Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
International Coverage
Billionaire Hedge Fund’s Naval Prize Nabs 1% of Payday
Bloomberg Businessweek
For all the embarrassment billionaire Paul Singer caused Argentina by seizing one of its navy ships, the biggest triumph in a decade-long dispute brings him just 1 percent closer to recouping his $1.6 billion claim. …While the ship, worth just 1 percent of the value of outstanding claims that Singer owns, is “small potatoes,” the hedge fund manager could ultimately gain the upper hand if it wins a separate case in U.S. federal appeals court, said Mark Weidemaier, a law professor at the University of North Carolina.
National Coverage
China’s censors move with unusual speed on Wen Jiabao revelation
The Washington Post
…As an indication of how quickly Weibo censors are combing through the site’s constant torrent of discussion to delete any mention of the story, Carter pointed me to a post by Wang Feng, a respected Chinese professor at the prestigious Tsinghua University. ”[For] the original text, see the account of Yong Cai,” Wang posted at 9:18 a.m., Beijing time. Yong is a professor at the University of North Carolina who studies Chinese governance.
Why Cheaper Genetic Testing Could Cost Us a Fortune
Time
…Consider full-body MRIs, for example, which have been shown to generate false positives that lead to unnecessary tests. The same will be true if sequencing is used indiscriminately, says Dr. Jim Evans, a professor of genetics and medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the editor-in-chief of Genetics in Medicine. “Ninety-eight percent of us have very boring genomes,” he says.
UNC scores well in latest GSR figures (Blog)
ESPN.com
North Carolina’s men’s basketball program had a Graduation Success Rate of 91 percent — 17 points above the national average — in the classes entering from 2002-03 to 2005-06, according to data released by the NCAA on Thursday. Overall, the GSR for all student-athletes at UNC during those years is 88 percent, eight percentage points higher than the national average.
State and Local Coverage
UNC, other universities working to link research globally
The Triangle Business Journal
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are creating a social network similar to Facebook, but instead of “friends,” researchers will be finding collaborators. UNC’s DataBridge Project involves one of eight teams nationally that are splitting $15 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. The goal of the program is to help users find data that’s relevant to their projects, prompting them to expand their research and create cross-disciplinary collaborations.
The History of Voting
"The State of Things" WUNC-FM
At the start of our nation, a very small margin of people was allowed the right to vote. Due to decades of struggle, that right is much more widespread today, however, some experts say it’s becoming harder to fulfill. Host Frank Stasio talks about the transformative history of voting in North Carolina with Devin Burghart, vice president of the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights; Irving Joyner, a law professor at North Carolina Central University; and Jason Roberts, a political science professor at theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
UNC to release documents surrounding football scandal
News 14 Carolina
The University of North Carolina reached a settlement Thursday night with several media outlets, including News 14 Carolina, to release documents that will reveal exactly what caused the NCAA to penalize the Tar Heels football program.
Duke, UNC men’s basketball exceed graduation rate
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
…“I am very pleased we had such a high number of our teams that performed above the national average, including the football and men’s basketball teams,” UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham said in a statement. “Our university is committed to supporting these students so that they have the best opportunities to achieve both academically and athletically at the highest level. We know we can accomplish both of these goals successfully at Carolina.”
Related Link:
http://www.wralsportsfan.com/ncaa-grad-rates-improving-in-football-basketball/11701551/
Company subbing chips for scribes
The Triangle Business Journal
…Journalism experts don’t see that happening any time soon, but admit they’re watching AI and companies like it. Andy Bechtel, an associate professor of journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill, says the rise in automated content means reporters (the human kind) will have to up their game. “They’re going to have to increase the quality of their writing,” he says.
Company’s vision statement is motivational
The Triangle Business Journal
Some family businesses that have grown from humble beginnings aren’t very comfortable with fancy management concepts and the fancy words that describe them. (Lea is a professor at UNC-Chapel Hill and a family business speaker, author and adviser.)
Bonus pay multiplies at UNC Health Care
The Triangle Business Journal
Even as UNC Health Care leaders have held back on pay raises for employees during a tough economic period that has legislators peering into the system’s finances, they have been increasingly generous in doling out pay bumps in the form of bonuses, or incentives.
Annual 'Eve Ball' to be held tonight for Eve Carson
WNCN-TV (NBC/Raleigh)
The Fourth Annual Eve Ball takes place tonight in Chapel Hill. It’s an annual event that honors murdered UNC student body president Eve Carson. The ball will be held at the Carolina Club from 8:30 p.m. to midnight.
Family losing hope for arrest in UNC student's death
WRAL-TV (CBS/Raleigh)
Seven weeks after a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student was found dead in her off-campus apartment, her family is losing hope for an arrest in the case.
Related Link:
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=8860349
Issues and Trends
Democrats send Jesse Jackson, Alicia Keys to NC
WRAL-TV (CBS/Raleigh)
…Civil rights legend the Rev. Jesse Jackson visits university campuses in Durham and Chapel Hill on Friday, and Grammy award-winning artist Alicia Keys on Friday promotes early voting efforts at rallies in Greensboro and Raleigh. Jackson will speak at a rally at North Carolina Central University at 11 a.m. before traveling to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for 2 p.m. rally.