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Oct. 31, 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
Concurrent sex partners not uncommon for U.S. men
Reuters (United Kingdom)
Eleven percent of U.S. men say they've carried on more than one sexual relationship at a time during the past year -- a practice that may facilitate transmission of HIV, according to researchers... "This study sheds light on the epidemic of heterosexually transmitted HIV in the U.S. -- especially among African Americans and Hispanics," Dr. Adaora A. Adimora, the study's lead author, told Reuters Health. She and her colleagues at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill report the findings in the American Journal of Public Health.Too many free-riders leave world at risk
The Pacific Daily News (Guam)
Governments and people the world over abhor the genocide that has brought death and suffering to so many as in Cambodia, Rwanda and Darfur; and repressive measures by ruling authorities, such as the atrocities committed in Burma against civilian protesters and Buddhist monks...Vedantam referenced political scientist Stephen Gent of the University of North Carolina, whose study will be published in the Journal of Politics.National Coverage
Storm Clouds on the Job Hunt Horizon
Business Week
...The scene was no different from other recruiting events of recent years, but students admitted to feeling on edge...In the past, these firms hired a number of Kenan-Flagler students for internships and full-time jobs, said Mindy Storrie, UNC's interim director of the career management center. Most have likely backed off of hiring this year because of the downturn in the housing market, though commercial firms are still recruiting, she said.Regional Coverage
Genetic genius
The Courier-Press (Evansville, Ind.)
This year's Nobel Prize in medicine honors a research technique that is helping to form a new understanding of disease...Sharing the prize for these insights are Mario Capecchi of the University of Utah; Oliver Smithies of the University of North Carolina; and Martin J. Evans of Cardiff University in Wales.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/oct07/nobel100807.htmlFather of History (Review)
The New York Sun (New York City, N.Y.)
"There was no Herodotus before Herodotus." This little pearl, courtesy of the historical polymath Arnaldo Momigliano (1908–1987), belongs to the class of truly illuminating tautologies...(Mr. Brendan Boyle teaches classics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.)State & Local Coverage
Forum lasts an extra hour
The Daily Tar Heel
A Tuesday forum lasted an hour longer than expected when more than 100 students, faculty and staff voiced opinions about the search for the next chancellor.UNC-CH chancellor search (Under the Dome)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The opinions were as diverse as the speakers at a hearing Tuesday afternoon on the qualities desired in the next chancellor at UNC-Chapel Hill. At a four-hour open microphone session at the Carolina Inn, the chancellor search committee heard from scientists, liberal arts professors, groundskeepers, office managers and students.
Related Link: http://www.wchl1360.com/details.html?id=4994UNC staff among those offering vision of next chancellor
The Chapel Hill Herald
The UNC Chancellor's Search Committee invited faculty, staff and students to a forum Tuesday afternoon, asking the campus community for more input on what qualities James Moeser's successor should possess.UNC balances academic, athletic fund-raising (Letter to the Editor)
The News & Record (Greensboro)
Rosemary Roberts' Oct. 19 column, "Colleges scoring big-time sports money," quotes a Chronicle of Higher Education article about athletic fund-raising at major universities: "The more the athletic program gets, the less there is to support the academic programs." But, at least at UNC, the Chronicle's own data undermine this conclusion. (James Moeser, Chancellor at UNC-Chapel Hill)Reshaping Cuba from Washington (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
President Bush's reaffirmation of his position on Cuba last week serves to remind us of the continuing short-sightedness of U.S. policy...And it is precisely that isolation -- of the United States -- that bodes ill, for the government denies itself access to Cuba at a time of change on the island. (Louis A. Perez Jr. is the J. Carlyle Sitterson professor of history and director of the Institute for the Study of the Americas at UNC-Chapel Hill)Universities see NIEHS spigot flowing again
The Traingle Business Journal (Raleigh)
Changes are afoot at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences that could ensure funding to federal programs that net millions for Triangle universities...James Swenberg, director of the Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility at UNC, says that under Schwartz, NIEHS moved toward favoring research conducted by physicians instead of the interdisciplinary investigations conducted by his center.UNC study: 11% of men's partnerships overlap
The Chapel Hill Herald
During a one-year period about 11 percent of U.S. men had "concurrent" sexual partnerships or partnerships that overlap in time, and this may be an important contributing factor in the spread of HIV infection, a UNC study has found.Low Buzz May Give Mice Better Bones and Less Fat
The Star-News (Wilmington)
Clinton T. Rubin knows full well that his recent results are surprising — that no one has been more taken aback than he...“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.Haunted Albemarle
The Daily Advance (Elizabeth City)
A descendent of John Harvey, one of the early governors of the Albemarle region for whom Harvey's Point is named, came traipsing through the area some years ago, looking for her ancestor's home"...The crew was never found after the grounding," says (Bland) Simpson from his office at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Land usage can cause struggle between residents, industry
The Record & Landmark (Statesville)
Zoning in Iredell County is becoming tricky business...After all the arguments, the personal views of commissioners and public policy combine to determine the outcome, said David Owens, a professor in the School of Government at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.Issues & Trends
Top N&O editor job in new hands
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
John Drescher, managing editor of The News & Observer for the past five years, became the newspaper's top editor Tuesday.... After graduating from UNC-Chapel Hill with a bachelor's degree in journalism, where he was the editor of The Daily Tar Heel student newspaper, Drescher covered city and state government for The N&O from 1983 to 1986.Our choices in Chapel Hill (Editorial Column)
The Chapel Hill News
Chapel Hill has never been a town given to sitting around twiddling its thumbs and talking about the weather, but seldom has it found itself looking toward a period of such profound activity as it does now...The Town Council we put in place for the coming term will go a long way toward determining how those changes affect the community.Earlier fire brought sprinklers to UNC
The Star-News (Wilmington)
The fire gutted the house, leaving several college students dead and a community in mourning. It also prompted calls to strengthen the local fire code, since the working smoke alarms weren't enough to prevent the deaths...Eleven years after that blaze killed five UNC students, Chapel Hill has regulations in place requiring sprinkler systems in fraternity and sorority houses and all new commercial or residential construction more than 6,000 square feet.
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