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Nov. 7, 2007
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
National Coverage
Extra Weight Said Won't Raise Death Risk
The Associated Press
Being 25 pounds overweight doesn't appear to raise your risk of dying from cancer or heart disease, says a new government study that seems to vindicate Grandma's claim that a few extra pounds won't kill you...Obesity researcher Barry Popkin of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, agreed, noting that the study "is about death. This is not about health and sickness."Mum’s the Word: We Found a Greener Gas
The New York Times
Psychologists and Wall Street traders have long known it: people and markets act on perception, whether it clashes with reality or not...And if they do, they certainly should not try to justify its use, added Jan-Benedict Steenkamp, a professor of marketing at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina.Gay Muslims Find Freedom, of a Sort, in the U.S.
The New York Times
About 15 people marched alongside the Muslim float in this city’s notoriously fleshy Gay Pride Parade earlier this year, with various men carrying the flags of Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine and Turkey and even Iran’s old imperial banner...Most Koranic verses treating same-sex relations are ambiguous, said Omid Safi, an Islamic studies professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.The Wall Street Journal's Murdochian Roots (Commentary)
Slate
The Bancroft family that controls Dow Jones & Co., the parent of the Wall Street Journal, and has been steadfast in its decision to uphold the newspaper's integrity, is playing right into the hands of Rupert Murdoch by evoking the management of the former family leader Clarence W. Barron...Chris Roush is a journalism professor at the University of North Carolina.Regional Coverage
Spy Games: Espionage not limited to pro football, as Inland high school coaches can attest
The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, Calif.)
In the corner of the bleachers several weeks ago was a man the longtime Colton High football coach had never seen before. In the intruder's hands was a video camera aimed at the side of the field where the Yellowjackets were practicing... "We're seeing the win-at-all-cost pro sports mentality trickle down to every level," said Jan Boxill, director of the Parr Center for Ethics at the University of North Carolina.State & Local Coverage
You can still weigh in (Under the Dome)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
If you missed the last two opportunities to give your ideas on the search for a new leader at UNC-Chapel Hill, you have another chance. The Chancellor Search Committee has added a third forum from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 15 in Gerrard Hall on campus. Anyone who plans to speak should arrive early to sign up.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/nov07/chancelloreveningsearch110107.htmlCarolina North could be a boon (Letter to the Editor)
The Chapel Hill Herald
On Oct. 4 the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill gave town residents an update on the plans for Carolina North. The plans are impressive and the benefits to our region large. The Carolina North facilities, and the Innovation Center in particular, are important because they will allow basic research advances generated at UNC to be developed for practical application and be commercialized (Eric Nelson, Chapel Hill).Cheating Teachers
"The State of Things" WUNC-FM
As the No Child Left Behind Act puts the pressure on educators to improve performance in schools or face penalties, a disturbing trend has grown out of the education reform law. Teachers and school administrators have been caught rigging test scores to work in their favor. Now some states and school districts are taking preventative measures to maintain integrity in the classroom. Host Frank Stasio examines this story with Gregory Cizek, an education professor at the University of North Carolina at 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.ROTC to mark Veterans Day
The Chapel Hill Herald
More than 100 ROTC midshipmen and cadets will assemble in dress uniforms at noon Friday for the annual Veterans Day ceremony at the UNC.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/briefs/2007/110507.htmlStudy: stress could hasten progress of HIV
WCHL-AM 1360 (Chapel Hill)
Mental and physical hardship could hasten the progress of HIV in some patients, a UNC study has found. Lead author psychiatry professor Jane Leserman says her findings come from hundreds of interviews with rural southeast HIV patients.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/nov07/lifetimetrauma110107.htmlTurmeric, a South Asian spice, studied as health aid (Commentary)
The Charlotte Observer
Is it possible for your spice cabinet to double as a medicine cabinet? Around the world, herbs and spices commonly used in cooking have also been applied or eaten, sometimes for thousands of years, for their medicinal effects...Suzanne Havala Hobbs is a registered dietitian and a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy at UNC.Porter, Durham civic leader and lawyer, dead at 76
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Travis Porter had a power of persuasion that left a mark on the state's higher education system, Durham's business community and its low-income housing market...He led the UNC system's Board of Governors in 1994-95 and the trustee board of his beloved alma mater, UNC-Chapel Hill, in 1983-84.Issues & Trends
Challenger edges Chapel Hill incumbent
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Corporate finance officer and political novice Matt Czajkowski knocked off incumbent Town Council member Cam Hill by 63 votes Tuesday, setting up a likely recount.
Related Link: http://www.heraldsun.com/orange/10-896346.cfmNCCU's law school rated as top bargain
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
...The magazine's Back to School 2007 issue ranks 62 law schools on the basis of tuition, bar passage rate and job placement rate....The law schools at UNC-Chapel Hill, No. 29...State Group Predicts Shortage of Primary Care Docs
WRAL-TV (Raleigh)
Physician shortages in North Carolina could grow in the coming years, according to a new study, as population growth and increased numbers of aging patients with chronic diseases put more pressure on the health care system. The North Carolina Institute of Medicine conducted a far-reaching study on the shrinking supply of doctors and determined that the shortfall in the number of needed primary care physicians will reach 25 percent statewide over the next 20 years.
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