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May 1, 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
Exercising harder 'keeps weight off longer'
Reuters
People who consistently engage in high levels of exercise over the long haul are the most successful at losing weight and keeping it off, a new US study shows. ...But only 13 of the 154 people who completed the study were able to sustain this level of activity, Dr Deborah F Tate of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and her colleagues found.National Coverage
Wisconsin promises 8th-graders a path to higher education
The Associated Press (National)
Wisconsin is rolling out the nation's most expansive guarantee of higher education to students in hopes of raising college aspirations and improving preparedness. ...UNC-Chapel Hill has seen the percentage of low-income students in its freshman class modestly increase since instituting the Carolina Covenant in 2004, said financial aid director Shirley Ort.Interpreting Some Overlooked Stories From the South
The New York Times
The gripping black-and-white photographs of civil rights protesters in the South reflect the black-and-white morality tale that generally accompanies them. Hateful, jeering white mobs and attack dogs versus peaceful marchers asking to vote and to walk in the front door. ...The conventional wisdom, said Jacquelyn Hall, director of the Southern Oral History Project at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is that the general backlash to the civil rights movement “was exported out of the South to the rest of the country,” and that the Republican Party benefited from the shift.Edwards book details poverty solutions
The Associated Press (National)
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards co-edited a book released Monday that details a variety of possible solutions to poverty in the United States. ...He helped coordinate the collection of essays while serving as director of The Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/dec06/povertycenterbook121106.htmIntern, or be your own boss?
"Marketplace Money," American Public Radio
In a super-competitive job market, students these days can't afford to go without an internship. But some are skipping that step altogether and starting their own businesses. ...Ryan worked as an intern in high school, but not while he was a college student at University of North Carolina. He started his own company instead. And he doesn't think he's so unusual.
Regional CoverageSay 'Ahhh': Keeping your pearly whites healthy (Commentary)
Abilene Reporter-News (Texas)
Most people should take their teeth to their grave unless they are afraid to visit the dentist. Those are the folks often mumbling something about dentists pulling teeth with rusty pliers. ...Dr. John Williams, dean of the school of dentistry at UNC-Chapel Hill, says he also is aware that some people may have had a painful experience with their teeth during childhood and developed a fear or phobia of dentistry.Populists don't get $400 haircuts (Opinion column)
The Cincinnati Post
John Edwards is right. There are two Americas, one for the rich and another for everyone else. He lives in the former and campaigns in the latter, and sometimes he forgets where he is. ...After leaving the Senate and starting his second presidential bid, Edwards opened a poverty think tank at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.State and Local Coverage
Efforts show Carolina's commitment to environment (Opinion-editorial column)
The Chapel Hill Herald
With the creation of the UNC Institute for the Environment, launched last month, Carolina has taken environmental studies and research to a new level. This new institute joins our individual departments and centers together in interdisciplinary research, education and public service, and creates new areas of study in response to some of our most pressing environmental challenges. ...James Moeser is the chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/apr07/institute040207.htmlUNC arthritis research project targets area
The Rocky Mount Telegram
William Greene is no stranger to arthritis. At age 66, he's had his share of pain in his shoulder over the years, and he's watched his wife suffer from serious arthritis of the knees that has caused her to have two surgeries in the past two years. ...Greene signed up as one of 14 peer leaders for "Arthritis Quick Start," a research project being conducted by the UNC Schools of Nursing and Public Health to study how people can better manage the condition themselves. The project is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with UNC-Chapel Hill and Stanford University both participating.A story of struggle told throughout UNC's campus
The Chapel Hill Herald
When giving his civil rights walking tour, UNC professor Tim McMillan wants people to see the Carolina campus in a way they haven't before. That's why McMillan, an adjunct assistant professor in the African and Afro-American studies department, likes to begin his tour at the "Silent Sam" statue facing Franklin Street in McCorkle Place.Burgaw workshop focuses on growth
The Wilmington Star-News
While driving in Burgaw Monday, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor Richard Ducker said he could see Pender County had all the makings of a growing county. "For-sale signs litter the streets, you've got dump trucks everywhere and you see fairly new homes all around," Ducker said.Your Tax Dollars At Work
The Dunn Daily Record
Is there a future in pursuing a county government career? The University of North Carolina's School of Government offers some clues in its 2007 edition of "County Salaries in North Carolina." Included in the publication are Harnett, Johnston and Sampson counties.Great Idea (Letter to the editor)
The Winston-Salem Journal
At a workshop for parents of special-needs students, I once heard a speaker say that 75 percent of adults with special needs were either unemployed or underemployed. ...We have large institutions that could benefit from reduced costs, technical expertise in former Lucent employees and students from Forsyth Tech, the history of meticulous record-keeping by Moravians, and programs like UNC Chapel Hill's TEACCH that could provide job coaches and unemployed and underemployed adults who could really benefit from full employment and the satisfaction of a job well done.Covelight sold for $16 million
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Covelight Systems, a Cary firm that developed software to help businesses catch internal fraud such as identity theft, has been sold for $16 million. ...Covelight's clients included the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, First Citizens Bank in Raleigh and True Credit, a division of credit bureau Trans-Union.Issues and Trends
IMG Makes Leap Into College Sports
The Wall Street Journal
IMG, the sports-management concern bought by financier Ted Forstmann in 2004, plans to announce today its acquisition of Atlanta-based Collegiate Licensing Co., the largest collegiate trademark licensing agency in the U.S. ...CLC's clients include colleges and universities such as Notre Dame, North Carolina and Boston College, football bowl games such as the Rose Bowl, and athletic conferences such as the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big Twelve.Building a better curriculum
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
New high school graduation requirements could include shop and art classes in addition to more math and foreign languages. ...Currently, students can take one of four tracks to graduate: college prep to attend the University of North Carolina system or any four-year institution...Public pedestrian trail an urban gem
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
On Monday morning, McCauley Street resident Chuck Alcorn left his back yard, walked along a tree-lined path, opened a wooden gate and strode right up to Doug Eyre's back door. ...But not on this secluded greenway, which sits on top of two tunnels carrying steam to UNC-Chapel Hill.
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