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

International Coverage

Viagra may help heart effects of muscular dystrophy
Reuters (Wire Service)

Viagra, developed to help ailing hearts long before it got a more high-profile job fighting erectile dysfunction, might help treat heart symptoms of muscular dystrophy, researchers reported on Monday. Tests in mice genetically engineered to have a condition similar to Duchenne muscular dystrophy showed the drug could improve how the heart works, Joseph Beavoa of the University of Washington and colleagues at the University of North Carolina found.

National Coverage

Fewer Bone Screens May Be OK for Some Older Women
HealthDay News

Older women may be able to safely avoid getting bone density tests for 10 years if their previous screening scores didn't show signs of problems, a new study suggests. "If a woman's bone density at age 67 is very good, then she doesn't need to be re-screened in two years or three years, because we're not likely to see much change," study lead author Dr. Margaret L. Gourlay of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, said in a university news release.
Related Link:
http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/2010/10/18/bone-density-tests-
shouldnt-be-one-size-fits-all-study-says/

UNC Release:
http://www.med.unc.edu/www/news/2010/october/older-women-with-normal-t-
scores-may-not-need-bone-mineral-density-screening-for-10-years

13 everyday ways to avoid cancer
MSNBC.com

…Don't forget to put on a hat: Though melanoma can appear anywhere on the body, it's more common in areas the sun hits, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers have found that people with melanomas on the scalp or neck die at almost twice the rate of people with the cancer on other areas of the body.

Athletic Directors respond to former agent's tell-all
NBC Sports.com

By this point, I'm sure many of you have read the Sports Illustrated interview with former NFL agent Josh Luchs. If you haven't, it's a fascinating read. Over the past six months, the NCAA's vigilance on the relationship between student-athletes and agents has tightened. The investigation regarding illegal benefits received by former Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush brought on a two-year postseason ban and a loss of 30 scholarships for the Trojans. A little over one month later, the University of North Carolina found itself in a similar investigation and it's possible that the Tar Heels program could suffer a fate similar to that of USC.

Regional Coverage

Paralyzed Rutgers player Eric LeGrand undergoes surgery
The Chicago Sun-Times (Illinois)

…Dr. Fred Mueller, director of the National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research, studies fatal and permanent-disability injuries of high school and college athletes. Mueller, who has been at the UNC-Chapel Hill campus for four decades, is a Woodbridge High School graduate. Mueller, whose research is funded by and collected for the NCAA, said "90 percent" of catastrophic injuries "happen when a player's head is down" while making a tackle.
Related Link:
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/college/s_704963.html

State and Local Coverage

Thorp offers ideas Oct. 28
The Herald-Sun (Durham)

Chancellor Holden Thorp will share his ideas for inspiring innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in a talk on Oct. 28 at 7:30 p.m. "Beyond the Sciences: Why the World's Problems Need the Whole University" will outline how Carolina can innovate in ways that go beyond scientific discovery. The free public talk will be in 111 Carroll Hall, off Cameron Avenue behind Memorial Hall. Parking is free in many campus lots at night.
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/4002/68/

Chapel Hill among top 20 art cities
The Herald-Sun (Durham)

For the fourth year in a row, the town has been ranked as one of the nation's top small city arts destinations by American Style Magazine. …According to a news release from the town, the Ackland Art Museum, Carolina Performing Arts and Playmakers Theater on the campus of UNC are all first-rate institutions that make Chapel Hill a top arts destination.

RTP center will store census data
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

UNC-Chapel Hill sociologist Ted Mouw hopes to inject some cold data into a red-hot public debate. In dealing with the rhetoric related to immigration and its impact on the job market, Mouw is using a research tool coveted by social scientists: a U.S. Census Bureau facility housing massive amounts of confidential "microdata."

It's good that we're statistics (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

…And the University of North Carolina uses statistical discovery to study emissions data as part of its effort to become climate neutral by 2050. Researchers analyze statistics on greenhouse gas data and graphically display the analysis so that patterns "just visually pop out," according to a researcher. One conclusion was that nearly 90 percent of greenhouse emissions result from energy used in campus buildings, a discovery that has already yielded improved energy performance.

Broken leg sidelines Tar Heels' Pianalto
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

North Carolina's depleted lineup took another hit Monday with the news that tight end Zack Pianalto will miss the remainder of the regular season. …Pianalto is the seventh player from the preseason depth chart that UNC has lost for the season to either injury or the NCAA investigation. An additional four starters have not played this season because of the NCAA investigation, and a fifth was sidelined after four games.

Issues and Trends

Chapel Hill hopes Halloween is easier to control this year
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

Franklin Street will reopen to traffic at midnight as community leaders again try to restrict the size and rowdiness of Chapel Hill's Halloween celebration. …"Because this year's Halloween is on Sunday, our message this year is one of moderation," Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt said. "People have school and work in the morning, so have a good time, but leave early and celebrate responsibly."
Related Links:
http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/8461967/
http://www.wchl1360.com/details.html?id=16227
http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/9934084/article-Chapel-Hill-wants-a-
low-key-Halloween?instance=homesecondleft

Chapel Hill Police Chief Brian Curran Retiring
WCHL 1360-AM (Chapel Hill)

After 24 years with the Chapel Hill police department, Chief Brian Curran is retiring. He says he is stepping down on November 30. Curran has worked for the town for 28 years.

Plea deal likely for teen in online hoaxes
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

Federal prosecutors say they reached a plea agreement with an Oxford teenager whom they accused of being a part of an online prankster world in which conspirators lodged false bomb threats and then broadcast the emergency responses to paying audiences. …UNC-Chapel Hill, Clemson University, Florida State University and Boston College were among the sites targeted. According to the plea document, Lundeby has acknowledged calling police departments in Fort Wayne, Ind., and West Lafayette, Ind., on Jan. 31 and Feb. 15 in 2009, and falsely claiming that bombs placed around college campuses there were about to detonate.

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