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

National Coverage

For Moms with Postpartum Depression, the Nation’s First Inpatient Unit
Time Magazine
... Then last year, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) opened the nation’s first stand-alone inpatient psychiatry unit specifically for expectant or new mothers struggling with depression and anxiety. It’s not somewhere moms hope they’ll ever end up, but for those who need round-the-clock care, it’s a place where treatment focuses on the needs of both mother and baby.

To Climb a Tree
American Public Media
William Hubbard, 78, works with a chain saw in his hands, and rope tied around his waist. For decades, he has tended trees on the 700-acre campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and to this day, he’s most at ease when he’s rigged to a harness high above ground.

Kerala Co. Apologizes for Using Slain American’s Image
The Wall Street Journal
A common Indian practice of using material without thinking about copyright or privacy rights recently had dramatic consequences for an Indian company. .. On Friday, Jubeerich said it has taken steps to do so. “I’ve already given the directions to take off those billboards,” Justy Mathews, a director of the company told India Real Time over the phone from Kochi, Kerala.

UNC Debates Open Access
The Scientist
The committee on copyright at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is debating whether to require faculty members to publish in open-access journals, reported The Daily Tar Heel. Funds already exist through UNC’s Health Sciences Library to help faculty members who want to publish in free journals, but it is not yet a university-wide policy to require professors to do so.

State and Local Coverage

Thorp: UNC needs to take advantage of new Sputnik moment
WRAL-TV (CBS/Raleigh)
Chancellor Holden Thorp said Thursday that the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill needs to take a hard look at how it operates and how best to change to meet future challenges. Because the university has a two-year tuition plan in place and administrators aren't expecting major cuts to state funding as they have in recent years, Thorp said, it's important for UNC to redefine how it accomplishes its mission in the 21st century.
Related Links: http://www.chapelboro.com/Thorp-To-Lead-Discussions-On-A-New-Kind-Of-Fundrai/12623917
http://triangle.news14.com/content/655373/unc-discusses-plan-for-healthy-budget

Thorp announces new initiative
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
... UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp has turned to the big issues he believes will define the university’s future, and possibly that of higher education in America. Thorp took those issues to the UNC Board of Trustees on Thursday and asked for help in selling administrators, faculty, staff, students and donors on wholesale changes needed to ensure the university continues to thrive in the wake of reduced state and federal funding.

UNC-CH on cusp of new funding round
Triangle Business Journal
At a meeting early in 2008, the board of trustees of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill talked about when the school might begin the quiet phase of a comprehensive campaign that would aim to raise $3.5 billion to $4 billion. Spirits were running high: In December 2007, UNC had wrapped up an eight-year campaign that raised $2.38 billion, which at the time was the fifth-largest campaign completed by any university in the U.S.

Water will be a topic of emphasis at UNC-Chapel Hill
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Students and faculty at UNC-Chapel Hill will dive deeply into issues surrounding the world’s water supply as part of a two-year academic initiative announced Thursday. The campus theme, dubbed “Water in Our World,” was revealed by Chancellor Holden Thorp at a meeting of the Board of Trustees. Later, to help kick off the initiative, drama students were scheduled to gather at the Old Well for a reading of a play about the BP oil spill.
News Release: http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/5180/107/

UNC-Chapel Hill's pharmacy, public health schools receive large gifts
The News-Record (Greensboro)
UNC-Chapel Hill’s pharmacy school has received a $2.5 million gift to expand the school's research programs and enhance classroom offerings. The gift is from Fred Eshelman, an alumnus and member of the UNC Board of Governors. Also, Don and Jennifer Holzworth of Chapel Hill gave $666,000 to the university's School of Global Public Health to establish a distinguished professorship.
Related Links:
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20120322/ARTICLES/120329853
http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/2012/03/eshelman-gives-25m-more-to-unc.html
http://www.philanthropyjournal.org/north-carolina/nc-top-news/032212-week-nc-nonprofits-givinghttp://www.wwaytv3.com/2012/03/22/eshelman-makes-another-donation-to-namesake-pharmacy-school-unc
News Releases: http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/5186/107/
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/5185/107/

Murder or self-defense? NC's 'Stand Your Ground' law
The Shelby Star
... North Carolina’s new statute codifies and clarifies existing case law that has been on the books for many years, said John Rubin, a professor of public law and government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “This statute reflects the state of the law that already existed, but makes it clearer,” Rubin said. “The basic principle still remains — a reasonable person would have to believe they’re faced with death or great bodily harm.”

