Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
National Coverage
Corn syrup producers deal with sour US sales
The Associated Press
Fans of natural foods have tried for years to push the ubiquitous sweetener high fructose corn syrup off Americans' dinner tables and out of their restaurants and grocery stores. It seems to be working. …The U.S. campaign against high fructose corn syrup seemed to begin with a 2004 study by a pair of researchers, one at Louisiana State University and one at the University of North Carolina, that suggested a link between the substance and obesity.
Dating, Sex and Herpes (Blog)
The New York Times
Can you have herpes but never even know it? Can the herpes simplex virus spread even if you don’t have symptoms? And how do you navigate the maze of sex and dating when you know you are infected with herpes? Those are among the questions recently posed by readers of the Consults blog. Here, Dr. Peter A. Leone, associate professor at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and Public Health, provides advice about symptom-free herpes, telling your partner you have herpes and more.
Related Link:
http://consults.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/31/is-herpes-a-danger-during-pregnancy/
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Regional Coverage
EPA to release report on effects of formaldehyde
The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, La.)
The Environmental Protection Agency will release on Wednesday its draft assessment of the human health effects of formaldehyde, opening a 90-day public comment period. …The vice chair is Andrew Olshan, chair of the Department of Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina's Gillings School of Global Public Health.
Plough Cleanup Reaches Milestone
The Daily News (Memphis, Tenn.)
The trees being planted along Plough Boulevard – the road leading into Memphis International Airport – represent the first tangible signs of the city’s aerotropolis initiative. …The bold statement isn’t hyperbole. John Kasarda, the University of North Carolina professor who coined the phrase, said Memphis had the nation’s most developed aerotropolis because of the importance of the airport to the local economy, coupled with other transportation and distribution advantages.
State and Local Coverage
Join blood drive June 8 (Column)
The Chapel Hill News
There are few events that exemplify the university's public service mission as well as the annual Carolina Blood Drive. The 2010 drive will take place on June 8 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Dean E. Smith Center. For over 20 years this remarkable one-day, single-site drive has brought together donors and volunteers from across campus and the community to help others on a grand scale. (Patty Thorp is UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Holden Thorp's wife.)
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/3624/68/
UNC reporters post BP contract (Blog)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Reporters with a UNC-Chapel Hill journalism school venture have obtained a copy of a contract oil company BP has apparently been using to assure silence from the workers hired to try to clean up the oil spill. The young reporters who headed to the Gulf region recently have written about the document, which requires workers not to talk about what they see while working to slow or stop the flow of oil. The UNC-CH students are part of a larger project based at Carolina and seven other universities that employ teams of student journalists to get out and aggressively report on national issues.
Adams just getting started
The Chapel Hill News
Scott Adams put on his running shoes last week to run across the state of Georgia. His 260-mile run began in Ft. Benning, Ga., on May 27 and was scheduled to end Monday evening in Savannah. …Adams is director of Information Technology at the School of Information and Library Science at UNC in Chapel Hill. His support team is made up of Dr. Evelyn Daniel, SILS associate dean for academic affairs, and Jeremiah Joyner, manager, ITS Labs and Systems.
“The Boy Who Loved Tornadoes” (Blog)
The Star News (Wilmington)
I’m writing up a review on “The Boy Who Loved Tornadoes: A Mother’s Story” by Randi Davenport (Chapel Hill: Alqonguin Books, $23.95). It’s quite a story, and my piece should appear on the Sunday, June 6 book page. Davenport is executive director of the James M. Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Laying a foundation for N.C. history (Column)
The Charlotte Observer
It is not exactly true that William S. "Bill" Powell knows everything there is to know about North Carolina. But it is surely true that Powell knows where to find everything there is to know. And it's probably true that he has published a little something about everything that's worth knowing about North Carolina. …The way I heard the story for a 1996 column, when he was teaching N.C. history at UNC Chapel Hill in the 1970s, Powell was asked to go full-time.
