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March 29, 2006
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:International Coverage
Dubai turns focus to airports
International Herald Tribune
Dubai, whose state-owned company is selling its U.S. port operations after fierce congressional opposition, is turning to the fast-growing business of building and running airports. ..."They are entering a crowded market, but it is a market that is going to expand considerably over the next two decades," said John Kasarda, director of the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise at the University of North Carolina.
Eve, 17, wins scholarship to top uni in U.S.
Glasgow Evening Times (United Kingdom)
A talented Scots student has won a scholarship to a leading American university. Eve McTurk, 17, from Mainholm Academy in Ayr, is one of only four people from the UK to win a Morehead Scholarship to the University of North Carolina. It followed a tough selection process in Glasgow, London and the US, and it's the first year the scholarship has been open to state-funded schools in Scotland.
Related Link: http://news.scotsman.com/education.cfm?id=482512006
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/feb06/deanslist020906.htmNational Coverage
Immigration influx changes states far from border
ABC News
Most days, Bernardo Antonio is out the door by 7 a.m., when he sends his children off to public school. ...According to one new study, each Latino resident costs North Carolina taxpayers $102. But the equation is complex. "The economic output of this state is increasingly dependent upon Hispanics," said John Kasarda of the Kenan Institute at the University of North Carolina.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jan06/economicimpact010306.htmLong trip from Carolina finds coach at home in Indiana
The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (Ind.)
The man chosen to carry on the legacy of Bob Knight, Branch McCracken and yes, even Mike Davis, never dreamed of becoming a Hoosier. ...Almost every summer, he and his father Ned, who was also his high school coach, would make the 90-mile trip to Chapel Hill for clinics hosted by Smith at the University of North Carolina in hopes of being discovered.
Boy, 8, is pioneer for gene therapy
The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio)
Sometimes the next frontier in medical science depends on an 8-year-old boy with a stuffed leopard clenched in his hand. ...Jude is Jade’s uncle and a virologist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. For 20 years, he’s been working on a mechanism to carry the missing gene into the body. The vessel — he calls it a shuttle — is a re-engineered virus, harmless and efficient at finding its way into tissue.
Lean Plate Club: Drinks lead to excess calories
The Star Tribune (St. Paul, Minn.)
It's not just food that is adding unwanted pounds. About half of the excess calories consumed daily by millions of Americans come from drinking too many calorie-filled beverages. According to research conducted at the University of North Carolina (UNC), the consumption of sweetened beverages, such as juice and soft drinks, has climbed threefold, from an average of 50 calories per day in 1977 to nearly 150 calories per day in 2001. That's enough to pile on as much as 15 pounds per year.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/mar06/healthybeverage030806.htmYouth obesity: Putting a stop to pop
The Daily Press (Tahlequah, Okla.)
It’s no secret that fast food, if eaten regularly, can lead to obesity. ...“We’ve done it with cigarettes,” Barry Popkin, scientist at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill told the AP.
State & Local Coverage
It's time to drop West House battle (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
It's sort of hard to remember at this point, but before the last year or so, almost no one had ever heard of West House. Oh, they may have passed by the cozy little building stuck behind UNC's Ackland Art Museum many times. They may have used the walkway in front of the little brick structure as a shortcut while heading somewhere else on the university campus or over to Franklin Street. But the fact is, they probably barely noticed the unobtrusive building.
N.C.-S.C. lottery rivalry heads to airwaves
The Charlotte Observer
Turn on the TV today and you'll see a trumpet-waving band and cheerleaders marching through the living room of a startled couple who just bought an N.C. lottery ticket. ...Such restrictions shouldn't hurt, says Robert Lauterborn, an advertising professor at UNC-Chapel Hill. Makers of products ranging from pharmaceuticals to tobacco to toys all have some curbs on advertising, through regulation or market considerations.
