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

 

National Coverage

Grocers Aim to Tell You How Your Food Measures Up
The Washington Post

If you're like most people trying to do the right thing, you have probably spent time pondering the nutritional
merits of many foods. …Guiding Stars was developed by Jeffrey Blumberg of Tufts University with help from scientists at Dartmouth Medical School, the University of North Carolina, the University of California at Davis and Harvard University.

Regional Coverage

Motivation to lose weight comes in different forms
The Orlando Sentinel

For 20 years Donna Rhone struggled with her weight. But the turning point came last year when she went on a
cruise with a girlfriend. …"Many people are concerned about their weight, but people who successfully lose weight often experience a personal intersection," says Diane Berry, an associate professor of nursing at the University of North Carolina, whose research focuses on weight loss.

Black churches celebrated with song
The Hattiesberg American (Mississippi)

Black churches have always been a place to strive for a better day. …Black churches were also instrumental in
educating blacks, with literacy rates as high as 70 percent in some Southern black communities by 1900, according to Laurie F.l Muffly-Kipp, associate professor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, in an article titled, "An Introduction to the Church in the Southern Black Community."

State and Local Coverage

God's Problem
"The State of Things" WUNC-FM

In times of pain and despair, billions of faithful believers turn to the Bible to answer this question: Why do
people suffer? Author Bart Ehrman is no different…well, that's not entirely true. Ehrman is an agnostic and a professor of Religious Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill. His latest book, "God's Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question – Why We Suffer," ponders this age-old mystery with a thoughtful and thorough analysis of the Scriptures. Ehrman joins host Frank Stasio to talk about what he found and share his personal story about becoming a non-believer.
Note: "The State of Things" is the statewide public affairs program airing live at noon weekdays and
rebroadcast at 9 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays.

Fewer in N.C. claim a religion
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

While most North Carolinians remain Protestants of varying types, a broad new survey of religious affiliation
shows a startling growth in the number of people who claim no particular faith. …"What seems to be on the rise is some inclination to be suspicious of institutions," said Thomas Tweed, a professor of religion at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Playmakers' Double Feature
"The State of Things" WUNC-FM

PlayMakers Repertory Company is performing two recent Pulitzer prize-winning plays in true “repertory” fashion:
on alternating nights. The plays, “Doubt: A Parable,” by John Patrick Shanley, and “Top Dog/Underdog,” by Suzan-Lori Parks, share common themes such as racism and morality. Joe Haj, producing artistic director of Playmakers, and actors Tyrone Mitchell Henderson, Julie Fishell, and Jeffrey Blair Cornell talk about the impact of the double feature with host Frank Stasio.
Note: "The State of Things" is the statewide public affairs program airing live at noon weekdays and
rebroadcast at 9 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays.
UNC News Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/news/arts/playmakers-to-present-pulitzer-winners-
in-rotating-repertory.html

Getting a new lease on life
The Herald-Sun (Durham)

Brent Barber is doing something that seems miraculous to him, although most people never give it a second
thought. …Laurie McDonald is a clinical social worker at UNC Hospitals and runs a support group attended by the Barbers. "I think he's doing great, making wonderful progress," she said of Brent Barber. "I'm so happy for him."

Career Moves
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

…Stuart Gold has been named chief of pediatric hemotology and oncology at UNC-Chapel Hill's School of Medicine.
UNC Health Care Release: http://www.unchealthcare.org/site/newsroom/news/2008/Feb/stuartgold?
searchterm=Stuart+Gold

Brain researcher brings home prize
The Herald-Sun (Durham)/The Chapel Hill Herald

…(Rebecca) Knickmeyer, a psychobiologist at UNC Hospitals, has played "Jeopardy!" for as long as she can remember …Last month, she tuned in for a familiar face. Not Trebek's but her own, as she and six friends watched her first appearance on her favorite game show, taking down the reigning champion Jan. 15 for a $20,001 prize.

Public Domain Books from Area University Libraries Headed to Archive.org
WRAL-TV (CBS/Raleigh)

You may have heard about Google's initiative to scan lots of university book collections and make them
available through the Google Books service. …The Triangle Research Libraries Network recently announced that they — that is to say the libraries at Duke University, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina State University, and UNC — will be joining the OCA initiative and making public domain books from university libraries available online.

Issues and Trends

Medical school growth focus of ECU, UNC-CH
The Daily Reflector (Greenville)

After several decades as sometimes testy sister institutions, East Carolina University and the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill have built a successful partnership. Since 2004, the pairing has yielded a cardiovascular institute and dental school in Greenville, a cancer hospital and dental expansion in Chapel Hill, and new cancer partnerships between the universities' medical schools.

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