Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
International Coverage
Obama shows home court advantage to UNC
United Press International
Members of the 2009 NCAA basketball champion University of North Carolina got some high-fives from the nation's hoopster in chief Monday at the White House. President Barack Obama, sporting a light blue tie, jokingly thanked the team and Coach Roy Williams "for salvaging my bracket" en route to winning its fifth national championship. Obama recalled playing some ball with the team during a visit to Chapel Hill, N.C., more than a year ago.
Non-profit sector: Marching generals from bullets to bullet points
Financial Times (United Kingdom)
Nearly 40 years ago on his return from Vietnam, Mike Shaler was sent by the US army on a two-year scholarship at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. It opened his eyes to what business schools could offer the military. …Retired from the army in 1992, Mr. Shaler now has his own leadership consulting practice, and has played a key role in developing a new set of short courses for army general officers at the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School.
National Coverage
Obama toasts hoops Tar Heels at White House
The Associated Press
A pickup game of basketball last spring brought good luck to the University of North Carolina's basketball team and to Barack Obama, the president said Monday as he welcomed the national champions to the White House. North Carolina won the title this year. And Obama, who scrimmaged with the players during a campaign visit to Chapel Hill, N.C., won the state's Democratic primary and then carried North Carolina in November as he captured the presidency.
Obama Congratulates the Tar Heels
The Washington Post
When the president's number one assistant is a Duke man and a former basketball champion, you might think the Tar Heels wouldn't be welcome. But when the president famously picks the North Carolina team to win the NCAA tournament, and they succeed, the invitations get put in the mail. And so today, President Obama hosted the 2009 NCAA champion team from the University of North Carolina on the South Lawn of the White House, offering his congratulations but choosing not to shoot a few hoops on the presidential court.
For Obama and the Tar Heels, a ‘Good Vibe Going On’ (Blog)
The New York Times
And now, a final word on the N.C.A.A. men’s basketball championship of 2009. President Obama welcomed Coach Roy Williams and the University of North Carolina Tar Heels to the White House on Monday, praising the team for winning the tournament last month.
Obama Welcomes UNC’s National Champs to White House (Blog)
The Wall Street Journal
Call him the First Fan. President Barack Obama today welcomed the University of North Carolina Tar Heels basketball team to the White House to congratulate them on their recent national championship—which the president correctly predicted they would win. “Congratulations on bringing Carolina its fifth National Championship,” Obama told the players. “And more importantly, thanks for salvaging my bracket and vindicating me before the entire nation.”
Obama Welcomes Tar Heels To White House (Blog)
CBS News.com
President Obama today welcomed the national champion University Of North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team to the White House. …When he tapped the Tar Heels as champions, the president lauded their "experience and balance." And he had reason to know: Last April, Mr. Obama took the court for some five-on-five with the team.
Will health care savings add up?
MSNBC.com
Health care providers are promising President Barack Obama $2 trillion in savings to help cover the uninsured. It may sound like a huge windfall, but don't line up yet for those health insurance cards. …Those details will be key to whether the health providers' pledge actually results in meaningful savings, said Jonathan B. Oberlander, a health care policy analyst at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Regional Coverage
Looking to 'real world' for pick
The Chicago Tribune
As President Barack Obama's search for the Supreme Court's next justice progresses, it appears the White House has locked in on two competing sets of nominees: ones who offer traditional backgrounds in judicial and scholarly accomplishment and another group that hails from what might be called the "real world." …"I think the president will do what he said and pick someone with experience in the real world, someone like Earl Warren. It could be a sitting governor or a senator," said University of North Carolina law professor Michael Gerhardt. "That's what Clinton tried to do, but didn't."
State and Local Coverage
Tar Heels meet with Obama on his turf
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
President Barack Obama loved the gifts that North Carolina's basketball players gave him Monday, but he had one more request for the 2009 men's college basketball champs. "If somebody could just present me a jump shot, I need one of those!" Obama quipped in a celebration ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House.
Heels visit White House (Blog)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
President Barack Obama loved the gifts the North Carolina Tar Heels gave him Monday, but he had one more request for the 2009 national basketball champs. "If somebody could please present me a jump shot, I need one of those!" Obama quipped in a celebration ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House. Obama, a fervent basketball fan who grew up playing hoops in Hawaii, told his visitors they'd all done pretty well since he famously scrimmaged with them during a North Carolina campaign stop in April 2008.
Obama, national champs share 'a good vibe'
The Herald-Sun (Durham)/The Chapel Hill Herald
Since their paths crossed for a pick-up game in April 2008, Barack Obama has been inaugurated president and the North Carolina men's basketball team has won the national championship. Safe to say, it was a pretty good year for both. "I'm not sure whose luck rubbed off on who," Obama said Monday as he greeted the team on the White House's South Lawn. "I think there was just a good vibe going on there."
