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

International Coverage

Midlife eating disorders
"Sunrise" (Australia)

Distinguished Professor of Eating Disorders at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Dr. Cynthia Bulik talks about her new book which looks at why midlife eating disorders are being untreated.
Note: This interview was conducted live from the Carolina News Studio.

Analysis: What next for the 'Wall Street Refiners' as JPM exits physical commodities?
Reuters (Wire Service)

…"I don't think there is a necessary or clear link between whatever the Fed's position is on JPMorgan's ownership of physical assets – if, in fact, it is the Fed that is pushing JPMorgan to divest – and the Fed's position on Goldman and Morgan Stanley," said Saule Omarova, associate professor of law at the University of North Carolina, who appeared at the Senate banking committee hearing last week.

Deciphering big data for wider public access
Gulf News (Dubai)

…“When information was scarce, most of our efforts were devoted to hunting and gathering,” said Philip Meyer, professor emeritus, University of North Carolina. “Now that information is abundant, processing is more important. Like science, data journalism discloses its methods and presents its findings in a way that can be verified by replication.”

National Coverage

College Frenemies: Real Rivalry Or Just Friendly Competition?
Forbes

…Although there is a strong, popular and important sports rivalry that has been carried on for many years, the two universities seem to be frenemies. Not very publicized, possibly (so as not to disrupt the rivalry that draws so much attention and fervor), the two schools are collaborators in many ways. The Robertson Scholars Program is a scholarship that permits students at both schools to attend classes interchangeably. Other collaborative programs such as the UNC-Duke Collaborative Clinical Pharmacology T32 Postdoctoral Training Program, The Consortium in Latin American Studies at UNC Chapel Hill and Duke, the annual spring Duke-UNC China Leadership Summit, and the Nannerl Keohane Distinguished Visiting Professorship at UNC Chapel Hill and Duke, all exist for the benefits of both schools’ communities.

North Carolina Reverts to Red
Time

Four years ago, North Carolina was thought to be in transition, a Southern state turning blue in President Obama’s “new America.” But at the close of its legislative session last Friday, the Tar Heel State showed its true hue: deep red. …“I can’t think of any individual policy or proposal in North Carolina that is unprecedented,” said Tom Carsey, a distinguished professor of political science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “What’s surprising is the number of things that have happened in such a short period of time.”

Boys Need More Than Hour of Exercise Daily
Discovery News

…Regardless of gender, daily physical activity should include at least 20 minutes at a vigorous level, the researchers said. “The association between physical activity and cardiovascular disease risk factors in children has been the focus of research for over two decades,” Robert McMurray, of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, wrote in an accompanying commentary. “The majority of this research has focused on children over ten years of age with little information on very young children.”

'Suing Alma Mater'
Inside Higher Ed

…Q: Many college administrators constantly complain that fear of litigation is a constant reality for higher education today. How could colleges protect themselves, or encourage an environment in which there might be fewer suits? A: Some of these are inevitable, and good for the system. But I am amazed at how many silly suits there are, a number of them brought by aggrieved Christians, such as the freshman student at the University of North Carolina who went to federal court to try and get a book about the Koran banned at the UNC orientation.

2U Course Pool Picks Up Three
Inside Higher Ed

After three top-tier universities backed away from it, three new universities have joined a partnership created by the company 2U to access a pool of for-credit online courses offered by other universities. Baylor University, Southern Methodist University and Temple University will offer its students classes from the partnership, known as Semester Online. That will allow students at those three universities to take courses offered by Boston College, Brandeis University, Emory University, Northwestern University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Notre Dame, and Washington University. Unlike those institutions, Baylor, SMU and Temple will not offer courses into the pool but only draw from it.

State and Local Coverage

UNC Google PhD Fellows
WCHL-FM (Chapel Hill)

Two Ph.D. students in your community have been admitted to a distinguished program with Google. Yunchao Gong and Yinqian Zhang, two computer science doctoral students at UNC, have been awarded the 2013 Google PhD Fellowship. …Throughout the course of the two-year fellowship, students will receive tuition and fees, a $33,000 yearly stipend over the academic year, a research mentor, and the possibility of a third-year extension in the program.

Tips to avoid saddling your kid with student debt
The Triangle Business Journal

Parents saving for their children’s college education have reason to be anxious this year, according to TheStreet.com. …The Street recommends five savings options when considering higher education options this year in order to avoid accumulating debt: • “Think ‘in state’” – Tuition at UNC-Chapel Hill runs $29,905 for out-of-state students compared to just $8,123 for their in-state peers.

UNC fundraising job shouldn't come with bonus (Editorial)
The Winston-Salem Journal

Matt Kupec was UNC-Chapel Hill’s chief fundraiser until he resigned last year after reports that he had taken trips at the university’s expense with Tami Hansbrough, mother of a star basketball player and another fundraiser. Kupec, a former UNC quarterback with a long career at the university, made $350,000 a year and enjoyed the perks of traveling the country raising money for one of the nation’s most prominent public universities with roughly 300,000 living alumni.
Note: This editorial also appeared in the Raleigh News & Observer yesterday.

Hairston car registered to Charlotte woman
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

P.J. Hairston on Sunday was cited for speeding and reckless driving while using a car registered to a woman who appears to have a connection to Hairston, the rising junior guard at North Carolina who led the Tar Heels in scoring last season.
Related Links:
http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/07/29/3067386/decock-hairstons-bad-decisions.html
http://www.wralsportsfan.com/-summer-of-p-j-left-williams-with-no-choice/12714225/

Issues and Trends

Off-campus students skew poverty rates, Census Bureau says
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

Poverty rates drop in college towns like Chapel Hill, Greenville and even Raleigh when you don’t count students living off campus, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau. The government already doesn’t count college students living in dorms when it figures poverty rates. But students who rent houses or apartments off campus are traditionally counted in poverty statistics, even if their only income comes from weekend fast-food jobs and their parents are paying most of their bills.

For sale? (Editorial)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)

Well, there’s one thing you have to give the House Republicans and Speaker Thom Tillis. When it comes to “pay for play,” that disgraceful custom of appointing big contributors to important state boards, they’re about as subtle as a tractor-trailer hitting a ‘possum. …A Saturday story in The News & Observer detailed how some hefty contributors, one of them, gasp, a Democrat, managed to land on what is perhaps the state’s most prestigious appointive board: the University of North Carolina Board of Governors.

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