Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
International Coverage
AIDS hope as scientists decode HIV genome
Australian Network News
Developing a way to fight HIV/AIDS took a step forward after American scientists worked out the structure of the HIV virus genome…A team at the University of North Carolina has decoded the overall structure of the HIV virus genome that causes AIDS in humans.
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/2757/1/
The name is Allon – Gabriel Allon
The Jerusalem Post (Israel)
Since 2000, when Daniel Silva published The Kill Artist, his fourth novel but the first to feature Gabriel Allon, he has released one book each year starring Allon…(by Morton I. Teicher; The writer is the founding dean, Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University and dean emeritus, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.)
Obsessive compulsive disorder could soon have its own disease Classification, And
Trials Of A Drug/Psychotherapy Combination Treatment Are Ongoing
Medical News Today (United Kingdom)
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by obsessions, compulsive behaviors, or both…he issues around this severe and disabling condition are discussed in a Seminar in this week's edition of The Lancet, written by Dr Jonathan S Abramowitz, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, and colleagues.
UNC Release:
http://college.unc.edu/inthemedia/inthemediaitem.2009-07-27.7249813871
Guidelines for weight in pregnancy
The Daily Dispatch (South Africa)
NEW US health guidelines are setting how much weight women should gain during pregnancy, surprisingly little if they are already overweight…But pregnancy is not a time to lose weight, stressed the co-author of the guidelines, Dr Anna Maria Siega-Riz of the University of North Carolina.
UNC Release:
http://www.sph.unc.edu/schoolwide_news/new_weight_gain_guidelines_established_for_pregnant_women_11426_8289.html
National Coverage
New battle on Vieques, over Navy's cleanup of munitions
The New York Times
The United States Navy ceased military training operations on this small island in 2003, and windows no longer rattle from the shelling from ships and air-to-ground bombings…?The real risk is that there?s no technology available that would guarantee that they?ve removed every piece of ordnance,? said Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson, an assistant professor of environmental sciences and engineering at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill who has studied the risks of adapting former training ranges.
Regional Coverage
Closer to cure for AIDS, stop itching
WNYW-TV 5 (FOX/New York)
Scientists may be one small step closer to a cure for AIDS. University of North Carolina researchers say they've decoded the entire genetic structure of the HIV1 genome.
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/2757/1/
MSG enhances flavor, may also expand waists
WCBS-TV 3 (CBS/New York)
You're exercising and eating right ? so how are you not losing any weight?…In the study out of the University of North Carolina, researchers tracked 750 Chinese men and women in three rural Chinese villages.
UNC Release:
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-08/uonc-urf081308.php
High school coaches face pressure to be wary of heated practices
The Saginaw News (Michigan)
As high school football practices start anew Monday morning, so too does the issue of heat related illness…It's in the news around this time every year, and for good reason: about four high school football players die each year from heat-related illnesses, according to the National Center for Catastrophic Injury Research at the University of North Carolina.
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/1430/138/
Experts reach out to secret eaters, calorie prisoners
WDIV-TV 4 (NBC/Detroit, Mich.)
A University of North Carolina survey found up to 60 percent of women have some degree of an eating disorder.
UNC Release:
http://www.unchealthcare.org/site/newsroom/news/2008/Apr/selfsurvey/
State and Local Coverage
Genomics findings offer anti-viral tools
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Genomic science, considered by many to be the future of medicine for its ability to identify the unique nature of organisms, took significant steps forward this week through the work of separate research teams at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University.
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/2757/1/
Bias test an attempt to end death penalty
WRAL-TV (CBS/Raleigh)
Legislation that would allow statistical evidence to establish racial bias as the reason prosecutors sought or jurors imposed death sentences could do away with capital punishment in North Carolina, Wake County District Attorney Colon Willoughby said…A University of North Carolina study found defendants were 3.5 times more likely to be sentenced to die for killing a white person than for killing one of any other race.
Problems linger from BofA deal with Merrill
The Charlotte Observer
Although Bank of America Corp. reached a settlement with federal regulators Monday related to its Merrill Lynch & Co. acquisition, the legal problems stemming from the deal are far from over…?The question boils down to, ?Was this a case of them intentionally suppressing something they knew they had to disclose?'
That's criminal,? said Tom Hazen, a professor at UNC Chapel Hill's School of Law.
Roberts Tapped for MS Event
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
The Eastern North Carolina Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society announced Barry Roberts of the UNC Kenan-Flagler School of Business as one of the 2009 vice chairs for its annual Dinner of Champions…The event, chaired by UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp and his wife, Patti, is scheduled for Sept. 3 at The Umstead Hotel and Spa. The evening is a celebration of the positive contributions made by the health and life sciences industries.
Two book festivals
The News & Record (Greensboro)
The 2009 North Carolina Literary Festival, which is free and open to the public, will be held from Sept. 10 to Sept. 13 at UNC-Chapel Hill. More than 100 authors, including John Grisham, Elizabeth Edwards and Pulitzer Prize winners Douglas Blackmon, Rick Bragg and Elizabeth Strout, will read, answer questions and sign books.
Signs a sticking point in campaign
The Clay County Progress
Signs have become a sticking point as both sides of the alcohol referendum issue rev up for the pending election Aug. 18…There is a state law that makes the county ordinance, if there is one, null and void, said Bob Joyce, an attorney at the School of Government based at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Issues and Trends
…except for some (Editorial)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The folks in the big-money crowd that supports athletics booster clubs at state universities will be getting one of the few tax breaks out of this General Assembly, thanks to a friend in high places…State Sen.
Tony Rand of Fayetteville, the Democratic majority leader and a UNC-Chapel Hill loyalist, has seen to it that all North Carolina taxpayers will in effect supplement athletic scholarships funded by booster clubs.
Related Links:
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/search/?q=university+of+north+carolina
http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/editorials/story/1637354.html
New budget hits UNC system hard
WCHL 1360-AM (Chapel Hill)
Many legislators in Raleigh aren?t shy about saying the new budget passed this week in the General Assembly was the most difficult they?ve ever had…UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp was also bracing for the worst.
Related Links:
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20090806/ARTICLES/908064013
Budget keeps out-Of-state athlete tuition break
WCHL 1360-AM (Chapel Hill)
A provision in the General Assembly that?s been in effect for several years guarantees that out-of-state athletes who attend state universities are charged in-state tuition…But UNC Associate Athletic Director for Communications Steve Kirschner says the provision isn?t just limited to athletics.
Feds: N.C. terrorism suspect spoke Of love for Jihad
National Public Radio
An FBI official said Tuesday that the alleged leader of a terrorist group in North Carolina talked of fighting for Allah and despising the U.S. military presence at Muslim holy sites…Many of the people who came to watch the proceedings were teenagers and young adults like Faraz Fareed, a University of North Carolina student.