Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
International Coverage
Storms and rains held responsible for stomach bugs!
The Daily Bhaskar (India)
…“If we had better data, which EU project Viroclime can gather, and we analyse the data using a health risk-based approach, we could get better estimated disease burdens from recreational water exposures,” Mark Sobsey, a virologist from the University of North Carolina, told Sciencedaily.com. However, he added that testing water for viruses is still difficult and costly. Scientists believe that being able to monitor viruses in water could help them predict the effects of climate change and to develop new health protection measures to suit such change.
National Coverage
Really? Sugar-Free Gum Helps Prevent Cavities (Blog)
The New York Times
…Ultimately, those who received the xylitol had no statistically significant reduction in cavities, a finding that came as a surprise, said Dr. James D. Bader of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “We assumed there was a reasonably good chance that xylitol was going to be effective,” he said. While xylitol itself may not be so protective, the increased salivary flow caused by chewing gum may be beneficial, as it rinses away plaque and acid. And chewing sugar-free gum beats chewing gum made with sucrose, which is definitely detrimental, Dr. Bader said.
Needed: More Attention to Boys’ Development (Blog)
The New York Times
…Compared with the physical development of girls, these modest increases in testicular volume are not really noticeable to parents, or even to the boys themselves, said Marcia E. Herman-Giddens, adjunct professor of maternal and child health at the University of North Carolina. But a 2012 study of 4,131 boys by Dr. Herman-Giddens and her colleagues found that subtle testicular enlargement, which signals the onset of puberty, is happening earlier than seen in previous studies.
Too Much TV: Fussy Infants Spend More Time In Front of The Tube
Time
…Hoping to shed light on how to best help parents cut back on such TV time, scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill identified certain characteristics among infants and mothers that tend to promote more hours in front of the screen. …“In the last decade or so there has been a lot of attention paid to parenting style and care giving. One component has to do with feeding and focus placed on the feeding environment,” says Margaret E. Bentley, Associate Dean of Global Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the principal investigator of the study.
Marijuana use is too risky a choice
CNN.com
…Consider how we finance higher education. Once, state governments subsidized their universities to offer a low tuition fee to all comers. Fee increases at private universities were constrained by the lower fees at the public institutions: Duke can raise its price only so high above the University of North Carolina.
How to Choose MBA Elective Courses
U.S. News & World Report
…"It's just like if you're going to go buy socks, or a house, or anything; more choice is better," says James Dean, the dean of the University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School, which has more than 125 electives, according to its website. But however exhaustive MBA course catalogs are, students—particularly those who spend a semester on an exchange program abroad—can only take a limited number of courses, Dean adds.
State and Local Coverage
Chapel Hill to launch entrepreneurial program
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
… In addition to subsidized rent, those who set up shop in the venture lab will get the benefit of experienced mentors from UNC’s Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, the Kenan-Flagler Business School and other departments at UNC. While the “venture lab” will naturally attract UNC students and Chapel Hill residents, it will be open to anyone interested in starting a business and keeping it in Chapel Hill.
Carson scholarship winners named
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Two UNC Chapel Hill students — one from Durham and one from Chapel Hill — have been named as the university’s newest Eve Carson Scholars. Durham resident Emma DeWitt and Chapel Hillian Paige Holmes, both juniors, will receive funding for half the cost of attendance in their senior year, plus $5,000 each for a summer enrichment experience.
Durham student wins award
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
UNC Chapel Hill senior Camille McGirt of Durham is one of 17 college students across the state to receive the 2012 Community Impact Award from the North Carolina Campus Compact. The Community Impact Award recognizes college students who make significant, innovative efforts to address local community needs.
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/5706/75/
Meet Laura Ritchie
"The State of Things" WUNC-FM
Laura Ritchie’s great, great grandfather invented the soft drink Cheerwine, and it became a family business. But she never considered joining the company. Instead she wanted to become an artist. An experience in Florence, Italy showed her the value of the curators behind the great art exhibits. That led her to finish her art education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and open her own art gallery, The Carrack Modern Art in Durham. Host Frank Stasio talks to Laura Ritchie about her life and opening The Carrack Modern Art.
N.C. Symphony opens its New Bern season Sunday
The Sun Journal (New Bern)
North Carolina Symphony Music Director Grant Llewellyn will lead the symphony and violinist Lara St. John performs on Sunday in the 2013 classical season opener in New Bern. …The New Bern concert is one of a series of 2013 opening events that includes Chapel Hill and Raleigh. The Symphony performs Thursday at Memorial Hall on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus and Friday at Meymandi Concert Hall, Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh.
Issues and Trends
11 residents seek Chapel Hill Town Council seat
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Nearly a dozen people, including a musician, a biology teacher and a physics student, have applied to fill a vacant seat on the Chapel Hill Town Council. Former member Penny Rich left in December to join the Orange County Board of Commissioners. Her replacement will serve until December 2013 and have a hand in several growth-development decisions.
Related Link:
http://www.heraldsun.com/news/x1898437689/Eleven-applicants-file-for-council-vacancy