Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
International Coverage
North Carolina tax deal tempers radical tax cuts
Financial Times (United Kingdom)
North Carolina’s Republican governor and legislature struck a deal to cut income taxes for individuals and businesses, in plans that have angered liberal critics and turned the state into an ideological battleground watched around the US. …“North Carolina is going through a shift in power unlike what we have experienced in anyone’s lifetime,” said Douglas Shackelford, a professor of taxation at the business school of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
National Coverage
Surf's Up for Pathogenic Viruses and Bacteria, Too
"Science Friday" National Public Radio
A day at the shore can leave beachgoers with more than a sunburn — a gulp of seawater can expose swimmers to disease-causing microbes like norovirus, salmonella, and adenovirus. Marine scientist Rachel Noble and environmental medicine researcher Samuel Dorevitch discuss the risk, and what's being done to limit swimmers' exposure. …Rachel Noble is a professor at the Institute of Marine Sciences at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She's based in Morehead City, North Carolina.
New Thinking on Risky Pregnancies
The Wall Street Journal
…Other studies have found detrimental effects to bed rest. A 2010 study in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology that reviewed previous research said that women placed on bed rest had a 19-fold increased chance of getting deep-vein thrombosis, or a blood clot in a deep vein, usually in the lower part of the body, said Anne Lyerly, associate director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
The doctor won’t take your call
"Market Watch" The Wall Street Journal
…The Affordable Care Act is pushing more health care systems to base physician payments on their patient satisfaction scores—and that satisfaction often depends on how easy it was for a patient to call their doctor. “People will be quick to tell you, I called your office and they never called me back,” says John Thorp, an obstetrician and gynecologist who directs the women’s primary health care division at the University of North Carolina.
Who Prepares Humanities Ph.D.'s for a Nonacademic Search? (Column)
The Chronicle of Higher Education
It's been a year of intense conversations about the future of graduate education in the humanities. …We received responses from 497 students at 34 departments, including those at Brown, Harvard, Princeton, Rutgers, and Yale Universities, and at the Universities of California at Berkeley, Michigan at Ann Arbor, and North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Protesters Call for Stricter Sanctions on Colleges That Mishandle Sexual Assault
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Several dozen students and recent graduates—in T-shirts bearing their colleges' names—rallied in front of the U.S. Department of Education on Monday to demand tighter enforcement of federal antidiscrimination law, with stricter sanctions when institutions fail to support victims of sexual assault. "The Department of Education needs to be more punitive and hold schools accountable," said Andrea L. Pino, a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill whose federal complaint in January helped to galvanize students around the country.
Related Link:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/07/16/sexual-assault-activists-
protest-level-federal-title-ix-enforcement
Roy Williams says P.J. Hairston faces 'serious consequences'
USA Today
North Carolina coach Roy Williams has discussed suspending his leading scorer following an offseason arrest, but Williams said in a statement released on Monday that any action against guard P.J. Hairston will come after the legal process is complete.
Related Link:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/uncs-williams-top-scorer-pj-hairston-to-face-serious-consequences-for-serious-mistakes/2013/07/15/5265d2c8-ed7b-11e2-bb32-725c8351a69e_story.html
Regional Coverage
Turkey, Egypt show 2 sides of social media
The Philadelphia Inquirer (Pa.)
Two uprisings now under way – each different, each far from over – show the power, and the limitations, of social media when used amid social upheaval. …"It may be the first time protesters used Vine," says Turkish-born Zeynep Tufekci, assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the School of Information and Library Science. She studies society and the Internet, and she's referring to the Twitter app named Vine, which lets users make six-second videos.
State and Local Coverage
Durham health care angel fund hauls in $5.1M
The Triangle Business Journal
…“Finally, EHV has created a unique opportunity for physicians like myself, who are committed to this marketplace, enabling us to collectively bring new technologies to market and to improve the care of our patients,” says Dr. Cam Patterson, associate dean of UNC Healthcare Entrepreneurship, chief of cardiology at UNC-Chapel Hill and advisor to the fund, via statement. “The goal is to use the interdisciplinary knowledge and experience of the extended team to identify and create highly valued relevant healthcare companies in a shortened timeframe, while maximizing return for everyone involved.”
Related Link:
http://www.heraldsun.com/business/x533456428/Business-briefs
UNC Institutes Help Model Hurricanes, Floods
WCHL-FM (Chapel Hill)
As heavy rains continue to batter the state, UNC’s Hurricane Warning System has been monitoring and predicting storm data with the help of original software developed and hosted by UNC. The modeling system ADCIRC (which stands for ADvanced CIRCulation) has been developed since the 90s and used by organizations like FEMA, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Army Corps of Engineers since the early-2000s. In order to run, ADCIRC uses computing power provided by UNC’s Renaissance Computing Institute.
Gov. McCrory, GOP legislative leaders tout tax plan as job creator
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
…Even with the accord, major questions remain – particularly about whether it will lead to more jobs or make it more difficult for the state to offer popular government services to its growing population. …But a UNC-Chapel Hill economist told lawmakers earlier this year that such suggestions are “exaggerated” and not quantifiable. “In that context, tax reform is a necessary, significant but insufficient means to address our state’s economic growth challenges,” concluded Brent Lane in a legislative report.
North Carolina’s most dangerous cities for driving (slideshow)
The Triangle Business Journal
An annual analysis by the N.C. Department of Transportation suggests that the Triangle’s roads may be a bit safer than those in the rest of the state. …David Harkey, who directs UNC’s Highway Safety Research Center in Chapel Hill, has a few further caveats about the NCDOT's ranking. First and foremost, he cautions against comparing cities of different sizes.
UNC Now: Roy Williams says P.J. Hairston to face 'serious consequences'
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
North Carolina coach Roy Williams on Monday broke his silence on the controversy surrounding P.J. Hairston, the Tar Heels’ leading scorer who was arrested last month and charged with marijuana possession and driving without a license.
Related Link:
http://www.wralsportsfan.com/williams-issues-are-embarrassing/12664563/
http://www.heraldsun.com/sports/colleges/x533456525/Williams-Serious-consequences-for-Hairston
Issues and Trends
To reform the UNC system, start with its Board of Governors (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
…Perhaps the way the UNC system makes major decisions needs improvement. After all, it’s been more than 40 years since UNC took its present form, with 17 schools administered by a system president and overseen by a 32-member board of governors.