Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
International Coverage
Body image issues
"Nine to Noon" Radio New Zealand
Why are so many women uncomfortable in their own skin? Kathryn talks to Cynthia M. Bulik, psychologist and eating disorders professor at the University of North Carolina. She is the author of two books on eating disorders.
Note: This interview was conducted from the Carolina News Studio.
Analysis: Obama yet to make a mark on key U.S. court
Reuters (Wire Service)
…"It is now getting almost too late for this presidential term, especially in the thick of an election year," said University of North Carolina law professor Michael Gerhardt, who has studied nominations and was special counsel to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy during the Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan Supreme Court confirmations. "That would leave the second most important court in the land without the kind of balance he might have achieved," Gerhardt added.
National Coverage
Walking the line
ESPN.com
…According to a report by the National Gambling Impact Study Commission, legal gaming revenue increased 1,600 percent from 1976 to 1997. A recent CNBC investigation reported that roughly $300 billion is wagered illegally in the United States. Meanwhile, a 2003 study on illegal bookmaking by an economics professor at the University of North Carolina found that only 10 percent of such money is wagered through the Internet.
State and Local Coverage
The investment (Editorial)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
…The pre-K program, which gives poor children and others who need extra help a chance to start school on better footing, thus improving their chances throughout high school and beyond, is an investment. Pure and simple, that's it. Studies from UNC-Chapel Hill and other institutions, including the federal government, have shown that pre-school programs are of value. Head Start, the spectacular success on the federal level, and Smart Start, Gov. Jim Hunt's early childhood initiative, along with many other programs in other states, have worked.
Smart move by Perdue on preschool funding (Editorial)
The Star News (Wilmington)
Preschool education programs have proven their worth, in North Carolina and elsewhere. And now Gov. Beverly Perdue has reshuffled the state budget to serve another 2,000 children in a program whose funding was slashed by the General Assembly. …Studies have confirmed the value of early childhood education programs. Both Duke University and the University of North Carolina have done research on the state’s preschool programs, and both found that the programs had a significant and lasting effect on the academic performance of children who went through the early childhood programs.
Who looks important in our community? (Column)
The Star News (Wilmington)
…As leaders we could ignore historical precedence and clear data, but that's hard for some of us, who have benefited from honest, thought-provoking progressive conversations like those espoused by University of North Carolina demographer Dr. Jim Johnson. In his presentation, titled "Disruptive Demographics: Implications for Workforce Planning, Business, and Consumer Markets," he analyzed disruptive trends from the 2010 Census that he calls the "Silver Tsunami."
Men find emotional support on hospital bathroom's dry erase board
WRAL-TV (CBS/Raleigh)
When UNC designed the North Carolina Cancer Hospital, they built it with patients in mind and included dry erase boards in a few restrooms. Nothing much appeared on the boards for the first year, but that eventually changed. Cancer clinic nurse John Collier says the board in one restroom began with one note: “Please pray for my wife Charlotte."
UNC Hosts 35th Annual Jazz Festival
WCHL 1360-AM (Chapel Hill)
This weekend, UNC-Chapel Hill plays host to the 35th annual Carolina Jazz Festival. The three day event kicked off Thursday with a high school and middle school band workshop and competition at the Student Union on UNC’s campus.
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/5076/66/
Dance fest to raise awareness of AIDS
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
The Triangle Dance Festival for AIDS presents an evening of performing arts to benefit both global and local HIV initiatives Saturday at 7 p.m. at UNC Chapel Hill’s Memorial Hall.
PlayMakers’ Summer Youth Conservatory taking applications
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
PlayMakers Repertory Company announces the fifth Summer Youth Conservatory. The new Conservatory will feature three programs tailored for high school and middle school students: Theatre Intensive, Theatre Quest and Theatre Tech.
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/5093/66/
PlayMakers introduces open captioned performances
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
PlayMakers Repertory Company is trying out a new audience service to enhance play-going enjoyment with open captioning at selected performances. Open captioning lets the audience read along with the play. A screen is visible to the audience, which displays the text of the play as the actors are speaking it. A professional open captioning operator is in the audience, watching the show and scrolling through the text, keeping up with the action on stage.