Nov. 14, 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
Cow’s milk increases risk of developing diabetes in babies
The Pakistan Tribune (India)
Years of research have identified the potential link between cow’s milk and type 1 diabetes, but not all experts are convinced. A new study of more than 200 newborns at-risk for type 1 diabetes suggests that feeding an infant formula made with cow’s milk may up their chances of developing the disease…"The studies are split," says John Buse, MD, the director of the Diabetes Care Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Regional Coverage
N.C. campuses consider the planet
The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
…At UNC-Chapel Hill, the new FedEx Global Education Center uses stored rainwater to flush toilets and irrigate the courtyard. Five LEED-type buildings are in design or under construction on the campus. UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor James Moeser has pledged that the proposed research campus will be a model of sustainability – a promise that has been greeted with skepticism by town leaders.
Students can 'visit' universities on Web site
The Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio)
This fall, recruiters for the College of Wooster visited Jamaica, Hong Kong, Japan and California. But despite the sweeping travel schedule, they couldn't be everywhere…Institutions as geographically diverse as the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Arizona and the University of San Francisco are taking part.
Craniosacral therapy: Skull and spine are focus
The Poughkeepsie Journal (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.)
At the heart of craniosacral therapy is the idea that all of life is motion…People who get craniosacral therapy include those with head and back injuries, migraine headaches and insomnia, as well as disorders including dyslexia and autism. There is a feasibility study of craniosacral therapy on treating migraines under way at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Anti-terror efforts repeat WWII errors (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, Calif.)
Law enforcement is looking ahead to the next domestic terrorist attack with a menu and a map. This month, reports have surfaced about two controversial counterterrorism initiatives in California (Eric L. Muller is the Dan K. Moore Distinguished Professor in Jurisprudence and Ethics at the University of North Carolina School of Law in Chapel Hill, N.C.).
Public libraries are good value for taxpayers (Letter to the Editor)
The Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
The fiscally responsible use of taxpayers' dollars by public libraries is a noteworthy piece of positive news…The return on investment by public libraries in Pennsylvania has been documented this year in a study by the University of North Carolina's School of Information and Library Science (Cynthia K. Richey, director, Mt. Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon).
State & Local Coverage
Study says blacks' economic heft diluted
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
About 18 months ago, salon owner Larry Dunlap beefed up his offerings to attract black customers…Black consumers in North Carolina account for $44.7 billion in annual economic activity, according to the UNC-Chapel Hill study. The state captures only $39.6 billion of that total. "About $5.1 billion is leaking out because goods and services are not available," said James H. Johnson, Jr., a professor at Kenan-Flagler Business School and one of the report's authors.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/nov07/aarelease111307.html
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Survey: Payday lending not missed
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Good riddance to payday lending. That's the bottom-line message of a consumer survey commissioned by the N.C. Office of the Commissioner of Banks in the wake of the state's shutdown of payday-lending outlets last year…That sample size was too small to be statistically significant, but their responses were in line with non-payday-loan customers, according to the study by the Center for Community Capital at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Smithfield's lawsuit
"The State of Things" WUNC-FM
Smithfield Foods recently filed a six million dollar lawsuit, based on a federal anti-racketeering statute, against the United Foods and Commercial Workers International Union. Marion Crane, Professor of Law at UNC-Chapel Hill and Director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity, joins Frank Stasio to discuss the case against the union and the recent Supreme Court rulings that laid the groundwork for the case.
Note: "The State of Things" is the statewide public affairs program airing live at noon weekdays and rebroadcast at 9 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays.
Fight against diabetes in children expands
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
North Carolina will start a new offensive against diabetes in children, announcing today that five other counties will begin replicating a Wake County program that helps reverse early signs of the disease…"The consequence of ignoring this problem will be tens of thousands of young adults in North Carolina disabled with blindness, amputations, kidney failure, strokes and heart disease," said Dr. John Buse, a UNC-Chapel Hill endocrinologist and president of medicine and science for the American Diabetes Association.
