Oct. 30, 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

Strangely winning ways
The Financial Times (London)
It was not the kind of Valentine’s Day greeting Jim Donald would have been hoping for...This is the intriguing argument put forward by Dan Cable, professor of management at the Kenan-Flagler business school at the University of North Carolina.

Many Asian, African births and deaths not counted: experts
Reuters (Hong Kong)
Many people in Africa and Asia are born and die without leaving a trace in official records, which leaves countries unable to track and cater to the health needs of their populations, experts say..."If vital statistics of births and deaths are combined with accurate cause-of-death data, their usefulness for health decision-making is greatly increased," wrote Philip Setel of MEASURE Evaluation at the University of North Carolina.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/oct07/lancet102907.html

National Coverage

The Right Places to Learn Entrepreneurship
The New York Times
Nearly 3,000 colleges offer classes in entrepreneurship, up tenfold in the last 20 years, according to the Kauffman Foundation, which is devoted to promoting “a society of economically independent individuals"...For cross-disciplinary studies, the choices were Cornell, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Wake Forest.

Low Buzz May Give Mice Better Bones and Less Fat
The New York Times
Clinton T. Rubin knows full well that his recent results are surprising — that no one has been more taken aback thanhe...“This is very, very cool,” said Dr. John B. Buse, a diabetes researcher at the University of North Carolina who is president for science and medicine at the American Diabetes Association.

Leverage College Aid When Children Are in Demand
Bloomberg News
It's nice to be wanted, especially when applying for college aid...Joelle Kaplan, for example, ended up turning down full or partial tuition deals from eight colleges, including the University of Southern California. Based on a positive ``gut feeling,'' she chose the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, paying out-of-state tuition, aided by a small National Merit Scholarship.

State & Local Coverage

Cancer study gets tiny
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The word "breakthrough" is often used when talking about the newest drug or the next treatment in cancer research..."I think we are much closer than people would have thought even two years ago," said Rudolph Juliano, a faculty member at the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Committee hosts forum today
The Daily Tar Heel
The chancellor search saga continues today as faculty, staff and students will be able to voice their opinions during a three-hour forum at the Carolina Inn.

Grant to be featured in UNC documentary
The Daily Herald (Roanoke Rapids)
Gary Grant sat on his front porch Friday morning with Don Webb of Wilson County...Tillery is the last of three stops for the crew from UNC-Chapel Hill, which is making an independent film about three individuals who have “done something special for the environment,” explained producer Tom Linden, a professor at the UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communications.

Issues & Trends

UNC Chapel Hill remembers frat house fire
ABC 11 Local TV (Raleigh)
The Ocean Isle fire is opening up old wounds for the UNC community still healing from a tragic fire. Five UNC students died 11-years-ago when flames ripped through the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house near campus.
Related Link: http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1982273/

Campuses mourn; agents seek answers
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Investigators sifting through the charred evidence from a fire-gutted house where seven South Carolina college students died are juggling what's known, what's possible and what's yet to be discovered...Rebecca Wood, a UNC-Chapel Hill student who got to know some of the South Carolina crowd over the weekend, said she watched her new acquaintances cook food on a grill in the doomed home's carport.
Related Link: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/saunders/2007/story/754136.html

Protesting gun access
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
With Hokie-colored maroon and orange ribbons looped around their necks, 32 adults dressed in black stood quietly on the lawn at Polk Place as the UNC-Chapel Hill bell tower chimed 12 times Monday afternoon.
Related Link: http://www.heraldsun.com/orange/10-893809.cfm?

Chapel Hill cops join ghouls and goblins
News 14 Carolina (Raleigh)
More than 300 law enforcement officers will join the crowd celebrating Halloween on Franklin Street this year...UNC-Chapel Hill junior Katie Sue Zellner joined the crowd last year and plans to return Wednesday. She said it's reassuring to see cops among the ghouls and goblins.

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