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Sept. 17, 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
Financial incentives could promote employee weight loss
Daily India
Researchers at RTI International and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have found that moderate financial incentives could promote employee weight loss. In the study, more than 200 participants were recruited from the employees at one university and three community colleges in North Carolina.
National Coverage
Study: Better, but costly, equipment can cut illness at day care centers
The Associated Press
Fewer children and workers at out-of-home day care centers would get sick if the centers had better equipment for changing diapers, washing hands and preparing food, according to a recent study. Automatic faucets and foot-activated, rollout bins for diaper disposal can help reduce the spread of infectious diseases. But those and other upgrades are costly: roughly $10,000 per center, according to researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Recruiters' Top Schools: Familiar Faces and a Newcomer
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal ranked the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School 6th in its national ranking of MBA programs based on surveys of corporate recruiters. The school moved up two spots from last year’s ranking. Recruiters ranked UNC Kenan-Flagler No. 7 for most improved schools, in a tie with London Business School.
Related Links: http://www.careerjournal.com/reports/bschool07/20070917-alsop-mbrecruit.html
http://www.careerjournal.com/reports/bschool07/20070917-alsop-mbexec.htmlCaffeine nation (Editorial)
The Chicago Tribune
Not that we tend to be conspiracy theorists, but doesn't there seem to be a drive to sneak caffeine into every ingestive aspect of our daily lives? ... "If you're a teenager and you're not used to drinking Red Bulls, you could end up with serious heart palpitations or could have more than that," said Barry Popkin, a nutrition scientist at the University of North Carolina.
Cheating no shock, given its history
USA Today
... "Our society has now been transformed with digital recorders the size of cellphones and microphones that can pinpoint a voice hundreds of yards away," said John Sweeney, director of the sports communication program at the University of North Carolina. "These take the game out of its traditions of human cunning and technical support — like game film the day before — and create a new kind of instantaneous ability to spy and shape strategy that really violates a sense of the game itself. … The soul of the game is at stake."
Regional Coverage
Instead of override, Democrats set trend of veto compromise
The Associated Press
It took more than 200 years for North Carolina voters to give their governor veto power. A political generation may pass before lawmakers respond with an override. ... "I wouldn't be surprised if this is the beginning of a trend," said Thad Beyle, a political science professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. "The legislators who were involved probably say, 'Hey, we did better negotiating out the veto.'"
Book has a New Orleans message (Commentary)
The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
Hurricane Katrina’s devastation of New Orleans in 2005 has been described as the worst natural disaster in the nation’s history. But the destruction wrought on the Crescent City is not unique. Shortly before Katrina, two professors specializing in urban studies finished a book on cities that have suffered disasters. Lawrence Vale, professor of urban design and planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Thomas Campanella, assistant professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, researched the aftermath of more than a dozen urban disasters.
State & Local Coverage
New law makes room for more talk therapy
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A North Carolina law that takes effect in July will require private health insurers to cover bipolar disorder and eight other mental illnesses at the same level as physical illnesses. ... "If you describe it one way and there will be [insurance coverage], and if you describe it another way and there won't, it's going to create a huge pressure to describe it as something there is coverage for," said Eric Youngstrom, a UNC-Chapel Hill child psychologist who specializes in bipolar disorder.
Related Link: http://www.newsobserver.com/689/story/705708.htmlResearch center receives grant
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
A schizophrenia research center based at UNC has received a 5-year, $10 million renewal grant from the National Institute of Mental Health, part of the National Institutes of Health. The renewal grant, to be paid in annual installments of more than $1.9 million, will enable the center to continue its ongoing research program of five projects, said Dr. John Gilmore, the center's director and principal investigator.
UNC News Brief: http://www.unc.edu/news/briefs/2007/091107.htmlFaculty needs center as soon as possible (Letter to the Editor)
The Chapel Hill News
Regarding the raspberry for UNC's Innovation Center (Sept. 12), it's important to put the purpose of this facility in context with the facts about its evolution after years of discussion. UNC faculty need this facility now. Researchers who have innovations with commercial potential need access to an incubator to fully develop their ideas. Many faculty working on start-up companies have had to rent space outside town. ... Mark Crowell, UNC associate vice chancellor for economic development and technology transfer
Related Link: http://www.chapelhillnews.com/opinion/story/9638.htmlA bad way to begin for Carolina North (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
Carolina North is still in the concept phase, but there already have been some nasty exchanges between town and gown -- as well as, yes, some cooperative outreach -- over whether this should
Related Link: http://www.heraldsun.com/orange/10-881346.cfmHispanics widen entrepreneurship successes
The Asheville Citizen-Times
The construction workers hoist the heavy double window up and gingerly set it into place in the garage of a luxury home with a panoramic view. ...The Hispanic residents have money to spend. A 2006 UNC Chapel Hill study found Hispanics in the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area:
• Had $214.6 million in buying power. • Created 2,300 spinoff jobs, resulted in $54.9 million in spinoff labor income. • Generated $10.1 million in state taxes in 2004.
Hunt to keynote University Day
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Michael Hunt, the Everett H. Emerson professor of history at UNC, will be the keynote speaker at the 214th annual University Day celebration Oct. 12 in Memorial Hall.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/sep07/uday091207.htmlHow big is too big?
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
As more homes are torn down to make way for bigger dwellings, some bemoan the loss of affordable housing and the changes in neighborhood character. ...The reason it's thought of as a new phenomenon is because it's affecting middle-class neighborhoods," said Emil Malizia, professor and chairman of the Department of City and Regional Planning at UNC-Chapel Hill. "This has been going on in the ghetto for a long time."
Al Green's still got 'it,' after all these years
The Burlington Times-News
“I wanted to see if Al’s still got it,” Al Green shouted to the audience. “I want to see if the reverend’s still got it.” ...Al Green finished up a six-month tour in Chapel Hill Thursday night. It was the opening night of the third season of the Carolina Performing Arts series at Memorial Hall on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jul07/green071607.htmlUNC professor to study in Russia
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
UNC Chapel Hill chemistry professor Malcolm Forbes has received a Fulbright Scholar award to study in Russia. Forbes will conduct research at the International Tomography Center in Novosibirsk, Russia, beginning in mid-2008, and continue to live and work in Siberia for eight months.
UNC News Brief: http://www.unc.edu/news/briefs/2007/091107.htmlAldrich given mentoring award
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Howard E. Aldrich, Kenan professor and chair of sociology in UNC's College of Arts and Sciences, has won a mentoring award from the entrepreneurship division of the national Academy of Management.
UNC News Brief: http://www.unc.edu/news/briefs/2007/091107.htmlIssues & Trends
UNC's big bumps (Editorial)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Two campaigns for the U.S. Senate have given Erskine Bowles, president of the University of North Carolina system, a broad perspective on what the people of this state are like, how they think, their hopes and dreams.
Related Link: http://www.chapelhillnews.com/opinion/story/9640.htmlThe M-problem (Editorial)
The Charlotte Observer
This is a pretty strong statement: "If a problem emerges at one of our campuses and the chancellor is not doing his or her job to turn it around, then I will pretty quickly be looking for a new chancellor." So said Erskine Bowles, president of the UNC system, when university leaders met recently to talk about college athletics.
N.C. making pitch to win coveted lab
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
In what amounts to a national beauty contest to host America's newest germ lab, dozens of heavy hitters from North Carolina will gather Tuesday hoping to impress officials from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. ... "Sure this would be great for North Carolina, but more importantly, coming to North Carolina is what's best for the nation," said Kimrey Rhinehardt, vice president of federal relations for the University of North Carolina system.
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