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Oct. 31, 2006
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
International Coverage
Unread Plath poem to go online
The Associated Press (International)
When [Sylvia] Plath's husband, the late British poet Ted Hughes, put together a collection of Plath's poetry in 1981, "he didn't pay much attention to her earlier poems," said [Linda] Wagner-Martin, professor of English and comparative literature at the University of North Carolina. "He had the audacity to say, 'Plath's career started when she met me.'''
National Coverage
Citizen-soldier program gets $5M
Bloomberg News
Congress has approved $5 million to expand nationwide a University of North Carolina program connecting the families of deployed National Guard and Reserve soldiers with local community aid programs.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/sep06/citizensoldier.html
Institute Practices Reproductive Medicine -- and Catholicism
The Washington Post
"In those areas where the culture of medicine differs from what the church teaches," said Karen Saroki, who is incorporating Hilgers's training into a family-practice residency at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, "this will enable me to follow what the church teaches."
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/aug06/genderwage081006.htmBush Says 'America Loses' Under Democrats
The Washington Post
Ferrel Guillory, who directs the program on southern politics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said Bush's popularity has not "tanked" as badly in the South as in the rest of the country. "Having the president in your district in the South is still probably a risk worth taking," he said.
Bush heads to Georgia again
Cox News Service
"This says something about Georgia, of course," said Ferrel Guillory, director of the Program on Southern Politics, Media, and Public Life at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. "The South remains the essential base of the Republican Party."
News on women in the workplace is mixed
The Scripps Howard News Service
A study by researchers at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and the University of California-Irvine shows that women received higher salaries if a larger proportion of the managers in their industry locally were women.
Regional Coverage
`A Very Old-School Doctor ... A Patient's Doctor'
The Courant (Hartford, Conn.)
"[Merrill Rubinow] was quite a visionary when it came to understanding how medical politics would unfold unless doctors took a proactive stance," said his nephew, David Rubinow, head of psychiatry at the University of North Carolina Medical School.
The King Is Not Amused
The Courant (Hartford, Conn.)
As millions of people fell into poverty, two competing groups - the royal and business elites - came together in an uneasy alliance, said Kevin Hewison, a Thai scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Know signs of stroke to get help fast
Star-Telegram (Fort-Worth, Texas)
An Internet search for the origin of "Three Simple Things to Recognize a Stroke" led to a scientific poster presented by researchers at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill at the 2003 International Stroke Conference. The simple steps might miss some strokes, but it's a good start, particularly since every second counts when someone has had a stroke.
A new role for Texas schools
Star-Telegram (Fort-Worth, Texas)
But the top Texas fundraisers were bested by state schools such as the University of California, Los Angeles; Indiana University; the University of North Carolina; and the University of Michigan. And some of the top out-of-state schools have smaller enrollments than Texas' biggest recipients.
State and Local Coverage
Lung tumor test is big step
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Physicians at UNC-Chapel Hill have helped develop a genetic test that could one day provide lung cancer patients and their doctors with specific information about lung tumors, including whether the tumors will respond to certain treatments.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/oct06/hayeslung103006.htmFundraising by Dole for GOP in high gear
The Winston-Salem Journal
But Ferrell Guillory, the director of the Program on Southern Politics, Media and the Public Life at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said that Dole could shoulder some of the blame because of her leadership position.
Marines museum tries to take you into war zones
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The tools of war draw the curiosity of children and adults alike, said Richard Kohn, a former chief of history for the Air Force and a professor at UNC-Chapel Hill. "It's a fascinating issue. Why do people kill each other?"
War veteran seeks peace in Iraq, Kibera
The Daily News (Jacksonville)
After working in the slum of Kibera, Marine Capt. Rye Barcott was prepared to help bring peace to Iraq...Kibera is located in Kenya and is the crowded home to a variety of ethnic groups that don’t always get along. Barcott became aware of their plight as a student at UNC - Chapel Hill.
Seasonal Affective Disorder sends millions into winter depression each year
The Free Press (Kinston)
People who are depressed lose interest in activities they once enjoyed. Those with SAD often oversleep and overeat, craving sugars in carbohydrates...Increasing sugar intake also changes the brain’s chemistry, said Dr. Michael Hill of the psychiatry department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
UNC and Peking University to hold joint conference
The Daily Tar Heel
UNC and Peking University will hold a joint conference in Beijing this December to develop solutions for healthcare reform in China. The conference, "Harmonious Development and Reaching Health for All," is part of increasing ties between the University and China.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/oct06/weifangvisit103006.htmPrescription drug prices getting easier to swallow
The Winston-Salem Journal
To keep up with rising costs "insurers either have to offset some of those costs to the consumer, or they have to find a way to increase premiums or offset other costs," said Richard Hansen, an assistant professor at the school of pharmacy for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
No contests in legislative races (Editorial)
The Rocky Mount Telegram
As the rest of the country gears up for an important midterm election, North Carolina voters may feel a little like John Bunting, who continues coaching the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill football team, even though he'll be dismissed as soon as the season ends.
Summit focuses on housing
The Star-News (Wilmington)
Susan Perry-Cole, president and CEO of the N.C. Association of Community Development Corps., based in Raleigh, announced that the nonprofit has committed $50,000 to work with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Center for Urban and Regional Studies on a needs-assessment study for affordable housing in Brunswick County.
UNC News Services: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/oct06/hayeslung103006.htmHow real are our fears?
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Still, with grisly reports turning up routinely on television, in newspapers and on the Internet, people can be expected to feel such dangers are at hand. That appears to be how our brains are wired, said UNC-Chapel Hill psychologist Robert Lowman, who studies aspects of human personality linked to evolution.
Judge’s bond request raises questions
The News and Record (Greensboro)
"It’s in a little bit of a gray area," said Eric Muller, a professor of criminal law at UNC-Chapel Hill. "A judge should not have to relinquish the right to seek a high bond, as any citizen could do.”
Doctors urge parents to get kids vaccinated
WCHL-AM (Chapel Hill)
With flu season just around the corner, doctors are encouraging parents to get their children vaccinated. But it’s not just for their own sake that they should get the shot. That’s UNC Pediatrics Professor Michael Steiner. He says that children younger than six months shouldn’t be vaccinated.
The Man Watching
"The State of Things" WUNC-FM (Chapel Hill)
Anson Dorrance's record as the women's soccer coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is remarkable: 18 national championships, a 101-game unbeaten streak, stars like Mia Hamm. Along the way, he's developed a unique approach to coaching women and found himself in a bitter legal battle with two former players who alleged sexual harassment.
Note: "The State of Things" is the statewide public affairs program airing live at noon weekdays and rebroadcast at 9 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays and 6 a.m. on Saturdays.History, not fright, defines tour
The Chapel Hill Herald
At an annual Halloween tour of the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, area residents didn't hear spooky ghost stories. Instead, they learned about the lives and deaths of some of UNC and Chapel Hill's most illustrious figures.
Ralph Lauren doesn’t need the help (Opinion Column)
The Daily News (Jacksonville)
It bothers me that companies whose executives make way over the average income for a Tar Heel resident are offered corporate welfare to set up shop here...This all comes despite a study conducted at the business school at UNC Chapel Hill that showed financial incentives way down the list in items considered by a company when looking for a site.
Issues and Trends
Fright night on Franklin Street: a haunting tradition on Chapel Hill's main drag
The Chapel Hill Herald
Tonight, about 50,000 people are expected to gather in the street for the annual spectacle. It's not an event the town or university set up. It just kind of, well, happens...No other event -- except, perhaps, for UNC men's basketball championship celebrations -- draws so many people to Franklin, Chapel Hill's main street.
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