September 20, 2004

Carolina in the News

Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:

National Coverage

Digestion: Soothing a Sensitive Gut
Newsweek
It's probably happened to you. You're driving to work and suddenly remember that a neglected assignment is due today....Last year, for example, researchers at the
University of North Carolina showed that cognitive behavioral therapy was effective in treating IBS.

Altered States
Newsweek
At 27, Beth, an Indiana housewife, came down with chronic diarrhea that plagued her for the next three years....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.

Low-income students scarce at elite colleges
USA Today
Thomas Jefferson believed that democracy won't work unless poor but worthy students had access to a quality education....The University of North Carolina-Chapel
Hill last fall became the first selective public university to remove loans from financial packages offered to its neediest students.

As media audience fragments, trust - not objectivity - is what matters (Opinion-Editorial Column)
USA Today
Do you really want a creature from Mars to bring you local news?....Philip Meyer holds the Knight Chair in Journalism at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Slippery Science
The Chronicle of Higher Education
In March 1989, the turquoise sea here turned black....Says Charles H. Peterson, a biology professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: "It was simply astounding. I've never seen anything like it."

U.S. Soft Drink Consumption Soars
WebMD
Americans of all ages consume more soft drinks than in the late 1970s, sipping bigger, more frequent portions, according to researchers from the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC).
UNC news release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/sept04/popkin091604.html

A career come full circle
Rocky Mountain News
It stands as a monument to the circle of life.....David Wilkins, a Cherokee who teaches American Indian studies at the University of North Carolina, said Campbell
had his biggest impact on symbolic issues, such as helping take the American general's name off the Custer Battlefield and erecting memorials to native people killed
by federal aggression.

State & Local Coverage

A collection with rare style and grace
The News & Observer
UNC-Chapel Hill's Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History could hardly have chosen a more appropriate inaugural exhibition than "Celebration
and Vision: Hewitt Collection of African-American Art."

'Natural' doesn't mean 'safe to eat' (Question and Answer)
The News & Observer
Ten years ago, Congress eased regulation of dietary supplements....Dr. Steven Zeisel, chairman of the Department of Nutrition at UNC-Chapel Hill, serves on the FDA's Advisory Panel on Dietary Supplements and has advised some supplement makers.

UNC study looks at trend in beverage choices
The Chapel Hill Herald
Soft drinks and other sugar-loaded beverages are key contributors to obesity, a new UNC study suggests...."There has been considerable controversy about the
promotion of soft drinks in schools and elsewhere," said Barry Popkin, a UNC nutrition professor and co-author of the study.

UNC study cites safety issues, lack of facilities for keeping girls indoors
The Chapel Hill Herald
Inadequate recreational facilities and concerns about safety combine to prevent black girls in some U.S. communities from getting enough physical exercise to prevent
obesity and promote good health later in life, a new UNC study suggests.

Triangle scientists pay drab dues
The News & Observer
Near midnight on a balmy Saturday, Mitch McVey might have found countless ways to amuse himself in downtown Chapel Hill....The UNC junior scientist breeds
flies for high-level genetics experiments. After females break free from cocoons, McVey rushes to his lab to capture them before they mate.

UNC garden readies sculpture exhibit
The News & Observer
A blue-tailed skink skittered into the shadows at the N.C. Botanical Garden, leaving a patch of tall grasses rustling slightly from the quick getaway....And that was just
a small part of the hustle on a recent steamy afternoon at UNC-Chapel Hill's showcase for native Southeastern plants.

A new way to treat strokes
The Charlotte Observer
A new way to treat strokes A device that extracted a blood clot from his brain saved Dennis Hansen's life....During the study period, Bernard and his colleagues
performed the MERCI procedure on about 15 patients, at Carolinas Medical in Charlotte and NorthEast Medical Center in Concord. The only other Carolinas site in
the study was UNC Chapel Hill.

Cherokee potters revive ancient tradition
The Citizen-Times (Asheville)
It warms Joel Queen's heart when he sees the pots he's shaped by hand glowing bright orange or strawberry red in the open fire....In 2002, a grant from the North
Carolina Arts Council allowed the museum to bring in Tamara Beane, an expert in indigenous pottery, as well as archaeologists from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Effort grows to tell parents of 'safe havens' for infants
The Winston-Salem Journal
Three years after its passage, a North Carolina law aimed at preventing parents from killing their unwanted newborns is getting new attention....A study led Dr.
Marcia Herman-Giddens of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill estimated that nationwide, 85 newborns are left to die annually by a parent.

University briefs: 4 receive Hettleman Prizes
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Four UNC faculty members have received 2004 Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prizes for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement by Young Faculty.

University Briefs
The News & Observer
Derek Goldman, Matthew Redinbo, Nicola Terrenato and Yi Zhang, four faculty members, received the 2004 Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prizes for Artistic and
Scholarly Achievement by Young Faculty....Erin Sullivan of Cary, who graduated from UNC-CH with highest honors in May, has won a postgraduate scholarship
from the Fulbright Commission to study in the United Kingdom....Five employees were recently honored with the Chancellor's Award: Glori Alston, housekeeping,
Yuki Aratake, curriculum in Asian studies; Barbara Patterson, preservation department, Academic Affairs Library; Charlotte Williams, James M. Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence; and Joel L. Witherow, facilities services; were recognized for meritorious or distinguished accomplishments in the categories of devotion to duty, innovations, public service, safety-heroism, human relations or other achievements.

Rumors drive up 2 local stocks
The News & Observer
Two Triangle companies could be takeover targets, investors said in separate published reports this week, speculation that could boost their fortunes -- or at least
pad shareholder pockets...."Very often, acquiring companies have to pay a premium to the market price," said Greg Brown, associate professor of finance at
UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School.

UNC excommunicates Christian fraternity (Commentary)
The Charlotte Observer
A practical tolerance has long attached to college fraternities....But thanks to Chancellor James Moeser and the leadership of UNC Chapel Hill, "the times they are
a-changin.' "

Public means public (Editorial)
The Charlotte Observer
It sounds silly to say, but we'll note the obvious....Experts from the N.C. Press Association and the Institute of Government at UNC Chapel Hill agreed, and some
board members urged staff to comply.

Issues & Trends

Exile in Guidesville?
The New York Times Magazine
Directions: Solve the following problem, using any available space on the page (or on your head) for scratch work....The by-now-familiar complaint is that college
rankings, which first surfaced as a popular phenomenon two decades ago, are a pseudoscientific exercise driven by misplaced commercial and empirical zeal.

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