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

International Coverage

Fed's Duke – need rules for mortgage brokers
Reuters (Wire Service)

One of the lessons from the current financial crisis is that government regulators should cast a wider net and encompass mortgage brokers and securitizers, Federal Reserve Governor Elizabeth Duke said on Monday. 'One of the things we found in this incident was the real importance of consumer disclosures and the understanding of consumers of the products they were purchasing,' she said response to questions after a speech to an event sponsored by the University of North Carolina's School of Law.

National Coverage

For Top Colleges, Economy Has Not Reduced Interest (or Made Getting in Easier) (Blog)
The New York Times

The recession appears to have had little impact on the number of applications received by many of the nation’s most competitive colleges, or on an applicant’s overall chances of being admitted to them. …Among the best-known public universities, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville all recorded gains in applications – a sign, surely, of some applicants’ desire to stay closer to home, and pay less than they might at an elite private college.

The Envelope, Please: For Now, At Least, Chapel Hill Will Have To Wait (Blog)
The New York Times

My college counselor likes to emphasize that the application process is as much about self-discovery as it is about presentation, and this mentality shows itself in our collective attitude toward the process. …Yale and Harvard rank highest in my estimation for that reason, followed closely by the Morehead-Cain Scholars Program at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The Morehead-Cain not only pays for four years at Chapel Hill, but also connects its recipients to tremendous opportunities for self-directed learning and an amazing network of alumni. (“The Envelope, Please” is a series of posts by high school seniors chronicling their experiences during the end-game of this year’s college admissions process.)

State and Local Coverage

UNC gets $22M grant from Gates Foundation
The Triangle Business Journal

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has won more than $22 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for a project on reproductive health in Africa and Asia. UNC said Monday that the African Population and Health Research Center in Nairobi, Kenya, and the Population Reference Bureau on in Washington, D.C., also will perform work under the six-year grant. UNC’s portion of the work will be done under the Carolina Population Center.
UNC News Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/news/health-and-medicine/unc-receives-gates-foundation
-grant-to-help-tackle-reproductive-health-issues-facing-urban-poor.html

New Gillings laboratories will address hot topics
The Herald-Sun (Durham)/The Chapel Hill Herald

The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health has announced funding for four new Gillings Innovation Laboratories on topics as diverse as water and the environment, drug safety, statistical genomics and 21st century public health teaching. The projects bring to 14 the number of innovation laboratories that have been funded since the program was established in 2007.
UNC News Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/2361/107/

Financial effect focus of Carolina North meeting
The Chapel Hill News

Elected officials and members of the public have an opportunity to learn more about the projected financial impact of UNC's planned research campus tonight during a presentation by consultant TischlerBice. The Maryland-based consultant produced a 64-page fiscal impact analysis — and 120-page appendix — for Carolina North that measures estimated direct and indirect effects on Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Orange County.
UNC Media Advisory:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/2367/138/

Roy, Coach K take a turn as 'Guitar Heroes'
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

It's pretty safe to assume that Roy Williams doesn't have Metallica's "Kill 'em All" album on his iPod and that 5-foot-7 drummer Lars Ulrich and his bandmates don't throw down monster jams — the basketball kind — between tour dates. So the sight of Williams, Mike Krzyzewski, Rick Pitino and Bob Knight mingling with the metal band in a commercial for the video game "Guitar Hero: Metallica" qualifies as a culture clash, to say the least.

United for Carolina? (Editorial)
The Herald-Sun (Durham)

If we can look beyond the nation's greatest sports rivalry for just a moment (as if that was possible) then everyone might agree on what is the good news and what is the bad news along Tobacco Road today. The good news, of course, is that the Carolina Tar Heels are going to the Final Four, looking like they are living up to all their pre-season promise by slicing through the NCAA competition like a knife through warm grits.

Hospitals vary in treatment choices
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

….An unusually high number of elective surgeries are performed in some communities, the report says, driven by doctors who specialize in a particular procedure or medical communities that prefer a certain approach. …"There is no question in the mind of any of us who study this that there is a major issue of overtreatment," said Dr. Nortin Hadler, a professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina medical school who has written extensively on the topic. "The debate is how to bridle that to the benefit of the patient. I call it type 2 medical malpractice: doing the unnecessary even if you do it very well.