Bridging Charlotte's gap (Editorial)
The Charlotte Observer
It is no accident that Charlotte now ranks last in the nation in social capital and racial trust. At the heart of this community divide is its failure to be fully committed to a quality education and opportunities for all persons involved with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. .... This plan has led to more than 10,000 out of 13,000 African American children in CMS high schools being assigned to low performing schools, according to a 2005 report from the UNC-Chapel Hill Center for Civil Rights. The report also noted that more than 10,000 out of 13,000 white children are assigned to high performing schools.
Aging population, Medicare changes mean doctors make house calls
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Dr. Marianna Pernia works out of a rolling suitcase and the trunk of her car. ...In 2003 and 2004, the Program on Aging at UNC-Chapel Hill sent nurse practitioners into the community through a special grant. For years, UNC students in nursing, pharmacy, medicine, occupational therapy and social work also have visited patients at home through structured and volunteer programs.
Take Back the Night annual rally tonight
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
UNC-Chapel Hill students and community members will speak out against sexual and domestic violence during the campus' annual Take Back the Night March and Rally at 6 tonight outside Wilson Library.
Rethink what you drink when watching calorie intake (Commentary)
The Charlotte Observer
Your ticket to weight loss could be as simple as rethinking what you drink each day. Many beverages -- sweet tea, soft drinks, fruit juice, whole milk -- contain a substantial number of calories that are so easy to swallow. We often don't think of drinks as being a substantial part of meals and snacks. But they are. ...Suzanne Havala Hobbs is a registered dietitian and a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy at UNC.
New Healthy Beverage Guidelines can help curb liquid calories (Commentary)
News 14
Over the past two decades Americans’ consumption of liquid calories has grown to between one-fifth and one fourth of all calories consumed. The worst offenders for adults are sugar-sweetened soft drinks, fruit drinks, and alcohol. For children it is soft drinks, fruit drinks and juice. ...Barry M. Popkin, PhD, is a professor of nutrition in the schools of medicine and public health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He also directs the UNC Interdisciplinary Obesity Program.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/mar06/healthybeverage030806.htmHand washing is simple, effective means of preventing illness
News 14
Long before your mother taught you the importance of washing your hands as she lifted you up to reach the sink so you could wash before dinner, the effectiveness of hand washing was first recognized and described by a Hungarian physician, Ignaz Semmelweis, in 1846. ...However, hand-washing research studies conducted at the University of North Carolina Hospitals found that these products are not as effective as washing your hands at a sink with soap and water in removing or killing some especially hardy types of bacteria or viruses (such as Bacillus anthracis, the bacteria that causes anthrax infections, or norovirus, a virus that is known to cause the “24-hour stomach bug” during winter months).
Good drugs are sometimes bad for the liver (Commentary)
News 14
Severe liver injury due to drugs accounts for over half of the cases of sudden liver failure in the United States. It is also the single leading cause for failure of promising new drugs to reach approval, or for restricting or withdrawing drugs from the market after approval. ...Paul B. Watkins, MD, is a professor in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and director of the Verne S. Caviness General Clinical Research Center at UNC Hospitals.
Our view: ECU needs a dental school (Editorial)
Rocky Mount Telegram
With respect to quality dental care, Eastern North Carolina has a cavity stretching some 20 counties wide. ... The state's only existing school is at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, which plans to increase enrollment annually from 81 to 120 students. But on this issue, proximity is as critical as production. The school's detachment from the East is symbolic of the fact that an entire region is being left behind.
Dave Gillespie, editor (Editorial)
The Charlotte Observer
Our colleague David Gillespie, who died in Raleigh Sunday at 84, was of a remarkable generation of Americans who went off to fight a war and defeated a monstrous set of enemies. He came home to spend the rest of his life upholding the freedoms he and his comrades won at a terrible cost. ...Ferrel Guillory, a co-worker and now a journalism professor at UNC Chapel Hill, recalls Mr. Gillespie's wry humor and graceful writing. "He really loved North Carolina and really believed an editorial page ought to be a force for progress and illuminating issues," Prof. Guillory notes.
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