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March 8, 2007
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
International Coverage
Newer anti-psychotic meds tested
United Press International
Schizophrenics not responding to the older anti-psychotic drug perphenazine did better on a newer drug, quetiapine, say U.S. scientists. The research was part of the ongoing Clinical Antipsychotic Trials of Intervention Effectiveness study and was led by Scott Stroup at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/mar07/stroup022807.htmlNo time to sing the blues (Column)
The Prague Post (Czech Republic)
Last Thursday marked a coup for three cultural heavyweights, with a film event that filled a screening room at the Wratislaw Palace in Malá Strana to capacity — and which will be on many weekly calendars from now on as something not to miss. ...As for the filmmaker, (William) Ferris has been a widely respected chronicler of the roots music of the American South for nearly four decades and is the author of a shelf of books on the subject, including the Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, which was nominated for a Pulitzer prize.National Coverage
The Future of Leisure That Never Arrived
The New York Times
In 1930 the British economist John Maynard Keynes predicted that the biggest problem facing future generations would be what to do with all their leisure time. ...The most recent attempt to examine long-term trends in leisure is by two economists, Valerie Ramey of the University of California, San Diego, and Neville Francis of the University of North Carolina.Young mothers find sisterhood in Missouri college sorority for students with children
The Associated Press (National)
Magic Markers, bubble wands and jungle-animal stickers aren't often found in the average college student's backpack. ...Many large state universities, including the University of Missouri-Columbia and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, offer child-care to student-parents, though the waiting lists are often long.Lobbying lawmakers, federal agencies wins universities goodies
USA Today
Nearly $1 million for a mobile science lab. More than $4.5 million to support military families. About $24 million to improve weather forecasts in war zones. ...The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reported receiving about $17.7 million since 2001. The UNC grants included $4.8 million for a Citizen Soldier program that provides services to families of deployed Guardsmen and women, along with $2.5 million for the university's planetarium.Blues worsens heart trouble
Health24.com
Depression is a major factor in poor medical outcomes for heart failure patients, says a new US study. The study, conducted by researchers at Duke University Medical Centre and the University of North Carolina, included 204 heart failure patients who were followed for an average of three years.New Antipsychotic Meds Have Value
PsychCentral.com
Controversy has accompanied the new generation of antipsychotic medications. ...The research, led by a team from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of the latest stemming from the longstanding Clinical Antipsychotic Trials for Intervention Effectiveness (CATIE). Dr. Scott Stroup, associate professor of psychiatry in the UNC School of Medicine, is the lead author.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/mar07/stroup022807.htmlRegional Coverage
We need to invest in higher ed (Opinion-editorial column)
Livingston County Daily Press & Argus (Howell, MI)
Any company in big-time trouble has to do two things: First, cut costs to the bone. That's rule one for survival. But no company can prosper without driving up sales of its major product lines. ...Fed by three high-quality research universities — Duke, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University — the region today hosts 157 companies, some 50,000 direct and contract employees and an annual payroll of around $2.8 billion. ...Phil Power is a longtime observer of politics, economics and education issues in Michigan, and was a regent of the University of Michigan from 1987 to 1999.American women are tired
WIS-TV (NBC, Columbia)
If you're a woman who spends her day with a coffee pot by her side - you are in good company. ...Dr. Mary Calhoun, of the University of North Carolina, treats women who suffer with headaches linked to poor sleep. She says the message is clear, "I've said so many times to patients that the foundations of good health are good diets, good exercise and good sleep - but two out of three doesn't get you there!"
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jun06/migraine062206.htmState and Local Coverage
Business Doings
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
...Lenovo will supply desktop and laptop computers to the UNC-Chapel Hill community through the Carolina Computing Initiative. The initiative ensures that the campus community has access to laptop and desktop computers and hardware, software and support packages.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/feb07/ccicontract021507.htmlGolden Leaf makes grants, aims to fuel alternative energy research
The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area
The Golden Leaf Foundation has awarded more than $2.9 million in grants, some of which will help fund the development of alternative energy resources. ...The other four grants approved at the March meeting were: $300,000 to Sampson Community College for an ammonia refrigeration training program; $250,000 to the Handy Sanitary District in southern Davidson County, for sewer expansion; $125,000 to UNC-Chapel Hill for an entrepreneurial education program; and $17,000 to the Murfreesboro Historical Association to build an addition to the agriculture museum in the town's historic district.Nutritional value of school fundraisers often earns `F' (Commentary)
The Charlotte Observer
Support your school, eat a doughnut. Or buy cookie dough, candy and pizza kits. Despite record levels of obesity in children and family members, school fundraisers regularly pressure families to buy and consume junk. ...Suzanne Havala Hobbs is a registered dietitian and a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy at UNC.Mayor pleased with review of strategic plan
The Courier Times (Roxboro)
Roxboro Mayor Steve Joyner said a revisiting of Roxboro’s year-old strategic plan went “quite well” last week. ...The University of North Carolina School of Government’s Public Intersection Project facilitated the process for the city.Forum stands against exemption
The Chapel Hill Herald
The UNC Employee Forum passed a resolution on Wednesday that it cannot support a UNC system effort to make university employees exempt from the protections of the State Personnel Act.Misspent minutes of fame (Opinion column)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Biggest compliment of young Mindy Moorman's life? ...No, for Moorman, 21, the compliment of her lifetime was being asked to participate in the now-famous Valentine's Day YouTube breakup in the Pit at UNC-Chapel Hill.Issues and Trends
Rebound in Higher Ed Support
Inside Higher Ed
Measured in constant dollars and per student, state and local support for public higher education has been falling but rebounded in fiscal 2006, according to an analysis being released today by the State Higher Education Executive Officers.
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