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March 9, 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
Teenagers Working in Retail at High Risk of Injury
The Associated Press (International)
Many teenagers use dangerous equipment or work long hours during the school week, according to a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study. ...“Many teenagers start working at an early age, and most find jobs in retail or service industries. Our aim is to examine the conditions under which they are working, and suggest ways to protect them at work,” said lead study author Carol Runyan, Ph.D., director of UNC’s Injury Prevention Research Center (IPRC) and professor of health behavior and health education in the UNC School of Public Health.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/mar07/teenwork030107.htmlMassachusetts governor most powerful
United Press International
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick will be named the nation's most powerful state chief executive in an annual ranking by a political science professor. Thad L. Beyle of the University of North Carolina has been using a number of factors to rate the nation's governors each year since 1980, Stateline.org reports.National Coverage
North Carolina Sen. Dole Has Her Own Seat to Defend in 2008
The New York Times
The political planets were in alignment when Elizabeth Dole, a longtime figure on the Washington scene, returned to her home state of North Carolina in 2002 to run for the seat of retiring Republican Sen. Jesse Helms. ...Thad Beyle, a professor of political science at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, said he would regard Dole as “slightly favored” to win re-election at this early stage in the campaign.N.C. Execution Policy Creates Debate
"Day to Day," National Public Radio
Dr. Charles van der Horst, a professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina, was featured on "Day to Day." Prison officials in North Carolina say they can no longer carry out executions because of a new ethics policy adopted by the state medical board. The state's department of corrections has sued the medical board over the policy, which prohibits doctors from participating in executions.Stress, Obesity Taking Toll on Latin Americans' Health
HealthDay News
Stress and tummy fat are among the biggest threats to the cardiovascular health of Latin Americans, a major six-country study finds. ...The risk posed by stomach fat, especially, was stressed in an editorial by one U.S. cardiologist, Dr. Sidney C. Smith Jr., a professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.Scandals of Higher Education
The New York Review of Books
On the Tuesday before last Thanksgiving, The Harvard Crimson ran a protest article by a sophomore majoring in economics. ...A few well-endowed or well-intentioned colleges and universities—among them, Amherst, Harvard, the University of North Carolina and the University of Virginia, and, most recently, Princeton—have also made a start toward restoring some equity to the process.Regional Coverage
Little League imposing pitch-count limits to protect young arms
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
It's the universal dilemma among Little League baseball managers: Do you leave the arm-weary star pitcher in and win the game, or take him out and preserve his future? ...About 500 of the 7,400 U.S. Little League chapters tested the pitch-count program in 2005-06, and the organization is in the midst of a five-year study with the University of North Carolina to learn how much throwing is too much for a young arm.State and Local Coverage
9 Triangle students win Morehead-Cain awards
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Nine high school seniors from the Triangle were among 70 announced today as recipients of prestigious Morehead-Cain scholarships at UNC Chapel Hill. Among the most competitive scholarship programs in the United States, the Morehead-Cain pays for all expenses for four years of undergraduate study, as well as the cost of a laptop computer and summer enrichment programs for four years.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/mar07/moreheadcain030907.htmlGE gives gift to UNC
WCHL-AM (Chapel Hill)
UNC Med School officials call it a major gift…one that will provide a boost to breast cancer research. GE has given a “significant” amount of money to researchers at the Biomedical Imaging Research Center. Center director Etta Pisano says the gift will be a big help.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/mar07/bric_ge030507.htmlAckland gets 'Intimate'
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Chapel Hill-Carrboro's Second Friday kicks off with a new show at the Ackland Museum of Art's after-hours "Art After Dark" event.Bald is beautiful, helps kids with cancer
The Chapel Hill Herald
As far as head shavings go, Don Coulter's was a very upbeat affair. ...Stuart Gold, a professor of pediatric hematology-oncology at the children's hospital, also watched from the crowd Thursday, collecting donations during the event.Hospital often gave poor care, report said
The Charlotte Observer
A team of federal investigators spent four days at a hospital here in 2005 to see whether thousands of N.C. veterans were consistently receiving safe and thorough care. ...Oscar Aylor, a UNC Chapel Hill professor who has helped run three hospitals, says the report reveals "a gross lack of leadership at almost every level, certainly medically.
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BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173350122872&path=!localnews&s=1037645509099One school no longer fits all
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
High school sophomore Kenna Holt spends first period each morning helping kindergartners. ...Educators have long debated which ways of dividing students are most conducive to learning, says Thomas James, dean of UNC-Chapel Hill's School of Education and a professor of the history of education.Innocence work meets law school's mission (Editorial)
The Greensboro News & Record
Elon University law students who screen innocence claims won't just be engaged in an academic exercise. ...Law students from Duke, N.C. Central and UNC-Chapel Hill already participate, helping to process some of the 800 requests for help the center receives each year.Deaths renew push for immigration law
News 14 Carolina
Family and friends said goodbye Thursday at a funeral for a father and son who were killed in a traffic crash that involved a driver suspected of being in the country illegally. ... A report from UNC Chapel Hill’s Highway Safety Research Center concluded that traffic crashes involving Hispanic drivers were more likely to involve alcohol than crashes involving Asian, white, or black drivers, but the report says the numbers are dropping every year.Professors want safeguards on school speakers
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Nineteen professors from Triangle universities have signed a letter asking Wake County School Superintendent Del Burns to meet with them to discuss an incident at Enloe High School in which a teacher brought in a guest speaker who denounced Islam. The signers are mostly Muslim, and they teach at UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke, NC State University and Shaw University.UNC students attracted to Ballroom Dancing
WCHL-AM (Chapel Hill)
These days it seems youth are attracted to the kind of dancing that only fits in the nightclub. But this Monday in the Women’s gym on the UNC campus, a group of students is sharing their love of a more traditional dance…Powering Forward
Western North Carolina Magazine
Aside from the obvious subject matter, there’s one other thing that Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get it On” and Big & Rich’s “Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy” have in common: They’re both on UNC Tar Heels basketball coach Roy Williams’ pregame playlist. Each year, he picks two songs to fill the 10-minute drive from his house to the arena during home games.Issues and Trends
Ohio colleges wary of losing control over degree programs
The Associated Press (Regional)
Aaron Miller took his love for history to Miami University in Oxford, where he expects to earn a doctoral degree within a year. ...North Carolina reviews academic programs at its 16 institutions every two years to make sure courses reflect the needs of the state's economy, said Joni Worthington, a spokeswoman with the University of North Carolina Board of Governors.ECU turns 100, with fanfare
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
East Carolina University celebrated its 100th birthday Thursday with a special session of the General Assembly, a $1 million gift and a luncheon with plenty of ECU purple and gold.Murdock Makes First Major Biotech Investment - $33M in Vaccine Firm
WRAL-TV (CBS, Raleigh)
Billionaire David Murdock has made a $33 million investment in a therapeutic vaccine company, but the focus of the vaccine and the name of the venture were not disclosed. Murdock, the owner of Dole Foods who is building the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, has pledged $100 million in venture funding for life science companies as part of that effort.
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