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Sept. 28, 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
NY Life rewards students with unique Bharat Yatra
India Post
New York Life Insurance Company has unveiled a documentary, "Bharat Yatra IV" a unique journey to Gujarat, India by the winners of its essay competition...Paula Wise, a student of South Asian History and a pre-med at the University of North Carolina - one of the two non-Indians in the group - was struck by the thousands of years of cultural heritage that India is home to. "India shouldn't try to become like the US," she said. "If it does, it will be a great loss to the world."National Coverage
In shadow of war, post's school does well, but questions remain
The Associated Press (National)
The Army surveys families every four years, and a 2005 University of North Carolina study of its data suggested that with each deployment, one in five children face depression or problems in school. But there's little research about the effects of multiple deployments, said Michelle Kelley, a professor of developmental psychology at Old Dominion University.Regional Coverage
Go Healthy Woman to woman: Saving lives in Africa
The Times Herald-Record (N.Y.)
Like their Ghanaian counterparts, black Americans have a lower incidence of breast cancer than Caucasians, but a higher mortality rate if diagnosed with the disease. According to a recent University of North Carolina study, younger, premenopausal black women are also more likely than older women of any race to be diagnosed with an aggressive breast cancer subtype and much less likely to get the least aggressive type of the disease.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jun06/breastcancerjama060206.htmState and Local Coverage
UNC names new vice chancellor
The Chapel Hill Herald
Michael Smith, dean of UNC's School of Government, has been named the university's new vice chancellor for engagement. Chancellor James Moeser discussed the appointment, effective Nov. 1, in connection with this week's meeting of the UNC Board of Trustees. Smith will take on the vice chancellor role in addition to his current duties as dean, a post he has held since the school was created in 2001.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/sep06/mikesmith092706.htm
UNC dean to serve as vice chancellor
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
UNC-Chapel Hill has appointed Michael R. Smith vice chancellor for engagement in addition to his duties as dean of the School of Government. Smith will serve as an advocate and facilitator for greater campuswide engagement with North Carolina in areas such K-12 education, health care and economic development, a statement says.
Board rolls out new post
The Daily Tar Heel
The UNC Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Mike Smith to the newly created position of vice chancellor for engagement at its Wednesday meeting. Smith, dean of the School of Government since 2001, will assume the position Nov. 1. He will serve as a University advocate for greater engagement in North Carolina. "For me, we're a public university, and we have a great obligation that comes from being public," Smith said. Chancellor James Moeser said he has been considering the position for a few months. Smith said he was approached several weeks ago about the job.
Help for the neediest schools (Opinion)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Spearheaded by UNC system President Erskine Bowles, the Kenan-Flagler Business School and UNC's Principals Executive Program have jointly launched an executive education program for the administrators of the low-performing schools. The program is designed to strengthen the administrators' leadership and managerial skills and to help them develop turnaround strategies -- business plans, if you will -- to boost academic performance in their schools...(James H. Johnson Jr. is William Rand Kenan Jr. distinguished professor at UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School.)
Students have a date with DESTINY
The Dispatch (Lexington)
Two freshman classes at North Davidson High School had a date with DESTINY when the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's traveling science laboratory came to the school Tuesday. DESTINY, a learning program that develops and delivers a standards-based, hands-on curriculum and teacher professional development with a team of educators, was parked by the side of the school.
UNC Media Advisory: http://www.unc.edu/news/media/2006/destinylexin092506.htmUNC sets diversity goals list
The Herald-Sun (Durham) / The Chapel Hill Herald
Following two years of research, UNC has unveiled a list of goals designed to foster diversity on campus. Goals of the "Diversity Plan" include creating an environment that encourages respectful discussion of varied beliefs and having enough students and employees from underrepresented populations to do so. The university is doing a good job promoting diversity -- in race, class, gender and other areas -- but it could do better, said Archie Ervin, UNC's associate provost for diversity and multicultural affairs.
Bringing back a lesson from Madison (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
Well, they're back. After a few jam-packed days in Madison, Wis., dozens of local elected officials, university leaders, nonprofit managers, business owners and just plain interested residents have returned to Orange County...But of course, that was never the intent of the trip. The Inter-City Visit and Leadership Conference was never intended to have immediate impact, never designed to speedily improve relations here between town and gown, promptly help revitalize our downtowns, swiftly give us more affordable housing and generally improve the quality of life in this community.
