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

International Coverage

Beware older women in parking lots: They cause two thirds of accidents
where drivers hit the gas instead of the brake
The Daily Mail (United Kingdom)

Older female driver cause two thirds of accidents where drivers hit the gas instead of the brake, a U.S. government study has found. Most of these blunders tend to happen in parking lots, according to an analysis of 2,400 collisions. …The study was conducted by TransAnalytics LLC and the Highway Safety Research Center at the University of North Carolina under contract for NHTSA.

National Coverage

Study: Most Gas Pedal Accidents Involve Women
The Associated Press

…The study was conducted by TransAnalytics LLC of Quakertown, Pa., and the Highway Safety Research Center at the University of North Carolina under contract for NHTSA. Researchers drew on several sources of information: other studies of gas pedal accidents; several databases, including a national crash causation survey and a North Carolina state crash database; news reports; case studies of specific accidents; and interviews with driver rehabilitation specialists.

Advice for Diet Soda Lovers: Skip The Chips
"Morning Edition" National Public Radio

…Researchers at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill found that diet soda drinkers who ate a so-called "prudent" diet, rich in fruit, fish, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and milk, were significantly less likely to develop metabolic syndrome over 20 years than those who ate a "Western diet" heavy in fried foods, meats and sugars.

1937 Millions of Chemicals Possible
The New York Times

…A new method which makes it possible for the first time to create millions of new synthetic chemicals from starches, sugar and cellulose was reported to a meeting of the American Chemical Society today [April 13] at the University of North Carolina. Dr. James Kendall, of Edinburgh University, reported another important discovery which may make new sources of radium available, thus reducing the high cost. Dr. Kendall reported a new method of extracting the sixteen chemical elements known as the “rare earths.”

Roger Ailes: Soledad O'Brien Was 'Named After A Prison'
The Huffington Post

Roger Ailes made a jaw-dropping comment about CNN's Soledad O'Brien during a college lecture on Thursday night. The Fox News chief was speaking to journalism students at the University of North Carolina. In the question-and-answer segment of the talk, he referred to O'Brien as "that girl that's named after a prison."

State and Local Coverage

UNC med school alumnus donates $10 million to university
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

Dr. Hugh “Chip” McAllister Jr. looked out on the crowd Thursday afternoon, his back to the bronze sculpture that now graces the UNC Hospitals driveway. “I’m told,” he began, then added, “with abstract art you never know – the larger figure is the father, and the smaller is the child. Information is being passed from one to the other.” The theme – and the sculpture’s two heart-like halves – was apt. McAllister donated the piece in honor of his father, Dr. Hugh McAllister Sr.
Related Link:
http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2012/04/12/unc-
receives-10m-commitment-from.html

UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/5249/66/

UNC museum, medical school share $10M donation
The Herald-Sun (Durham)

The Ackland Art Museum will get a vast array of significant works of art, including major paintings of the American West and some important contemporary sculptures. The UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine will get support for heart disease researchers and for their cardiovascular laboratories. Hugh A. “Chip” McAllister Jr. is making both possible.

UNC Pulls In Record Numbers For Out-Of-State Applicants
WCHL 1360-AM (Chapel Hill)

UNC saw a record number of applicants this year—the majority coming from outside the state. “We saw an increase of about 6,000, so actually a huge increase from last year to this year,” says UNC Admissions Director Steve Farmer. “It’s an increase overall of about 34 percent, mostly from out of state, but an increase of about seven percentage points from inside North Carolina.”
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/5221/75/

A lesson from Liquidia: Success elusive without focus, risk
The Triangle Business Journal

UNC-Chapel Hill spinoff Liquidia Technologies is a spotlight company, says North Carolina Center of Innovation for Nanotechnology Director Griff Kundahl. With 54 employees and a portfolio expanding on the back of particle technology, Liquidia is doing something right – but what, and how can it be capitalized?

Cornerstone plots its future on acquisition of drug firms
The Triangle Business Journal

…Despite the shift in business strategy, some experts see plenty of risks ahead for Cornerstone. Dhiren Thakker, associate dean over economic development and international partnerships at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, points out that Cornerstone’s main products are each in a competitive market and do not offer obvious advantages over the others.

Ackland continues ‘vernacular’ as exhibition theme
The Herald-Sun (Durham)

The Ackland Art Museum is currently featuring three new exhibitions as a continuation of its theme of the vernacular as art. …The exhibitions include the drawings of Thornton Dial; “Piece by Piece,” a focus on women’s traditional art and its influences on contemporary art; and a small group of lithographs by Thomas Hart Benton, one of America’s foremost 20th century artists.

Chase Rice to perform at spring game concert
The Herald-Sun (Durham)

Chase Rice, the North Carolina native and former UNC Chapel Hill football star, returns to the field for the spring game concert featuring hits from his Billboard charting debut album “Dirt Road Communion.” The concert is Saturday at 1 p.m. at Kenan Memorial Stadium.

Issues and Trends

BOG Takes Steps Toward New Performance-Based Funding Model
WCHL 1360-AM (Chapel Hill)

The UNC Board of Governors has officially unveiled the details of a new plan for a performance-based funding model in its universities. On Thursday, during a meeting of the Board’s Budget and Finance Committee, Vice President Charles Perusse said the plan is designed to reward campuses for generating graduates who will benefit the economy.

Rex to invest in start-up health-care ventures
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

Rex Healthcare is committing $10 million to create a new venture capital fund that will invest in fledgling health-care companies as part of a broader initiative to create a “culture of innovation.” The Raleigh-based private, nonprofit, which includes the 433-bed Rex Hospital and is part of UNC Health Care, will announce on Friday the creation of Rex Health Ventures, which has the three-pronged mission of making money, improving health care and creating local jobs.
Related Link:
http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/print-edition/2012/04/13/rex-setting
-up-20m-health-startup-fund.html

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