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March 24, 2006
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:National Coverage
A Controversial Therapy for Diabetes Is Verified
The New York Times
Three groups of scientists report today that they independently replicated a controversial finding: Severely diabetic mice can recover on their own if researchers squelch an immune system attack that is causing the disease. ...Dr. John Buse, director of the Diabetes Care Center at the University of North Carolina, urged caution. "There are two possibilities," Buse said. "This treatment works for mice, but no derivation of it will ever work for humans. Or, this is the paradigm leap that is necessary to find the cure for Type 1 diabetes.
Edwards revives talk of rich-poor divide
The Associated Press (National)
At an alumni center decorated with Oriental carpets and Remington-style bronzes, John Edwards is talking again about an America divided between the rich and poor. ...For just over a year, the former — and perhaps future — Democratic presidential candidate has mixed work as head of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity with more traditional politicking. The center at the University of North Carolina law school has provided the 2004 vice presidential nominee with a platform to talk about the "two Americas," his primary theme in that campaign.
Upping the Ante
Inside Higher Ed
The University of Pennsylvania announced Thursday that it would pay for tuition, room and board for all students from families with incomes of up to $50,000. ...Institutions do look at what others are doing in aid and build on ideas that they like. Shirley Ort, director of financial aid at Chapel Hill, where she led the development of that university’s efforts, said she hoped Carolina’s program encouraged others just as Princeton’s program spurred her on. “I could not be more pleased in the growth of these programs,” she said.
Penn Grants Free Education to Needy Undergraduates
The Chronicle of Higher Education
The University of Pennsylvania today became the latest top university to say that it would give its financially needy undergraduates a free higher education. ...Other institutions that have made such offers include the University of Minnesota (The Chronicle, February 13), the University of Virginia (The Chronicle, January 18, 2005), the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (The Chronicle, October 2, 2003), and Princeton University (The Chronicle, February 16, 2001).
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Pint-sized Latta fuels UNC with fiery fun
USA Today
To understand Ivory Latta is to understand the concept of "Latta-tude": superior confidence, charisma and childlike wonder that accompany the basketball skills of the point guard, one of the best in the nation, who plays for No. 1 North Carolina.
RENCI Adds Disaster Mitigation, Networking Experts
High Performance Computing Wire (Calif.)
A scientist with expertise in environmental issues and disaster mitigation and response and a senior network engineer are the newest additions to the senior staff at the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI), a multidisciplinary institute affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke and North Carolina State universities. Kenneth J. Galluppi will lead RENCI efforts to utilize advanced technologies in planning for, mitigating, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters, including hurricanes and their aftermath.
State & Local Coverage
UNC students may face tighter grade rules
The Herald-Sun (Durham)/The Chapel Hill Herald
Members of UNC's Faculty Council will vote today on raising the minimum grade-point average requirements for students to 2.0, starting a probation system for those who fail to meet that and other standards, and pushing back the last day by which people can drop courses. ...James Moeser, the university's chancellor, said he has asked UNC system president Erskine Bowles to exempt Chapel Hill from switching to that policy if system administrators vote to adopt it.
UNC targets graduation rate
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
About 84 percent of UNC-Chapel Hill students graduate within six years of entering school, but that's not good enough, university officials say. ...But Jerry Lucido, vice provost for enrollment policy and management, pointed out that the situation is more complicated. Students might be working part time, which slows their progress, or taking on internships or study-abroad programs that can add time to the equation.
Related Links: http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/421127.html
http://www.newsobserver.com/158/story/421542.htmlBlack Mountain College focus of 2006 Festival on the Hill
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
The musical legacy of Black Mountain College will be the focus of the 2006 Festival on the Hill, March 30-April 2 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. National and international scholars and musicians will explore the influence of the western North Carolina college through four concerts and two days of lectures and workshops, all open to the public.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/mar06/blackmountain032106.htmGymboree chairwoman to speak in Chapel Hill
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
If you have ever shopped at a Gymboree, Gap or Levi Strauss store, your purchasing options and buying decisions have likely been influenced by Lisa Harper. The chairwoman and chief creative officer of Gymboree Corp. will speak on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus Tuesday evening as part of the Kenan-Flagler Business School's Dean's Speaker Series.
