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

National Coverage

Diabesity
"HearSay with Cathy Lewis" National Public Radio
Dr. John Buse, director of the UNC Diabetes Care Center and chief of the division of endocrinology and metabolism in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine was featured as a guest on the program speaking about his research on childhood obesity. Dr. Buse spoke about several of his research findings, as well as the need for more public awareness to the consequences of obesity, including diabetes, depression, high blood pressure and increased pressure on the American healthcare system.

Regional Coverage

Expanding the food desert
The Austin Weekly News (Texas)
...Redmond however contends that access to full-service grocery stores doesn't guarantee people's eating habits will change. She said studies from the University of North Carolina and IATP found that proximity to a supermarket does not increase a person's consumption of healthy foods - just the opposite. The proximity to fast foods increases the likelihood of consuming fast foods, especially for those lacking transportation, she said.
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/4631/107/

State and Local Coverage

Campus comes alive with students
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
It’s alive. The UNC campus, that is. After a couple months off for summer, upperclassmen, and a smattering of freshmen, began to return to the university Wednesday, turning the previously-idle campus into a whirlwind of activity.

Tackling Postpartum Depression
"The State of Things" WUNC-FM
The perinatal psychiatry unit that opened this week at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is the first of its kind in the nation. It's an inpatient treatment center specifically for women suffering from postpartum depression, and doctors and patients say it's desperately needed. Host Frank Stasio talks with Dr. Samantha Meltzer-Brody, Director of the Perinatal Psychiatry Program at the UNC Center for Women's Mood Disorders, and Amy Martin, a mother of three who was treated for postpartum depression at a pilot version of the unit.

Genetics professor appointed to distinguished professorship
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Charles M. Perou, PhD, professor of genetics, and pathology and laboratory medicine, and leader of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center breast cancer research program, has been appointed the May Goldman Shaw Distinguished Professor of Molecular Oncology Research. The professorship, established by a $1 million gift from Wally (Class of 1966) and Lil Loewenbaum of Austin, Texas, is named in honor of Mrs. Lowenbaum’s mother, May Goldman Shaw.

Chapel Hill pilot still on the lam in larceny
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Authorities continued a multi-agency search Wednesday for a Chapel Hill man accused of stealing a plane from UNC-Chapel Hill's airport. Arrest warrants were issued Wednesday for Curtis Rene Mellott, 46, of 114 Mel Oak Drive in Chapel Hill. He is wanted on charges of possession of stolen property in Alamance County and felony larceny at UNC-CH.
Related Links:
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=8309650
http://www.chapelboro.com/Arrest-Warrant-Issued-For-Airplane-Theft/10658407
http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story_news_durham/15125874/article-Manhunt-under-
way-in-theft-of-airplane-that-crashed-in-Alamance-County?instance=main_article

Former ECU Dental Dean Will Not Receive Salary
WITN-TV (NBC/Washington)
Dr. James Hupp, the former dean of the dental at East Carolina University will not be paid his full salary following his resignation. ECU spokesman John Durham said Hupp will not receive his $350,000 salary because he violated his contract with the university. According to Durham, Hupp held two positions outside the university that he was being paid for, but did not report to officials. There is no word yet on how much of his salary Hupp will actually receive. Durham said Hupp will have to return money from his work at UNC-Chapel Hill, as well as pay back ECU for travel expenses.
Related Link:
http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/ncwire/tip-spurs-audit-forced
-dental-school-dean-resign-620523

Issues and Trends

UNC President Tom Ross to be inaugurated at N.C. A&T
The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area
It appears the Triad will play host to the second inauguration of the University of North Carolina president in a row, when Tom Ross is formally installed in the job on Oct. 6 at N.C. A&T State University. The UNC system has not made a formal announcement of the selection, but a "save the date" notice has been posted on the system's web site.

New UNC board learns ropes in private 'retreat'
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
...Laura Luger, vice president and general counsel for the UNC system's General Administration, said the event was an informal gathering where no deliberations or decisions were made. Therefore, she said, the university was under no obligation to open the event to the public. "Well, it wasn't a meeting, and we didn't close it," Luger said. "It was outside the scope of an official meeting by all of its parameters."

Football Coverage

Former Tar Heel player not cited for speeding
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Three North Carolina football players and a fourth, who transferred, were involved in a campus wreck in May but not cited for speeding by an officer who had worked on-field game security. Herman Davidson, a senior, was cited for driving without a license after swerving to miss an oncoming car and flipping a vehicle owned by senior linebacker Ebele Okakpu's father.