Carolina in the News Carolina in the News: Friday, October 30, 2009
| Carolina in the News: Friday, October 30, 2009 |
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| Friday, October 30, 2009 | |
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Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media: National Coverage Do banks have something to hide? Fortune Magazine The banks have taken some lumps since the economy went bad. But some believe their biggest headaches are yet to come. ..."Politically, this sort of forbearance is the lowest-cost way of stopping the train wreck," said Wayne Landsman, an accounting professor at the University of North Carolina. "The banks wanted that April change very badly, and you have to assume they wanted it for a reason." Regional Coverage Chrysler vehicles to offer TV programs to go The Detroit Free Press (Michigan) ...Come late December -- can you see Santa's e-mail crashing already? -- Chrysler and FLO TV Auto Entertainment can deliver your fix on the road. For $629 per screen plus installation costs, Mobile TV will stream up to 20 channels into your Dodge Ram, Chrysler Town & Country or Jeep Patriot. Just in time for bowl games and the NFL playoffs. Of course, the distraction police are already revving up their sirens. "When you hear the buzz of the crowd and the announcer's voice is rising, it will be pretty darned hard not to give into the temptation to look at it," said Arthur Goodwin, a researcher at the University of North Carolina's Highway Safety Research Center in Chapel Hill. Skin disease in athletics topic for lecture The Holland Sentinel (Michigan) Steven M. Zinder of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will present “Skin Diseases in Athletics” at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, at the Maas Center at Hope College through the Distinguished Lecture Series in Sports Medicine. ...Zinder is an assistant professor of athletic training in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. State and Local Coverage Perdue honors six with N.C. Award The News & Observer (Raleigh) Gov. Beverly Perdue presented the state's highest civilian honor, the North Carolina Award, to retired Charlotte bank executive Hugh McColl, longtime civic leader Betty McCain of Wilson and four others in a ceremony Thursday night at the N.C. Museum of History. The awards recognize achievement in public service, science, literature and the fine arts. This year's recipients were: ...Joseph M. DeSimone, a chemistry professor at UNC-Chapel Hill, whose research in nanotechnology and cancer treatment has been widely recognized with awards and grants. DeSimone was cited for efforts to get research out of the lab and into the marketplace to help combat cancer. Related Link: http://localtechwire.com/business/local_tech_wire/news/blogpost/6308285/ Triangle’s research universities are magnets for millions The Triangle Business Journal The Triangle’s three research universities received $956 million in federal research and development funding in 2008, making the Triangle the sixth largest recipient of federal research dollars in the nation. ...Neil Caudle, associate vice chancellor for research and economic development at UNC, says research shows that the dollars UNC receives translate into more than $1 billion in economic activity and 25,000 jobs across the state. Deer wrecks on the rise: Report - October through December sees highest number of deer-related crashes The Shelby Star More drivers in North Carolina are getting that deer-in-the-headlights look, according to a recent study released by the University of North Carolina. Crashes involving deer jumped to an all-time high in the state in 2008, while the total number of motor-vehicle crashes and total vehicle miles driven dropped from the previous year. UNC Release: http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/2926/73/ Rep. Underhill among dental clinic volunteers The Sun Journal (Jacksonville) More than 300 volunteers, including dentists, dental assistants and Rep. Alice Underhill, D-Craven, treated 902 adults at a free walk-in dental clinic in Kill Devil Hills last week. ...There were some students from the dental school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and dental technician program at Elizabeth City State among the volunteers, she said, and the assistant dean for the new East Carolina University dental school. UNC Hospitals Embrace Apple Technology WCHL 1360-AM (Chapel Hill) Staff interpreters at UNC Hospitals have begun using the iPod Touch in the hopes that the technology will improve communication within the system. Shane Rogers, director of Interpreter Services at UNC Hospitals, calls the previous pager system inefficient. ...He says that the iPod Touch comes with a dictionary app for quick word references, and because of the speed at which technology advances, Rogers expects that by the time his two-year lease with ServiceHub is up, there will be an upgrade. Thursday night football: An affront to academics? (Blog) The News & Observer (Raleigh) Remember back last week when UNC Chapel Hill hosted its first Thursday night football game? Well, some folks got twisted a bit out of joint over it. ...But UNC-CH made it happen this year. And if it bothered you, you're not alone. You need look no further than Blacksburg, where your Tar Heels will tonight be squaring off against the Virginia Tech Hokies. There, too, classes are being let out early due to the game, though it's being done on less of a formal basis. Golden LEAF gets $10K grant The Chapel Hill Herald The Golden LEAF Foundation has awarded the N.C. Institute for Public Health a $100,000 grant to support the N.C. Telehealth Network project. The institute is the service and outreach arm of UNC's Gillings School of Global Public Health. UNC Release: http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/3038/107/ Nobel laureate to speak today The Chapel Hill Herald F. Sherwood Rowland, winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research on the depletion of the Earth's ozone layer, will speak at UNC today. Rowland comes to UNC for the fourth annual Carolina Climate Change Seminar. UNC Release: http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/2978/107/ 'Nickleby' run begins Nov. 11 The Herald-Sun (Durham) PlayMakers Repertory Company will stage the biggest production in its history with "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby" Nov. 11-Dec. 20. The professional theater-in-residence at UNC will present the stage version of Charles Dickens' masterpiece in two parts, running in rotating repertory. UNC Release: http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/3010/107/ Desai set to perform at UNC Nov. 8 The Chapel Hill Herald Anoop Desai, who said that his concert at the N.C. State Fair last week was his farewell concert to the Triangle, is already heading back home from his new home in Los Angeles for another concert, this one at UNC. Desai, who finished sixth on American Idol, has been booked to perform a concert for UNC's homecoming at Memorial Hall on the UNC campus on Nov. 8. Issues and Trends Orange: Not just Franklin Street The Herald-Sun (Durham) There's more to celebrating Halloween in Orange County than just sashaying up and down Franklin Street in your outrageous costume. ...If you want to get an early, active start on the day itself, Heels4Hope will hold its first Halloween race Saturday at 10 a.m. on the UNC campus. The 5K Challenge starts at the Bell Tower, and post-race festivities will be at Granville Towers. Death penalty fought in Carson case The Athens Banner-Herald (Georgia) Attorneys for one of the two men accused of murdering Clarke Central High School graduate and University of North Carolina student body president Eve Marie Carson want a federal judge to take the death penalty off the table. |