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March 5, 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:
Multivitamins cut infection among diabetics
The Pakistan Daily News
Ordinary daily multivitamin and mineral supplements could help adults with
diabetes fight off some minor infections, according to a study released on
Monday. ... Researchers from the University of North Carolina School of
Medicine believe the supplements were useful to diabetics because people
who suffer from the disease often lack nutrients in their systems. ...
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_5-3-2003_pg7_54
(Note: Other coverage includes an interview with Thomas Barringer of the
School of Medicine on KYW-TV (CBS, Philadelphia) on Monday evening.)
The long and the short of it
The Economist (U.K.)
On a human scale, an atom is inconceivably small. But size is relative. On the
Planck scale—the smallest that physical theory recognises—atoms are huge ...
However, not everyone agrees with Dr Lieu. Jack Ng and his colleagues at
the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, have written a paper arguing that
Dr Lieu overestimated by a factor of several million the effect that fluctuations
in space and time would have on light. ...
http://www.economist.com/science/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1606258
International News Note
Mark Lang, professor of accounting at the Kenan-Flagler Business School,
was mentioned in an article in Monday's Financial Times, the major London-
based internationally distributed daily newspaper. The article mentioned
research conducted by Lang about a link between a stock's 52-
week high and its trading volume. No online links are available.
Current National Coverage
Little League roots for safety measures to catch on
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Registration is under way for many youth baseball leagues in North Texas,
making it a good time for parents to review safety issues. Although purists may
object, study by the University of North Carolina and Little League Baseball
found that face guards and softer balls can reduce the number of injuries
significantly. ...
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/front/5303960.htm
(Note: A UNC news release on this study is available at
http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/feb03/marshal013003.html)
CU expands AIDS battle with role in 2 drug trials
Denver Post
University of Colorado researchers are among a group of doctors about to
launch two of the largest clinical trials ever on AIDS drugs in the developing
world in hopes of permanently getting treatments to people in countries ravaged
by the disease. ..."For 10 years we have been kicking and screaming," said Dr.
Myron Cohen, director of the University of North Carolina Center for
Infectious Disease. "If we don't invest in research, we will end up with drugs
being distributed randomly. It is imperative that research be done." ...
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36%257E53%257E1216754%257E,00.html
Regional News Note
The cover story for the Feb. 17 issue of "Advance for Nurses," a magazine
serving nurses in the metro areas of the Carolinas and Georgia, is about nursing
at UNC Hospitals. The article discusses UNC Hospitals' aim to generate quality
patient care and increased employee satisfaction and features photos of Kathleen
Guyette, vice president and associate chief nursing officer, Mary Tonges,
senior vice president and chief nursing officer as well as UNC nurses Sandra
Talley, Jennifer Reichart, and a cover photo of Pam Eubanks and Adriene
Allen. This article is not available online.
North Carolina News Note
A study by Samara Joy Nielsen and Barry Popkin in the School of Public
Health was mentioned in this month's issue of "Carolina Woman." No online
links area available for the story. A UNC news release on this study is available
at http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jan03/popkin011603.html
State and Local Coverage
Carolinians at the forefront to help home front
Charlotte Observer
As Washington readies for war with Iraq and possible terrorist attacks on the
home front, several Carolinians are finding high profile ways to help. ... The dean
at UNC Chapel Hill's School of Public Health and the president of the
University of South Carolina are both advising Tommy Thompson, U.S. secretary
of health and human services, on how to prepare for and respond to acts of
bioterrorism. ...
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/5317996.htm
(Note: News Services and the School of Public Health teamed up on this
placement.)
CEO tells how analysts lost way
News and Observer
In the eyes of Sallie Krawcheck, chief executive of one of the world's largest
investment banks, Wall Street analysts aren't corrupt. ..."The major shortfall of
Wall Street research in the 1990s was not corruption, in my view," said
Krawcheck, 37, who spoke before a crowded auditorium at the University of
North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School. ...
http://newsobserver.com/business/story/2284899p-2149474c.html
(Note: Other media covering Krawcheck's talk include Bloomberg News, the
national financial news organization.)
FCC member gains influence
News and Observer
Kevin J. Martin began a recent speech to lawyers, lobbyists and educators
at a Georgetown University conference with a simple question: Can people
hear? ... Not bad for a man who grew up in Waxhaw, a small town south of
Charlotte, and whose first glimpse of politics was as student body president of
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ...
http://newsobserver.com/business/rtp_nc/story/2281188p-2146368c.html
Ernest about his work
Chapel Hill News
Ernest Grant’s ultimate career goal is to some day work himself out of a job.
