Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
National Coverage
Prostate cancer and the PSA test: It's hard to understand risk
The Los Angeles Times
…Noel Brewer, an associate professor of health behavior at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and member of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Risk Communication Advisory Committee, compared the phenomenon to riding a roller coaster. “People love to be scared, and then to feel relieved. That’s what the PSA does,” he said.
Improved but Not Always Safe: Despite Global Efforts, More Than 1 Billion
People Likely at Risk for Lack of Clean Water
Scientific American
…Extrapolating from these five very different countries spread over three continents to the rest of the globe is difficult. But one group of researchers at the Gillings School of Global Public Health's Water Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill took a shot at it in their March International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health paper.
'Making Your Mark Is Hard' And Other Tips For Grads
"All Things Considered" National Public Radio
Audie Cornish shares excerpts from this year's college commencement addresses by President Obama, Mitt Romney, Maria Shriver, Michael Bloomberg and others. …That was TV newsman David Gregory speaking at Emerson College; Maria Shriver at the University of Southern California, Annenberg School of Communication; New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg at the University of North Carolina; Dr. Shirley Robinson Pippins at Victory University; President Obama at Barnard College; and Mitt Romney at Liberty University.
The Cost of College (Commentary)
The New Yorker
…Republicans in Congress have fought Obama on the interest rate, saying that keeping it low would add to the federal deficit. Last month, in response, Obama delivered a rip-roaring address at the University of North Carolina, in which he mocked the Republicans for wanting to make hardworking, non-affluent students victims of their budget-cutting impulses.
State and Local Coverage
Underage Alcohol Internet Sales
Fox Charlotte
With a few strokes of the keyboard and a click of the mouse, alcohol arrived just days later on the doorsteps of eight underage North Carolinians. "Wine, liquor and beer were all received," says UNC Chapel Hill Research Associate Dr. Rebecca Williams. The young adults, ages 18 to 20, were part of a recent study at UNC Chapel Hill. They got letters of immunity from the Orange County District Attorney.
Note: This interview was conducted from the Carolina News Studio.
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/5294/71/
Survey Looks At Women Business Leaders
WUNC-FM (Chapel Hill)
A new survey released by UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School shows significant managerial and gender gaps on the perception of how women business leaders are developed. …Kip Kelly is director of Marketing and Business Development for Executive Development at Kenan-Flagler. He says such wide ranging perceptions can skew how decisions are made at a company.
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/5337/107/
Childhood food allergies Q&A: Exploring the facts and myths
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
In recognition of Food Allergy Awareness Week, internationally renowned pediatric food allergy expert, Dr. Wesley Burks, chief physician of N.C. Children’s Hospital, sat down for an insightful interview exploring the facts and myths of childhood food allergies. …Wesley Burks, MD, is the chair of UNC Department of Pediatrics, physician-in-chief of N.C. Children's Hospital. He is an internationally-renowned expert in pediatric allergy.
UNC students aid charities through soccer trip
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
…(Ahmad) Saad and two friends, Sasha Seymore and Dylan Simel, plan to dribble from Asheville to Morehead City, supported by family members in vehicles. By the time they reached Cary, the UNC-Chapel Hill students had traversed 270 miles and raised $4,500 for Middle East peace charities.
Carolina North Moving Ahead: Public Meeting Tuesday
WCHL 1360-AM (Chapel Hill)
UNC and the Town of Chapel Hill are seeking your input on the future of Carolina North. …The meeting comes in the midst of a pivotal time for the long-delayed development: the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved UNC’s permit application, and planning is finally under way for the first project, the Collaborative Science Building.
More from the "what's being said about Amendment One" file (Blog)
The News & Record (Greensboro)
Two graduate students at UNC-Chapel Hill, Lane Harrison and Drew Skau, have made some cool county-by-county maps showing how the Amendment One vote broke down by various factors, from men-women to education, marital status, income and others. They present the data with no apparent bias.
Collections gets grant
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Dolly Parton’s first recording is among the items that the Southern Folklife Collection at UNC Chapel Hill will preserve, thanks to a new grant from the National Endowment from the Humanities. The $131,765, three-year grant is called “From the Piedmont to the Swamplands: Preserving Southern Traditional Music.” It will help digitize and make available more than 1,650 hours of rare sound recordings and 4,500 photographs of musical figures from the 1920s to the 1980s.
UNC professor receives fellowship
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Heather Williams, an associate professor of history at UNC Chapel Hill, has received an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation New Directions Fellowship to support her work on a documentary film on Jamaican immigrants.
Issues and Trends
Friday’s team (Editorial)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
…And that, to be certain, was a small sampling of the public dialogue that ensued after William C. Friday, 91-year-old president emeritus of the University of North Carolina system, fell ill about a week ago. Now his condition at UNC Hospitals had been upgraded from “critical” all the way to “fair.”
Guess how much NCSU and UNC chancellors make? (Blog)
The Triangle Business Journal
N.C. State Chancellor Randy Woodson and UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp were the highest paid North Carolina public college leaders in 2011. They each earned $420,000 in total compensation for that fiscal year, about one third more than any other public university leader in the state.
Do You Want the Good News First? (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The New York Times
I’ve spent the last week traveling to two of America’s greatest innovation hubs — Silicon Valley and Seattle — and the trip left me feeling a combination of exhilaration and dread. …What we must preserve is that magic combination of cutting-edge higher education, government-funded research and immigration of high-I.Q. risk-takers. They are, in combination, America’s golden goose, laying all these eggs in Seattle and Silicon Valley. China has it easy right now.