Wolfe memorial to be dedicated
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A Thomas Wolfe Memorial will be dedicated Tuesday at UNC-Chapel Hill, honoring the school's most celebrated literary alumnus on what would have been his 106th birthday. The memorial, moved last spring to a new location, is an 850-pound bronze sculpture of an angel, which references Wolfe's most famous work, "Look Homeward, Angel."
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/sep06/wolfemem092706.htmCancer hospital names chief doctor
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Goldberg is chairman of the Gastrointestinal Cancer Committee for Cancer and Leukemia Group B, a national clinical research group sponsored by the National Cancer Institute, and is president of the International Society of Gastrointestinal Oncology. Goldberg also is professor of medicine and chief of the division of hematology and oncology in the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine's Department of Medicine.
Hispanics make $9B impact
The Asheville Citizen-Times
More than 125 people attended the event at the Asheville Renaissance Hotel. This was the fifth of six conferences throughout the state to discuss the findings of the UNC Chapel Hill’s research on the economic impact of North Carolina’s Hispanic population. According to the research, the total economic impact increased from $928 million in 1990 to $9.2 billion in 2004.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jan06/economicimpact010306.htmProtest spurs questions of Constitution
The Charlotte Observer
Police charged six people Saturday night with misdemeanors, mostly disorderly conduct. They also ordered the crowd to disperse, and that decision sits in the space where free speech, free assembly and public order collide, constitutional lawyers said. "It's one thing to go after somebody, a particular person who violates the law," said William Marshall, a professor at the UNC School of Law. "And it's another thing to shut down the protest as a whole."
Woodring case goes prime-time
The Asheville Citizen Times
Harry Amana, a professor at the UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Chapel Hill, said the Woodring story has all the elements that make for compelling national news. “The kicker is breaking into the home for battered women,” he said. “That puts it all into a little nutshell and provides the final irony.”
Lifestyle change is do-it-yourself job (Commentary)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
It's a common request. Reader Ken L. from Cary asks: "We want to begin a coordinated plan to improve our nutritional habits, create exercise routines and manage our weight. Can you direct us to any practitioners, registers or other resources to help us?"...Suzanne Havala Hobbs is a licensed, registered dietitian and author. She holds a doctorate in health policy and administration from UNC-Chapel Hill where she is a clinical assistant professor in the School of Public Health at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Big-band sound will fill park
The Charlotte Observer
The North Carolina Jazz Repertory Orchestra's big-band sound will headline a rescheduled Pops in the Park concert Friday at Frank Liske Park in Concord...The concert will bring an 18-piece big band to the park. The ensemble is directed by James Ketch, a music professor and director of jazz studies at UNC Chapel Hill.
UNC Faithful Grab Seats As Dean Dome Upgrades
WRAL-TV (Raleigh)
As workers install 10,000 news seats in the Dean Smith Center, University of North Carolina students and alumni are scrambling for the old ones. The original seats, installed when the "Dean Dome" was built in 1986, have supported about 6 million fans over the past 20 years, including crowds that witnessed two national championship seasons.
Issues and Trends
Students Digging Deeper Into Pockets As College Tuition Increases
WRAL-TV (Raleigh)
Over the past four years, average tuition for the 16 schools in the University of North Carolina system have gone up 48 percent. While the cost of tuition continues to skyrocket three or four times the rate of inflation, college administrators call it the cost of doing business. Getting the best professors, researchers, and updated facilities all cost money.The bill was too big (Letter to the Editor)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
With regard to the CEO of the UNC Health System's Sept. 24 comments defending UNC's aggressive collections practices, my father -- Jerry Ansley -- was one of the people whose bills were turned over to the state Attorney General's Office for collections. CEO William Roper seemed to insinuate that the people UNC goes after for collections somehow didn't "play by the rules." My father played by the rules.
Town girds for 50,000 on Halloween
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Scantily-clad coeds, drunken revelry, men and women in blue, riding horses and motorcycles. Sound like a party?...Four hundred officers will be deployed -- 40 more than last year, and about four times the total of the town's police force. Hired help from 14 other municipal and state agencies will add to the full rosters of the Chapel Hill PD and the UNC Public Safety force.
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