Doing violence to theory of peace (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Students from local universities and former national military leaders recently converged at a conference at UNC to discuss civilian-military issues. The panelists and discussion segments were highly informative, especially those imparted by the attending military. A few students, many of them holding Master's degrees, were allowed equal speaking time. Unfortunately, the quality in speech content cannot be said the same for many in this group, leaving me with the conclusion that it's no wonder the military must often hesitate when forced to consider civilian academia viewpoints.
Shopper's inner hero comes out at Target
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
After hearing gunshots, picking up an 88-year-old woman and carrying her to the back of the Target store, Adrienne Prusik couldn't let a wooden privacy fence block the escape route. …So Adrienne, who lives in Apex and is working toward a degree in exercise and sport science at UNC-Chapel Hill, ripped part of the fence down.
Opera explores female bullying
The Chapel Hill News
Everybody who got through middle school and high school without experiencing bullying in some way – as victim, perpetrator or witness – raise your hand. …The issue has been addressed in board meetings, television shows, articles and bestselling books – and this week at the Center for Dramatic Art at UNC, in opera. Long Leaf Opera will present Susan Kander's one-act opera "One False Move" at the Elizabeth Kenan Theatre this Friday through Sunday.
'Queer lives and literature' discussed
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Erin Carlston, associate professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at UNC-CH, will present a talk entitled "Queer Lives & Literature in the Early 20th Century" Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Durham County Public Library, 300 N. Roxboro St. Carlston will discuss the origins of modern concepts of homosexual identity and culture in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Head off sauce sabotage (Column)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Like adding a bow on a package, adding a sauce to food makes it special. You probably enjoy sauces regularly on many of the foods you eat. Some are better for you than others. What qualifies as a sauce? If it's liquid or semisolid and it's poured over, under or throughout a dish, it's probably a sauce. (Suzanne Havala Hobbs is a registered dietitian and a clinical assistant professor in the department of health policy and administration in the Gillings School of Global Public Health at UNC-Chapel Hill.)
Issues and Trends
Cut failure, not success (Editorial)
The News & Record (Greensboro)
If the state House of Representatives wants to cap University of North Carolina enrollment growth, it should look at the campuses where too many students drop out. A proposed across-the-board growth limit of 1 percent next year doesn't make sense. UNC enrollment rose 3 percent in the current year. Budget challenges unfortunately demand drastic actions. The legislature already is looking at large cuts in the UNC budget for 2010-11, which in turn will require campuses to raise tuition and fees.
N&O Edit: No enrollment cap (Blog)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
On the News & Observer's editorial page today, a a denunciation of a proposal to limit enrollment next year at UNC system campuses. The editorial follows a recent story about a state House provision that would implement the unprecedented cap, an attempt to smooth the enrollment planning process. UNC leaders were quick last week to question the proposed revision, saying it ran contrary to the state's dual higher education philosophies of access and affordability.
Related Link:
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/06/02/511042/dreams-dollars.html
House budget: Higher education (Blog)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The House budget includes several cuts to higher education. Here's a look at provisions for Community Colleges and the UNC System. …Cuts $139 million from UNC System, which represents a 3.5 percent cut. That cut is on top of a $100 million cut the legislature already ordered this year. The cuts are to avoid when possible hurting the classroom.
NC Senate panel recommends $451M borrowing package
The Associated Press
A Senate panel recommended Tuesday that North Carolina borrow $451 million for construction and equipment purchases in state government and on college campuses, with boosters arguing it's right to incur debt despite the sour economy because it's an inexpensive time to build.
Memorial service for Osment today
The Chapel Hill News
Ashley Osment, a civil rights attorney who recently shared her fight against cancer in a regular column in The Chapel Hill News, died in her sleep Friday night. …A 1995 graduate of the UNC School of Law, Osment was the senior attorney at the UNC Center for Civil Rights, where she had worked since January of 2005.
Related Links:
http://blogs.newsobserver.com/orangechat/remembering-ashley-osment?storylink=misearch
http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/7755720/article-Civil-rights-activist-Osment-dies?