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Candidates' Prescriptions for Health Care Reform
"Fresh Air", National Public Radio
If there's one thing the presidential primary candidates agree upon, it's that the American health-care system could use some treatment — if not a complete overhaul. Political scientist Jonathan Oberlander diagnoses the problems with the current system and examines the remedies offered by each candidate. Oberlander teaches social medicine and health policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Kenan-Flagler: Be Prepared
Business Week
Sherry Wallace is the admissions director at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (No. 17 in BusinessWeek's most recent ranking of full-time MBA programs). Prior to joining the business school in 1998, Wallace worked in marketing and received her MBA from Kenan-Flagler in 1987.

Vaccine Could Cut Bouts With Stomach Flu
HealthDay
It may be possible to develop a vaccine to control noroviruses -- a common cause of stomach flu -- but it's likely a such a vaccine would have to be changed every year because the viruses evolve quickly to avoid attacks by the immune system, new research suggests. ...Ralph Baric, of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and his colleagues found this large variety of HBGAs contributes to recurrence of norovirus outbreaks, even among people who have previously been exposed to the virus and have developed antibodies against it.

Today in History - Feb. 13
The Associated Press
Today is Wednesday, Feb. 13, the 44th day of 2008. There are 322 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: ...In 1795, the University of North Carolina became the first U.S. state university to admit students with the arrival of Hinton James, who was the only student on campus for two weeks.

State and Local Coverage

Business Buzz: Local venues offer chocolate and wine education
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
...Starting a little later than the Studio 91 but no less delicious-sounding is UNC Chapel Hill's free public lecture on the origin of chocolate at 7 p.m. And unless you think that sounds boring, just know it's followed by a sampling of Zebra cake, chocolate crêpes, Mexican fondue, Mayan chocolate cake and more. Sponsored by UNC's Institute of the Study of the Americas, the lecture is called "Chocolatl-Kakaw: The New World Origins of Chocolate."
UNC News Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/news/humanities-and-social-sciences/who-gave-us-
chocolate-a-traditional-treat-on-valentines-day.html

New chamber has a definite Latino flavor
The Fayetteville Observer
Sixteen people hope to soon stand among 360. The 16 are founders of the new Latino Chamber of Commerce of Southeastern North Carolina. The 360, which is the membership goal of the fledging chamber, represent just 30 percent of the Latino-owned businesses in Cumberland County. ...Local Latino buying power is estimated around $370 million, according to a study by the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

A vow to be renewed
The Chapel Hill News
When Alvin Garner and his new bride, Omelia, walked out into the blistering sunlight after their wedding in the parsonage at St. Joseph AME Church, they were startled to find a huge crowd waiting for them. ...Alvin and Omelia are both ministers, and they both work at UNC's office of printing services.

Carrboro ponders more downtown parking spaces
The Chapel Hill Herald
The problem: How to make downtown Carrboro a place that is good for business, lively and enjoyable and easy to use. ...During a work session Tuesday night, the board heard about a parking study being conducted by a group of graduate students in the Department of City and Regional Planning at UNC Chapel Hill.

Issues and Trends

College of William & Mary Head Resigns
The Associated Press
The president of the College of William & Mary, who drew heavy criticism for removing a cross from the nation's oldest college chapel, resigned Tuesday after the public school's board told him his contract would not be renewed. ...Nichol, the school's president since July 2005, previously served as dean of the law schools at the University of North Carolina and the University of Colorado.
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A ‘Fair Trade’ Approach to Licensed College Gear
The New York Times
One day seven or eight years ago in Bangkok, Joe Falcone began to feel an uncomfortable sensation of futility. ...By 2005, Mr. Falcone had turned his disquiet into action. He formed his own apparel company, Counter Sourcing, which found its niche producing licensed shirts for 11 major universities, including Duke and the University of North Carolina.

Tyson's 'Blood' to be filmed in N.C.
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
...But Timothy B. Tyson and Jeb Stuart will join forces to make a movie based on "Blood Done Sign My Name,"Tyson's history of a 1970 racial murder in Oxford. ...UNC-CH selected the book for its 2005 summer reading program.