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Oct. 26, 2007
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
International Coverage
Freezing eggs is 'highly experimental'
The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
Don't count on freezing eggs to offset a ticking biological clock just yet..."There are far fewer published outcomes for ... thawed previously frozen eggs than many might believe," cautions Dr Marc Fritz of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, who led the ASRM's deliberations.Regional Coverage
Drug may stave off brain tumor deaths
The Santa Barbara News-Press (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
The cancer drug Avastin - an established but expensive treatment for lung, breast and colon cancers - may also be a powerful weapon against the most deadly type of brain tumor...Dr. Matthew Ewend, chief of neurosurgery at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, said the increased survival Duke scientists observed is exciting.Building a better mouse: Thinking small sometimes results in something big
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph (Bluefield, W.Va.)
Wonder and curiosity are traits that many people lose before they even become adults. Some, however, harness their questioning minds, and with help, make a lifetime of research out of it...Oliver Smithies of the University of North Carolina and Mario R. Capecchi of the University of Utah discovered how to identify what specific genes do to make a mouse become a mouse.EDUCATION: Entrepreneurship more widely offered
The Courier-Post (Camden, N.J.)
Colleges and universities across the nation are increasingly offering programs in entrepreneurship, and the cream of the crop increasingly are including hands-on experience, according to recent rankings by Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review...he University of Southern California offered the No. 1 graduate program, with Babson College, the University of Arizona, the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and DePaul University in Chicago rounding out the top five.Studies stress return on Appalachian investments, utility needs
The York Daily Record (York, Pa.)
Touting its approach to rural poverty, the federal agency serving the 13-state Appalachian region boasted Thursday that every dollar spent on a selected batch of projects expanded personal incomes by $9.28 and attracted $75 in private investment...The states and their communities should instead focus on pooling resources, said (Jeff) Hughes, director of the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Infrastructure repair key with ARC
The Charleston Gazette (Charleston, W. Va.)
Physical infrastructure — including water and sewer — need to be maintained and efforts possibly pooled in Appalachia to continue to enhance economic development, representatives of the 13-state Appalachian Regional Commission were told Thursday...The ARC has poured millions into helping rural communities to provide safe water and wastewater only to see many facilities fall into disrepair for lack of funding and maintenance, said Jeff Hughes, director of the Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina.
Related Link: http://www.wbt.com/news/details.cfm?article_id=33887Taser debate remains energized despite report
The Gainesville Sun (Gainesville, Fla.)
A newly released report claims University of Florida police officers followed the letter of the law when they Tasered a student last month, but that's cold comfort for some who say police are often too quick to use stun guns...At the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, about 15 percent of the police force carries Taser guns. In the past four years, UNC officials say only one person has been Tasered on the campus, which has about half as many students as UF.High school football players bigger, stronger
The Canton Repository (Canton, Ohio)
It’s size XXXL for the high school football players of Generation Y...Kelly Laurson, then a graduate student at Iowa State University, co-authored a study released this year on the size of that state’s high school linemen. It was a follow-up to a 2005 University of North Carolina study that found 56 percent of NFL players would be obese by some medical standards that measure body mass index.Search under way for library funds
The Perry County Times (Perry County, Pa.)
It’s a tight budget time for all libraries,” said Carrie Haverman, district consultant, at a meeting of Bloomfield Public Library trustees...According to a recent study conducted by the University of North Carolina’s School of Information and Library Science, people not using a public library are in the minority.State & Local Coverage
Forum will air desired traits for new chancellor
The Daily Tar Heel
University initiatives in recent years have sought to extend UNC's presence beyond campus walls. But alongside the University's growing commitment to service throughout the state and focus on global expansion, residents want to make sure the new chancellor doesn't overlook its original foundation - students, faculty, staff and community members.State looks to UNC to return on education investment
The Daily Tar Heel
Since its inception, UNC had to face the unavoidable tension of becoming elite without becoming elitist. And as campus officials begin a series of public forums in the search to replace departing Chancellor James Moeser, those competing pressures are evident in the expectations state leaders have for the University's future.Bill would give funds to UNC, WakeMed
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A bill passed by the U.S. Senate this week would give nearly $1 million to local projects...The bill includes $700,000 for a joint research program at UNC-Chapel Hill and East Carolina University that focuses on the disparities in health care services based on race.
Related Link: http://www.reflector.com/local/content/news/stories/2007/10/26/ecufedgrants.htmlV Foundation Awards $100,000 Grant to UNC Researcher
WRAL (Raleigh)
Ian Davis, a researcher at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has received the top research award from the V Foundation for Cancer research. Davis will receive a $100,000 grant covering two years as part of the Martin D. Abeloff Scholar Award.UNC announces Dec. grad speaker
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Hodding Carter III, a professor of leadership and public policy, a journalist and a political insider, will deliver the UNC Chapel Hill December commencement address...Moeser selected Carter, the U.S. Department of State spokesman during the Jimmy Carter presidency, after consulting with the university's commencement speaker selection committee.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/oct07/deccommencement102507.htmlProgress noted in rural poverty
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Touting its approach to rural poverty, the federal agency serving the 13-state Appalachian region boasted Thursday that every dollar spent on a selected batch of projects expanded personal incomes by $9.28 and attracted $75 in private investment...The states and their communities should instead focus on pooling resources, said (Jeff) Hughes, director of the Environmental Finance Center at UNC Chapel Hill.Play gives new meaning to ghost story
The Chapel Hill Herald
"I'd rather fight the British in New Orleans than to have to fight the Bell Witch," said Gen. Andrew Jackson, who in 1819 traveled from Nashville to Adams Station, Tenn., to investigate widespread reports of a poltergeist or "noisy ghost" haunting John Bell and his family...A master's degree candidate in UNC's Department of Communication Studies, Gratch will direct five students in a staged retelling of the haunting, interweaving stories of the effects of abuse with the ghost tale "The Bell Witch."
Related Link: http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A162805
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/oct07/BellWitch101507.htmlTomorrow's workforce (Editorial)
The Salisbury Post (Salisbury)
While conservatives focus laser-like attention on illegal immigrants — particularly Spanish-speaking people — Dr. James Johnson made a strong case here Monday for paying more attention to how the United States' Hispanic residents are educated, wherever they come from...Johnson, a Kenan distinguished professor from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, presented findings from a study UNC unveiled in 2006.Graham: Grad schools should cut foreigners
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Should North Carolina's graduate programs cut back on the number of foreign students? ...Linda Dykstra, dean of graduate schools at UNC-Chapel Hill, said state colleges could not fill their seats without some foreign students, especially in physics, math and computer science."Curb Your Enthusiasm" used for schizophrenic patient therapy
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
David Roberts, a clinical psychology student at UNC-Chapel Hill, found that clips of socially-awkward situations on HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" were excellent learning tools for schizophrenic patients at a state hospital.Issues & Trends
UNC's road trip
The Triangle Business Journal
The listening, for the most part, has been concluded. Over the past month, in 11 sessions spread across the state, thousands of people turned out for public forums to profess what the University of North Carolina System means to them, and what they believe UNC must do for their communities.
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