Nov. 21, 2007

Carolina in the News

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

Regional Coverage

Worthy of long pursuit (Commentary)
The Washington Times (Washington, D.C.)
Biomedical research the National Institutes of Health deemed "not worthy of pursuit" in 1980 earned Mario Capecchi a Nobel Prize last month...Another researcher, Oliver Smithies, who concurrently pursued a similar mission at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, shares the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

State & Local Coverage

Scientists team up to seek grants
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Triangle researchers are trying to highlight the state's work on "clean" energy and tap into the money being generated by research initiatives. This month, Duke University, UNC-Chapel Hill, N.C. State University and RTI International formed the Research Triangle Energy Consortium.

Foods you eat can contribute to risk of getting cancer (Column)
The Charlotte Observer
It's even clearer these days that what you eat can play an important role in your risk of developing cancer. A major report published jointly this month by the World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research summarized the findings of dozens of nutrition scientists from around the world who reviewed several thousand studies published during the past 40 years.
Note: Suzanne Havala Hobbs is a registered dietitian and a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Thanksgiving Foodie Montage
"The State of Things" WUNC-FM
Preparing the Thanksgiving meal is enough to stress anyone out. But we found a group of North Carolina food and wine experts who put their culinary expertise to good use on the food-filled holiday. Sharing their memories, traditions and recipes are: Greg Cox, News and Observer restaurant critic; Sara Foster, Foster’s Market; Lex Alexander, 3CUPS; Summer Bicknell, Locopops; Lil Lacassagne, St. Jacques French Cuisine; Wilma Dillard, Dillard’s Bar-B-Que; Sheila Neal, Carrboro Farmers’ Market; Ben and Karen Barker, Magnolia Grill; Jill Winkler, Chatham Hill Winery; Andrea Reusing, Lantern Restaurant; and, Jim and Ellie Ferguson, lecturers at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Note: "The State of Things" is the statewide public affairs program airing live at noon weekdays and rebroadcast at 9 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays.

The Bill of Rights finally came back (Editorial)
The Charlotte Observer
Mid-April 1865 must have been a frenzied time in Raleigh...Robert House, head of the N.C. Historical Commission and later chancellor at UNC Chapel Hill, rejected the offer. He said, "So long as it remains away from the official custody of North Carolina, it will serve as a memorial of individual theft."

Statues of slaveholders (Opinion Column)
The Chapel Hill News
“My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!” ...Ruffin has been widely praised as an outstanding jurist even though he wrote “one of the most notorious decisions in the law of American slavery,” which dismissed criminal charges against the “renter” of a slave who shot that slave in the back as he tried to escape. A dormitory at UNC-Chapel Hill is named for Ruffin. His portrait hangs in a prominent place.

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