Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
International Coverage
Heart Attack Treatment Is Delayed in Low-Income Neighborhoods
Bloomberg News (Wire Service)
People in low-income neighborhoods and those on Medicaid often don't receive quick heart-attack treatment that can be crucial to survival, according to a study published today. …“There are certain time-dependent treatments for a heart attack and patients arriving too late after the onset of symptoms would not be eligible for them,'' said Randi Foraker, a predoctoral fellow at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who led the study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Related Links:
http://in.reuters.com/article/health/idINKEN27312220080922
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/22/AR2008092202368.html
Obama makes move into the conservative South
The Guardian (United Kingdom)
…For all their affected nonchalance Republicans are spending almost as much money in North Carolina as the Democrats. "North Carolina is teetering on the edge of being a swing state," said Ferrel Guillory, a political scientist at the University of North Carolina.
National Coverage
Study: Gene-targeted drug could help heart patients
USA Today
A drug touted as the first gene-targeted heart therapy reduced hospitalizations and deaths when given to heart failure patients with a specific genetic profile, researchers said Monday. …"These are very impressive results. They certainly could herald a new era in cardiovascular care," says Sidney Smith of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and one of a handful of experts that set national heart-treatment guidelines.
Business Schools Gird for Wall Street Woes
The Wall Street Journal
…With the Bear Stearns meltdown this spring already affecting alumni, career offices were bracing for a tough recruiting year and the possibility of more layoffs and jobless alumni to come. …At the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler School of Business, about 50 M.B.A. students are expected to make an annual visit to Wall Street this fall, instead of the 70 or so who made the trek in previous years, says Brandan Lingle, a second-year M.B.A. student who is organizing the trip.
Seeking Foot Support From Off the Shelves
The Wall Street Journal
Poor support for the feet can contribute to many painful conditions, ranging from plantar fasciitis to knee pain. …But Michael Gross, a physical therapist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, argues that not everybody has "off-the-shelf feet."
Regional Coverage
As Alaska governor, Palin has more power than Bush in Texas
The Kennebec Journal (Maine)
In 1999, George W. Bush argued that his experience as governor of Texas prepared him to be president. …But Thad Beyle, a political scientist at the University of North Carolina who has researched and written about state governments, says that Sarah Palin has far more power as governor of Alaska than Bush did in Texas.
Business prepares for another ergonomics battle
The San Antonio Business Journal (Texas)
The business community is preparing for another battle over workplace ergonomics regulations. …Dr. Nortin Hadler, professor of medicine and microbiology/immunology at the University of North Carolina and attending rheumatologist at UNC Hospitals, said back ache is more of a "social construction" than a real injury and is best treated like a headache.
State and Local Coverage
Tutu to give UNC-Chapel Hill commencement speech
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Desmond Tutu, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and renowned South African anti-apartheid campaigner, will deliver the spring commencement address at UNC-Chapel Hill, Chancellor Holden Thorp has announced. …"Archbishop Tutu is one of the world's greatest humanitarians," Thorp said.
Related Links:
http://www.digtriad.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=111196&catid=57
http://heraldsun.southernheadlines.com/orange/10-991686.cfm
UNC News Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/news/campus-and-community/desmond-tutu-nobel-peace-prize
-winner-to-speak-at-may-commencement.html
Study finds laser treatment better for diabetic eye problems
WRAL-TV (CBS/Raleigh)
Researchers at the University of North Carolina are comparing two treatments to determine which works better against the eye damage associated with diabetes. …The older treatment uses a laser to burn the blood vessels that leak substances onto the retina, UNC Ophthalmologist Mary Elizabeth Hartnett said.
Downsizing Newspapers
"The State of Things" WUNC-FM
It seems like every week brings more news of deep and painful cuts in newspaper staffs around the country. North Carolina papers have not been immune. McClatchy Co., which owns the Raleigh-based News and Observer as well as the Charlotte Observer, has announced work force cutbacks of 10 percent. Leroy Towns, Journalism professor at UNC-Chapel Hill, weighs in on what such cutbacks mean for the news industry and for the news consumer.
Note: "The State of Things" is the statewide public affairs program airing live at noon weekdays and rebroadcast at 9 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays.
GSK alum taking helm at Oriel Therapeutics
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Oriel Therapeutics, a Research Triangle Park company developing treatments for respiratory diseases, hired former GlaxoSmithKline executive Richard Fuller as its chief executive officer. …Oriel was founded in 2001 based on a type of inhaler technology developed at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Free Speech Advocate Comes To UNC
WCHL 1360-AM (Chapel Hill)
Toni Locy, the Freedom of Press Award winner who refused to reveal her sources for stories written about the anthrax attacks of 2001, will speak at Carol Hall on Wednesday.
UNC News Brief:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/news/government-and-law/reporter-who-refused-to-reveal-sources
-for-anthrax-stories-to-speak-at-unc-next-week.html
Issues and Trends
Business big shot: Sallie Krawcheck of Citigroup
The Times (United Kingdom)
Sallie Krawcheck’s meteoric rise on Wall Street earned her two Fortune magazine covers – “The Last Honest Analyst” and “Can Sallie Save Citi?” – yet during tumultuous times like these, being one of the world’s most respected financial executives counts for little. …Ms Krawcheck was born in New Orleans and studied at the University of North Carolina before becoming a banker at Salomon Brothers in New York.
Related Link:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122210197683663279.html
Three Everetts take oath together as lawyers
The Herald-Sun (Durham)/The Chapel Hill Herald
Whenever Robinson Everett Jr., Luke Everett and Sherry Honeycutt-Everett walked into UNC's Kathrine R. Everett Law Library as students at the law school, they were passing under a portrait of Robinson and Luke's grandmother.
Chapel Hill to restrict Halloween reveling
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The town of Chapel Hill is pulling up the Halloween welcome mat. In an effort to cut the 80,000-plus crowds that can descend on Franklin Street Oct. 31, the town plans to make it harder for out-of-town revelers to make it in.
Related Link:
http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/3583103/
http://heraldsun.southernheadlines.com/orange/10-991735.cfm?
University police amping up campus protection
WRAL-TV (CBS/Raleigh)
As college students settle into class schedules and university life, campus police are reminding them to practice safe behavior. …Since July, there have been several serious crimes at Triangle-area universities including a double shooting at North Carolina State University in late July; two separate strong-arm robberies at the University of North Carolina; and two recent robberies of students at Duke University.
Benefits of an inter-city visit (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill Herald
Was it worth it? Was it a good idea to take 111 leaders of this community, ship them off to Ann Arbor, Mich., take them on bus tours there, introduce them to Michiganders and sequester them in large meeting rooms to listen to long discussions on how other folks do things? …Some past, similar visits have resulted in specifics, such as the renovation of UNC's Memorial Hall, which was spurred by the last visit to Ann Arbor, 11 years ago