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June 19, 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
The Pervasiveness of Cheating
OhmyNews (South Korea)
As I skimmed through the news in the past weeks, my attention was drawn to two articles on the topic of cheating. On June 7, a Washington Post article titled "Pervasive cheating mimics real world, hits all-time high," published in The Japan Times, describes the prevalence of cheating among American students nowadays while business undergraduates, in a related study, are identified as the most inclined to cheat. Cited in the article are the findings of Gregory J. Cizek of the University of North Carolina who argues for a direct relation between the stakes in examinations and cheating -- the higher the stakes are, the more "creative" the cheating becomes.You can wash this PC keyboard
Business Standard (India)
Look anywhere in the medical community -- hospital wards, operating rooms, clinics -- and you will see computers. And when you see computers, you also see keyboards. ...As a result of this potential harm, people like Dr. William Rutala of the University of North Carolina advocate disinfecting keyboards every day. The problem is that most keyboards do not lend themselves to being cleaned.National Coverage
Concussions force hard look inward around NFL
USA Today
At the Washington Redskins' minicamp over the weekend, offensive tackle Jon Jansen was asked what he knew about the incidence of concussions among players. ...However, a 2005 study out of the University of North Carolina, based on surveys of retired NFL players, found those who had had multiple concussions during their careers reported a higher incidence of mental impairment and memory loss.Pre-Diabetic Changes Double Heart Diease Risk
HealthDay News
Even the very earliest signs of diabetes can increase the risk of dying from heart disease, a new Australian study says. ..."This is an updated, well-done version of studies that have been done previously, which demonstrate that diabetes and pre-diabetes are strong contributors to cardiovascular disease in our society," said Dr. John Buse, president-elect for medicine and science of the American Diabetes Association and chief of the division of endocrinology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill.Super-size Your Startup
Success Magazine
His business card said chief executive officer, but in fact he regularly put in stints as company recruiter, controller, business development manager and customer service representative. ...“Any company that relies on the strength of one manager will be stifled by that choke point and won’t be able to sustain growth,” stresses Ted Zoller, executive director of the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Regional Coverage
Aikman, Renfro know a little about concussions
The Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas)
As soon as the recent study linking football-related concussions to depression was released, former Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman knew people would start wondering about him. ...The summit comes a few weeks after the University of North Carolina's Center for the Study of Retired Athletes published a study of more than 2,500 retired NFL players. It was concluded that those who had at least three concussions had triple the risk of clinical depression as those who had none.Goodell: We're tackling issue of concussions
The Philadelphia Daily News
As the overseer of America's most violent sport, it disturbs NFL commissioner Roger Goodell that many people think his league has turned a blind eye to the issue of concussions. ...Casson and his committee pooh-poohed a study of former NFL players earlier this year by the University of North Carolina's Center for the Study of Retired Athletes that reported players who suffered three or more concussions were three times more likely to suffer clinical depression than players with no concussions.Dementia robs some past NFL champions of cherished memories
The Detroit Free Press
They called him the Hatchet. Jimmy David played with reckless abandon as a defensive back for the Lions in 1952-59. The six-time All-Pro helped the Lions win three NFL championships during the team's glory days. ...In 2005, the Center for the Study of Retired Athletes at the University of North Carolina found that "the onset of dementia-related syndromes may be initiated by repetitive cerebral concussions."NFL's feel-good policy no good (Opinion column)
The Albany Times Union (N.Y.)
The NFL is holding a concussion management summit today in Chicago, and every team is required to send a medical representative. The NFL will even allow several outside experts to speak. ...The rate of clinical depression among former NFL players strongly correlates with the number of concussions they sustained, according to a study conducted by the University of North Carolina's Center for the Study of Retired Athletes that was published May 31.Scholarship recipient given chance to attend Duke, UNC
The Register Herald (Beckley, W.V.)
Over the next four years, Lauren Linn will have the opportunity to experience the best educational opportunities two of the South’s top universities have to offer. Though Linn, the 2007 Westside High School valedictorian, will enroll at Duke University, as a recipient of the unique Robertson Scholarship, she will also attend classes at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, just a 20-minute drive down “Tobacco Road.”State & Local Coverage
Flutist will mix Antarctica, music
The Chapel Hill Herald
Antarctica, with its wild, pristine, vast expanse of ice, has been a calling for flutist Brooks de Wetter-Smith for nearly 50 years. The UNC music professor finally realized his dream last December, when he boarded a National Geographic ship to the southernmost continent on Earth. His mission: to capture the spectacular beauty of Antarctica in music, sound and pictures.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jun07/antartica061807.htmlBehind the bars (Editorial)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
If North Carolina had sufficient resources to provide care and treatment for mentally ill persons in prison, everybody would benefit. But in the current state of things, the system cannot work and it does not work. ..."You've got the intersection of two systems that are really stretched to the max," is the way one of the study's authors, Anna Scheyett of UNC-Chapel Hill's School of Social Work, put it.Triad's chance is now (Editorial)
The News & Record (Greensboro)
The Triad stands on the cusp of a once-in-a-century opportunity, a report written by an expert on airports and economic development says. ...He's John D. Kasarda, director of the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise at UNC-Chapel Hill and creator of the "aerotropolis" concept. The 2009 opening of the FedEx cargo hub at Piedmont Triad International Airport, combined with the area's transportation network and location on the East Coast, puts the region in a "sweet spot" for economic transformation, Kasarda said.Child services will be assessed
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
When the Little River Family Resource Center relocated from Bahama to the city of Durham last year, it marked the exodus of the only northern Durham County children's services facility, where English as Second Language classes, play groups and parent education classes once were offered. ...The number of registered child care facilities decreased 7 percent between 1999 and 2003, according to data from the Child Development Institute at UNC.Carolina North meetings Thursday
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
UNC-Chapel Hill invites local residents, faculty, staff and students to participate in a fourth round of community meetings about Carolina North on Thursday.
UNC Media Advisory: http://www.unc.edu/news/media/2007/cnorthadvisory061807.htmlTwo more public forums slated on Chatham's economic development
Chatham Journal Weekly
Two more forums sponsored by the Chatham County Economic Development Corporation have been slated to get input from Chatham County residents on economic development. ...They will be led by staff from the University of North Carolina's Center for Competitive Economics, an economic development research center at the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise.Issues and Trends
Nifong Fallout
"The State of Things," WUNC-FM
Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong has resigned and been disbarred, but he’s not out of office yet. UNC-Chapel Hill Law Professor Joe Kennedy and WUNC Capitol Reporter Laura Leslie join host Frank Stasio to discuss the removal process and the fallout for Nifong and prosecutors around the country.
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