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March 9, 2005
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:International Coverage
More women fat than underfed around world - study
Reuters International News Service
Many more women around the world are overweight than underfed, even in poor countries and rural areas, according to a report published on Tuesday....Michelle Mendez and Barry Popkin of the University of North Carolina and Carlos Monteiro of Sao Paulo University collected data on body mass index, a measurement of height versus weight, from nearly 150,000 women aged 20 to 49 in the three dozen countries.
UNC news release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/mar05/popkin030805.htmlLaughing is good for the heart
Agence France Presse
Laughter is good for the heart because it prolongs life while depression increases the risk of an early death, according to two new studies....On the other hand, depression -- or the lack of laughter -- is often linked to unhealthy habits such as smoking and drug addiction and increases the risk of death by 44 percent, said Wein Jiang, who led a study of 1,000 heart patients for the University of North Carolina.
Related link: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7120909/National Coverage
Study boosts aggressive statin treatments
USA Today
A major study out Tuesday adds to the mounting evidence that pushing cholesterol to new lows with potent drugs prevents heart attacks and strokes....Sidney Smith of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, a co-chairman of the American Heart Association committee that writes the guidelines, says two studies now going on might help the authors decide "how low to go and how to get there."
The Cholesterol Limbo
Forbes
The release of a 10,000-patient Pfizer study on cholesterol drugs has left doctors in a bit of a quandary...."The trial was not powered to show that," says Sidney Smith, a cardiologist at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Apalachee Tribe, Missing for Centuries, Comes Out of Hiding
The Wall Street Journal
A veteran archaeologist, Bonnie McEwan sifts dirt in search of vanished cultures. It's not every day she hears from one in person....In fact, says John Shelton Reed, a sociologist at the University of North Carolina, white Southerners are likelier to claim an Indian than a Confederate forebear.
Subscription required.Updates on Billion-Dollar Campaigns at 24 Universities
The Chronicle of Higher Education
The 24 American universities that are seeking to raise at least $1-billion collected a total of $409-million in gifts and pledges during the last month for which they had data available....The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, $1.406-billion as of January 31 (increase of $26.4-million in the last month); the goal is $1.8-billion by 2007.
Subscription required.Bush, Democrats Appear Headed for Showdown Over Judges
Voice of America
The Bush administration and opposition Democrats in Congress appear headed on a collision course over the nominations of federal judges...."When one party decides it wants to nominate people to the federal bench to accomplish political results, it is only natural that the other party is going to oppose those nominations," said William Marshall, an expert on the judicial nomination process at the University of North Carolina.
Seminar eyes 'good ol' boy' gap for progressives
The Advocate (Baton Rouge)
For Democrats and liberals -- not always the same thing in the Deep South -- it is a time for soul-searching about the gains made by Republicans across the region....At a conference at the University of North Carolina, a number of prominent Democrats, from elected officials to grass-roots activists, gathered last week to assess the state of the venerable progressive tradition in Southern politics.
Platte County must focus on one of its assets, KCI (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The Kansas City Star
If any folks drive across Platte County and are amazed at the growth and development occurring. From north to south, new retail, residential and business opportunities continue to open....The Kansas City Aviation Department has contracted with John D. Kasarda of the University of North Carolina's Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise to produce a study to outline a plan that will be our community's economic development marching orders for years to come.
More teens 'wait' until they tie knot
Religion News Service
Luvirt Parker was 16 years old when he first pledged at a True Love Waits rally to remain a virgin until his wedding day....The National Study of Youth and Religion found, for example, that 95 percent of teens classified as devoted believe in waiting for marriage to have sex, compared with only 24 percent of unaffiliated teens who hold that view.
Note: The National Study of Youth and Religion is directed by Christian Smith, professor of sociology, and is based at the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.State & Local Coverage
How to conquer 'Runaway Eating' habits
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Anorexia. Bulimia. Binge eating....But Cynthia Bulik, clinical psychologist and director of the UNC Eating Disorders Program, says this stereotype can be far from the truth.
UNC news release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jan05/bulik011805.htmlDistrict immersed in Chinese language
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Before lunch, the kindergartners read about Goldilocks, learned about the four seasons and tried to color inside the lines...."It's one of very few programs across the nation in terms of teaching Mandarin," said Ryuko Kubota, an associate professor with UNC-Chapel Hill's School of Education who helped conceive the classes.
Longtime UNC librarian dies at 97
The Chapel Hill Herald
Lawrence Foushee London, a retired librarian at UNC who had been blind since childhood, died Friday. He was 97.
Related link: http://www.chapelhillnews.com/news/story/2189785p-8570975c.htmlIssues & Trends
Council of State approves new debt
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The Council of State approved issuing $206.5 million of new debt Tuesday to begin building three university health centers, a close-custody prison and other projects....The projects that will receive the money include: A cancer center at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill.
Council wants details on keg registration
The Chapel Hill Herald
The Town Council will ask the N.C. General Assembly to look into passing a statewide bill that would require the registration of beer kegs, but members won't endorse a specific bill until they see its text.... "To take it off [the town's legislative wish list] at this point because we don't have specific language is shirking your duty unless you think it's a bad idea."
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