Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
National Coverage
Syrian Activists Live Stream Their Revolution
"Morning Edition" National Public Radio
…Zeynep Tufekci, who researches the power of social media in the Arab uprisings at the University of North Carolina, says Dayem and the activists' work documenting the violence makes it impossible for the international community to stand by and do nothing. But, she says, it also could make it difficult for the regime to consider any kind of peace agreement.
Note: This interview was conducted from the Carolina News Studio.
Swapping sugary drinks for diet soda, water leads to weight loss: Study
CBS News
Drinking soda makes you fat. That's what researchers and the health police have been hammering into our heads for years, but a new study has actually proven that ditching sugary drinks for diet versions or water will lead to weight loss. …"If this were done on a large scale, it could significantly reduce the increasing public health problem of obesity," study author Dr. Deborah Tate, associate professor of nutrition and health behavior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said in a university written statement.
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/5088/71/
Biggest Arthritis Myths Busted
"Good Morning America" ABC
…Another common myth is that nightshade vegetables, which include potatoes, eggplant, peppers and tomatoes, can exacerbate arthritis symptoms. …"It's hard to study this relationship, but even though we don't know for sure, it doesn't look like clear evidence that these foods can make symptoms worse," said Dr. Joanne Jordan, director of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine's Thurston Arthritis Research Center in Chapel Hill.
Ultimate 'Cheapsters' Compete
"Nightline" ABC News
UNC-Chapel Hill student Will Thomason is featured in this story chronicling the "ultimate cheapskates" and different ways they have cut back to save money. Thomason is on a mission to eat free for an entire year.
Wealthy Colleges See Spike In Fundraising (Blog)
National Public Radio
There are college rankings, and there are college rankings: the nation's top colleges, the best basketball teams, the top party schools. Here's another: a list of 20 institutions and the money they received in 2011. …19. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ($274.95 million)
Related Links:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/02/15/giving-colleges-grew-82-percent-2011
http://chronicle.com/article/Sortable-Table-Money-Raised/130782/
http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/02/15/1856682/banner-fundraising-year-for-wealthy.html
State and Local Coverage
5 Triangle students taking research to U.N.
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
…Hannah Nemer, a sophomore at UNC Chapel Hill whose researched was on technology education for girls, said she was struck by the fact that each of the fellows were able to find local issues facing rural women that apply on a global scale. WomenNC, an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization, has sponsored fellowships for students to present at the Commission on the Status of Women at U.N. Headquarters in New York since 2010.
Parents in jail, kids at stake
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
…Catherine Fogel, a women's health care practitioner at the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Nursing, found a way to do this through offering prenatal classes to female inmates. "If you want to help women nurture their children, they have to learn what it's like to be nurtured first," she said.
Chapel Hill drivers urged to try distracted driving simulator
WRAL-TV (CBS/Raleigh)
Texting while driving is illegal in North Carolina, but on Wednesday, Chapel Hill and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill police will allow drivers to use a simulator to test how texting and talking on cellphones impacts their driving. The DriveSquare driving simulator will be available from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the lobby of Fetzer Hall on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus.
Related Link:
http://www.chapelboro.com/Distracted-Driving-Awareness-
Campaign-On-The-UNC-C/12272297
It all goes back to the land
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
“Shared Tables,” a symposium to be held this month at UNC Chapel Hill and Duke University, will examine the wide-ranging connections that food has to politics, the environment, security, culture and faith. Through panel discussions and keynote addresses, the two-day event will be divided between global, and local and national food studies topics. The global-local structure of the conference came about by accident. Anna Child, a graduate student in UNC’s School of Public Health, was a teaching assistant in a class about the politics of food.
Roses and Raspberries (Editorial)
The Chapel Hill News
Roses to the Friends of Bolin Creek, the UNC Institute for the Environment and the N.C. Botanical Garden for reminding us our waterways need our protection. …Last weekend, the Friends and its partners held a daylong symposium to call attention to the two major waterways – Bolin Creek and Morgan Creek – that flow through Carrboro and Chapel Hill. The effort, which included activities for children, reminded us of the importance of building protection into planning.
Healthful diet can tackle more than one problem (Column)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Like the sections of an old-timey TV dinner, it's common to compartmentalize diet advice. What nobody may have told you, though, is that you're better off considering your dietary goal as one main entree. Here's what I mean. Name a health problem, and there's usually a customized dietary "do" or "don't" to go with it. (Suzanne Havala Hobbs is a registered dietitian and a clinical associate professor in the department of health policy and administration in the Gillings School of Global Public Health at UNC-Chapel Hill.)
Issues and Trends
UNC tuition increase will have hard consequences (Editorial)
The Winston-Salem Journal
As the UNC Board of Governors voted Friday for a 9 percent average tuition increase at the system's 16 campuses, angry students protested outside. But the youngsters who should be most concerned about the increase weren't present. They're the elementary and middle-school children who, four, five, 10 years down the road, will face unaffordable UNC tuition and fees.
Ministry to sell its building
The Chapel Hill News
The Wesley Foundation, the United Methodist ministry that has served the UNC community for a half-century, has put its building at 214 Pittsboro St. up for sale. The ministry across from the Carolina Inn has needed to expand for several years but could not win approval to do so. The property will be listed at between $2 million and $2.5 million.
Police seeking information in sex assault
The Chapel Hill Herald
The Chapel Hill Police Department has asked the public for help in gathering more information about a reported rape that occurred near the alley behind Cosmic Cantina in downtown Chapel Hill last Thursday morning.
Related Link:
http://www.chapelboro.com/CHPD-Won-t-Investigate-Rape–But-Wants-Public-s-He/12271219