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Jan. 11, 2007
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
International Broadcast Note
A BBC news story, scheduled to air tonight, about alarmingly high rates of syphilis in China will include an interview with UNC’s Dr. Myron Cohen, a professor in the schools of medicine and public health.
The story could air tonight on BBC World Service, starting at 10 p.m. ET, or tomorrow morning on BBC Newshour, which runs from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. ET. Both programs air on North Carolina Public Radio-WUNC 91.5 FM.
State and Local Coverage
UNC again finds itself at top of rankings
The Chapel Hill Herald
It happens so often, so regularly, that we barely pay notice now. In a way, it's not really news anymore, so it doesn't grab our attention. Yes, Carolina is No. 1 again, so what? ...For the sixth year in a row, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was judged the best value among all public colleges and universities in the nation -- better than its peer institutions, better than any other university.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jan07/kiplinger010807.htmNorth zoning talks set to begin
The Herald-Sun (Durham)/The Chapel Hill Herald
Like an envoy receiving the blessing and charge from his government, Mayor Kevin Foy has gotten the go-ahead from the Town Council to start talking with UNC Chancellor James Moeser about a vital aspect of Carolina North -- a new zoning district for the property where UNC wants to build its envisioned research campus.
Burroughs Wellcome Fund gives $500,000 award to UNC researcher
The Triangle Business Journal
A postdoctoral biology student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has landed a five-year award from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund worth $500,000. UNC said Wednesday that Ajit P. Joglekar is the first UNC recipient of a Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award. The funds will be used to support Joglekar's research.
UNC People brief: http://www.unc.edu/news/briefs/2007/010907.htm1 man may have done assaults
The Herald-Sun (Durham)/The Chapel Hill Herald
After comparing notes about women who were assaulted on Hillsborough Street and near the Forest Theatre on the UNC campus Tuesday afternoon, police now say they believe one man was responsible for the three incidents.
Related links: http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/531134.html
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jan07/assault010907.htmN.C. roots of African-American Literature
"The State of Things," WUNC-FM
UNC-Chapel Hill English Professor Bill Andrews was featured on today's (Jan. 11) edition of "The State of Things." Eight prominent black authors of the nineteenth century all hail from North Carolina. Andrews discusses the state’s complicated role in shaping these luminaries.
Note: "The State of Things" is the statewide public affairs program airing live at noon weekdays and rebroadcast at 9 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays and 6 a.m. on Saturdays.Moving buyers to sell
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Can a group of local 20-somethings produce a Super Bowl commercial for a measly 12 bucks? You decide. ..."It's an entirely new way of thinking," said Robert Lauterborn, an advertising professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. "We have always perceived the viewer, rightly or not, as passive."
Keep your new nutrition goals simple (Commentary)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The parking lot at the gym has been packed for two weeks. But the attendant at the front desk assures me it won't last. ...Suzanne Havala Hobbs is a registered dietitian and a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy at UNC.
Black taking final actions as speaker despite questions
The Winston-Salem Journal
In his final days as House speaker, state Rep. Jim Black exercised one of the basic powers of his office by appointing four people to a legislative committee. ..."I don't see what basis (Black) would have to go forward to continue to exercise the authority of speaker," said John Sanders, who helped write the current state constitution in the 1970s. He is the for-mer director of the Institute of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
UNC adopts VIPER radio system
WCHL-AM (Chapel Hill)
A ten-year old antenna used to rest on top of UNC’s highest altitude building to relay campus support service communications. ...That’s UNC network specialist Todd Lane, who says joint use of the new radio system will enhance campus infrastructure and regional emergency response.
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