Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
International Coverage
Midlife eating disorders: A hidden problem
Stuff (New Zealand)
…Prescott's story is recounted in Midlife Eating Disorders, a new book by US psychiatrist Cynthia Bulik that throws light on a hidden problem – middle aged women and men with eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder. …Troubled relationships, the midlife cocktail of turbulent teens and ageing parents, unemployment, menopause and retirement are all possible triggers that can provoke eating disorders at this age, says Bulik, Professor of Eating Disorders at the University of North Carolina's School of Medicine.
National Coverage
'Fisher' Is Not the Point
The Chronicle of Higher Education
…A recent study by the Center for Institutional and Social Change here at Columbia Law School shows that admissions officers at the University of North Carolina, Williams College, and Bates College are strengthening their networks within underserved schools, reaching out to potential future students of different races and backgrounds. Advisers help students navigate the college admissions and financial-aid process and work with others to foster a greater college-going culture within the schools.
Ahh… The scent of alma mater…
"Marketplace" American Public Media
The market for college branded products is worth $4.6 billion every year. That’s sales of college-branded T-shirts, baby clothes, bumper stickers and shot glasses. But none of those products have allowed people to smell like their alma mater. …Notre Dame isn’t alone in taking advantage — schools like Penn State, Auburn and the University of North Carolina also have plans to license aromas.
Love and Pomegranates: Artists and Wayfarers on Iran
The Huffington Post
…Dr. Carl Ernst, a professor of Islamic Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill estimates that there are at least 300,000 Christians in Iran today. Historically, in Sasanian Iran, Christianity was a prominent religion and home to a number of Eastern churches that were considered heretical by the Byzantines.
State and Local Coverage
Legal experts reflect on affirmative action ruling impact on UNC system
News 14 Carolina
…Late Monday afternoon, News 14 Carolina received a statement from UNC-Chapel Hill in support of the Supreme Court ruling. "Our admissions practices have been carefully designed and thoughtfully reviewed to serve this mission, and we believe they comply fully with the court’s standards and precedents," the statement read.
Duke Endowment gives program grants
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
…The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received nearly $1 million of the total to increase the number of family medicine residents trained in community health centers and to implement a N.C. telemedicine program for diabetic retinopathy, or damage to the blood vessels in the retina.
At ‘Moral Monday’ protests, older people more likely to get arrested than younger ones
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
…Several people interviewed worried that an arrest might bar them from getting into law school. Law school admissions are handled on a case-by-case basis, said Michael States, assistant dean for admissions at UNC School of Law. An arrest is for a nonviolent protest should not worry applicants, he said, adding, “We’ve had faculty members down there (participating in the protests).”
NAACP protesters court cases delayed
The Associated Press
…Michael Gerhardt, an expert in Constitutional law at the University of North Carolina, said the NAACP will have a hard time getting a judge to find the charges violate the state or federal Constitution unless the civil rights group can show that the laws have been applied differently depending on the political views of groups asserting their rights, he said. "Their claim rises or falls on the quality of their proof," Gerhardt said.
Student U kicks off
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
The annual Student U Summer Academy kicked off Monday, with 180 high school students touring 22 colleges in nine states along the East Coast. …Hosted at Durham Academy, 160 middle school students began the program. Having four core classes and four electives daily, the students will visit Duke University, UNC Chapel Hill and N.C. State University during the week of June 24.
Issues and Trends
Education cuts worrisome (Editorial)
The Daily Reflector (Greenville)
…But cuts to higher education not only promise to put people out of work, it diminishes the most effective resource in promoting the state and helping economic development. What is the envy of other states — the 16-campus UNC system — will be less attractive to potential businesses.