Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
National Coverage
Drexel wrestlers "simple pimple" diagnosed as MRSA
USA Today
…Steven Zinder, who chaired the NATA group that wrote the position statement, said athletes "across the board" in sports are vulnerable to skin infections. "The skin is a pretty impressive structure. But athletes do as much as they possibly can to completely attack the integrity of the skin. …. There are abrasions, there are puncture wounds, there are all types of problems," said Zinder, assistant professor of exercise and sports medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Athletic trainers set infection-fighting guidelines (Blog)
CNN.com
At any given time, one out of every three people in the U.S. suffers from a skin infection. Athletes are particularly vulnerable to contracting skin problems, because of the close quarters they work in–locker rooms–and their proximity to skin to skin contact and bodily secretions. Many of these infections, such as MRSA, can be serious, even life-threatening. …Skin infections are everywhere, says Dr. Steven Zinder, assistant professor of exercise and sport science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and chair of the project. "We read about the effects of these diseases every day. Just recently, we lost a great athlete, Manute Bol from complications caused by a skin disease."
State and Local Coverage
UNC Part Of Bioterrorism Initiative
WCHL 1360-AM (Chapel Hill)
Healthcare will soon see revolutionary developments with the beginning of a new national model to indicate possible public health threats. The North Carolina Bio-Preparedness Collaborative will alert health officials within hours of symptom outbreaks that might indicate threats such as a bioterrorist attack or food-borne illness. Professor and Chair of the UNC Department of Emergency Medicine Dr. Charles Cairns is the Principal Investigator for the project.
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/3716/1/
2010 race for Senate is a different situation
The Winston-Salem Journal
Fresh from her win against Cal Cunningham, Elaine Marshall, the newly minted Democrat nominee for the U.S. Senate, now faces the tougher challenge of unseating the Republican incumbent, Richard Burr. Some are already comparing her campaign with that of U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, a relative unknown who pulled off a stunning victory against Elizabeth Dole in 2008. Political analysts, though, say that Marshall isn't Hagan, and this isn't 2008. "It's a mistake to draw parallels between Hagan and Dole and the Burr race," said Ferrel Guillory, the director of the Program on Southern Politics at UNC Chapel Hill. "Time moves on. Issues move on."
Few received substance abuse treatment in ’09, study shows
The Daily Advance (Elizabeth City)
Only 9 percent of adults with a substance abuse disorder received treatment from mental health providers at Albemarle Mental Health Center in 2009, a new study indicates. Even fewer children and youth with such problems — 7 percent — received treatment, the study conducted by the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found.
UNC-CH reviews Greek rush
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The death of a fraternity president last year has spurred UNC-Chapel Hill to consider changes in how Greek organizations recruit members. A campus trustee committee Wednesday began to analyze the fraternity and sorority system, hoping to determine whether changes to recruitment and the eight-week pledge period for new members are necessary. …The new review will look at recruitment and pledging at other universities of similar size and culture. Fraternities and sororities at UNC now have three-week recruitment periods at the start of the fall semester, followed by eight-week pledge periods that some say are far too long.
Related Link:
http://blogs.newsobserver.com/campusnotes/unc-to-consider-changes-to-frat-recruitment-pledging
Seeing the dragon through students' eyes (Column)
The Triangle Business Journal
For the last 10 years, I have had the privilege of leading a study trip that immerses UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA students into the world of doing business in China. The fantastic reality of visiting China annually is that I find a new China every time I go. (Mabel Miguel is a professor of organizational behavior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School.)
PlayMakers Announces Final Show In Series
WCHL 1360-AM (Chapel Hill)
UNC’s professional theatre company PlayMakers Repertory Company announced Lisa Ramirez’s “Exit Cuckoo” as the third and final play of their second-stage series, PRC2. PRC2 brings three thought-provoking pieces to local audiences every year. PlayMakers' producing artistic director Joseph Haj says the unique two-part structure of the series was created to engage the audience in meaningful dialogue about the pieces.
Issues and Trends
N.C. House was right to cap UNC system enrollment (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
When the House of Representatives included a cap on UNC enrollment in its version of the 2010-11 budget, the news caused outrage in all the predicable places. To hear its opponents, the cap will end North Carolina's higher education system as we know it. They rail that it is against state traditions, that it will limit access to education for the poor and minorities, and that it will damage our economic future.