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May 23, 2005
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:National Coverage
Elite $1 billion endowment club grows to 47 universities
The Associated Press (National)
Crossing the main quad at Boston College, visitors can't miss the billion-dollar view.....Among the 47 are two North Carolina universities. Duke University has $3.3 billion, and UNC-Chapel Hill has $1.3 billion.
Rare But Deadly
U.S. News & World Report
Two cousins, two babies, two states..... "We had a classic example of an infant in North Carolina who presented with glutaric acidemia [GA-1] and overwhelming brain damage," says Joseph Muenzer, associate professor of pediatrics at the University of North Carolina....
Paper's aim: building blog for success
Los Angeles Times
It's been more than two centuries since this town last saw a revolution.....The trouble with newspapers is that they've historically been so successful, they're risk averse," said Philip Meyer....a journalism professor at nearby University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
The Matchmaker
The Chronicle of Higher Education
R. William Funk tilts his chair back, stretches his legs, and props a pair of size-12 black-tasseled loafers onto a hand-carved cherry-wood desk....Several candidates for the presidency at North Carolina State University, for example, were rejected by the search committee for being "too blue," code for having attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill....
Subscription required.Regional Coverage
Slavery connection takes Dixie out of favor
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The South keeps on whittlin' Dixie....."In the big picture, their days are numbered unless they're individually wealthy or just want to make a point," said William Ferris, senior associate director of the Center for the Study of the American South at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Penn revamps selling of inventions
The Philadelphia Inquirer
In an effort to boost earnings from faculty inventions, the University of Pennsylvania is making the most sweeping changes in a decade in its program to market them.....Now "it's much more than filing for a patent and doing a deal," said W. Mark Crowell, vice chancellor for economic development and technology transfer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Mormon leader pushes youths to share their faith
San Antonio Express-News
The story of founder Joseph Smith should inspire today's young people to do all they can to live their lives rooted in their faith, the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints told the church's youth Saturday night at the Alamodome.....Citing a University of North Carolina survey showing that LDS youths are more deeply religious than any other American youths, he challenged them to share their faith and happiness with others.
A cure for the rudeness epidemic
Orange County Register
A Minnesota blizzard of e-mails and letters poured in after a recent column on bullying.....In a University of North Carolina study, "Workplace Incivility: The Target's Eye View," 1,400 employees surveyed said their co-workers are getting ruder by the year.
Blue Jacket gets new leadership
Dayton Business Journal
Lorrie Sparrow has returned to Blue Jacket, the outdoor drama in Xenia....Scott Parker, director of University of North Carolina's Institute of Outdoor Drama, said many outdoor drama companies are revenue searching to make up for declining attendance.
State & Local Coverage
Soldier program drums up support
Rocky Mount Telegram
The community must ensure that its citizen-soldiers and their families have the support they need while they prepare for, carry out and return from active duty, Rebecca Murray told Rocky Mount Kiwanis Club members Thursday at Benvenue Country Club. Murray is the Rocky Mount community liaison for the Citizen-Soldier Support Program, administered by the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Two billionaire colleges are eight miles apart in N.C.
The Associated Press (N.C.)
They're only eight miles apart - a distance on "Tobacco Road" that breeds competition in everything from basketball to the size of the endowments at Duke University and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Tower tenure marked by ringing success
The Chapel Hill Herald
The final bell has peeled for Travis Kephart....Kephart, who for the last three years has made caring for UNC's bell tower his personal mission, graduated last week and turned in his keys. The university's most attentive bellringer in recent memory has moved on.
Listening Post
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
From Gene R. Nichol, an address to graduates, his last as dean of the School of Law at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Senior of Year says `no thanks' to Harvard
The Charlotte Observer
Danielle Allen wanted to leave the Observer's All-Star scholar banquet before it started.....She's picked UNC Chapel Hill, where she won the prestigious Morehead scholarship, which pays for all four years of study.
Area has role in nano testing
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
For years, government scientists celebrated that blockbuster inventions built with tiny building blocks -- the offspring of nanotechnology -- were just around the corner....."This basically involves the fabrication of new materials. One needs to be careful and demonstrate that the safety issues are known and hazards are handled appropriately," said Joseph DeSimone, a prominent UNC-Chapel Hill chemist who co-founded the nanotech startup Liquidia Technologies.
Campuses on the cutting edge (Commentary)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Hands have been wrung and teeth have been gnashed at the prospect that North Carolina's two top-shelf public research universities, UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State, might gain some leeway to set their own tuition rates.
An apology required (Editorial)
The Charlotte Observer
The chancellor and trustees of UNC Chapel Hill acted inexcusably when they worked covertly to slip two sneaky provisions benefiting that campus into the fine print of the state Senate budget bill.
Autism Research
WUNC-FM
This month, an autism treatment program at UNC Chapel Hill is marking its 40th anniversary. The program helped challenge stereotypes about autism. And its research has expanded how psychologists think about autism.North Carolina Flora
"The State of Things" WUNC-FM
It's spring, and North Carolina's fields, forests, and roadways are again flush with greenery. But which plants are native and should be nurtured, and which ones are invasive and worthy of being uprooted? Host Melinda Penkava talks with Carol Ann McCormack, assistant curator of the Herbarium at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and with Dale Suiter, endangered species biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Note: This program rebroadcasts at 9 p.m.Report: Diabetes hits hard in county
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Got a cough? Probably a cold. Sniffling and sneezing? Maybe the flu....John Buse, director of the Diabetes Center at UNC, said managing diabetes becomes harder the longer a person has it.
Medical squeeze hits home
The Daily News (Jacksonville)
In Onslow County, the number of uninsured exceeded 27 percent of the population in 2003, the most recent date for which numbers are available, according to the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
Going home (Editorial)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Few people would argue with Junior Allen's feeling that "I've done worn out my welcome in North Carolina."....Now, thanks to reporting by The N&O's Matthew Eisley and legal efforts by UNC law professor Rich Rosen, Allen's case has been reviewed by prison officials and the state parole commission.
In crime coverage, does status matter? (Commentary)
Steroids concern baseball coaches
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Someone stopped by my office the other day and pointed out The News & Observer's front-page headline on the Chapel Hill double murders....Lois Boynton, a journalism ethics professor at UNC-Chapel Hill, says research shows that status does make a difference in how newspapers cover crime.
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Gaps in the NCAA's steroid testing program have allowed performance-enhancing drugs to become a rising problem in collegiate baseball, several college coaches said.....UNC athletics director Dick Baddour said he doesn't believe steroids are a big problem in college baseball but did say the Tar Heels are re-evaluating their substance abuse policy.
Asians try to win advocacy for issues through forums
The Associated Press (N.C.)
With a surging population in the mid-1990s, a few dozen immigrant advocates met here as part of the first Latino Forum.....Andrew Chin, a professor at the University of North Carolina School of Law, said that the struggles and history of the community is often overlooked by many Americans who love the food and pageantry of the culture.
Summer theater? Take it outside
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Twelve-year-old Delise Barnard learned about classical music in the best classroom a kid could ask for. It had no desks, no blackboards, no lecturers and no "Shhhhhh! Sit still!"....Outdoor theater's popularity appears to be growing, says Scott Parker, who heads the Institute of Outdoor Drama at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Issues and Trends
Academic Freedom for Students Has Ancient Roots
The Chronicle of Higher Education
In recent years, the actual or perceived abuse of professors' authority has spawned claims of classroom indoctrination and a political movement to create a nationwide "academic bill of rights" to protect students....A 2004 ruling from the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights to the University of North Carolina contains an example of the abuses that can arise.
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