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November 19, 2003
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:
International Coverage
Concussions Need at Least a Week to Heal - Study
Reuters (Wire Service)
An athlete who suffers a concussion may need a week or longer to recover and is at higher risk of being re-injured, a pair of studies said on Tuesday...."Additionally, we found that 1 in 15 players with concussion may have additional concussions in the same playing season and that these re-injuries typically take place in a short window of time (7-10 days) following the first concussion," wrote Kevin Guskiewicz of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
National Coverage
Football players cautioned not to rush back after a concussion
USA Today
College football players need about a week, sometimes longer, to recover from a concussion, and those who return to the field too soon run a greater risk of suffering another head injury....These players had three times the risk of suffering another injury, says Kevin Guskiewicz at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, the lead researcher.
Study looks at football-field concussions
National Associated Press
College football players who suffer concussions are left prone to another one, especially if they return to action too soon, and they also become slower to recover from such blows to the head, researchers say....Instead, the findings suggest that one concussion might cause tissue injury that leaves players more vulnerable to additional concussions, said Kevin Guskiewicz, director of the sports medicine research laboratory at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Study: Players' Concussions Dangerous
Newsday
Football players who suffer a concussion are likely to have another if they return to the game too soon, increasing the likelihood of permanent brain injury, say researchers who are taking the first steps toward a clinical understanding of athletic head injuries...."Our study shows that it takes the average player about a week to recover from a concussion, and it's during this period of time they appear to be most vulnerable for repeat [head] injury," said Kevin Guskiewicz, director of the sports medicine research laboratory at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and author of one study.
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The Herald-Sun
UNC release
Remains of Dean's brother found
National Associated Press
The Pentagon said Tuesday it has uncovered remains from the site in Laos where Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean's younger brother was believed to have been killed nearly 30 years ago....Charles Dean was a 24-year-old graduate of the University of North Carolina traveling the world when he and a companion, Neil Sharman of Australia, were arrested in Laos by the communist Pathet Lao.
Note: News Services provided Dean's yearbook photo to media organizations including CNN and The News & Observer.
State and Local Coverage
Partnering with UNC on Carolina North (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill News
Chapel Hill got a look at its future last week, and it is ... murky....UNC released its long-awaited plan for the Carolina North development on the Horace Williams tract. The project is so long-term -50 years or longer - and so vague at this point that it's difficult for the community to react intelligently.
Room for growth (Editorial)
The Daily Tar Heel
Carolina North was, for all intents and purposes, the talk of the town during this month's Chapel Hill Town Council elections.
Decline in high-tech jobs seen in state
The News & Observer
North Carolina's struggling high-technology industry shrank 13 percent last year, suffering a loss of 22,100 jobs, according to an industry report...."What they looked at is a very narrow segment," said James F. Smith, an economist at the Kenan-Flagler School of Business at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
RIAA action arrives
The News & Observer
The recording industry's crackdown on music piracy has reached the Triangle with two subpoenas seeking the identities of computer users at UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State University.
Ex-UNC philosophy professor dies at 83
The Herald-Sun
E. Maynard Adams, a longtime UNC faculty member who infused his philosophical teachings with a practical, human touch, died Monday. He was 83.
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Revered philosophy professor E.M. Adams dies
The Chapel Hill News
UNC release
Cultures meld in UNC program
The Herald-Sun
For a small group of UNC business students, learning is no longer strictly a classroom exercise. It now involves rafting trips, pumpkin carving and field trips out of state....The Kenan-Flagler Business School's fledgling Global Scholars initiative, which began this semester, groups UNC students with business scholars from the Far East and Southeast Asia who come to Chapel Hill for a semester.
Issues and Trends
House Democrats Propose Plan That Would Penalize States That Cut Spending on Colleges
The Chronicle of Higher Education
States that cut spending on higher education would be ineligible for federal funds to defray the costs of running their education systems, under a plan announced on Tuesday by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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UNC plans to trade properties with new council member
The Chapel Hill News
The UNC Board of Trustees is set today to approve a property exchange that would move newly elected Town Council member Cam Hill from the Cameron Avenue property he has owned for more than 20 years to a new house on East Rosemary Street.
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