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July 19, 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
Cardiac Devices May Need Replacing
The Washington Post
As many as 28,000 people with implanted heart pacemakers made by Guidant Corp. may need to have them replaced because of recently discovered defects, the company said yesterday. ..."We were asked to take a look at the system . . . and we found that such a system needs to be built," said committee Chairman Hugh Tilson, a professor and senior adviser to the dean of the University of North Carolina School of Public Health. "We found numerous areas where substantial improvement could be made."
Related Link: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na
fda19jul19,0,6208960.story?coll=la-home-nationKids' medical devices need more scrutiny
USA Today
Congress should require the Food and Drug Administration to do a better job of monitoring the safety of medical devices used by children, a report recommended Monday. ..."It's all about protecting the health of children," says Hugh Tilson, chairman of the institute committee that wrote the report and professor of epidemiology at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Related Link: http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB112172538037388764,00.html?mod=
health%5Fhome%5FstoriesSupreme Court market lets you put your money where your hunch is
Knight Ridder News Services
A North Carolina professor has created his own stock market to predict the next Supreme Court nominee, and you can participate. ...McGuire, a Supreme Court expert at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and other political researchers said simulated markets such as these are valid and powerful means of prediction.
Public broadcasting has deep - and respected - roots overseas
Knight Ridder News Services
A testy Margaret Thatcher, former prime minister of Britain, used to complain constantly and publicly about news coverage from the government-funded British Broadcasting Corp. ...Figures are similar in other countries like Germany, which has a strong public broadcasting system, said Richard Stevenson, a journalism professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Regional Coverage
Williams erred, but he’s no villain
The Kansas City Star
Here was the lead paragraph to the Associated Press story that went out all over America: “Roy Williams violated NCAA rules when he was basketball coach at Kansas, approving payments to players who used up their eligibility, the school said Friday.” ...Trouble is, that is pretty much it.
Researchers investigate athlete deaths
The Missourian
Why MU football player Aaron O’Neal died after voluntary conditioning drills Tuesday won’t be known for another six to eight weeks. ...For the past 30 years, that research has been conducted at the National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research at the University of North Carolina.
State & Local Coverage
A little clarity on UNC budget plan (Opinion-editorial column)
The Chapel Hill Herald
In response to recent Triangle media comment on the Senate's UNC budget proposals, it is vitally important that background context and clarity of the proposed details be included in this debate. ...The entire university system with help from the state of North Carolina must develop creative funding models for the future security of our prized and unique education model. Rusty Carter is a member of the Board of Trustees at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Note: There is no link available to this story.Tuition-setting power is key to UNC system (Opinion-editorial column)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A conference committee of the state Senate and House of Representatives is working to resolve differences between the versions of the appropriations bill passed by the two houses. ...John L. Sanders is professor of public law and government, emeritus, at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Keep NCAA violations in perspective (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
Got Roy? say the T-shirts and bumper stickers all over town. As it turns out, it's the NCAA apparently that has gotten Roy. The governing body of collegiate athletics has so many intricate, Byzantine rules, it's amazing that coaches and universities don't break at least one of them every day.
Related Link: http://www.heraldsun.com/opinion/hsedits/56-627675.html
http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/columnist/story/2607241p-9042044c.htmlFunds jointly benefit UNC, Duke
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Faculty, staff and students from Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill will collaborate on a range of projects in the next year, from Southern studies and racial awareness programs to ballroom dancing.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jul05/RobCollab05071505.htm
Note: There is no link available to this story.Run will benefit cancer research
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Scott Adams, director of Information technologies for UNC-Chapel Hill's School of Information and Library Science, plans to run 200 miles in four days this month to raise donations for cancer research.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/newstips/2005/AdamsRun0605071205.htm
Note: There is no link available to this story.UNC to cut patient costs
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Starting Aug. 1, uninsured patients seen by UNC Health Care system will receive a 25 percent discount on physician and hospital care, regardless of their income.