Editorial: Leaders must decide if fracking is worth the risk (Opinion-Editorial)
The Winston-Salem Journal
State environmental regulators have released their verdict on the controversial natural gas drilling technique known as "fracking:" They say it can be done safely in North Carolina, with appropriate precautions. ... This is essential considering that in some fracking areas in the North, chemicals seeped into groundwater. DENR also suggests that the state conduct a base-line study of area groundwater, surface water and air quality before drilling starts. (UNC-Chapel Hill geologists are trying to implement just such a study already.)

Voices for Civil Rights: Encounters with the Klan
WUNC-FM (Chapel Hill)
In the Jim Crow South, the black community faced frequent violence and intimidation. Today in our series Voices for Civil Rights, hosted by Eric Hodge, we hear stories of encounters with the Ku Klux Klan. Seth Kotch shares excerpts of three oral histories conducted by the Southern Oral History Program at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Winner: Dr. Myron Cohen – Lifetime Achievement
Triangle Business Journal
Dr. Myron Cohen doesn’t like to focus on a singular event or announcement. For him, it’s all about the journey. So it’s only appropriate that he be recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his journey of more than two decades. In 2011, Cohen and his team of researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced huge findings in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Winner: Dr. Norman Sharpless – Innovator/Researcher
Triangle Business Journal
... In the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at UNC-CH , I oversee a basic science lab of researchers focused on understanding the relationship between cancer and aging. I also lead “translational research” (that is, moving basic science discoveries into human clinical care) for the cancer center. I founded a company called G-Zero Therapeutics where I help guide scientific development of our novel technologies to help patients with cancer.

Winner: Dr. Adam Zanation – Rising Star
Triangle Business Journal
... I actively train the future generations of doctors to take the novel techniques at UNC to the community and their future hospitals.

Finalist: Dr. James Zidar – Innovator/Researcher
Triangle Business Journal
... I serve as president of Rex Heart & Vascular Specialists, am a practicing cardiologist and also a member of the faculty at UNC Medical School.

Cain speaks at UNC about American dream
The News-Record (Greensboro)
Although he suspended his presidential campaign, Herman Cain said in a speech hosted by the UNC College Republicans in Chapel Hill on Thursday that he's "not giving up on the mission." Cain is the former Godfather's Pizza executive who ran for the Republican presidential nomination, but suspended his campaign after allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced. He later announced support for candidate Newt Gingrich.
Related Link: http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/17976593/article-Cain-speaks-about-American-dream--%E2%80%989-9-9%E2%80%99-plan-in-speech-at-UNC

Carson billboard removed in India, company apologizes
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The company in India that had billboards featuring a photo of slain UNC-Chapel Hill student leader Eve Carson has apologized and has already removed one sign, according to an email from a director of the firm. Justy Mathews, a director with Jubeerich Consultancy, wrote of his “deep agony, pain and hearty condolence and my unconditional apologies from the bottom of my heart.”
Related Links: http://www2.journalnow.com/news/2012/mar/23/staloc-ar-2077302/
http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/17974400/article-Stealing-Eve-s-image
http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/10887866/

UNC distances itself from Rush Limbaugh
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
UNC-Chapel Hill has asked WRDU 106.1, a Triangle radio station also known as “Rush Radio,” to stop referencing the school or the Tar Heel Sports Network during the broadcast of Rush Limbaugh’s daily talk show on the station. The new practice, announced in a statement from the university, also prohibits mentioning Limbaugh’s show during the broadcast of UNC football and basketball games on Rush Radio.

Media groups push again for UNC football program records
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The News & Observer, Charlotte Observer and other media organizations continue to seek records related to the NCAA investigation of the UNC-Chapel Hill football program. In a court document filed Thursday in Orange County Superior Court, lawyers representing the media organizations asked a judge to rule on whether written questions sent from the university’s athletic compliance office to NCAA officials are subject to the state’s public records law.

Issues and Trends

Hey, Students, Your Education Costs More Than You Might Think
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Paying more than $50,000 a year for college may sound exorbitant, but what Hamilton College offers actually costs even more, officials here say. Most students don't know that, though, and the college wants to fill them in. So Hamilton organized "STOP Day," for "Starting Today Others Pay." Held last month, the day fell about two-thirds of the way through the academic year—significant because net tuition and room and board cover about two-thirds of the college's budget. If not for the endowment and annual fund, administrators say, students would miss out on everything between STOP Day and the end of the year.

Chapel Hill Plans For High-Speed Fiber Optic Network Upgrade
WCHL 1360-AM (Chapel Hill)
The Town of Chapel Hill is getting ready to unveil a high-speed fiber optic network that will change the way the town does business. Business Management Director Ken Pennoyer told the town council on Monday that the upgrade will have a significant impact on town operations.