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June 28, 2005Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:National Coverage
To Lower Dosages of Medicines, Doctors Try to Harness the Power of the Placebo
The Wall Street Journal
For years, drug makers have struggled to minimize the so-called placebo effect in order to prove the power of a new drug. ..."We're trying to get the same drug effect with less drug," says James W. Bodfish, professor of psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. "Medications work, but the question is whether we always need to use them at the highest dose."
Brilliant Instructors, Imperfect English (Letter to the editor)
The New York Times
In the 1950's, Sputnik shocked this country into serious financing for scientific training and research. ...Ann E. Stuart is a professor of cell and molecular physiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Note: This letter is the fourth of six letters on this page.State & Local Coverage
Moeser to be abroad on Fourth
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor James Moeser will forgo Fourth of July festivities at home for meetings with UNC alumni, students and friends in Singapore and Bangkok, Thailand.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jun05/singaporebangkok062705.htmGroup would tweak campus
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A group pitching an alternative vision for Carolina North wants much more housing and much less parking on the planned research campus than UNC-Chapel Hill's architect has proposed. ...Tony Waldrop, UNC's vice chancellor for research and economic development and a member of the Carolina North executive committee, said the university would consider the Village Project's suggestions.
Village Project shares its vision for Carolina North
The Chapel Hill Herald
While there is much to like about UNC's proposed Carolina North development, leaders of a local nonprofit advocacy organization say it needs to have far more residents and far fewer parking spaces.
Roper could get big bonus
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
If the public UNC Health Care system's earnings increase during the coming budget year, so could the fortunes of its chief executive, Dr. William L. Roper.
It's the publishers (Letter to the editor)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
In his response (letter, June 24) to the N&O articles about the high cost of university text books, Bruce Hildebrand, director of the Association of American Publishers, appeared to lay the blame on university professors. ...Tomas Baer, Professor of Chemistry, UNC-Chapel Hill.
Read: Greed (Letter to the editor)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
I understand that the publishers have to make a profit, but introducing new editions of standard textbooks every three years is just a symptom of pure greed ("Book prices hit students hard," June 20). ...Hugon J. Karwowski, Professor of Physics, UNC-Chapel Hill.
Rulings on cable lines, file sharing affect you
The Charlotte Observer
Consumers have a lot to consider with a pair of U.S. Supreme Court rulings issued Monday. ...Koleman Strumpf, a UNC Chapel Hill economics professor who co-wrote a study that said file swapping doesn't hurt sales, said he expects people to continue trading songs, though with the knowledge that entertainment companies could sue them.
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