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June 22, 2007
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
National Coverage
NFL hardened on concussions (Opinion column)
Newsday
Dr. Bennet Omalu is a forensic neuropathologist by training. He grew up in Nigeria and admits, "I don't know anything about football." ...First-year NFL commissioner Roger Goodell took a laudable step toward brooking that possibility, and others, when he ordered that dissenting voices such as West Virginia University's Julian Bailes and Kevin Guskiewicz of the University of North Carolina be invited to the league's symposium on concussions Tuesday, a sharp departure from his predecessor, Paul Tagliabue, or the Jets' Pellman.Schools' Responses on Cheating Stats
Business Week
In the wake of a cheating scandal at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business that involved 34 students, BusinessWeek conducted an e-mail survey of our top 25 ranked graduate business schools in an effort to quantify the level of B-school cheating. ...Fifteen business schools provided information about their policy for dealing with ethics violations, but did not provide specific figures on cheating among B-school students. They were Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, Dartmouth, Emory, Indiana University, New York University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford, University of California at Berkeley, University of Michigan, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, UCLA, University of Pennsylvania, University of Texas at Austin, and Yale.Spot Your Personal Triggers
WebMD
Doctors call it reflux. You probably call it heartburn. But whatever it's called, no one wants to experience the unpleasant sensations of heartburn -- a burning chest pain that moves up toward the throat, and an acid or bitter taste accompanied by a feeling that whatever you just ate is coming back into your mouth or throat. ...One way to track which of these common triggers affects you most is by keeping a food diary, says Robert Sandler, MD, MPH, chief of the division of gastroenterology and hepatology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.In Aiding Poor, Edwards Built Bridge to 2008
The New York Times
John Edwards ended 2004 with a problem: how to keep alive his public profile without the benefit of a presidential campaign that could finance his travels and pay for his political staff. ...“He was not a U.S. senator; he had no office,” said Ferrel Guillory, a political program director at the Center for the Study of the American South at the University of North Carolina. “So he set up a series of entities to finance his travel, to finance a political shop and to finance an issue shop. It all adds up to a remarkable feat of keeping a presidential candidacy alive without any of the traditional bases for it.”Regional Coverage
Douglas seen weak legally, strong politically
The Associated Press (Vt.)
With a two-year term and no authority to make line-item vetoes, Vermont’s governors are among the weakest in the nation, according to a new national study. ...“A lot of governorships have gotten stronger in the last three or four decades,” said Thad Beyle, a professor at the University of North Carolina.State & Local Coverage
5,000 to park at UNC campus
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Carolina North Executive Director Jack Evans can't say how many employees will work at UNC-Chapel Hill's proposed satellite campus. ...The first phase of Carolina North, totaling 2.5 million square feet on 65 to 100 acres, could include academic and research buildings such as a relocated School of Law and School of Public Health.
UNC Media Advisory: http://www.unc.edu/news/media/2007/cnorthadvisory061807.htmlCarolina North still raises questions
The Chapel Hill Herald
Plans for Carolina North continue to draw strong interest and questions, with a number of residents attending the latest presentation Thursday at the UNC School of Government. ...They heard Jack Evans, UNC's point person on Carolina North, say the conceptual planning now was tending toward the "east-west" version of the plans, which would focus development toward the land where Horace Williams Airport now sits.
Related link: http://triangle.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2007/06/18/daily39.htmlStudy links poor reading with minority schools
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Children in minority-heavy schools perform poorly in reading, regardless of the quality of their teachers, a new study has found. ...School systems, such as the one in Charlotte, have become increasingly "segregated" since the 1980s, said Anita Earls, director of advocacy at the UNC Center for Civil Rights.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jun07/fpgminority062007.htmlStudy: Poorest kids still struggling with literacy
The Charlotte Post
A national survey concludes children from low-income families who attend schools where non-white enrollment exceeds 75 percent are most likely to underperform in reading regardless of the quality of literacy instruction. ...The study by the FPG Child Development Institute and UNC Chapel Hill’s School of Education examined reading development from kindergarten to third grade for 1,913 economically disadvantaged children.New school age cut-off: Aug. 31
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
More 4-year olds in North Carolina will soon spend an extra year in preschool, in day care or, some fear, sitting in front of the television watching cartoons. ...Donna Bryant, associate director of the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at UNC Chapel Hill, called the legislation "shortsighted."
