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March 21, 2006Carolina in the News
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people and programs cited recently in the media:International Coverage
Medical ethicists say Northfield study flawed
Reuters
Three medical researchers, in an open letter to hospital review boards, said a study of a blood substitute made by Northfield Laboratories Inc. (NFLD.O: Quote, Profile, Research) is "seriously flawed" and should be redesigned to protect patients. ... The medical ethicists -- Ken Kipnis of the University of Hawaii, Nancy King of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and Robert Nelson of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine -- said use of the blood substitute can be justified when blood is not available, but should be stopped once donor blood is matched in the hospital.
Ethicists criticize blood substitute trial
United Press International
Three medical ethicists say that a U.S. company's testing of a blood substitute on non-consenting patients does not "meet regulatory and ethical standards." ...It was written by Dr. Robert M. Nelson, a specialist in critical care and anesthesia at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Nancy King, a professor of social medicine at the University of North Carolina medical school, and Ken Kipnis, who teaches medical ethics professor at the University of Hawaii.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jun05/sti062905.htm
National Coverage
John Edwards, Cleaning Up in New Orleans
"News & Notes with Ed Gordon," National Public Radio
John Edwards, the director of the Center on Poverty Work and Opportunity at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, was featured on Friday's (March 17) edition of "News & Notes with Ed Gordon." Hundreds of college students trade the beach for the bayou as they spend spring break cleaning up New Orleans. Host Ed Gordon talks with former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, who's leading one student work effort.
Studies show that what parents say can influence choices about chastity
The Associated Press (National)
When it comes to adolescents' attitudes toward sex, movies matter. And so does locker-room chatter. But two recent studies also note the influence parents have over their children -- even if it is sometimes indirect. ...Dr. Carol Ford, an associate professor at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, the lead researcher of the 2005 study, says the findings indicate that parents should make their views on sex clear to their children.
Regional Coverage
Shanghai surprise
Pasadena Star News (Calif.)
A student at Marshall Fundamental High School has been awarded a prestigious $140,000 Morehead Scholarship to the University of North Carolina. Ying Hua, 17, is the school's third Morehead Scholar in five years of nominations. Just 12 schools in California are eligible to nominate a student for the award, which focuses on leadership, scholastic ability, character and physical vigor.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/mar06/morehead031006.htmEdwards calls Bush 'worst president of my lifetime'
The Des Moines Register (Iowa)
This past week, former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards worked alongside 700 college students from 85 schools who agreed to spend their spring break cleaning and repairing homes in a flood-ravaged New Orleans parish. ...Since the 2004 election, Edwards has maintained a hectic travel schedule, and he almost invariably talks about the need for the United States to reduce poverty. He serves as director of the Center for Work, Poverty and Opportunity at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
R & D funds a good investment in Maine's future (Editorial)
The Central Maine Morning Sentinel (Waterville, Maine)
Maine has increased the amount of money it spends on research and development thirtyfold in the last 10 years. ...According to researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, that investment is starting to make an impact, but the state must double its investment if it wants to keep pace with other states and countries.
A tale of TWO sales?
Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly (Ind.)
McClatchy Co. may not be alone in fielding calls about buying a Fort Wayne newspaper. Any company interested in buying the News-Sentinel is likely to also ask the Inskeep family if they want to sell the Journal Gazette, potentially ending the papers’ joint operating agreement (JOA). “JOAs are inherently unstable,” said Philip Meyer, a former Knight Ridder executive and journalism professor at the University of North Carolina. “Eventually one side buys out the other one.
A fit classroom helps combat childhood obesity
WNDU-TV (NBC, South Bend, Ind.)
Most students are scolded if they leave their desk without asking, but in the future, there may not even be desks at school. ...Getting kids off the couch is an important step to preventing childhood obesity. But home isn't the only environment that promotes a sedentary lifestyle says University of North Carolina obesity researcher Penny Gordon-Larsen.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/feb06/pediatricspg020106.htm
Similar building proposed for razing (Letter to the editor)
The Post and Courier (Charleston, S.C.)
...It's interesting to note what is happening today at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. According to the January/February 2006 edition of the Carolina Alumni Review, the 39-year-old addition to Davie Hall is proposed for demolition because it is considered "an esthetic affront to Old East (1793) and other neighbors . " The building will be replaced with a structure respectful of its late 18th- and early 19th-century neighbors if the state funds the project.
