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

International Coverage

Strength tests may not predict football injuries
Reuters
…Bing Yu, from the physical therapy division at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said over-stretching of the hamstring muscle is a direct cause of strains. "Increasing flexibility is one of the ways to prevent muscle strain injury such as hamstring injury," Yu, who wasn't involved in the new research, told Reuters Health in an email.

National Coverage

Chapel Hill Drops Case Against Student Who Complained of Sexual Assault
The Chronicle of Higher Education
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has dropped a case in its student-led honor court against a student who spoke out about sexual assault on the campus, The News & Observer reported. The student, Landen Gambill, faced discipline for allegedly intimidating a fellow student who she said had sexually assaulted her. She was one of five women who filed federal complaints this year over the institution’s handling of sex-assault cases.
Related Link: http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/06/07/unc-drops-charges-against-student-who-spoke-out-rape

State and Local Coverage

UNC-CH drops Honor Court case against student who complained of sexual assault
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

UNC-Chapel Hill has dismissed an Honor Court case against Landen Gambill, who alleged a rape by a fellow student and spoke out about the university’s handling of sexual assaults. The decision, announced Thursday by Chancellor Holden Thorp, followed an outside investigation into Gambill’s allegation that the Honor Code charge against her amounted to retaliation by the university.
Related Links: http://www.heraldsun.com/breakingnews/x1365903492/Charge-dropped-against-UNCs-Landen-Gambill
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=9129892
http://www.wral.com/unc-dismisses-honor-court-case-against-student-who-reported-being-raped/12525923/
http://www.wncn.com/story/22525973/review-unc-did-not-retaliate-against-woman-who-reported-sexual-assault

Should chancellor search process stay private at universities?
Triangle Business Journal
Two Triangle universities recently hired new chancellors, but neither university released any names other than the actual hire. These types of closed searchers are increasingly common across the nation, and are creating somewhat of a back and forth across higher education, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. … In February, N.C. Central University named Debra Saunders-White as chancellor and in April, UNC-Chapel Hill announced Carol Folt as chancellor.

Issues and Trends

Educators push for immigration reform
The Associated Press
Twenty-one leaders of Tennessee's colleges and universities have sent a letter to the state's two U.S. senators, urging their support for immigration reform that will allow more graduates to remain in the country after they finish their education. The letter dated Wednesday asks Republican Sens. Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker to back a bipartisan plan that would ensure that foreign-born students educated in U.S. universities will have a clear path to work in this country after graduation.

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