Health help: Safety net providers assist the uninsured and jobless
The Citizen-Times (Asheville)

Kali Brewer might not be alive today if it weren't for Project Access. Brewer, who is self-employed, had no health insurance when she was diagnosed with endometrial cancer in 2002. Doctors at the Buncombe County Health Center referred her to Project Access, which arranged for her to receive medical care from a local physician for free. …A study released last week by the North Carolina Institute of Medicine and the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at UNC Chapel Hill shows that there are many people in the state who are in a situation like Brewer, and the numbers have increased since the start of the current economic downturn.

Remembering William Little – RTI's CEO salutes a giant in development of RTP
WRAL.com

Victoria Haynes, chief executive officer of RTI International, was among the many friends and colleagues of the late William F. “Bill” Little who recalled his many achievements as a professor, academic leader and one of the visionaries who created Research Triangle Park 50 years ago at a memorial service in Chapel Hill on March 27. Dr. Little, a member of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill faculty for more than 40 years, was a former vice president of the UNC system and helped create Research Triangle Institute, now RTI International.
UNC News Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/2270/107/

$4.5M will support graduate studies
The Herald-Sun (Durham)

A $4.5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will strengthen graduate education in four humanities departments in the College of Arts and Sciences at UNC. The grant will join $2.76 million in funding from the university — most to be raised in private dollars — to create the Mellon Graduate Fellowship Program.
UNC News Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/2355/107/

Startups with medical focus take top prizes in UNC Carolina Challenge
WRAL.com

A startup focused on new x-ray technology and a non-profit organization seeking medical supplies and recycled equipment for developing countries took home the first-place prizes of $15,000 each in the fifth annual Carolina Challenge on March 28. UNC-Chapel Hill puts on the event as part of the Carolina Entrepreneurial Initiative. NextRay took first in the commercial track competition. …The company was formed by UNC-CH breast cancer researcher Etta Pisano, Kenan-Flagler MBA student John Lerch and Larry Robbins, a lawyer focused on entrepreneurial startups.

What did Jesus do?
The Independent Weekly (Raleigh)

…As an evangelical Christian teenager in the Midwest, religion scholar Bart D. Ehrman never thought to question the veracity of these fundamental tenets of Christianity. …Ehrman's ability to translate scholarship for a popular audience has made the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill a superstar in the publishing world. His most well known book, Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why, sold more than 300,000 copies and made the New York Times bestseller list.

Film festival continues
The Chapel Hill Herald

The Mark Rydell Retrospective Film Festival continues tonight at the Chelsea Theater in the Timberlyne Village Mall, 1129 Weaver Dairy Road. Rydell is an Evan Frankel Visiting Professor in the UNC College of Arts & Sciences.
UNC News Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/news/arts/film-festival-to-screen-
work-by-on-golden-pond-director.html

Mariza on stage at Memorial Hall
The Chapel Hill Herald

Mozambique-born Mariza, who was raised in the heart of Lisbon, Portugal's "fado" (torch song) culture, performs at 7:30 tonight at UNC Memorial Hall, East Cameron Avenue. Mariza embraces her African musical roots with what promoters call "a spectacular singing voice, extraordinary magnetism and vividly emotional performances."
UNC News Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/930/107/

Free cancer support sessions set at UNC
The Herald-Sun

The first of six free, public sessions with a link to the Lance Armstrong Foundation will be held tonight to help cancer survivors bridge the gap between cancer treatment and life following cancer. UNC Chapel Hill Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center is one of 20 sites across the United States that will participate in the new national program "Cancer Transitions: Moving Beyond Treatment." It was developed by and in partnership with the Wellness Community and the Lance Armstrong Foundation.

Issues and Trends

Ads criticize health plan cuts (Under the Dome)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

SEANC is airing radio ads against the State Health Plan fix. The State Employees Association of North Carolina's ads criticize Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina and state legislators for proposing to cut benefits and raise premiums.

Chapel Hill preps for Final Four
WRAL-TV (CBS/Raleigh)

Town officials and police on Tuesday laid out plans to control downtown celebrations if the University of North Carolina wins games during the NCAA Final Four on Saturday and next Monday.

Recommendations due on UNC hate crime policy
News 14 Carolina

The UNC study commission formed to review student codes of conduct as they relate to hate crimes will meet on Tuesday to submit recommendations to the UNC Board of Governors. The commission completed its draft on final recommendations earlier this month.

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