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Sept. 11, 2007
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
National Coverage
Turning up the heat
The Chicago Sun-Times
The fastest growing cancer in this country isn't in the breast, lungs or colon. It's in the esophagus, or food tube. ... "It's new technology and we don't know what the long-term outcomes are, but we're desperate for other options here, because whacking the esophagus out of somebody is a pretty tough thing to go through," said Dr. Nicholas Shaheen, director of University of North Carolina's Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing.
Ecological zone created in Pacific
Financial Times
Six Pacific countries have formed a partnership to protect the world’s most biologically diverse marine area – known as the Amazon of the seas – from the increasingly destructive impacts of climate change, unsustainable fishing and land-based pollution, Indonesia announced on Monday. ... A study published this year by the University of North Carolina said coral cover loss, based on annually pooled survey data, was about 1 per cent over the past 20 years and 2 per cent between 1997 and 2003.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/aug07/coraldecline080707.htmlNow hatching: A new type of incubator with extra oomph
BusinessWeek
Scientists and academics often start companies around new technologies, but they lack the business experience and funding to keep them afloat. ... And the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill recently announced it will create an Innovation Center that will launch companies based on university research and technology from local entrepreneurs.
Think your way to thin
Men's Health
... "When people think of obesity, they think of the extremely obese, like 400 pounds or so," says Kimberly Truesdale, Ph.D., lead author of a University of North Carolina study that found that only 15 percent of obese adults recognize how heavy they are.
Lifetime Achievement Award for Former Columnist Chuck Stone
Editor & Publisher (New York, NY)
The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) announced today that it is honoring Chuck Stone with the Helen Thomas Lifetime Achievement Award.
Related link: http://www.newsobserver.com/print/tuesday/city_state/story/699815.htmlRegional
U.S. ships unsafe products
The Sacramento Bee
Ten days ago, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced another in a series of well-publicized recalls of Chinese-made goods: children’s art sets containing crayons, markers, pastels, pencils, water colors — and lead — distributed by Toys “R” Us. ... Robert S. Alder, a legal adviser to CPSC commissioners and now a professor of entrepreneurship at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, suggested the agency's export policy could end up harming American trade.
Financial incentives can spur weight loss, research finds
Gannett News Service
Money motivates people to slim down. ... "Lots of companies are experimenting with rewarding people for weight loss, and this study provides evidence that paying people to lose weight works," says Eric Finkelstein, a health economist with RTI International, a non-profit research organization in Research Triangle Park, N.C. He teamed with researchers at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill to recruit more than 200 overweight or obese employees in North Carolina.
HealthFirst: Drug reactions
WJRT-TV (ABC, Flint, Mich.)
Research released this afternoon shows the number of deaths and injuries caused by prescription drugs has more than doubled over the last decade. ... "Every drug, even the best drugs, can be bad for some people," explained Dr. Paul Watkins, a hepatologist at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
State & Local
North Carolinians remember Sept. 11
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Flags across the state are flying at half staff today, as North Carolinians observe the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. ... In Chapel Hill today, the UNC Class of 2005 will dedicate a garden on campus in honor of 9-11 victims who were UNC alumni.
Related link: http://www.newsobserver.com/nation_world/september11/story/699908.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20712163
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/sep07/911memorial090707.htmlSafe? Are you sure? Vendors court colleges
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
For 60 days after the April shootings at Virginia Tech, Robert Bruce refused to let his security company make sales calls at colleges and universities. ... At UNC-Chapel Hill, for example, students can sign up for a service that provides text messages to cell phones with short, simple alerts.
Clinic a success
The Daily Southerner (Tarboro)
The Missions of Mercy had a huge impact on the community with its free Dental Healthcare Clinic over the weekend. ... Quigless along with the numerous doctors and University of North Carolina dental students were all high spirited and enjoyed providing this priceless service to the community.
Committee set up to make sure census-takers count every head
The Winston-Salem Journal
The 2010 Census is more than two years away, but Winston-Salem and Forsyth County are preparing now to make sure that census-takers count everyone, including Hispanics. ... A UNC Chapel Hill study released last year estimated that nearly 37,000 Hispanics lived in the county in 2004.
A cure for autism?
WCNC 6 News
Autism has touched many families. Most people know someone who has dealt with the disease. ... 6NEWS showed Buttar's presentation to Jim Bodfish, a PHD and autism researcher at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. When asked if the treatment worked, Bodfish said, “At this point we have no evidence that chelation is a significant treatment.”
Blood cancer survivors to be join Light the Night walk
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
A young man carrying a white balloon, along with other survivors of blood cancer, will be among the hundreds of Light the Night walkers raising awareness and money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in downtown Durham tonight. ... Society grants currently fund $8 million of research at Duke and UNC.
Buse picked to lead diabetes group
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Dr. John Buse, director of the UNC Diabetes Care Center, can add president of the American Diabetes Association to his list of accomplishments.
Career moves
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The N.C. Bar Association elected new vice presidents and members of the board of governors ... and John C. "Jack" Boger of the UNC School of Law are serving one-year terms as vice presidents.
Hardaway exibit comes to Badin for start of tour
The Stanley News and Press (Albemarle)
Badin will be a stopping place for artifacts from a nearby archeological site that may date as far back as 13,000 years ago. ... They are stored in the collection of The university of North Carolina - Chapel Hill’s Research Laboratories of Archeology.
Resources for seniors, caregivers
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A place to live that meets an older person's needs is an important part of his spectrum of care. ... UNC Institute on Aging: Research center has good information, "Quick Facts about Aging in NC," etc.
Issues & Trends
UNC-CH startles council
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Innovation was the night's topic, but UNC-Chapel Hill's Bruce Runberg was prepared for the same old battle with the Town Council. As part of a semi-annual report on campus development, Runberg, associate vice chancellor for facilities planning, asked the council to speed up its review of the Innovation Center, a planned 80,000-square-foot building where UNC-CH faculty could turn their research into commerce.
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