March 13, 2003

Carolina in the News

Current International Coverage

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

Death rate from eating disorder in normal range, study finds 
National Post (Canada)
People with anorexia nervosa do not die sooner than men and women without 
the eating disorder, according to a U.S. study looking back over 60 years. ...
Patrick Sullivan, a professor of genetics and psychiatry at the University 
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said the Mayo Clinic study shows some 
people can have a relatively mild case of anorexia nervosa. ...
http://www.canada.com/health/story.html?id=%7B6CA29B1A-4C61-4E77-BE3F-38284D171382%7D

Sex-related disease hits alarming levels 
Straits Times (Singapore)
A study has warned that a sexually transmitted disease (STD) is reaching 
epidemic proportions in China ... 'China is only now beginning to suffer the 
ravages of HIV, and the unexpected prevalence of chlamydia and attendant high
-risk sexual behaviour are critical and instructive warning signs,' said Mr Myron 
Cohen, professor of medicine, microbiology and immunology at the 
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a co-author of the study. ...
http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/asia/story/0,4386,176691,00.html
(Note: A UNC news release on this study is available at 
http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/mar03/chinastudy031003.html)

Is Rumsfeld all macho talk and no tact? (Editorial)
Western Daily Press (Bristol, U.K.)
The abrasive style of Pentagon boss Donald Rumsfeld, who caused confusion 
when he suggested America might go to war with Iraq without Britain, has won 
him widespread admiration - and many enemies ... People magazine recently
named him among the world's 50 sexiest men while Richard Kohn, a University 
of North Carolina history professor, likens his popularity to that of "a rock star".
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=74375&command=displayContent&sourceNode=73927&contentPK=4635474

Current National Coverage

Aspirin and Colon Cancer
The Osgood File (CBS News Radio)
Colon cancer, the 2nd biggest cause of cancer deaths nationwide, is the subject 
of a report today in the New England Journal of Medicine on two studies of the 
effect of aspirin ... "We found that people that took a single aspirin a day were 
35 percent less likely to develop polyps in their large intestine," says Dr. Robert 
Sandler of the University of North Carolina who directed one of those 
studies. ...
http://wbz1030.com/osgood/osgood_story_065151614.html
(Note: To view this excerpt of the program, go to the above url and scroll down 
the web page. A UNC news release about Sandler's research is available at 
http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/mar03/sandler030503.html)

Suds sink a bioterror threat 
Times Union (Albany, N.Y.)
Mom was right: Wash your hands with soap. It even works on bioterrorism. 
That's the finding of two University of North Carolina School of Medicine 
professors who contaminated the hands of volunteers with a bacteria similar to 
anthrax, then ordered them to clean up with various products. ...
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=114642&category=FRONTPG&newsdate=3/12/2003
(Note: Other coverage known to date includes St. Petersburg Times (FL)
and The Seattle Times.)

UCSD Takes on New School of Thought 
San Diego Business Journal
In the world of business schools, Robert Sullivan is charged with what may seem 
like a superhuman task. ... As dean of the Kenan-Flagler Business School at 
the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill — his last job — Sullivan helped 
launch a global executive MBA program. He also started a weekend executive 
MBA program that was ranked fifth in the world by Business Week in 2001. 
“He likes to create things. He likes to build things,” said Julie Collins, who 
worked with Sullivan for five years at Kenan-Flagler and now serves as interim 
dean of that business school. ...
http://www.sdbj.com/tofilesdbj.htm?user/user.fas/s=614/fp=3/tp=45?T=open_article,528098&P=article

Experts to speak on county planning 
The Green Bay News-Chronicle (WI)
A guest speakers series focused on aspects of the Brown County Comprehensive 
Plan begins at 7 p.m. tonight at De Pere High School, 1700 Chicago St., De Pere. 
Rich Killingsworth and Charlie Gandy will discuss future developments and 
improvements for pedestrians and bicyclists in the community ... Killingsworth is 
with Active Living by Design, a University of North Carolina-based organization 
that looks at how physical activities such as walking can be incorporated into 
municipal planning. ...
http://www.gogreenbay.com/page.html?article=118922

North Carolina News Note

Ruel Tyson, director of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities, will be the 
featured guest on UNC-TV's "North Carolina People with William Friday." The
program is scheduled to air on March 14 at 9:00 p.m. (repeat on March 16 at 
5:30 p.m.). For more information, go to 
http://www.unctv.org/ncpeople/guestschedule/index.html

State and Local Coverage

Laissez-faire life ends 
News and Observer
Two years after losing her job as a marketing manager for Nortel Networks, Lisa 
Redding thinks that maybe her parents and grandparents had it right. ... James F. 
Smith, an economist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said 
consumers aren't likely to scrimp and save forever. ...
http://newsobserver.com/business/story/2317117p-2174778c.html

HIV-AIDS Treatment Update is Wednesday 
The Herald-Sun
The seventh annual HIV/AIDS Treatment Update will be held from 5:15 to 9 p.m. 
Wednesday at the Durham Marriott Hotel at the Civic Center, 201 Foster St. ... 
The event is sponsored by the community advisory boards of the Duke AIDS
Research and Treatment Center and the University of North Carolina at Chapel 
Hill Center for AIDS Research ...
http://www.herald-sun.com/durham/4-330559.html

Taming the taste for salt (Commentary)
News and Observer
Do you salt first, taste later? If so, you may be increasing your risk of coronary 
artery disease and stroke by greatly exceeding recommended intake levels of 
sodium. ...
http://newsobserver.com/features/story/2317317p-2174823c.html
(Note: Suzanne Havala Hobbs is an adjunct assistant professor in the School 
of Public Health.)

Carolina needs to be flexible with Odum Village (Editorial)
Chapel Hill Herald
Let them go. Let the people of Odum Village go — let them go when they want, 
for whatever reason they want. That’s the least the university can do. 
http://www.herald-sun.com/opinion/chhedits/57-330468.html

Issues and Trends Affecting Carolina

College Fund Raising Dips for the First Time Since 1988
The Chronicle of Higher Education
The ripple effects of the floundering stock market and the poor economy are finally 
hitting home in college fund raising, a survey released today shows, as giving fell 
slightly in the 2002 fiscal year.
http://chronicle.com/daily/2003/03/2003031301n.htm
(Note: The Chronicle of Higher Education requires a subscription to access articles.)

Inspire to sell new shares 
News and Observer
Inspire Pharmaceuticals is wading into a rough market with plans to sell more 
than $50 million in stock to investors, with the proceeds earmarked for continued 
development of several experimental drugs and for promotion of its first product. 
http://newsobserver.com/business/story/2312267p-2170632c.html
(Note: Inspire is a UNC spin-off company.)

County economic numbers hold surprises
Chapel Hill News
Given recent economic history, the dozens of local leaders assembled Tuesday to 
hear an annual report on the state of Orange County's economy were prepared
for a rather gloomy assessment.
http://www.triangle.com/triangle.com/communities/chapelhill/story/2310661p-2169432c.html

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