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March 27, 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
Analysis: Stents' heart value in doubt
United Press International
Doctors said Monday that angioplasty plus stenting -- a common, expensive heart procedure -- plus the best medical treatment failed to reduce the risk of death or heart attacks, when compared to optimal medical treatment alone. ..."We shouldn't lose sight of the fact that revascularization -- angioplasty -- can be beneficial in acute situations," said Sidney Smith, professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina.Will New Beijing Capital Airport: Be Ready for the Olympic Games? (Question-answer)
Beijing Review
On March 27, 2007, Beijing will introduce the 2008 Olympic Games with a series of "500 Days to Go" promotion activities. ...In an interview with Beijing Review North American correspondent Zong Xing, Dr. John Kasarda, Director of the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shared his views on China's airport construction and airport economy.National Coverage
Debate Widens Over Stent Use In Heart Cases
The Wall Street Journal
Popular medical devices called stents proved no better than aggressive use of heart medicines in preventing heart attacks and death in a controversial study that is roiling the field of cardiology. ...Worries about rare but potentially serious blood clots in the drug-coated versions is provoking a shift back to bare metal devices for some patients. The new findings "certainly offer an alternative strategy" for such patients, said Sidney Smith, professor of medicine at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and an interventional cardiologist.A Downside to Day Care? (Question-answer)
Newsweek
A new study, published in the March/April 2007 issue of Child Development, has concluded that kids who spend more than two years regularly attending day-care centers show slightly more behavioral problems in kindergarten through sixth grade than those that do not. ...Newsweek’s Julie Scelfo spoke with Margaret Burchinal, a psychologist at the University of North Carolina and a co-author of the study about what these findings mean for parents of young children.You Are Also What You Drink
The New York Times
What worries you most? Decaying teeth, thinning bones, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, dementia, cancer, obesity? ...The panel, led by Barry M. Popkin, a nutrition professor at the University of North Carolina, was distressed by the burgeoning waistlines of Americans and the contribution that popular beverages make to weight problems.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/mar06/healthybeverage030806.htmThe Grapefruit Effect, Demystified
The Washington Post
Scientists have known for a while that grapefruit exaggerates the effects of certain drugs, sometimes with dangerous results. They just weren't sure why. ...Even very small amounts -- "sub-micro levels" -- can cause potentially hazardous interactions with some medications, according to Paul Watkins, professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who led the research team. "You can't taste them . . . but they are very powerful," he adds.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/may06/grapefruitstudy050806.htmAviation jobs take off with N.C. efforts
McClatchy Newspapers
North Carolina is trying to live up to its tag line: First in flight. ...A University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill professor, as part of a separate initiative, is helping the state identify its strengths and weaknesses in attracting aerospace employers.Sister Mentors
Inside Higher Ed
When you think of a Ph.D., “you think of a man standing in front of the room teaching,” says Roxie Jairrels, a high school senior from Alexandria, Va. who hopes to push that preconception until it pops. ...To date, 25 women of color have completed their dissertations with the help of SisterMentors, and college acceptance letters for the girls are rolling on in: thick envelopes from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Duke, Hampton, Radford and Virginia Commonwealth Universities and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Bamboo Family
LiveScience
In the hills of the Appalachia, scientists spotted a new species of bamboo called hill cane. ...Clark, her Ph.D. student JimmyTriplett and Alan Weakley of the University of North Carolina recently completed the intricate process of officially naming and describing the newbie.Regional Coverage
Lab's technology tests drug safety
The Rochester Business Journal (N.Y.)
Litron Laboratories Ltd.’s patented MicroFlow technology was used to measure chromosome damage in newborn patients, marking the first time the process has been used in a clinical drug safety study, the company said Friday. ... Results of the study were published in a special issue of Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis, a journal. The study was conducted in collaboration among Duke University Medical Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the National Toxicology Program and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.Teen drug, alcohol use resource center opens
Pike County Courier (Monroe, N.Y.)
Social Worker Mary Stanley has seen horror stories of drug and alcohol abuse among teenagers on television, in newspapers and glorified on the silver screen. ...She has hopes of adding other components to the center such as encouraging children and their parents to exercise together, which, a 2003 study out of the University of North Carolina shows reduces risky behavior among teens.State and Local Coverage
Plans to give options for Carolina North
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
UNC-Chapel Hill will present three approaches for developing the Carolina North research campus at two community meetings today.
