June 29, 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

License to Steal? (Commentary)
The Washington Post
Your Unconventional Wiz stands second to no one in the belief that Metallica Rules!...Downloading music has no appreciable impact on CD sales, assert economists Felix Oberholzer-Gee of the Harvard Business School and Koleman S. Strumpf of the University of North Carolina in a paper presented last month at a conference in Cambridge, Mass., sponsored by the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Low-Cost Household Water Filter Drastically Cut Diarrhea Rates
Voice of America
Low-cost household water filters cut diarrhea rates substantially in a new study....Researcher Joseph Brown at the University of North Carolina says people liked the filter system because it also makes their drinking water less cloudy.

Analysts: Moore Movie May Affect 2004 Campaign
National Associated Press
Michael Moore's record-breaking documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" is a pop culture phenomenon that is raising public interest in the Iraq war just as the United States is attempting a crucial handoff of power to Iraqis...."We haven't seen anything like this before," said political scientist Thad Beyle of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

State & Local Coverage

State way behind on matching money for UNC professorships
The Herald-Sun
When Peter Lasher is courting a potential donor, he has a considerable, state-sanctioned tool at his disposal...."It's an amazing piece of leverage when we're out fundraising," said Lasher, associate dean for external affairs with UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School.

Separating church and Election '04 (Point of View)
The News & Observer
I'm not easily surprised. But I was taken aback to read that on his recent trip to the Vatican, President Bush asked for the pope's help in the upcoming presidential election....Gene R. Nichol is dean and the Burton Craige professor of law at the UNC School of Law.

Fishy diet may yield smart kid (Footnotes)
The News & Observer
It might sound kind of fishy, but a UNC-Chapel Hill epidemiologist and a team of researchers from the United States and England have data showing that pregnant women who eat non-contaminated fish tend to have smart babies.
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UNC-Chapel Hill (People)
The News & Observer
Bobbi Owen, professor of dramatic art, has been named senior associate dean for undergraduate education in the College of Arts and Sciences, effective, Aug. 15.
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Project Graduation a success (Letter to the Editor)
The Chapel Hill Herald
On Saturday, June 12, the UNC Student Union was the location of an amazing party, a gift from the Chapel Hill/Carrboro community to the graduating seniors of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. This event, now in its 12th year, is called Project Graduation.

Issues & Trends

N.C. House approves bill to rework tax credit program
N.C. Asssociated Press
North Carolina would rework its tax credit program for companies performing research and development in a bill approved Monday by the House....The credit would grow to 15 percent if the R&D is performed at a University of North Carolina system research campus.

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