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March 20, 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
Two Proteins May Help Fight Skin Cancer
United Press International
U.S. researchers have identified two proteins that might help the body protect itself against skin cancer. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine study indicates the proteins, named Timeless and Tipin, form a complex that regulates the rate at which DNA is replicated after exposure to ultraviolet radiation.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/mar07/kaufmann031507.htmlNational Coverage
Scientist Finds the Beginnings of Morality in Primate Behavior
The New York Times
Some animals are surprisingly sensitive to the plight of others. ...Biologists are allowed an even smaller piece of the action by Jesse Prinz, a philosopher at the University of North Carolina. He believes morality developed after human evolution was finished and that moral sentiments are shaped by culture, not genetics.Eating disorders: Not just for women
The Washington Post
They exercise for hours, devise rigid rituals surrounding food, obsessively monitor their weight and yearn to resemble the taut-bodied celebrities whose images grace magazine covers. ..."I really didn't have anyone to talk to," Gaebel recalls. Although not overweight when he developed anorexia, he had been teased in middle school for his "baby fat" and "love handles." Such experiences are common among men with eating disorders, says psychologist Cynthia Bulik, director of UNC's eating disorders program.Bill helps judges to react when parents threaten to abduct kids
The Associated Press (National)
Every time Mike Beadle's four children visit their mother, he gets a sinking feeling in his stomach. ...Many motives are in play — not wanting to pay child support, exacting revenge or showing the other parent who's in charge. But in the end, it's the child who suffers, says Dr. Sharon W. Cooper, a forensic pediatrician at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.Cancer atlas may help with detection and cure
McClathcy Newspapers
The scientists in Chuck Perou’s laboratory at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill plot cancer genes like towns and roads on a map — coordinates that one day will result in a cancer atlas guiding doctors to smarter treatments.Future of Full-Body Scans
NBC NewsChannel
Today, state-of-the-art imaging technology is revolutionizing the diagnosis and treatments in a number of illnesses, everything from cancer to heart disease. ...Paul Molina, MD, also a radiologist at the University of North Carolina says "To my knowledge I'm not aware of any studies to date that have shown that whole-body CT screening either prolongs lives or is cost effective."
Note: This segment was distributed to NBC affiliates nationwide and has aired on a variety of them including the stations in Seattle, St. Louis (Mo.), Sacramento and Boston.TheraLogics: a new model for building biotech companies
TechJournal South
After Cogent Neuroscience closed its doors in 2002, serial entrepreneur Max Wallace spoke often of the need for a different model of funding early stage biotech companies. ...TheraLogics has licensed rights to Baldwin’s ground-breaking work on the NFkB pathway at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and that of another co-founder, Sankar Ghosh, Ph.D., of Yale, who discovered an NFkB inhibitor.Regional Coverage
The most powerful governor in America?
The Boston Globe
Not so many weeks ago, it seemed likely that Deval Patrick was going to bring a jolt of new power to the Massachusetts governor's office. ...Thad Beyle, a political scientist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who has studied the nation's governorships since the 1960s, says Massachusetts is a classic example of a strong-governor state. But that is a fairly recent historical development.$230 million development coming to College Park
The News-Daily (Jonesboro, Ga.)
A private development company, the city of College Park and the Georgia International Convention Center are finishing up negotiations this month that will bring a $230 million development to the northern corner of Clayton County. ...The idea has been promoted by University of North Carolina Chapel Hill professor John Kasarda as the outcome of globalization.State and Local Coverage
UNC to honor former chancellor
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
UNC-Chapel Hill will rename a residence hall today in honor of Paul Hardin, the university's seventh chancellor. The 4 p.m. ceremony will include remarks by Chancellor James Moeser, trustee and developer Roger L. Perry, retired UNC Provost Richard "Dick" Richardson, former Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Donald Boulton, and Hardin.