Grant, a nurse at the N.C. Jaycee Burn Center, not only works long hours
treating burn victims but spends much of his time working on burn prevention
as well. ...
http://www.triangle.com/triangle.com/communities/chapelhill/snapshots/story/2283275p-2148280c.html
Carolina Blue (Commentary)
The Duke Chronicle
After six weeks of infiltration in Chapel Hill, I long to paint my hot naked body
in a shade of blue only Blue Devils appreciate. "The only true blue is sky blue"
is a phrase that becomes too familiar at UNC. ...
http://www.chronicle.duke.edu/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/02/20/3e54e4a3ecdc4?in_archive=1
(Note: Christopher Scoville is a Trinity sophomore and a Robertson Scholar
studying at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill this semester.)
A great feast of languages
News and Observer
There is a narrow corridor in the lower level of Burton Geo-World Elementary
School that is a porthole to places far beyond Durham's horizon, a canyon
flowing with a stream of culture consciousness that seeks to stretch the
traveler's imagination. ... Audrey Heining-Boynton, professor of Spanish
and education at the School of Education at UNC-Chapel Hill, said schools
should move toward offering more languages, not scaling back. ...
http://newsobserver.com/news/story/2284816p-2149424c.html
Laughter and longing
News and Observer
Anton Chekhov's plays acquired classic status soon after their premieres a
century ago, and they continue to rank as favorites among actors, directors
and audiences. ...
http://newsobserver.com/features/story/2281253p-2146437c.html
(Note: "Uncle Vanya" is being presented by PlayMakers Repertory
Company.)
Trillin to address UNC classes
The Herald-Sun
Calvin Trillin, the acclaimed writer, humorist and commentator on American
culture and cuisine, will be the Morgan Writer-in-Residence at UNC in mid-
March. ...
http://www.herald-sun.com/archives/URNDetail.cfm?URN=0415536255
(Note: The Chapel Hill Herald requires free registration to access articles. )
Protesters keep it under wraps
News and Observer
The naked truth? No one wanted to get arrested. Seventeen men and women
calling themselves Naked People for Peace paraded slowly around the UNC-
Chapel Hill campus and through downtown Chapel Hill ...
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/triangle/story/2285017p-2149422c.html
Issues and Trends Affecting Carolina
NCAA President Calls on Education Department to Preserve Title IX
The Chronicle of Higher Education
As debate continues over a federal commission's report on gender equity in
sports, the National Collegiate Athletic Association's president called on the
U.S. secretary of education to preserve Title IX rules in their current form and to
strengthen them. ...
http://chronicle.com/daily/2003/03/2003030503n.htm
(Note: The Chronicle of Higher Education requires a subscription to access articles.)
State of things (Editorial)
News and Observer
For some reason, Governor Easley chose making a State of the State address
over alternative ways of spending some time on Monday evening that might have
been more enjoyable ... Easley was right on target when he said that North
Carolina must continue lowering class sizes in early grades, investing in preschool
programs (his own More at Four) for at-risk kids, boosting faculty pay at community
colleges and holding down tuition at state universities ...
http://newsobserver.com/editorials/story/2284744p-2149499c.html
Easley sets some good goals (Editorial)
Wilmington Morning-Star
Mike Easley reminded legislators Monday night why he's governor. He's a smart
politician. He's also smart enough to understand that the state's top priority must
remain education. Our future depends on it. ...
http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Site=WM&Date=20030305&Category=EDITORIAL&ArtNo=303050301&Ref=AR&Profile=1016&SectionCat=editorial
Tuition freeze faces tough sell
The Herald-Sun
In theory, freezing tuition at UNC system schools sounds like a good idea. The
state’s public university students, whose tuition has risen so dramatically over the
last several years, would get a break during one of the most difficult economic
times in recent memory. ...
http://www.herald-sun.com/orange/10-327410.html
UNC wrong to rehash Columbia St. proposal (Letter to the Editor)
Chapel Hill News
It’s a holdup! With the secretary of transportation as its accomplice, the university
is holding up progress and funding for the Town Council’s South Columbia Street
improvement plan. This is the same university that issued two written endorsements
of this project under two previous UNC administrations. ...
http://www.triangle.com/triangle.com/communities/chapelhill/opinion/story/2282918p-2147902c.html
(Note: To view this letter to the editor, go to the above url and scroll down the
web page.)
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