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Oct. 13, 2006
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
National Coverage
New Approach to Aid
Inside Higher Ed
Similar ideas have prompted a number of leading public universities to tell low-income students that they will not need to borrow to pay for college. The Carolina Covenant — at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — kicked off the movement in 2003. That program started with an eligibility level of 150 percent of the federal poverty level, and was raised to 200 percent, the level used by a program at the University of Virginia.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/oct03/covenant100103.htmlThe Best B-Schools Of 2006
Business Week
"Everybody's wrestling with how do we bring management education in line with the demands of management," says Yale Dean Joel M. Podolny. "Everybody recognizes there has to be some changes to the standard curriculum." Similar efforts are under way at Michigan, the University of Rochester, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Notre Dame, and Kellogg.
Keenan Flagler News Release: http://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/News/DetailsNewsPage.cfm?id=3107Public Health Degrees Online
U.S. News & World Report
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill appears on numerous lists of newly ranked programs and specialty areas produced by U.S. News and World Report magazine for its 2006 edition of "America's Best Graduate Schools."
From storming dorms to abject apathy
CNN
Young Democrats at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campaigned to get out the vote and listened to former Massachusetts governor and 1988 Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis speak on the importance of grass-roots politics.
Regional Coverage
Drug plan held up as example
The Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Mo.)
"In my view, consumer-driven health care is quite poorly designed for this population," said Jonathan B. Oberlander, a health policy professor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. "You have to have a reality check about who the Medicare population is."
Bush, the War on Terror, and the Media
The Century Foundation
Philip Meyer, the Knight Professor at the University of North Carolina, wrote recently about a study made by two professors at the University of Connecticut who surveyed high school students in 2004 and 2006 and made a disturbing discovery..
Attention-Getting Fatality Numbers (Editorial)
The Ledger (Lakeland, Fla.)
North Carolina's GDL program was put in place in 1997. Comparing 1996 to 1999 statistics, fatal crashes involving 16-year-old drivers declined about 60 percent, according to a University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center study.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/oct01/gdl100201.htm4,000 of the 16,000 participants will be tracked in South Bay
The San Diego Union Tribune
[Dr. Greg] Talavera will track Mexican-Americans with help from colleagues at the health center, SDSU and the University of California San Diego. Researchers in Miami will look at Cubans, those in New York will work with Puerto Ricans, and those in Chicago will follow people of South and Central American descent. Each site will receive about $10 million, with the remaining funds going to the University of North Carolina for data processing.
State and Local CoverageUNC chancellor cites 'unsung founders'
The Chapel Hill Herald
At University Day, UNC traditionally celebrates its founder, William Richardson Davie. This year, UNC Chancellor James Moeser reminded the Carolina community also to honor its "unsung founders," such as the slaves who helped construct many buildings on campus.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/sep06/uday092006.htmUNC celebrates its 213th birthday
News 14 (Time Warner Cable - Charlotte and Raleigh)
The oldest public university in the nation just celebrated its 213th birthday. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill held its annual University Day on Thursday. Like the ancient Davie Poplar that stands on UNC-Chapel Hill's campus, the university is rooted in history.
UNC celebrates University Day
WCHL-AM (Chapel Hill)
Carolina’s University Day celebration in Memorial Hall on Thursday featured Erskine Bowles as the guest speaker. WCHL’s John Stillman was there.
UNC lands $22M contract to study Hispanic health
The Triangle Business Journal
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has landed a federal contract worth $22 million to coordinate a nationwide health study of Hispanics in the United States. Under the terms of the contract, UNC's Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center will examine the impact of acculturation -- or the adaptation to life in a new environment and culture -- on the health of the U.S. Hispanic population.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/oct06/hstudy101206.htmCenter to aid study of Hispanic health
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A $22 million federal contract to coordinate a nationwide health study of Hispanics in the United States has been awarded to the Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center at UNC-Chapel Hill. The Hispanic Community Health Study will examine the impact of acculturation -- adapting to life in a new environment and culture -- on the health of the U.S. Hispanic population.
Council gleans little from report on dump
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Fleming Bell, a professor of public law and government at UNC-Chapel Hill, said state law does not shield government records from disclosure solely because their contents might reflect poorly on a government employee.
Spider-Man, faith inspire Liquidia exec
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Now Ed Samulski and Joe DeSimone hope that Henn can have similar success at Liquidia. The two University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chemistry professors are two of the company's five founders. "I'm great with ideas, but how you realize them in an efficient and cost-effective way is not what I think about a lot," Samulski said.
Give your eyes a hike
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
If you're downtown, visit the Ackland Art Museum at UNC, newly added to the Second Friday roster last year, where refreshments and live jazz by the Jeremy Chemla Trio await, along with the reception for "Depth of Field: Expanding Perspectives in 20th Century and Contemporary Photography" from 7 to 9 p.m.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/oct06/ack100206.htmCalculated risk equals musical reward
The News & Observer
Standing on the stage of exquisitely renovated Memorial Hall, Llewellyn saluted the orchestra's 75-year history by reminding us that the Chapel Hill series started a stone's throw away, in UNC's Hill Hall, under the baton of Lamar Stringfield. The late conductor's daughter and granddaughter attended Thursday to mark the occasion.
Leaders want to improve community
News 14 (Time Warner Cable - Charlotte and Raleigh)
City leaders hired UNC professor James Johnson to study the area's strengths and weaknesses. He released his findings in July and talked about some of the potential changes Thursday night.
NAACP state convention meeting this weekend
The Free Press (Kinston)
The third legislative session will be Saturday. Speakers include Judge Sarah Parker; Justice Patricia Timmons-Goodson; Ashley Osment, University of North Carolina Center for Civil Rights; Angella Dunston, N.C. Justice Center; and Mary Jervay Thatch, Wilmington Journal. Bruce Gordon, national NAACP president and CEO, will be the keynote speaker for the evening Freedom Awards banquet.
Issues and Trends
UNC Board of Governors approves tuition cap
The Associated Press (N.C.)
Tuition at the University of North Carolina's 16 campuses will be allowed to increase by 6.5 percent annually for the next four years under a cap approved Friday by the system's Board of Governors.
Tuition caps would not cover all
The Chapel Hill Herald
UNC's proposed caps on tuition increases would be only for in-state undergraduate students, and some students outside that category are wondering if they would have to pay more to compensate for the limits. `
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http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/news/15746828.htmBig bonuses at UNC Health Care stir anger
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Much to the chagrin of the state-supported UNC Health Care system's critics, the budget year that ended June 30, 2006, yielded a financial windfall for health system managers. The UNC system paid out more than $2.5 million in bonuses based on financial performance, achievement of quality benchmarks and employee and patient satisfaction.
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