Related link: http://www.heraldsun.com/orange/10-831018.cfm
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/mar07/hardin031607.htmlMorehead-Cain scholar named
The Fayetteville Observer
Some students participate in service projects and extracurricular activities to look good for colleges. ...Jeffries, a senior at Jack Britt High School, has been offered one of 70 Morehead-Cain scholarships from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/mar07/moreheadcain030907.htmlCollege offers degree without debt
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Davidson College will eliminate loans from its financial-aid packages, enabling those students to graduate without debt, college officials announced Monday. ...UNC-Chapel Hill was among the first in the nation with its Carolina Covenant, implemented in the fall of 2004 and since copied by other large public universities.Popularizing altruism (Editorial)
The Daily Tar Heel
Only four years after it began, the 1,000th public service scholar has enrolled in the program. Public Service Scholars recognizes those students who balance academics with dedicated community service, while providing education to enhance their service learning experiences.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/mar07/servicescholars030707.htmlThe State of News Coverage
"The State of Things," WUNC-FM
Hodding Carter III, UNC professor of leadership and public policy, was featured on today's (March 20) edition of "The State of Things." FOIA, the Freedom of Information Act is 40 years old, and according to a recent study issued by Project for Excellence in Journalism there are more ways than ever to get the news, from the web, cable television, radio, satellite radio, newspapers, but are there a million stories being covered? We put this question -- Has technology and the proliferation of outlets improved coverage of the news?
Note: "The State of Things" is the statewide public affairs program airing live at noon weekdays and rebroadcast at 9 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays and 6 a.m. on Saturdays.Saf-T-Net of Raleigh gets 'stamp of credibility'
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Saf-T-Net's 15 minutes of fame are still reverberating through the small Raleigh business. ...A mention in a reputable publication, particularly one that contrasts a business positively against its competition, can be more valuable to a company than paid advertisements, said Sridhar Balasubramanian, a marketing professor at UNC's Kenan-Flagler School of Business in Chapel Hill.Spanish language health program aims for growing population
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
On Monday afternoons, Jose Manuel Martinez, 43, host of a new Spanish-language program called "La Salud Familiar" on Carrboro's community radio station WCOM, perches in front of a microphone and appears not to notice the studio's makeshift conditions. ...The following week, Martinez invited UNC Hospitals cardiologist and assistant professor of medicine Mauricio Cohen to discuss cardiovascular disease. Martinez sat high on a studio stool, wearing jeans and a black skull-print bandanna pulled tightly over his head. Across the table sat Cohen, an Argentina native, dressed in a white, starched shirt and red necktie.State Bar Says Nifong Skirted System in Handling of Duke Lacrosse Case
WRAL-TV (CBS, Raleigh)
A North Carolina State Bar response to Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong's request for dismissal of some of the charges against him suggests the agency believes that Nifong has attempted to skirt the system in his handling of the Duke lacrosse case. ...University of North Carolina law professor Joe Kennedy described the bar's tone in the most-recent documents as somewhat incredulous.Students plan anti-war protest today
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Some students from area colleges and high schools are pledging to walk out of class today to protest the war in Iraq. Anti-war students at UNC-Chapel Hill plan to walk out of class for a noon rally in the Pit.
Related links: http://www.heraldsun.com/orange/10-831014.cfm
http://www.nbc17.com/midatlantic/ncn/news.apx.-content-articles-NCN-2007-03-20-0003.html'Pit Preacher' back on campus
The Chapel Hill Herald
Gary Birdsong, the man UNC students have dubbed "The Pit Preacher" for the fiery sermons he delivers on that part of campus, is now allowed back on campus but not in the Pit.Issues and Trends
Efficient, but not cheap (Editorial)
The Charlotte Observer
By the time the spring semester ends for North Carolina's public universities, the blueprint of a new campus will be ready for public inspection. ...The name of the Web site isn't settled yet (UNC Chapel Hill has dibs on the UNConline moniker). Yet the purpose is settled: increasing college access for North Carolinians -- an important first step toward accommodating a startling 50 percent increase in enrollment projected in 10 years.`New UNC' displays Observer as usual (Letter to the editor)
The Charlotte Observer
"The new UNC" (March 18 editorial) argues that the legislature "should get ahead of [the coming increase in native-born Latino high school graduates] and allow children who were brought in here illegally to pay lower in-state rates" at our universities.Once again the Observer slaps its liberal stamp on my tax dollars.UNC tries to keep books affordable (Editorial)
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
In recent years we have heard much about the steady rise in tuition at UNC system member schools. Last week, however, we learned that tuition isn't the only thing causing sticker shock among students and parents.
Related link: http://rdu.news14.com/content/headlines/?ArID=102050&SecID=2Council embraces visitors center
The Chapel Hill Herald
Everything came up roses Monday for the N.C. Botanical Garden's plans for a new visitors center at its property along Old Mason Farm Road. ...Representatives of the Botanical Garden, which is part of UNC, have said throughout the process they plan to seek the platinum level in the LEED program, using "green" features ranging from solar panels to geothermal wells.
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