State & Local Coverage
Memorial Hall sets 2nd season
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Arts organizers started planning the second season for UNC-Chapel Hill's renovated Memorial Hall the same day they started planning the first one. ...But the Carolina Performing Arts Series isn't all about established stars, said Emil Kang, the school's executive director for the arts. "[We] try to present a collection of performances that people view as much more than a performance on a stage, but an opinion on an issue," Kang said.
UNC News Releases: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/mar06/season031706.htm
http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/mar06/tix031706.htm
http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/mar06/seas0607lineup.htmUNC to host wide range of shows
The Herald-Sun (Durham)/The Chapel Hill Herald
From a Grammy-winning a cappella ensemble to a world-class orchestra to a country singer and songwriter, the upcoming season at UNC's Memorial Hall will feature a diverse range of performances. "There is no specific theme per se," Emil Kang, UNC's executive director for the arts, said Monday. "What we are trying to do is demonstrate to our community that we are able to sustain a high level of performances year after year."
Students reclaim The Pit; normalcy reigns
The Chapel Hill Herald
As UNC students chatted about parties, music, dates and basketball, a bluegrass band entertained them in an event Monday designed to return The Pit back to its status as the campus's "living room." ...UNC Student Body President Seth Dearmin spoke briefly to the crowd of several hundred people. He encouraged them to keep their spirits up and keep supporting one another as they have for the past three weeks, first through the death of a student who fell to his death from a dormitory window and then through the attack in The Pit.
'A tough spring so far'
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Bluegrass music and a moment of silence helped soothe a battered psyche Monday at UNC-Chapel Hill as students vowed to move on after an attack that injured nine students March 3 in a crowded campus plaza. "Think about the Carolina spirit that binds us together," Student Body President Seth Dearmin said before a moment of silence that was punctuated by the noon tolling of bells from UNC's Bell Tower.
UNC students take back The Pit
The Associated Press (N.C.)
Students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill gathered Monday at The Pit to eat lunch and visit for the first time after spring break and an attack by university graduate with a vehicle. The event was organized by student government and the Office of Student Affairs as a way to get back to normal on campus.
Related Link: http://www.nbc17.com/news/8146918/detail.htmlProgress Energy grant creates sustainable energy program
The Asheville Citizen-Times
Progress Energy has invested $150,000 to create the Center for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economic Development at UNC Chapel Hill. The center, housed in the Carolina Environmental Program, will use the funds to carry out the Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economic Development initiative. The initiative will focus on the ways society responds to growing needs for energy associated with economic development, while also improving the environment.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/mar06/progressenergy031606.htmState's HIV testing inspires
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
North Carolina's innovative process for detecting HIV is influencing health policy nationally and internationally for the promise it shows in stopping the spread of AIDS. ...This week Dr. Peter Leone, medical director of North Carolina's HIV prevention branch, will advise a team preparing a trial program in Rochester, N.Y., for their state's public health department. Next week, he'll be in Denver, where officials are contemplating a similar project.
Living in a pink state
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The tulips are blooming. Yellow pollen is coating cars. But there's an even surer sign of spring's arrival: All the pink fashion. ...Pink has long been a part of the South, said Bill Ferris, senior associate director of the Center for Study of the American South at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Teacher retention highlights Warren County joint meeting
The Henderson Daily Dispatch
Warren County Schools personnel and the Warren County Board of Education have turned to county commissioners to help them address a problem faced by many districts throughout the nation. ...Mason said it is costly for the board to attempt to recruit new teachers year after year and said the district is aggressively trying to recruit teachers through media, internet ads, internet vacancy announcements and partnerships with the University of North Carolina, East Carolina University and Elizabeth City State University. Mason said WCS also tries to recruit teachers through job fairs throughout North Carolina and in other states.
A man for all seasons
The Chapel Hill News
Dan Stern, 33, has worked at UNC's Coker Arboretum since 1996. As curator, he's out in the dirt overseeing the day-to-day management of the garden, as well as helping to steer the 5-acre site's collection and renovations.
Issues & Trends
Med school's new chief is excited
The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison)
At a time of escalating change for the UW School of Medicine and Public Health - from its name to its mission to its very bricks and mortar - its leader will be a new face, too. ...Now vice dean of the medical school at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Golden will earn $480,000 per year, half from school funds and half from the UW Medical Foundation, the physicians' group practice.
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