Charting a realistic course on health care reform
The Leland Tribune (Leland)
No domestic political issue is more important right now than our ongoing health care crisis…Dr. Jonathan Oberlander of UNC-Chapel Hill explained this hard reality in a recent edition of the New England Journal of Medicine.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/oct07/oberlander102607.html
Leadership change at Renaissance Computing
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Daniel Reed, director and founder of the Renaissance Computing Institute in Chapel Hill, will take a job with Microsoft in December…The institute employs about 100 people at its main site in Chapel Hill, as well as offices at UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke University, N.C. State, UNC-Asheville, UNC-Charlotte and East Carolina University in Greenville.
Energy topic of meeting today
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
he new Research Triangle Energy Consortium will meet today and Thursday for a Sustainable Energy Symposium. The group, composed of Duke University, UNC Chapel Hill, N.C. State University and RTI International, was formed to pool the different institutes' research strengths focusing on problems related to the use of energy.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/nov07/rtec111307.html
Evolution and Ethics
"The State of Things" WUNC-FM
Extinction is an inevitable part of the evolutionary process. The humanities have a role in exploring extinction–through books and movies–that helps us imagine extinction in a way that science cannot. Tyler Curtain, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature at UNC-Chapel Hill, joins host Frank Stasio to talk about ethical issues in the face of extinction.
Note: "The State of Things" is the statewide public affairs program airing live at noon weekdays and rebroadcast at 9 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays.
Queen City is king of manliness
The Charlotte Observer
Who knew the Queen City was so manly? A new Charlotte tourism ad proclaiming "Roll In a Man, Roll Out a King" hits Sports Illustrated, Esquire and other magazines in January…UNC Chapel Hill advertising prof Heidi Hennink-Kaminski calls the ads a "brilliant" and targeted pitch.
Tax hikes possible after LTF shutout
The Sanford Herald (Sanford)
A proposal to pay for growth has failed. And strained counties across North Carolina are resigning themselves to other methods for balancing the books: property taxes, spending cuts and growth control rules…Rich Ducker, a professor at UNC Chapel Hill’s school of government, said the transfer tax’s failure at the polls also could point more counties toward slow-growth ordinances.
Talking turkey
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A beautiful browned bird is the centerpiece of every traditional Thanksgiving table…Here's turkey talk from Debbie Moose, former N&O food editor and author of "Fan Fare: A Playbook of Great Recipes for Tailgating or Watching the Game at Home;"N&O food columnist Fred Thompson, author of "Barbecue Nation;" UNC assistant professor Marcie Cohen Ferris, author of "Matzoh Ball Gumbo: Culinary Tales of the Jewish South;" and the Triangle's cookbook queen, Jean Anderson, author of "A Love Affair With Southern Cooking."
Student theater company presents 'Cuckold'
The Chapel Hill News
Sherman Little is an accountant unhappy with life…Things go downhill from there in "The Cuckold Crows," a play written and directed by UNC sophomore Chris Chirdon and presented by UNC's Lab! Theater Friday through Tuesday.
UNC-Chapel Hill expected to sell bonds
The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will sell $287.6 million in bonds this week, according to credit rating agencies. The university plans to use money from the issue, part of its ongoing capital improvement program, to pay for utilities work, student housing, dining and retail services, and parking.
Making addiction less deadly (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Last month San Francisco health officials met with groups that supported the idea of opening a "safe injection" center — the first in the United States. It would be funded by the city and be limited to intravenous users of heroin, cocaine and other drugs. Addicts would bring their own drugs, receive clean needles and inject themselves under medical supervision instead of shooting up in the streets (Arthur Benavie is professor of economics emeritus at UNC-Chapel Hill).
Issues & Trends
We all have high stakes in improving teacher retention (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The Citizen-Times (Asheville)
In its timely editorial “N.C. must redouble efforts to retain good teachers” (Sept. 7), the Asheville Citizen-Times pointed out the necessity of increasing efforts to retain good teachers…The University of North Carolina system is stepping forward to do its part by developing a formalized program of support for beginning teachers who are new graduates of the UNC teacher education programs.
