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

National Coverage

Checking up on Medicare
"Marketplace" American Public Media

Pretend Medicare is a patient. He decides to go see a doctor because he is stressed. He is worried about his future. “Well, just like any other person who is 47-years-old, you are always concerned about what’s going to happen,” says Jon Oberlander, a professor of health policy at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. There are other stressors — everyone is talking about Medicare, there is a lot of weight on his shoulders.
Note: This interview was recorded in the Carolina News Studio.

Obama’s supporters see advantage in debate’s town-hall format
The Washington Post

…“We all had similar stories to tell,” recalled David Garcia, a music professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who won a “Dinner with Barack” contest and dined with his wife, two other couples and the Obamas in Washington last week. The president had a cheeseburger, and the first lady shared her fries with the table, Garcia said.

‘Cuddle Chemical’ Oxytocin Relieves Alcohol Withdrawal
Time

The “love hormone” oxytocin can relieve symptoms of withdrawal in people recovering from alcoholism, according to a small new study. …The research was led by Cort Pederson of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and published in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.

Do wisdom teeth need to be removed?
The Wall Street Journal

…But a person should still have them monitored with regular X-rays, added White, a professor of surgery at the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry in Chapel Hill. The reason: Just because a person's third molars aren't causing pain doesn't mean they are healthy, he says.

Regional Coverage

Papers bridging a digital divide
The Community Press & Recorder (Cincinnati, Ohio)

…“Publishers have thrown up their hands (and starting charging for digital content) because they don’t know how else to make money,” says University of North Carolina journalism lecturer John Robinson, a blogger and former longtime editor of the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C. “On the face of it, it makes sense. I just don’t think it will work.”

Veterans to be diverted from jail to treatment
The Register Citizen (Torrington, Conn.)

When the state Department of Veterans’ Affairs recently advertised a job opening for a veterans’ service officer, 73 veterans applied, many of them younger men and women who had served in Iraq and Afghanistan. …The research team, led by the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill School of Medicine, also noted strong correlations between criminal behavior and factors not related to military service, such as a troubled family background or history of substance abuse.

State and Local Coverage

Gaston native son leaves tremendous legacy (Editorial)
The Gaston Gazette

William C. “Bill” Friday was born in Virginia, but he was North Carolina through and through. But that simple truth really only scratches the surface of a vast legacy left by one of the towering giants in education not only in our state, but in the nation.
Related Link:
http://www.thetimesnews.com/opinion/our-opinion/william-c-friday-an-unflagging
-champion-for-higher-education-1.30036

Staff grades (Editorial)
The Citizen-Times (Asheville)

A to the career, contributions and rich legacy of William Friday, the face of higher education in North Carolina for 30 years. The longtime president of the University of North Carolina system died in his sleep early Friday at age 92. Appointed as interim president of the system in 1956 to a job he thought would last a few months, Friday oversaw the expansion of the UNC system from three campuses to 16. Along the way the system was desegregated, enrollment rose tenfold and the state became the envy of the nation for quality, affordable and innovative higher education.

Memorial Service Wednesday At UNC For Longtime President Bill Friday
The Associated Press

A memorial service for former University of North Carolina President William Friday will feature notable state figures, a choir and a brass quintet. The service is scheduled for Wednesday morning at Memorial Hall on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill. UNC-TV will broadcast the service live.
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/5639/68/

Turning defeat into victory the William Friday way (Column)
WCHL-FM (Chapel Hill)

By dying on October 12, the 219th anniversary of the university’s founding, UNC President Emeritus William Friday once again turned a seeming defeat into a victory. It was, some were saying, just like Presidents Jefferson and Adams, dying on the same day, July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the nation’s founding. (D.G. Martin hosts “North Carolina Bookwatch,” which airs Fridays at 9:30 p.m. and Sundays at 5 p.m. on UNC-TV.)