Related link: http://www.charlotte.com/204/story/168892.htmlEPA wants stiffer standard that could force people to alter routines
The Charlotte Observer
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed a stiffer ozone standard Thursday that would likely increase pressure for clean-air measures in the Charlotte region. ...UNC Chapel Hill professor Doug Crawford-Brown, who serves on an advisory panel that recommended a standard between 0.060 and 0.070 ppm, said EPA's recommendation is fair from health and economic perspectives.Toxins in park linked to dumping
The News & Record (Greensboro)
When city officials closed Barber Park last week, the concern was chiefly about heavy metals such as lead and mercury. But after the first round of tests, the concern shifted from heavy metals — which were detected in very low levels at the park — to a group of dangerous chemicals found in the soil and water. ..."The appropriate thing to do would be to let it biodegrade over time," said Mike Aitken, chairman of the department of Environmental Science and Engineering at UNC-Chapel Hill.Firefighters train with helicopter crews
The Fayetteville Observer
Fayetteville’s firefighters do more than just battle blazes. ...By Monday, all of the city’s 280 firefighters will have gone through a training course by UNC Air Care. The service, which operates out of Chapel Hill, shuttles critically ill or injured patients to hospitals that provide a higher level of care, such as UNC Hospitals or Duke University Medical Center.Silence circles grand jury
The Star-News (Wilmington)
More documents arrived and witnesses came and went from the federal courthouse in Raleigh on Thursday; but all kept mum about the secret proceedings of the grand jury investigation involving the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office. ...The U.S. attorney's office for the eastern third of North Carolina "has been committed to pursuing public corruption cases over the last five years," said Richard Myers, a UNC School of Law professor and former federal prosecutor.Menopause? Don't sweat it
The Charlotte Observer
It was 8 a.m. on a Friday and Deb Caruana, 51, a personal trainer, had just finished working out with two of her clients, Jackie Greenberg, an interior designer in her 30s, and her father, Ronald, 59. ...Source: Suzanne Havala Hobbs, registered dietitian and a clinical assistant professor in UNC-Chapel Hill's Department of Health Policy.You don't need souped-up water (Commentary)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
How much do you expect from a bottle of water? Apparently for many people, getting hydrated is no longer enough. They want a hit of vitamin C or a splash of zinc when they take a sip. They want their water to have "value-added." ... Suzanne Havala Hobbs, registered dietitian and a clinical assistant professor in UNC-Chapel Hill's Department of Health Policy.N.C. Is Buckle of 'Tick Belt'
WRAL-TV (CBS, Raleigh)
North Carolina is the heart of what some health experts call the "tick belt," making area resident prime candidates for tick-borne diseases. ..."We'll have multiple outbreaks of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever over the spring through the fall," said Dr. David Weber, an epidemiologist at the University of North Carolina.One-act and action-packed
The Herald-Sun (Durham)/The Chapel Hill Herald
Those who aren't familiar with opera, said young composer and Yale graduate student Zachary Wadsworth, can think of his one-act "Venus and Adonis" as "a 45-minute action-packed musical drama: Venus loves Adonis, but Adonis is more interested in hunting. It's like Jim and Pam on NBC's "The Office," only 15 minutes longer, with no commercials, and much, much more singing." ...Sparks, a Long Leaf veteran who teaches voice at UNC, described the work's setting as "a surreal world, full of youthful eroticism." While Adonis is drawn to Venus' beauty and femininity, said Sparks, he is "awkwardly afraid" and resists anything that interferes with his love of the hunt.Dentist wears Super Bowl ring
The Charlotte Observer
While lunching at a Lake Norman restaurant, pro football player Mike Morton felt his wisdom tooth throbbing. ...He was accepted by UNC's School of Dentistry and moved his family to the Triangle area.Issues and Trends
Online at the farm (Letter to the editor)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Regarding your June 13 editorial "UNC knits a web": Lifelong learning has become important because scientific and technological advances have made it necessary. Many people with jobs, families and an assortment of other responsibilities that adults must attend to take online classes because they offer the best opportunity for getting a degree.Why criticize UNC supporters? (Opinion-editorial column)
The Charlotte Observer
Paul Fulton, chairman of the executive committee of Citizens for Higher Education, a political action committee made up of supporters of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, recently asked, "Why criticize UNC supporters?"Renaissance Computing Institute Picks MIT Scientist for Exec Post
WRAL-TV (CBS, Raleigh)
Patrick Dreher, a research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is joining the Renaissance Computing Institute as director of advanced computing infrastructure and systems. ...RENCI is a collaborative effort of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University and North Carolina State University.
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