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Oct. 16, 2006
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
International CoverageSydney doomed to a terrible freight
The Morning Herald (Sydney, Australia)
This is why a company like Toll buys a company like Patrick: to control an entire supply chain, door-to-door across hemispheres, and make it more efficient. (The American logistics expert John Kasarda likes to say: "Companies don't compete any more; supply chains do.")
Note: John Kasarda is the director of the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise at the Kenan-Flagler Business School.National Coverage
Washington Drags at Lawmakers' Campaigns
Los Angeles Times
Even under better circumstances, moving up from the House is rarely easy, said Thad Beyle, a University of North Carolina expert on the nation's governors, who puts the typical election odds at no better than 50-50.
Altered States
Newsweek
Practitioners often use vivid imagery when making hypnotic suggestions. Dr. Olafur Palsson, a psychologist at the University of North Carolina, developed a detailed, seven-session hypnosis protocol for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome, a disorder often accompanied by abdominal pain.
California Time Bomb
Newsweek
“It’s an industrial accident in a populated area,” says Steven Wing, an epidemiologist at the University of North Carolina. “You have government agencies telling workers it’s OK, but the question in all of these cases is to what degree should people be exposed to chronic, low-level hazardous materials without their choice, without their knowledge?”
Dick Gordon's new WUNC radio show set for national launch
The Associated Press (National)
"I find it compelling, and it's compelling primarily because Dick Gordon is such a gifted interviewer," said David Cupp, a journalism professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who sometimes assigns his students to listen to "The Story" during class.
Liquids may go down easy, but those calories add up fast
Cox News Service
Barry Popkin, a nutrition expert at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, says, "One-third of those calories are from alcohol, and the rest comes from sugared beverages." Popkin says those extra calories may help explain the rise in obesity over the past few decades.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/mar06/healthybeverage030806.htmReinjury Risk High Among Teens
WebMD
"It's shocking to me that high school kids have this rate of reinjury," says researcher Stephen Marshall, an associate professor of epidemiology in the University of North Carolina School of Public Health, in a news release.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/oct06/hsinjuries100606.htmState and Local Coverage
Preparing for Flu Pandemic
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Public health experts predict that a new pandemic flu would impact every community and every citizen. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention met recently to discuss how communities can prepare for such an event.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/sep06/grandrounds092006.htmDiabetes study gets young helpers
The Fayetteville Observer
A team of nurses and researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have drawn blood from more than 230 students at Overhills Middle School in the past couple of weeks.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/oct06/healthy100206.htmWeb lets UNC prof do armchair archaeology
The News and Observer (Raleigh)
After 25 years of fieldwork abroad, UNC-Chapel Hill archaeologist Scott Madry has dug up a new way to hunt for ancient ruins -- without leaving home.
The parkway has never been easy, but it's worth it (Question-answer)
The News and Observer (Raleigh)
I've spent 15 years traveling the Blue Ridge Parkway writing "Super-Scenic Motorway: A Blue Ridge Parkway History" (University of North Carolina Press)...Anne Mitchell Whisnant is director of research, communications and programs in the Office of Faculty Governance at UNC-Chapel Hill.
UNC prof: Savings sacrificing service
The Chapel Hill Herald
In studying how efficient its operations are, the UNC system is spending more time focusing on cutting costs and not enough time looking at quality of services, a UNC Chapel Hill official on the review committee said Friday.
Pushing his boundaries by traveling
The Charlotte Observer
Morgan, 22, a graduate of Providence High School and UNC Chapel Hill, introduced public school students to the basics of sustainable tourism, a path to self-sufficiency. The Kenan Institute, part of UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School, sponsored his internship.
Tips from a design master
Problem Solver? County debates law on illegal immigrants
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Now, Alexander Julian, known for bringing a bold-color revolution to menswear in the 1980s, is a self-described fashion war horse…On Thursday afternoon, he was at UNC-Chapel Hill as part of a series on entrepreneurship, marketing and success. Here is some of what he shared with design students, old customers and interested locals in the Student Union.
The Winston-Salem Journal
From a practical standpoint, counties have little authority to control illegal immigration, said James Johnson, a business professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Johnson was the co-author of a report earlier this year on the economic effect of Hispanics in North Carolina.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jan06/economicimpact010306.htmThe Struggle and the System: Changes in welfare program a challenge
The Winston-Salem Journal
"If the state doesn't meet the requirement for the 50 percent, it can lose part of the TANF grant. There will be sanctions about that," said Dean Duncan, a professor with the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. "States certainly feel the obligation to do everything they can."
Privacy issue can nullify gun laws
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
But when consent is given, the state loses control over making sure a person is complying with treatment "because you can voluntarily discharge yourself," said Mark Botts, a law professor at the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Government with expertise in issues of confidentiality of mental health records.
UNC Chancellor asked to postpone layoff of 17 School of Dentistry workers
The Chapel Hill Herald
UNC's Employee Forum has appealed to the chancellor in an effort to delay the loss of jobs for some School of Dentistry employees. In a letter to the chancellor, Ernie Patterson, chairman of the forum, has asked James Moeser to declare a 12-month moratorium on plans the School of Dentistry has to outsource the jobs in the Dental Services Laboratories to local labs.
Deer-related crashes are on rise
The Dispatch (Lexington)
"The likelihood of a deer-related crash is greater the further east you go in North Carolina," said Eric A. Rodgman, a senior database analyst for the Highway Safety Research Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/sep05/rodgman092905.htmPizza squares remain a staple of school food
The Fayetteville Observer
Suzanne Havala Hobbs is a registered dietitian, a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a mom. She often sends leftovers to school with her two kids, an 11-year-old and a 15-year-old. That way, it’s easy to prepare and she knows it’s something homemade. Her kids love to take leftover pasta, chili, burritos or lasagna.
Emerging power of Union villages
The Charlotte Observer
While Union County's growing pains may be relatively new, the concept of extraterritorial jurisdiction is not. More than half the state's municipalities have ETJ, according to a 2005 study done by the Institute of Government at UNC Chapel Hill.
Access to land data (Letter to the editor)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
This represents years of painstaking work as part of our own doctoral work at UNC-Chapel Hill. From the beginning, we have shared a vision of facilitating interdisciplinary and public access to this data for the benefit of the people of North Carolina; we hope Schwartz's study is but the first of many to come out of our efforts.
Issues and Trends
Susie, B.A., still can't read
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Erskine Bowles, president of the University of North Carolina system, says he doesn't need to be convinced. He says the system is working to implement many of the reforms suggested in the report, including student testing of freshmen and seniors.
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 no more than 6.5 percent annually for the next four years under a cap approved Friday by the system's Board of Governors.
UNCC not bound by new tuition cap
The Charlotte Observer
Tuition at most University of North Carolina campuses won't rise more than 6.5 percent a year for the next four years under a plan approved Friday by the system's Board of Governors. But four schools -- including UNC Charlotte -- could propose tuition and fee increases above the cap.
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www.dailytarheel.com&MIIHost=media.collegepublisher.comNews of bonuses is very troubling (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
But the recent news of the bonuses given to top administrators at UNC Health Care -- money they received beyond their significant salaries -- is troubling.
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