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

International Coverage

Packed foods lead to obesity among Indians
The Times of India
...The new dietary dynamics are pushing people to diabetes, heart diseases and metabolic disorders. "In the last 20 years, India has gone through vast socio-economic transitions which have affected the dietary patterns much faster than it affected people in the West," University of North Carolina department of nutrition professor B.M. Popkin said at a seminar on public health and nutrition here.

National Coverage

Innovation and Creation: Why You Should Consider UNC’s Entrepreneurship Minor
Her Campus (Online Magazine)
We have all been there. The pressures of finding another major or minor to create a more well-rounded degree. What if you are interested in business but not necessarily business-school material? UNC-Chapel Hill’s minor in entrepreneurship is an amazing program that provides a lot of great opportunities for those interested in innovation, creativity in the business world and thinking outside of the box.

Groupon rivals paying merchants faster
The Wall Street Journal
...For some entrepreneurs, the deal model "is still new territory," says Ted Zoller, director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Kenan Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. "Many of them are just experimenting with it," he says. "They don't have the bandwidth or the time to research the differences in payment terms."

Balancing act
The Chicago Tribune
...The same goes for people with Type 2 diabetes. They can secrete insulin, but it's not used properly in the body. Children with Type 2 diabetes need to be vigilant, but they can often control their blood sugar with diet and medication. Rarely in kids does Type 2 progress to having to inject insulin, says Beth Mayer-Davis, an epidemiologist at the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health.

New bypass surgery for stroke riskier than thought
HealthDay News
...Their study evaluated nearly 200 patients, about half of whom had carotid artery bypass surgery. In the 30 days after surgery, patients had a 14 percent risk of having a stroke, compared with a 2 percent risk among those treated medically, the study found. "We were trying to figure out a way of taking people who were at high risk of having stroke and prevent that from happening," said lead researcher Dr. William Powers, chairman of adult neurology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, at Chapel Hill.

The Toll on Parents When Kids Return Home
The Wall Street Journal
Many young adults find themselves still tethered to the Bank of Mom and Dad, and that dependence is taking a toll. Kevin Davis moved back home last December after receiving a business finance degree from the University of North Carolina. He has yet to land a full-time job.

State and Local Coverage

Triangle community ceremonies mark Veterans Day
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
...About 80 ROTC cadets and midshipmen will assemble in dress uniforms at 11 a.m. Friday for the annual Veterans Day ceremony at UNC-Chapel Hill. The free public ceremony will be outdoors at the Carolina Alumni Memorial in Memory of Those Lost in Military Service, between Phillips (120 E. Cameron Ave.) and Memorial halls. If it rains, the program will be in Gerrard Hall, at 118 E. Cameron Ave. This year's speaker will be Navy Capt. Douglas Wright, professor of naval science for the N.C. Piedmont Consortium Naval ROTC, which governs ROTC at UNC, Duke University and N.C. State University.
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/4892/68/

UNC boards plane to carrier game
WRAL-TV (CBS/Raleigh)
The University of North Carolina Tar Heels basketball team departed RDU Wednesday on their way to San Diego for the Carrier Classic where they will take on Michigan State as they pay tribute to our nation's military. The Veteran’s Day game on the USS Carl Vinson will draw approximately 7,500 people to the flight deck – mostly military personnel – including President Barack Obama.
Related Link:
http://www.wralsportsfan.com/voices/blogpost/10360620/
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/4891/68/

Baddour looks to next chapter at UNC
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Dick Baddour never coached or played college sports. And during his first 20 years at North Carolina, when he worked in student affairs, the admissions office and the law school, he never considered a career in athletics. But Baddour often has said that at UNC, it’s not just what you do but how you do it. So when athletic director John Swofford brought him into his department in 1986, Baddour just continued to do what he did best — build relationships.

Baddour staying busy (Column)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
After 15 years as UNC's athletics director, Dick Baddour's last week in the job hasn't been much different from others of late. "I'm surprised how busy it's going to be right to the very last day," Baddour said between staff meetings and packing boxes Tuesday.

NC at forefront of Alzheimer's research
WNCT-TV (CBS/Greenville)
...“We’re involved at virtually every level of diagnosis and treatment of the disease,” said Dr. Dan Kaufer, UNC Memory Disorders. “I think we're on the verge of a very radical transformation in how we diagnose and treat Alzheimer’s Disease.” Dr. Kaufer said they are making progress with possible vaccines and medications, “On the treatment front, we are involved in a number of clinical trials that are looking at a potential drug.”

