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July 30, 2007
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
International Coverage
I’m single, I’m sexy, and I’m only 13
Time Online (London)
Teenage girls are being swept up by reality TV-style tits-out culture, becoming more willing than ever to bare all. ...Especially worrying was a study by Dr Barbara Fredrickson, a professor of psychology at the University of North Carolina, which reports that teens who strongly view themselves as sex objects face an increased risk of developing eating disorders, depression and sexual dysfunction.
National Coverage
Democrats Tops in Health Care Money
The Associated Press (National)
Health care professionals are giving Democrats a second look after more than a decade of opening their wallets in favor of Republican candidates. ..."The health care industry wants to influence the majority in Congress and ... they are reading the same tea leaves as everyone else that suggest the Democrats could have good results in the 2008 elections," Jonathan Oberlander, a health politics expert at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said in an e-mail.
Them's fightin' germs! How to recruit probiotics
The Chicago Tribune
It sounds downright risky, but snacking on billions of live bacteria can actually improve digestion, support the immune system and bolster overall health. ..."At this point, it seems the enthusiasm for probiotics use in most medical conditions has certainly outpaced the scientific evidence," said Yehuda Ringel, an assistant professor of gastroenterology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine who recently published a paper calling them a "safe" but unproven treatment for irritable-bowel syndrome.
Regional Coverage
Retired pros face health woes
The Daily Herald (Arlington Heights)
Busted knees. Wrecked backs. Memory loss and depression. Heart attacks. Being a professional may be great while it lasts, but the beating elite athletes' bodies take often really sidelines them once they retire. ..."We're beginning to piece together the puzzle," says Kevin Guskiewicz, who led the recent study and is director of the Center for the Study of Retired Athletes at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
State & Local Coverage
Plowing ahead with Carolina North (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
Say this about Roger Perry: The new chairman of the university Board of Trustees doesn't beat around the bush. He is, as he has always been, forthright and clear. You know where he stands.
This article is not yet available online.UNC executive offers primer on Carolina North (Commentary)
The Chapel Hill News
Carolina North is envisioned as a mixed-use academic and research campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that will be built on the university's Horace Williams tract two miles north of the main campus. ...Jack Evans is executive director of Carolina North and a professor at and former dean of the Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC-Chapel Hill.
UNC's fate tied to project
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Leaders at UNC-Chapel Hill say the future of the nation's oldest public university rests on Carolina North, the enormous research campus planned not far from the center of town. ...And Roger Perry, the Chapel Hill developer who went to battle with town leaders over Meadowmont in the 1990s, was elected chairman of the trustees Thursday.
Did town sneak in a trustee?
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Three new trustees started their work on the UNC-Chapel Hill board of trustees at a crucial time this week -- during the board's first detailed review of the draft plan for Carolina North, the satellite research campus being planned just north of the existing campus.
UNC researchers nail cash, launch startup
The Triangle Business Journal
A year after failing to seal an investment deal with Durham drug startup Viamet Pharmaceuticals, a team of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers has spun out their own company with the help of a small Triangle venture capital firm.
UNC names new police chief
The Chapel Hill News
Lt. Col. Jeff McCracken, deputy director of the Department of Public Safety at UNC, has been named the university's director of public safety and chief of police.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jul07/chiefmccracken072707.htmlGood call for immigrants, community (Commentary)
The Winston-Salem Journal
Jim Johnson, the director of the Kenan Institute’s Urban Investment Strategies Center at UNC Chapel Hill and co-author of the recent study of the impact of Hispanics in North Carolina sponsored by the N.C. Bankers Association, estimates the annual negative impact from Hispanics at $61 million in state services juxtaposed to a contribution of $9 billion to the state’s economy in 2004 alone.
The MBA edge: What's it worth?
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
"Getting an MBA doesn't mean you are guaranteed a promotion," said Penny Oslund, director of the Kenan-Flagler executive MBA programs at UNC-Chapel Hill. "You need to be clear about that."
Tax vote puts Southerners in a tough spot
The Winston-Salem Journal
Southern Democrats are in a bind when it comes to grappling with the tobacco industry - do they vote for the kids or for business? ...Ferrel Guillory, the director of the Program on Public Life at UNC Chapel Hill, said that the vote on SCHIP puts “Southern Democrats in the middle of some cross pressures.”