UNC News Brief: http://www.unc.edu/news/briefs/2006/031706.htmComedian Black to perform at UNC
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Comedian Lewis Black will perform Saturday night at UNC-Chapel Hill as part of the third annual Carolina Comedy Festival. "Comedy has actually become something that people respect lately, and we want to keep that momentum going," Black said this week during a break from filming "Unaccompanied Minors," a comedy set for release in December.
Peeling the Orange
The Chapel Hill Herald
You know how there's a "Coach K" Court at Cameron Indoor Stadium just up the road? Well, the auditorium at UNC's new and improved Memorial Hall now has its own name, separate from the hall itself.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/mar06/beasleycurtis032206.htmJordan-Matthews senior awarded Pogue Scholarship
The Chatham Weekly Journal
Alyssa Goodwin has been selected to receive a Joseph E. and Grace Needham Pogue Scholarship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. These scholarships are awarded on the basis of clear achievements in academics, leadership, and citizenship in high school and potential for continued success at the University.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/mar06/morehead031006.htmMuslims reach out
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Like many newcomers, Muslims who settled in the Triangle hoped for a life of peace and prosperity. ...More recently, their diplomatic skills were put to the test when Mohammed Taheri-azar ran down some students in the heart of the UNC-Chapel Hill campus and said the Quran justified his actions.
Man Charged In UNC 'Pit' Incident To Appear In Court
WRAL-TV (CBS, Raleigh)
A man accused of driving a SUV into a group of students at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill will make an appearance before a judge on Friday.
Related Link: http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=local&id=4019079Some see fees as potential barrier for AP students
The Charlotte Observer
Local high school students have plenty of reasons for taking Advanced Placement courses. ...AP success can also play a key role in the competitive world of college admissions: More than 75 percent of this year's freshman class at UNC-Chapel Hill, for instance, submitted at least one AP exam score.
School pulls student paper over identifications
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Administrators at a Chapel Hill middle school confiscated copies of the student newspaper Thursday because it named students in stories about an assault on a school bus driver and two students kissing in the hallway. ...But according to Chris Roush, a UNC-Chapel Hill journalism professor and adviser to The Cyclone Scoop staff, the students in both stories granted interviews and permission to use their names.
Basketball players to depart for Ohio
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
UNC-Chapel Hill women's basketball fans can help send the team off today as it travels to Cleveland to continue NCAA tournament play. Fans are invited to gather outside Carmichael Auditorium (on the sidewalk area at South Road near the entrance to Woollen Gym) by 2:15 p.m. to cheer the team as it departs.
UNC's Little has big impact on, off court
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Camille Little's game is strong enough that it gives Marvin Williams trouble. When the forward on North Carolina's women's basketball team and the former men's standout are in the same zip code -- and that doesn't happen often with Williams' schedule with the NBA's Atlanta Hawks -- they'll play a game or two of one-on-one.
County move a rush to judgment?
The Daily News (Jacksonville)
While state law allows Onslow County to move its offices and the courthouse out of downtown Jacksonville, one county commissioner said the board violated its own procedures by voting to do it. ...James Drennan cites a state law that states “if a county determines that the traditional location of the ‘courthouse’ … has become inappropriate or inconvenient for the doing of any act or the posting of any notice required by law to be done or posted at such a site, the county may by ordinance designate some appropriate or more convenient location.”
Issues & Trends
UNC vice provost takes same position at USC
The Chapel Hill Herald
Jerry Lucido, UNC's vice provost for enrollment policy and management, will leave Carolina to become vice provost for enrollment policy and management at the University of Southern California. He starts at USC on Aug, 1. In addition to overseeing admissions, financial aid and enrollment policy at USC, Lucido will direct a new interdisciplinary center on access to higher education.
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