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International Coverage

Committee set up to draft national environmental health strategy
The Khaleej Times (United Arab Emirates)

A committee has been set up to draft the National Environmental Health Strategy following a decision taken by Shaikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of Environment Agency Ð Abu Dhabi (EAD). The committee, headed by EAD Secretary-General Majid Al Mansouri, has been tasked with developing the National Environmental Health Strategy and collaborating with University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNC), which has been chosen to lead a team of specialists in environmental sciences and public health.
UNC News Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/news/health-and-medicine/unc-to-help-united-arab-emirates-
assess-environmental-health-risks.html

National Coverage

Study: The new SAT is not much better
The Associated Press

The writing section added to the SAT has done very little to improve the exam's overall ability to predict how students will do in college, according to research released Tuesday by the test's owner….Stephen Farmer, director of admissions at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, said the findings echo UNC's own preliminary research.
Related Link:
http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/06/18/sat

Gay marriage likely not the presidential issue it once was
McClatchy Newspapers

Four years after it burst onto the national stage, same-sex marriage is back as an election-year issue, thanks to its court-ordered legalization in California. …Ferrel Guillory, the director of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Program on Southern Politics, Media and Public Life, noted that McCain lost roughly one out of four primary votes in his state even after clinching the Republican nomination, calling it a sign that the senator needs to shore up his base.

Adult Stem Cells Might Aid Healing In Stubborn Fractures
All Headline News (Wire Service)

Researchers have achieved a breakthrough in curing broken bones from adult stem cell transplants that could eventually serve as a new treatment for fractures that fail to heal. A study conducted at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has shown that transplantation of adult stem cells can improve healing by 10 to 20 percent of fractures that might otherwise be hard to repair because of a deficiency in adult stem cells, which normally become reparative cells in response to damage.
UNC News Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/news/health-and-medicine/adult-stem-cells-aid-fracture-healing-
unc-study-lays-groundwork-for-potential-treatments.html

Regional Coverage

Molina's wake-up call hits home
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri)

Not long after Sunday's scary scene at Busch Stadium, when Yadier Molina lay motionless at home plate before being carted from the field, one of the first people to check on the Cardinals catcher was Mike Matheny. …Kevin Guskiewicz, chairman of the department of exercise and sports science at the University of North Carolina, added that the ImPACT test was "just one piece of the puzzle" in determining the severity of a concussion and a player's readiness to return to action.

Researchers to test stem cells to treat Crohn's
Newsday (Long Island, N.Y.)

Stem cells may force Crohn's disease into retreat, say Long Island medical investigators who are embarking on a pioneering analysis that targets patients who've failed other therapies.
…Dr. R. Balfour Sartor of the University of North Carolina, scientific adviser to the foundation, said it's always important to explore new therapies, including stem cells.

State and Local Coverage

After eight years, Moeser takes stock
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

For a couple months now, James Moeser has been on a victory lap. The soon-to-be former chancellor at UNC Chapel Hill has been feted in grand style by various boards and organizations, given laudatory resolutions and gracious ovations.

WUNC-FM
Phil Meyer, Knight Chair Professor of Journalism in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at UNC at Chapel Hill, was interviewed by WUNC reporter Leoneda Inge for stories airing in local news breaks Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning during "All Things Considered" and "Morning Edition," respectively. Meyer shared insights on the crisis in the American newspaper industry and its most recent chapter which found the McClatchy newspaper chain making severe staff cuts this week, including staff reductions at its two newspapers in North Carolina, the Charlotte Observer and the News & Observer (Raleigh).
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No link available.

Indian Center plans workshops
The Chapel Hill Herald

UNC's American Indian Center is initiating a series of tribal leadership workshops aimed at bringing together members of American Indian communities to discuss issues of concern with local, state and national policy experts and campus researchers.
UNC News Brief:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/news/humanities-and-social-sciences/uncs-
american-indian-center-workshop-series-to-address-issues-of-concern.html

Commissioner’s closed session taping challenged
The Smoky Mountain News (Sylva)

In Swain County, one commissioner’s habit of tape-recording closed session meetings is making fellow board members nervous. …In fact, says David Lawrence, a professor at the University of North Carolina’s Institute of Government, it’s somewhat unusual for a county commissioner to tape record a session.

Stories welcome summer solstice at Forest Theatre
The Chapel Hill News

The Ackland Art Museum and the North Carolina Botanical Garden will present a family celebration of the Summer Solstice at the Forest Theatre on the UNC campus on Saturday from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Author will discuss Betty Smith biography
The Chapel Hill News

Valerie Yow, author of “Betty Smith: Life of the Author of ‘A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,’” will be the guest at the Friends of the Chapel Hill Public Library’s Meet the Author Tea on Friday. …“This is not only a biography of a fascinating person; it’s her place in the history of the time and in the women’s movement, as well as a writer’s guide to the craft, all wrapped into one stunning work,” said poet and short story writer Ruth Moose, a professor of creative writing at UNC.

Officials seek holding pattern on possible UNC airport authority
WRAL-TV (CBS/Raleigh)

The chairman of the Orange County Board of Commissioners has asked state lawmakers to table a bill that would allow the University of North Carolina system to create its own airport authority. …UNC-Chapel Hill plans to close the airport to develop its planned Carolina North campus.

Mistreating workers (Letter to the Editor)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

Regarding the June 11 article "Groups lobby to end ban on collective bargaining": It is shocking that North Carolina and Virginia persist in denying basic rights to public workers. Someone should tell our North Carolina legislators that government employees deserve the same rights that Wal-Mart workers enjoy. (Altha Cravey, Associate professor, UNC-CH)

Issues and Trends

In Kannapolis, home could be $1.5 million
The Charlotte Observer

There's no doubt the $1.5 billion North Carolina Research Campus that Castle & Cooke is building in Kannapolis will be a Next Big Thing for the city and the region. …The project is a collaboration with several universities, including UNC Chapel Hill, Duke University, UNC Charlotte and N.C. State University. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College will also be represented there.

Rally to seek immigration curbs
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

Groups wanting tougher immigration laws will rally near the entrance of the state legislative building today. Organizers said in a news release that they are concerned about legislation that would prohibit the state's community colleges and UNC system from considering immigration status in admissions, except as required by federal law.

New criminal-tracking tool launches in Johnston County
WRAL-TV (CBS/Raleigh)

Johnston County plans to launch a new criminal-tracking tool on Wednesday. The program is expected to go statewide next year. …The need for such coordinated programs has been highlighted by recent high-profile crimes, Brown said, including the Jan. 18 shooting death of Duke University graduate student Abhijit Mahato and the March 5 murder of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill senior Eve Carson.

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