Paying for health care a problem for some
The Sampson Independent (Clinton)
According to a recent study by the Center for Women’s Health Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 63.8 percent of Hispanic women over the age of 18 currently do not have health insurance. It also states that 27 percent of caucasian women do not have health insurance, and 53 percent of African-American women do not have health insurance as well.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jul07/whcr072507.htmlUncle Leo's Medals
WUNC-FM The State of Things
UNC-Chapel Hill Law Professor Eric Muller has spent the past five years researching the life and death of his great uncle Leo, who was killed in a Nazi concentration camp. ...Eric Muller joins host Frank Stasio in the studio to share his personal odyssey and how it’s helped him better understand his family and his profession.
PTL's past dying, land reviving
The Charlotte Observer
Bill Ferris, professor of Southern studies at UNC Chapel Hill, said Jim and Tammy Faye pioneered the use of television for making money from religion. "They were pioneers in building it, and pioneers in seeing it fall apart," Ferris said.
Coalition to tackle Brunswick housing
The Star-News (Wilmington)
About 140 residents, municipal government officials, real estate brokers, planners and others concerned with affordable housing gathered at a summit Friday to hear the results of a study on the issue by two UNC-Chapel Hill researchers and plot a strategy to attack the problem.
Public records law is annoying and essential
The Charlotte Observer
I asked an expert, David Lawrence of the University of North Carolina School of Government in Chapel Hill. Suppose a constituent wrote to complain about a neighbor's messy yard. Shouldn't the writer expect the mayor not to make his identity public? "They might expect it, but that's not what the law says," Lawrence said. Such communications clearly involve "public business" and are public record.
Innovative Duke archivist fights for open government records
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Promoting access to records is all fine, as long as people understand there are some records that should remain private, said Richard Szary, associate university librarian for special collections at UNC-Chapel Hill. "There are very definite legitimate security concerns about some information," he said.
A native grass that's easy to identify (Commentary)
The Chapel Hill News
Alan Weakley, UNC Herbarium curator, writes: "This is the most important sand-binding grass on ocean dunes from North Carolina south, playing a critical role in primary succession on dunes." ...Carol Ann McCormick is assistant curator of the UNC Herbarium of the N.C. Botanical Garden.
Workplace poetry
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
This poem came from Roy Jacobstein, a public health physician on the faculty of the UNC School of Public Health in Chapel Hill.
Issues & Trends
Brief look at the $20.7 billion budget
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Most state employees will receive a 4 percent raise. Judges, teachers, community college instructors and UNC faculty will receive a 5 percent raise. ...The tax on tobacco products other than cigarettes will go up 10 percent to help pay for cancer research at UNC-Chapel Hill. ...More than $850 million will be spent on 66 projects that include UNC research buildings, prison expansions, $100 million in water and sewer bonds and $120 million for land preservation. ...Triangle projects include $120 million for a genomics building at UNC-Chapel Hill, $38 million for a veterinary hospital at N.C. State University, and $25 million for the "Green Square" project that includes a new building for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. ...UNC-Chapel Hill will receive $25 million this year, $40 million next year and a recurring $50 million for future years for cancer research. ...The proposal gives $27.6 million this year to start Easley's EARN scholars program that provides financial aid to needy students so they can get a bachelor's degree from a UNC college debt-free.
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BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173352178605&path=!localnews&s=1037645509099Big needs, big budget
The Charlotte Observer (Commentary)
The bill increases teacher, community college and university faculty pay by 5 percent and provides $60 million for expanding the Learn and Earn program and enabling students to graduate from UNC campuses without debt. It expands the More at Four program and boosts a children's health plan by $7.3 million over two years. It provides $65 million for new cancer research at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Orange voting site won't be ready
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Construction will keep the Orange County Board of Elections from using the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center as an early voting site this year. So the board will meet Aug. 7 to choose a new location --either the Student Union on UNC-Chapel Hill's campus or Chapel Hill's new senior center off Homestead Road.
Related Link: http://www.chapelhillnews.com/opinion/letters/story/8728.html
http://www.chapelhillnews.com/opinion/letters/story/8728.htmlPittsboro Together endorses Mayor Voller and three new Town Board candidates
The Chatham Journal Weekly
Voller is seeking his second term as Mayor. Running with him for three positions to form a majority on the Town Board are: Michele Berger, a UNC-Chapel Hill women's studies professor and political scientist interested in engaging citizens in local government
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