Related Links:
http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/may/12/presidential-seal
-obama-helps-cap-uncs-national-ti/sports-college/
http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200990511047
Champion Tar Heels honored in D.C.
WTVD-TV (ABC/Raleigh)
President Obama honored the national champions at the White House on Monday. UNC's basketball team made President Barack Obama's March Madness bracket selections a winner with their NCAA tournament win. Obama picked the Tar Heels to win the title before the tournament.
President Obama honors Carolina championship
News 14 Carolina
President Barack Obama took time out Monday to honor the UNC Chapel Hill men's basketball team. Players took part in a special ceremony in honor of their national championship victory in Washington, D.C. …The team is no stranger to spending time with the president. Obama played a pickup game with the team last spring. The president said meeting the team while on the campaign trail was an honor and said coach Roy Williams' dedication to academics is one of the things that made this team great.
Related Link:
http://www.wchl1360.com/details.html?id=10344
Athletics and study coexist at Duke, UNC (Editorial)
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Many people have questioned in recent years whether the emphasis in success — often quick success — in major-college sports was undermining the academic mission of colleges and universities that fielded teams. …The NCAA released its assessment of academic performance by student athletes, an assessment it has used for the past four years. Both Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill exceed the national average for students progressing toward a degree last year.
UNC Doctor Performs A First
WCHL 1360-AM (Chapel Hill)
A UNC patient will be the first in the country to undergo the placement of an A.A.A. Endograft. The surgery will be performed tomorrow by Dr. Mark Farber, an associate professor and program director of the vascular surgery fellowship at UNC. Dr. Farber says the new device enables the medical field to treat more patients suffering from Aneurysms in a less invasive way. The device is properly called an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (A.A.A.) Endovascular Graft, and it was approved by the FDA for clinical trials in November 2008.
Chapel Hill keeps pushing transit
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
UNC philosophy professor Douglas MacLean says if he wants some depressing reading, he has moved beyond accounts of U.S. government torture or dire economic predictions. Instead, MacLean recommends a recent traffic impact analysis for the Carolina North campus, which predicts more than 23,000 extra vehicles coming and going from the site by 2025.
Town Council Says Cut Cars At Carolina North
WCHL 1360-AM (Chapel Hill)
At Monday’s public hearing, citizens and council members had a chance to discuss the recently released transportation impact analysis for Carolina North. …The council directed town staff to rethink the number of parking spaces available on the 133 acre campus and consider lowering the amount of on-site parking to encourage other forms of transit.
Center to focus on digital data
The Chapel Hill Herald
Researchers at UNC have launched a center that will bring together scholars and technical experts to solve the pressing problems of managing and sharing today's deluge of digital data. In addition to building shared collections, the new Data Intensive Cyber Environments (DICE) Center supports software systems for data curation and data preservation so that today's knowledge will be available for future generations.
UNC News Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/2510/78/
Talk and tour to celebrate Joyce
The Chapel Hill Herald
More than 30 James Joyce items will be the focus of "Joycean Generosity, Joycean Books," a gallery talk and tour by Libby Chenault of UNC Library's Rare Book Collection from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Friday at the Melba Remig Salterelli Exhibit Room in Wilson Library.
UNC News Brief:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/2382/107/
Protesters' support goes global on Web
The Chapel Hill Herald
The push for a dismissal of charges against protesters who allegedly disrupted two guest speakers at UNC began in late April on the steps of South Building. A link posted on a grassroots activism Web site has stirred up an international response. Town, judicial and campus leaders have received thousands of identical e-mails expressing "full support of the students who protested against Tom Tancredo at UNC Chapel Hill on April 14."
Free forum to look at swine flu
The Chapel Hill Herald
A special Current Science Forum at the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center at UNC will take an in-depth look at the H1N1 virus, popularly known as "swine flu," at 7 p.m. Thursday. James Thomas, associate professor of epidemiology in UNC's Gillings School of Global Public Health, will provide information about H1N1 in the context of epidemics and pandemics — what we might expect and how we can prepare. Are these outbreaks inevitable? What are the roles of public health agencies and the media when outbreaks occur?
UNC News Brief:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/2543/107/
Women's Health Fair set Saturday
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
UNC Health Care will host a free Women's Health Fair in Center Court at The Streets at Southpoint from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday. Women will be able to take advantage of free health screenings, including blood pressure checks, body fat analysis and cholesterol screenings, and receive health information on heart disease, diabetes, cancer and more. The event coincides with the celebration of National Women's Health Week.