UNC Media Advisory: http://www.unc.edu/news/media/2007/cnorthadvisory032607.htmlUNC mourns mascot, friend
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Friends of Jason Ray say they'll remember his infectious energy and an outsized personality that matched his 6-foot-5-inch frame. Like the time he drew a cheering crowd on South Road during an audition to be UNC-Chapel Hill's mascot because, as he told a student magazine, "If I get in this suit one time, I'm going to make it worth it."
Related links: http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2
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http://www.heraldsun.com/orange/10-833297.cfm
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/mar07/jasonray032607.htmlState House Gives ibiblio a Well Deserved Declaration of ‘Congratulations’
WRAL-TV (CBS, Raleigh)
Paul Jones, a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and one of the true pioneers in making the Internet and Web a remarkable source for knowledge, has reason to be a little prouder today.Family the cause of infant whooping cough
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Infants with whooping cough are most likely infected by the people they live with, according to a new multi-country study. Researchers at UNC Chapel Hill School of Public Health found that 55 percent of infants with pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, contracted the disease from their parents. Household members including siblings, aunts and uncles, cousins and grandparents were responsible for 75 percent of infants with pertussis, the study found.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/mar07/pertussis032707.htmlCostly heart treatment in doubt
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
James Grady of Raleigh got an angioplasty and a stent last December to clear a blocked artery, certain that the treatment would prevent a heart attack. ...Dr. Nortin Hadler, a professor of medicine at UNC-Chapel Hill and longtime critic of medical interventions not backed by clear evidence of benefit, considers interventional cardiology one of the biggest scams in U.S. medicine.Food is better when it doesn't travel too far (Commentary)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Here's a new term to consider: Localtarianism. It does organic one step better. A growing number of people aspire to a diet of seasonal, locally grown food. ...Suzanne Havala Hobbs is a registered dietitian and a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy at UNC.WCHL, Ed Schultz to host show at UNC
WCHL-AM (Chapel Hill)
News Talk 1360 WCHL announced Monday that "The Ed Schultz Show" will broadcast live from the UNC Chapel Hill campus on Monday, April 23. The broadcast, a town hall meeting that will feature a one-on-one interview with presidential candidate John Edwards, will be held in the Carolina Union Auditorium.You know women who shine (Letter to the editor)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Dr. Liz Dreesen, UNC Professor of Surgery... On the very next page, you ran a column by Dr. Liz Dreesen who should be on any list of shining lights. Her skill, generosity and human kindness come through in every word she writes. That's what I call a good example.Taheri-Azar Scheduled For Court Appearance
WNCN-TV (CBS, Raleigh)
The man accused of running down students in his SUV at UNC-Chapel Hill is scheduled to appear in an Orange County courtroom Tuesday.Issues and Trends
Kannapolis makes room for research
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
This former mill town north of Charlotte is not Boston or San Francisco. And Steven Zeisel is a realist. So when Zeisel, director of UNC-Chapel Hill's Nutrition Research Institute, talks with scientists about becoming part of the N.C. Research Campus in Kannapolis, he pitches the merits of the $1.5 billion project. He talks about the town later.Council lukewarm to committees
The Chapel Hill Herald
The Town Council is keeping its distance from a couple of neighborhood-feedback committees which UNC Chancellor James Moeser wants to create. The council's action Monday was close to a complete 'no' to Moeser's request -- but not quite.Pushback Against Perceived Power Grab
Inside Higher Ed
College basketball connoisseurs of a certain vintage — especially fans of the old University of North Carolina teams — might have appreciated the tactics that some college officials and accreditors engaged in as a federal panel reconvened Monday to negotiate possible changes in U.S. regulations governing accrediting.Study recommends avoiding new campus
The Associated Press (N.C.)
A study commission has recommended that the University of North Carolina system avoid creating a new campus in Rocky Mount, partially blaming the poor state of academics in the region. UNC president Erskine Bowles said Monday that converting private North Carolina Wesleyan College into a UNC campus would likely cost the system $207 million dollars over seven years. Commissioners also worried that it would be difficult to attract students and faculty to the new campus, he said.
Related links: http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/local/content/news/stories/2007/03/27/unc_study.html
http://www.newsobserver.com/559/story/557754.htmlBennett's next leader
The Greensboro News & Record
Sheer watt for megawatt, new Bennett College President Julianne Malveaux does not match the star power of the woman she succeeds, Johnnetta Cole. Who could? ...Two recent, nearby examples bear that out. Erskine Bowles, president of the University of North Carolina system, and Nido Qubein, president of High Point University, have brought private-sector savvy into higher-education settings with dramatic results.
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