Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
International Coverage
From counter-culture to mainstream: Why the red-hot tattoo boom is bound to end
The National Post (Canada)
…“Fashion, by definition, has a fear of commitment. Consequently, the permanence of tattoos is terrifying,” wrote Jill A. Fisher, professor of social medicine at the University of North Carolina. In the journal Body and Society, she describes an historical tattoo boom, at the end of the 19th century in New York, when technological advance and cultural exchange led to a craze among the upper classes for Japanese style tattoos.
From your lips to your hips in just 3 hours: From digesting a cupcake to healing after surgery or
even having an orgasm, how long it takes your body to work
The Daily Mail (United Kingdom)
…A study by the University of North Carolina in 2009 found that people’s nails now grow by 3.55 mm a month, compared with 3 mm a month in 1938 and 3.06 mm in the Fifties. The modern diet, rich in protein and nutrients, is thought to be responsible. (Slow-growing nails or nails that break easily can be a sign of poor diet.)
National Coverage
Rome’s Start to Architectural Hubris
The New York Times
…Scholars of ancient history and other archaeologists were either unfamiliar with the Gabii findings or cautious in their comments. Richard J. A. Talbert, a historian at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and scholar of ancient geography in the Mediterranean world, visited the Gabii excavations last year. Dr. Talbert noted that in later Roman tradition, Gabii was seen as “a source of ideas and culture.”
Why Obesity Will Kill More of Us Than We Thought
The Fiscal Times
…The study builds on earlier research by Masters that found, contrary to conventional wisdom, that risk for death from obesity increases with age. The new study is also influenced by previous work by co-authors Eric Reither, associate professor at Utah State University, and Claire Yang, associate professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which showed significant cohort differences in US obesity rates.
GOP Delivers on Activist K-12 Agenda in N.C.
Education Week
…A study of TFARequires Adobe Acrobat Reader released by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill last year said members of the privately organized teacher corps were more effective than their counterparts in 94 of 129 comparisons examined. But it also said fewer than 10 percent of TFA members stay in public schools for as long as five years.
Tweet Smart, Tweet Often
inside Higher Ed
…Of course, it’s not just the athletes who stand to gain from this approach. Preventing an unfortunate tweet could save universities and their sports programs a whole lot of time, energy and embarrassment. Texas A&M University quarterback Johnny Manziel’s propensity to photograph and talk about everything he does has tarnished his image and caused more than a few headaches for campus officials. A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill athlete’s tweet suggesting he was receiving impermissible benefits prompted a National Collegiate Athletic Association investigation and subsequent penalties.
Regional Coverage
Number of kids with peanut allergies increasing
KGET-TV (NBC/Bakersfield, Calif.)
…Dr. Wesley Burks at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine has been studying ways of desensitizing patients to peanuts. He's seen some success with his studies of oral immunotherapy. In a controlled setting, doctors give very tiny amounts of peanut protein to patients, slowly increasing the dose and teaching the immune system there's nothing to fear.