May 19, 2004

Carolina in the News

Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:

National Coverage

China finds Western ways bring new woes
USA Today
In cities across China, signs of the better life spawned by 25 years of capitalism abound....From 1995 to 2025, deaths from diet-related illnesses such as heart
disease, high blood pressure, strokes and adult-onset diabetes are expected to increase 10 times faster than population growth, according to Barry Popkin, a
University of North Carolina economist who studies dietary changes in developing countries.


Rejecting Defense's Complaints, Tyco Judge Denies Mistrial Plea
Reuters, New York
Lawyers for the former general counsel of Tyco International lost a bid for a mistrial yesterday after a judge rejected complaints that jurors were hearing far-fetched
and misleading testimony....Mr. [Thomas] Hazen, a University of North Carolina law professor, took the witness stand late Monday and described for jurors the
basic structure of corporations and the responsibilities of various executives.

Screen Test: Brandon And Joanna
CBS, "The Early Show"
With the help of "The Young and the Restless" regular, Greg Rikaart, day two of The Early Show "Soap Star Screen Tests," continues with live performances by
college students Brandon Smith and Joanna Howard....Rikaart was on the road for the on-campus auditions. He went to SMU in Dallas and UNC in Chapel
Hill....First to audition was Smith, a drama graduate student from The University of North Carolina.

State & Local Coverage

N.C. Senate OKs 2 treatment centers
The Charlotte Observer
The N.C. Senate approved a new cancer center at UNC Chapel Hill and a stroke center at East Carolina University on Tuesday that could transform the kind of
treatment and research done in North Carolina.

2 medical units get approval
Winston Salem Journal
The N.C. Senate wasted no time yesterday approving a bill that authorizes $240 million in debt to build a new cancer center in Chapel Hill and a center at East
Carolina University to treat and research cardiovascular disease....Dr. William Roper, the dean of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, said that
UNC's current cancer center - which was built as a tuberculosis sanatorium - can't handle the increasing numbers of North Carolinians who face cancer.

Prognosis iffy for heart, cancer centers
The News & Observer
The state Senate rushed Tuesday to approve health and research institutes at the state's medical schools in Chapel Hill and Greenville....After a final Senate vote
scheduled today, the bill goes to the House. Black said it has little chance of passing there because it does not contain projects such as a genetics analysis center at
UNC-Charlotte and a project for UNC-Asheville.
Related link: http://newsobserver.com/nc24hour/ncnews/story/3595004p-3196395c.html

Webcast makes rounds
The News & Observer
Doctors and public health experts at UNC-Chapel Hill and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta have taken "grand rounds" to a new level.
More than 2,500 people are expected to tune in Friday when researchers and public health officials use a live satellite and webcast program to discuss tobacco
prevention.

Proponents of new law schools vs. profession's grim realities (Letter to the Editor)
The News & Observer
As a law school administrator concerned with helping law students find employment, I have followed with interest the stories about proposed new law schools in North Carolina....Bill Chamberlain, Assistant Dean for Career Services, UNC School of Law, Chapel Hill

It All Adds Up
Winston Salem Journal
Martha Moretz knows exactly why she bought her Honda Insight. And it wasn't just to look like an astronaut...."People have been going crazy over them," said
Nicholas Lurie, an assistant professor of marketing at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC plan to be on council's June 14 agenda
The Chapel Hill Herald
Several changes that UNC wants to make to its campus development plan will be on the June 14 agenda of the Town Council for more discussion and a possible
vote.

Changes on campus get tame review
The Chapel Hill News
The furor surrounding proposed changes to the university's development plan has fizzled -- thanks, officials say, to a tweaked review process...."I thought the
atmosphere was very constructive and objective," said Bruce Runberg, UNC's associate vice chancellor for planning and construction.

UNC panel offers ideas on suicide
The News & Observer
After a string of suicides at UNC-Chapel Hill, a university task force is considering new ways to screen students for depression and to urge them to get treatment.

The Dangers of Low-Carb Diets and Pregnancy
WTVD-TV (ABC, Raleigh)
A lot of the foods excluded from low-carb diets are key sources of folic acid....Dr. Steven Zeisel heads the nutrition department at UNC Chapel Hill. He's very
concerned about the low-carb diet craze.

Note: If you have any questions about Carolina in the News, please call Russell Campbell at News Services, (919) 962-2091, russell_campbell@unc.edu, or Mike McFarland in University Communications, mike_mcfarland@unc.edu

Note: Web links on this page are time-sensitive, so stories might not be available after the day they first appeared.