Friday moved North Carolina (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The Daily Reflector (Greenville)

A few years ago, while watching Bill Friday speak at some event or another, I recall thinking that he was someone no longer of this time. The thought had less to do with the man than with the current day. Friday embraced a largely non-cynical intellectualism. In a time when politics and the world can be cynical and anti-intellectual, more focused on what public institutions can’t or shouldn’t be than what they can, his words could seem out of place. (Scott Mooneyham writes about North Carolina government and politics for the Capitol Press Association.)

NC flags to remain lowered to honor Bill Friday
WNCN-TV (NBC/Raleigh)

Gov. Bev Perdue has asked that state flags be lowered to half-staff until Oct. 17 in honor of Bill Friday. State flags should remain lowered to half-staff through sunset Wednesday on all state facilities in honor of former University of North Carolina System President Bill Friday.

Friday’s support (Letter to the Editor)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

In loving remembrance of former UNC President Bill Friday, who died on University Day. We have lost a great statesman and American, and a leader and mentor to so many. (Kyle Szulik, Raleigh)

Hashtag politics: Tweets pump up volume on debate
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

…“It’s really this competitive forum where all these people come together,” said Daniel Kreiss, a professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at UNC-Chapel Hill. “It’s a medium for real-time reaction.” The danger, Kreiss said, comes when Twitter shapes perception rather than reflects it. See enough tweets declaring Obama the loser, and you might believe it out of social pressure rather than your own impressions of his performance. See enough tweets saying Ryan got out-debated and you might start to buy into the groupthink.

UNC-Chapel Hill to help entrepreneurs in Rockingham County
The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area

The Rockingham County Business & Technology Center will get access to five graduate students from UNC-Chapel Hill to help on a project to create an entrepreneurship fund. Center Director Mark Wells submitted a proposal for the community project while participating in a UNC School of Government development finance course, according to an announcement from the University of North Carolina.

The Cuban Missile crisis: 50 years later
The Fayetteville Observer

…The Cuban Missile Crisis, generally designated as the last two weeks of October 1962, was the culmination of more than a year of festering tension between the world's two nuclear superpowers. It was, in the words of UNC-Chapel Hill professor and Cold War expert Tim McKeown, "a time of danger. "All the events of the time, taken together, suggest the probability of nuclear war was substantial. If anything, it was underestimated at the time."

Bloomberg editor to speak
The Herald-Sun (Durham)

Matthew Winkler, editor-in-chief for Bloomberg News, will discuss the role of the economy in the 2012 presidential election today at UNC Chapel Hill. His free public talk, “2012: The Economy Election,” will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the George Watts Hill Alumni Center. Winkler will discuss topics such as the treasury market, jobs, the Federal Reserve, tax income, private equity and bailouts.
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/5625/107/

Secretary of Navy to talk
The Herald-Sun (Durham)

Secretary of the U.S. Navy Ray Mabus will present “Leadership in Service,” the 2012 Deil S. Wright Lecture, at UNC Chapel Hill Nov. 1. Mabus, the former governor of Mississippi, also has served as ambassador to Saudi Arabia and was chairman and chief executive officer of Foamex, a manufacturing company.
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/5627/107/

Issues and Trends

First lady to speak today in Chapel Hill
WNCN-TV (NBC/Raleigh)

North Carolina’s journey at the epicenter of the presidential election continues Tuesday as first lady Michelle Obama speaks this afternoon Carmichael Arena at the University of North Carolina.
Related Links:
http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/10/16/2415520/first-ladys-chapel-hill-visit.html
http://www.wral.com/mrs-obama-visiting-unc-chapel-hill-for-campaign/11663203/

Bibbs: Education funding is key
The Daily Reflector (Greenville)

Restoring North Carolina’s economic might starts with restoring funding to the University of North Carolina system, the Democratic candidate for State House District 8 said. Mark Bibbs, a Wilson attorney, said the research might of the UNC system plus the thousands of graduates it sends into the work force are what power the state’s economic engine.

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