NC Heart Attack Rates Down Since Smoke-Free Law
WFMY-TV (CBS/Greensboro)
...A team of researchers from the Division of Public Health and the University of North Carolina Department of Emergency Medicine used statewide emergency department data from the North Carolina Disease Event Tracking and Epidemiologic Collection Tool (NCDETECT) to examine rates of heart attacks before the law in 2008 and 2009 compared to rates after the law took effect in 2010. These results add to a growing number of studies documenting the health benefits of smoke-free legislation across the nation and the world.

Abortion foes want join N.C. case
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
...Seeking to intervene in the case are Dr. John Thorp, an obstetrics and gynecology professor at UNC-Chapel Hill who contends in a declaration that the requirements in the new law represent the standard of care in the field; Dr. Gregory J. Brannon, an obstetrician who says a woman can't be considered informed about abortion without being told "tissue to be removed is a separate, unique living human being who is genetically different from the mother"; and Dr. Martin J. McCaffrey, a UNC-CH professor of pediatrics who counsels women about high-risk pregnancies.

Death of a Favorite Journalism Teacher Sparks Memories (Column)
The Pilot (Southern Pines)
Stuart Sechriest's tiny office in Howell Hall was plastered with photographs of an adorable baby smiling, laughing, crying, crawling, wiggling. Every inch was covered with pictures of the infant. "You'll notice a photo of my daughter," he said, the sly emphasis on the singularity of the word "photo." Such low-key personal humor was typical of my journalism professor at UNC-Chapel Hill. In those days, the School of Journalism was small, and faculty and students were almost family.
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/4838/68/

UNC-CH student sought in Apex robbery
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Police are looking for a UNC-Chapel Hill student who they think robbed a SunTrust bank Monday. Police have issued a warrant for Gordon Miller Goodwin, 22, charging him with common law robbery.

Issues and Trends

UNC System Turns 40
WUNC-FM (Chapel Hill)
Only five people have ever been the president of the 16-campus UNC system. Tom Ross, Erskine Bowles, Molly Broad, C-D Spangler, and Bill Friday got together last night to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the creation of the UNC system. It was a night of shared experiences and behind-the-scenes stories.

A pride of presidents
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
It was a kind of University of North Carolina Mount Rushmore. Aligned across the stage of Memorial Hall Wednesday night were the five presidents — the only five presidents — the modern university system has known. Together for the first time, Bill Friday, C.D. Spangler, Molly Corbett Broad, Erskine Bowles and Tom Ross had gathered to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the consolidation that had brought all the state’s public campuses together.

UNC system to discuss tuition hikes
WRAL-TV (CBS/Raleigh)
Leaders of public universities in North Carolina are beginning a months-long process Thursday to decide whether students will pay more tuition in the coming year. The Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina system meets Thursday to begin discussions on possibly allowing exceptions to a 6.5 percent cap on annual tuition and fee increases, which was put in place several years ago."
Related Link:
http://triangle.news14.com/content/649369/unc-board-of-governors-
meets-to-discuss-possible-tuition-hikes

Coalition Calls For Halloween On Franklin to End
WCHL 1360-AM (Chapel Hill)
...The Coalition for Alcohol and Drug-Free Teenagers has an ultimate goal to completely eliminate Halloween on Franklin Street from the town’s social calendar. Instead, the Coalition is calling for UNC-Chapel Hill, rather than the Town of Chapel Hill, to host an alternate alcohol-free celebration.(Mayor Mark) Kleinschmidt says the university does, in fact, provide some of the funds for the event. “We are spending a little less, and we share the costs with the university,” he says. “Neither the university nor the town invites these people to our community. Just as the town doesn’t own it, neither does the university itself.”

An Insular Penn State Stayed Silent
The Chronicle of Higher Education
...College sports has plenty of examples of storied programs led by alumni: At Auburn University, for instance, the athletic director, Jay Jacobs, grew up 20 miles away, played football there, earned two degrees from the university in the 1980s, became a graduate assistant coach, and worked his way up. The University of North Carolina's departing athletic director, Dick Baddour, is a Tar Heel alum and has been in Chapel Hill for 45 years; the University of Nebraska's Tom Osborne earned three degrees from the university, coached football in Lincoln for 30 years, and has been athletic director since 2007.