October 5, 2004

Carolina in the News

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

International Coverage

Cheney-Edwards debate might make for good show
Canadian Television Network
When the two U.S. vice-presidential campaigners take to the stage tonight, expect great political theatre on such topics as Iraq and the economy -- but don't expect it to have an impact on the campaign, say the experts...Ferrel Guillory, director of the Program for Southern Politics,
Media and Public Life at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, thinks there will be an interesting contrast between the political generations. He doesn't think the experience gap will mean very much, and warns that Edwards shouldn't be underestimated...

National Coverage

Cheney, Edwards a study in contrasts
Newhouse News Service
The only time Dick Cheney mentions his vice presidential opponent on the campaign trail, the reference is fleeting and funny...Ferrell Guillory a political science professor at the University of North Carolina, said Edwards needs to use the debate to "introduce himself to the American people," demonstrate that his "life experiences in the government, the law and the community give him the judgment needed to be in the White House," and forcefully spell out why John Kerry should be president.

Regional Coverage

And gladly TEACCH
The Journal News (Westchester, Rockland and Putnam Counties, New York)
Jawonio classrooms may soon have more separate, quiet working areas under a program designed to better help children with autism-spectrum disorders. More than 70 Jawonio staff members are being trained in TEACCH, a program that Jawonio wants to incorporate into its curriculum...TEACCH - Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication Handicapped Children - was created more than 30 years ago by researchers from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.

State & Local Coverage

Iraq: What Edwards should say (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The News & Observer
Tonight, John Edwards will argue the greatest malpractice case of all time. During a closely contested wartime election in which a vice presidential debate could conceivably make a difference, he will face a challenge that should seem familiar. As a trial lawyer Edwards
effectively challenged the authority of corporations and doctors by convincing jurors that the experts were wrong and had made mistakes. To win tonight, he will need to convince the American people that their president and vice president committed malpractice in how and when they took this nation to war...Joseph Kennedy-Associate Professor of Law at UNC-Chapel Hill

UNC-CH scientist sheds light on cells
The News & Observer
As a rainbow-colored blob the size of a human palm crept across his computer screen, Klaus Hahn pointed excitedly at one edge. The blob, an enlarged video of a living cell, was readying to move. But first, yellow and red dots filled that edge. The colors pinpointed where a big-time
cellular protein was activating inside the cell. Using dyes discovered 60 years ago and modern molecular tools, Hahn, a UNC-Chapel Hill researcher, has invented a way to see the invisible.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/sept04/hahn091004.html

Interest in Covenant grows
The Daily Tar Heel
Low-income applicants to the University already have displayed an increased interest in the Carolina Covenant program soon after officials announced their plans for the program's expansion last week. The success of the first class of the Covenant - a need-based financial aid program that enables low-income students to graduate debt-free through grants and work-study programs - has spurred greater interest in UNC and the growth of the program.

School program helps students with autism reach their full potential
The Asheville Citizen-Times
One of the reasons for the increasing number of diagnoses is the growing awareness of the range of autism disorders, including Asperger Syndrome, said Catherine Faherty, a psychoeducation specialist in Asheville. But experts suspect there may be other reasons for the rising numbers that are not yet understood, said Faherty, who is with TEACCH, an autism treatment and education group that is a division of UNC-Chapel Hill's school of medicine.

Teens who want jobs in medical field get an idea of what's out there
The Asheville Citizen-Times
Ever since the first grade, when she accompanied her mother to a prenatal ultrasound, Jessica Reid knew what she wanted to be when she grew up: a diagnostic medical sonographer. She just didn't know the name for it...That's why Larry Keith, assistant dean of admissions and director of special programs for UNC School of Medicine, challenged the students to get their priorities straight.

Knott pulls out of attorney general debate
The News & Observer
Joe Knott, a Raleigh lawyer running for attorney general, withdrew late Sunday from a debate against incumbent Roy Cooper planned for Monday night at the University of North Carolina law school.

Issues & Trends

Raleigh helps commuters
The News & Observer
The rest of you Wake County employers can relax a bit. No need to be anxious about taking the plunge. The city of Raleigh has joined the Environmental Protection Agency roster of "Best Workplaces for Commuters"...when the Triangle's first 11 commuter-friendly employers were
identified a year ago, eight were in Durham County; a ninth (Cisco Systems) happened to be on the Wake side of RTP. The other two EPA-certified Best Workplaces for Commuters were N.C. State University in Raleigh and UNC-Chapel Hill.

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