it meets on campus, officials said. ...Out of all the candidates, (Robert) Shelton was most highly regarded by students at their current institutions based on communication ASUA had with student leaders at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Hertzog said.
Related Link: http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/hourlyupdate/113156.php
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