Number of schools meeting standards declines
The Winston-Salem Journal
The number of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County schools meeting federal performance standards declined slightly in 2004-2005, and fewer schools attained the highest honors in state testing, according to preliminary results released yesterday. ...Parents need to understand the limitations of the tests, said Gregory Cizek, a professor of educational measurement at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Teachers can't afford to live here (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
The controversy over school funding seems to have abated. Maybe it's that the new fiscal year, with its new budget, has finally begun. ...UNC Chancellor James Moeser has spoken recently and sympathetically of the difficulty young faculty members coming to the university face in finding housing they can afford here.
Here's some food for thought (Opinion-editorial column)
The Chapel Hill Herald
I would be a lousy reporter. This fact became clear to me this past weekend as I was reading the newspaper. Let me explain. I picked up Sunday's Chapel Hill Herald and began reading the article on the front page, titled, "UNC ponders affordable housing plan." ...At the meeting, county officials told the university that it should allow people who were not employed by the university of UNC Hospitals to purchase some of these units. "WHAT?" My mind shouted.
Note: There is no link available to this story.Recent closings diminish community (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
In recent days, it seems much of the news has been of closings or soon-to-be closings. ...The valuable property it sits on has been sold to the UNC Health Care system, which ultimately wants to put some clinical facility on the site.
Name a woman to Supreme Court (Opinion-editorial column)
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
When Ronald Reagan appointed Sandra Day O'Connor to the Supreme Court in 1981, O'Connor became the most senior woman justice in a field dominated by men. ...Andrew Reynolds is an associate professor of political science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
More Women Heading To UNC-System Campuses
WRAL-TV (CBS, Raleigh)
At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, baby blue is everywhere, but the breakdown shows the school may want to change colors to baby pink.
Researcher: Shark Encounters To Become More Frequent
WNCN-TV (NBC, Raleigh)
Although some officials downplay the frequency of encounters between humans and sharks, one University of North Carolina professor said he expects the number to grow in the future. ...UNC marine sciences professor Charles "Pete" Peterson has studied sharks for 30 years and said as more people crowd the beaches, more are bound to come into contact with sharks feeding in shallow water.
Hillsborough mayor wants 3rd term; student eyes Chapel Hill council post
The Chapel Hill Herald
The filers for local races on Monday included a UNC student and the incumbent mayor of Hillsborough. Jason Baker, a political science student at Carolina who turned 21 on Monday, entered the race for one of four seats on the Chapel Hill Town Council.
Honorable Mention
The Chapel Hill Herald
The new Institute for Science Learning at UNC has won the Pirelli INTERNETional Award, the world's first Internet multimedia award aimed at the diffusion of scientific and technological culture worldwide.
UNC News Brief: http://www.unc.edu/news/briefs/2005/052505.html
Note: There is no link available to this story.New library at homeless shelter wins top honor
The Chapel Hill News
The lending library that four UNC students created at a local program for the homeless is a hit with more than the children and mothers it serves.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jul05/Homestart071205.htm
Note: There is no link available to this story.Issues & Trends
Tuition Increases Start to Slow
The Wall Street Journal
There is a dose of good news for parents about to write college tuition checks: Though costs continue to climb at a pace well above inflation, the rate of increase at many schools is slowing. ...Public schools, for their part, are benefiting from the improving economies of many states that is resulting in more tax revenue. In many cases, states are using this to bolster their higher-education budgets.
Stopgap spending bill buys two weeks
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The state House of Representatives unanimously passed a second stopgap spending bill Monday to keep government running for another two weeks while lawmakers and Gov. Mike Easley work out their differences on a state budget. ...It provides additional money for growing enrollments at public schools, community colleges and University of North Carolina campuses.
UNC president at a price (Opinion-editorial column)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
For a bunch of captains of industry, the Board of Governors of the UNC System made a boneheaded negotiating move. In revealing that they might need to pay $500,000 to lure an A-list university system president, the Board of Governors has ensured that candidates will come seeking just that.
On Campus, Legal Music Services
The Los Angeles Times
In an effort to curb rampant piracy among college students, the University of California and California State University systems on Monday announced a deal to offer legal music and movie download services to 600,000 students. ...More than 50 U.S. colleges and universities — including Pennsylvania State University and University of North Carolina — already have struck deals to offer legal music services to their students, according to the Recording Industry Assn. of America, the trade group for the major record companies.
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