July 16, 2003

Carolina in the News

Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina 
people and programs cited recently in the media:

Current International Coverage

A killing hunger
The Indepenent (U.K.)
In 1989, Russia withdrew aid from Cuba. The Cuban economy went into crisis, 
and the health of the population quickly followed. With malnutrition rife, 
Cubans were buffeted by one epidemic of neurological disease after another...
Melinda Beck of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of North 
Carolina at Chapel Hill believes malnutrition not only damages thehost, 
it also drives genetic changes in the virus, causing it to become more virulent. 
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_medical/story.jsp?story=424820

New non-invasive technique to detect prostate cancer 
The Tribune (India)
An innovative technique has been devised to detect prostate cancer 
accurately. This may ultimately save thousands of men suspected of 
having this malignant disease from needless biopsies, according to 
data presented at the 94th Annual Meeting of the American Association 
for Cancer Research (AACR)...The technique called proteomics hasbeen 
developed by researchers from the U. S. Food and Drug Administration, 
the National Cancer Institute and the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer 
Center at the University of North Carolina. 
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030716/health.htm#3

Current National Coverage

Research Notebook 
The Oregonian
Wild version of 'Finding Nemo' fish can change sex, researchers say 
Clownfish, the creatures featured in "Finding Nemo," the animated 
Disney movie, are able to change their sex, researchers say...Jennifer 
R.A. Taylor, a doctoral student, and William M. Kier, a biology professor, 
of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have found that 
rather than being flaccid and mostly immobile after molting, crabs 
switch to what's called hydrostatic support.
http://www.oregonlive.com/science/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1058270632247840.xml
Note: This is the subject of a UNC News Release
http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jul03/kier071003.htm

State and Local Coverage

Rally backs 'Nickel and Dimed' 
News and Observer
Surrounded by low-paid university housekeepers, more than 20 UNC-
Chapel Hill students and a dozen Democratic legislators spoke out 
Tuesday in favor of "Nickel and Dimed," the university's summer 
reading assignment that explores the plight of the working poor. 
http://www.newsandobserver.com/front/story/2696976p-2500591c.html
(Additional coverage includes Charlotte Observer, Fayetteville Observer 
and The Sun News, Myrtle Beach)

Reading program draws support
Chapel Hill Herald
Ann Marsh Treadwell, 18, says her political views tend to lean toward 
the conservative. She's big on family values and, quite frankly, she didn't 
care too much for some of the more liberal philosophies on sex and drugs 
expressed by Barbara Ehrenreich in her book, "Nickel and Dimed: On 
(Not) Getting By in America." 
http://www.heraldsun.com/orange/10-371776.html

Roses and Raspberries (Opinion)
Chapel Hill News
Roses to Chancellor James Moeser for inviting the 10 legislators who 
have railed about the UNC freshman book selection, “Nickel and Dimed” 
by Barbara Ehrenreich, to come discuss the selection.
http://www.triangle.com/triangle.com/communities/chapelhill/opinion/story/2695501p-2499256c.html

Better days around the corner, he says
A bimonthly gathering of corporate directors at the stately Cardinal 
Club atop the Wachovia Capitol Center in downtown Raleigh seems an 
unlikely setting for an upbeat talk about the economy, especially in today's 
environment of stagnant job growth and weak business spending..."I wouldn't 
spend too much time worrying about the economy," said (economist James
F.) Smith, who teaches executive MBA students at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is chief economist for the Society of
Industrial and Office Realtors in Washington. "It's extraordinarily likely that
2004 will be a really, really good economic year."
http://newsobserver.com/business/story/2696890p-2500652c.html

UNC Heart Center opens at Meadowmont
Chapel Hill News
About a dozen people sat in the lobby of UNC’s new Heart Center early 
Tuesday afternoon, completing personal information forms or waiting 
for relatives and friends. Even though it was only midday, already doctors, 
nurses and other staff had seen 30 patients.
http://www.triangle.com/triangle.com/communities/chapelhill/story/2695525p-2499294c.html

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