|
Dec. 28, 2007 Carolina in the News Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media: Regional News Is expert advice on everything from food to exercise making us too cautious? (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The Carson Times (Reno, Nev.)
Lately, I've been thinking the world has become much too overcautious. ...I'm moving on now to a new study conducted by top-notch experts at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Deep inside the buildings of the School of Public Health, someone spent a bunch of money to research and discover that the best way to get preschoolers to play hard is to give them a ball, jump-rope or hula hoop. MDI bio lab has a banner year
The Mount Desert Islander (Bel Harbor, Maine)
On all fronts, this has been a banner year for Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL). ...Last summer, for example, Nobel Prize winner Oliver Smithies of the University of North Carolina was the first Maren visiting professor at MDIBL. Dr. Smithies was one of three winners of the 2007 Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine in recognition of their work in developing knockout mice – a technology used in creating strains of mice with specific mutations useful for studying human disease. State & Local News Memorable events of 2007
The Charlotte Observer
Jason Ray was 6-feet 5-inches, big enough to fill the Rameses costume he wore at UNC Chapel Hill basketball and football games. ...After his death, Ray continued giving. In all, about 80 people received an organ or tissue from Ray after family members agreed to donate his organs. The Year in Review: Money
"The State of Things" WUNC-FM
A recent UBS/Gallup investor confidence survey found that most Americans feel negative about economic growth and employment, and nearly half of those polled believed inflation will continue to rise. What happened this year in the economy that put us in such bad mood? Ed Van Wesep, assistant professor of finance at the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, joins host Frank Stasio to help review the big economic stories of 2007.
Note: "The State of Things" is the statewide public affairs program airing live at noon weekdays and rebroadcast at 9 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays. The year in news: UNC's leader steps down
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
When he was first named chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, James Moeser seemed an odd choice. Plucked from the University of Nebraska to take the reins at UNC, Moeser had few connections to North Carolina.
Related Link: http://www.wchl1360.com/details.html?id=5454 Internships give aspiring actors field experience
The Chapel Hill Herald
According to a report issued by the National Endowment of Arts, about 90 percent of actors are unemployed at any given time. So how does you become part of that measly 10 percent? ...Three years ago, (Julie) Fishell, actor, director and professor of dramatic arts at UNC, conceived an ingenious solution: a semester-long immersion in the theater industry in New York for a select group of undergraduate students with an interest in theater and the performing arts. Calling all Book Clubs (and Avid Readers Too!)
The Fuquay-Varina Independent
Is your book club in a rut? Our special guests may have the answer to help spice things up. ...Dr. David Carr, an Associate Professor at UNC Chapel Hill, teaches about libraries, information and culture and reading. Hospital is among concerns in Davie
The Winston-Salem Journal
A new survey shows that Davie County residents are concerned about the aging Davie County Hospital, as well as obesity, access to mental-health care and health insurance. ...Davie County’s latest assessment was completed this month and was done with the help of the N.C. Institute of Public Health at UNC Chapel Hill. They knew that (Letter to the Editor)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Regarding the Dec. 26 article "Brain wiring, not weakness, may cause addicts to relapse, study finds": Wow! It looks like scientists are finally figuring out a concept that alcoholics and addicts have known all along.
|
Carolina in the News 