June 15, 2004

Carolina in the News

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

National Coverage

Friends with Benefits
NPR, "Talk of the Nation"
Every generation of teenagers seems to find a way to alarm its elders about sex....Jane Brown, Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications,
University of North Carolina

Rockville Community Paves the Way for Healthful Living
The Washington Post
Just outside Washington, on the grounds of an old farm, a new community is taking shape that researchers think is the kind of place that will help solve the nation's
growing obesity crisis...."Our built environment scripts our behavior in many, many different and important ways," said Richard E. Killingsworth, an associate
professor at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health who directs one of the biggest programs, called Active Living by Design.

Opening Old Wounds
The Times-Picayune
High water on the Tallahatchie River had masked one of Mississippi's greatest atrocities for several days in August 1955 when undertaker Simon Garrett got a
seemingly routine call dispatching his hearse to its banks...."It is never too late for justice to be administered," said Bill Ferris, associate director of the University of
North Carolina's Center for the Study of the American South.

Popular Painkiller May Slow Prostate Cancer
WebMD
The commonly prescribed painkiller Celebrex may slow prostate cancer growth, new research shows....Drugs known as Cox-2 inhibitors, including Celebrex, have
been shown to have anti-tumor effects on a variety of different cancer tissues, including colon, breast, lung, and prostate cancers, explains researcher J. Eric Derksen,
MD, a urologist with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

I Didn't Know That About Pregnancy
Ivanhoe Newswire
You've read all the books and magazines, searched the Internet, and talked to your friends. Think you know everything you need to know about pregnancy?...Kristin
watches her diet and exercises, a healthy practice according to research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Regional Coverage

Bad timing may return Sutherland to death row
Belleville News-Democrat, IL
Convicted child rapist and murderer Cecil Sutherland may be wondering why didn't he just stay put....Experts from around the country testified in Sutherland's trial,
including footwear impression and tire tread experts and scientist who specialized in mitochondrial dog DNA and a statistician with the University of North Carolina.

Convenience at a cost
York Daily Record, PA
If Sherry Wagman was a typical York County resident, she could take a short drive to about half a dozen big, modern supermarkets....Burton pointed to a study from
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health.
UNC news release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/nov02/wing110102.html

State & Local Coverage

Minorities' weighty risks
The News & Observer
Pepe Caudillo and Sandra Castro, who moved to Raleigh in 1996, exercised all the time in their native Mexico City. Caudillo played basketball regularly; Castro was
an aerobics instructor...."They're just not salient issues for immigrants dealing with so many issues in their lives," said Guadalupe X. Ayala, an assistant professor in the department of health behavior and health education at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Note: This is a continuation of a series on weight issues from the News & Observer.

At home with the kids
Fayetteville Observer
Tina Martin got married at 29 and was pregnant eight months later. She now has a 4-year-old boy, Ethan, and a 2-month-old boy, Kyle....That percentage is higher
than the state average of 42 percent, according to a study by the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Council studies business trends
Rocky Mount Telegram
Officials from the Carolinas Gateways Partnership and the Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce briefed city council members last week about the state of
business growth in the city....Rocky Mount is too close to the Triangle to compete for high-tech, high-wage jobs, said James F. Smith, a retail expert and professor of
finance at the Kenan-Flagler School of Business at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

UNC Hospitals machine washes out bad cholesterol
The Chapel Hill Herald
Gary Simpson tried just about everything to lower his extremely high cholesterol levels, but nothing seemed to work....UNC Hospitals is the first in North Carolina to
offer the "blood washing" treatment

Honoring the man who taught politicians (Commentary)
The Charlotte Observer
If you've ever worried about the ability of politicians to cope with difficult public issues in an era of excessive partisanship and uncivil discourse, you need to know
about Walt DeVries....DeVries' cadre of political contacts is impressive. Washington Post columnist David Broder often speaks to the group. So do the state's
leading political thinkers -- Ferrel Guillory of the UNC Chapel Hill Program on Southern Politics, Media and Public Life; and John Hood, president of The John
Locke Foundation, for example.

More attuned to students
Jacksonville Daily News, NC
Nicole Gathercole used to think that if a student couldn't sit still or didn't look at her while she was teaching, then he must not be paying attention....Schools Attuned is
a professional development program offered by All Kinds of Minds, which is a nonprofit organization founded by Dr. Mel Levine, a pediatric professor at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Pavin eager to return to Shinnecock (Commentary)
The Winston-Salem Journal
Corey Pavin hasn't been heard from since the mid-1990s, but he's hoping that a return to Shinnecock Hills for this week's U.S. Open can be his ticket back....Dr.
Richard Coop, a professor of psychology at the University of North Carolina, is a consultant to several PGA Tour players, including Pavin.

Camp's opening a victory
The News & Observer
-During a motorcycle trip in 1998, NASCAR driver Kyle Petty and his family visited hospitals for children around the country in an effort to raise money for
children's charities.....Eight hospitals in the state have partnered with the camp, including Duke Children's Hospital, N.C. Children's Hospital at UNC-Chapel Hill, and
the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina.

Issues & Trends

Court Revives Diversity Issue in Michigan
National Associated Press
A state appeals court has reinstated a petition drive for a ballot proposal to end affirmative action at public universities and other agencies.
Related link: http://nytimes.com/2004/06/13/education/13AFFI.html
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U. of Virginia Unexpectedly Opens $3-Billion Campaign to Become a Private Public University
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Given a choice, the University of Virginia's president, John T. Casteen III, would still be in the quiet phase of a newly announced seven-year, $3-billion fund-raising
campaign -- the largest ever undertaken by a public university.
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N.C. House unveils university project debt plan
N.C. Associated Press
The state House unveiled its proposal Monday to borrow money for five university projects -- three more than the Senate approved last month for an additional $97
million.

Let's look at the needs of the UNC system before handing out big raises (Editorial)
Asheville Citizen-Times
A proposal to raise salaries for a number of University of North Carolina system chancellors has merit. But it has a great deal more in the way of problems.

Protect land around military bases, but don't shortchange other N.C. conservation needs (Editorial)
The Asheville Citizen-Times
A bond issue to preserve land around military bases in eastern North Carolina is a great idea, provided the General Assembly makes sure the Clean Water
Management Trust Fund has enough money to repay the bonds without shortchanging other land acquisitions....University of North Carolina campuses are being
urged to put more of their research efforts into applied sciences of use to the military effort, according to Russ Lea, vice president for research and sponsored
programs.

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