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

International Coverage

Want the job? Drop the swagger
The Globe and Mail (Canada)
...Daniel Cable a visiting professor of organizational behaviour at London Business School and Virginia Kay, a PhD student at Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, looked at two groups of individuals over several years: MBA graduates and applicants for teachers’ jobs.

National Coverage

What Will Make The Food Desert Bloom?
"All Things Considered" National Public Radio
..."We've learned that access alone doesn't do it," says Barry Popkin, a professor of public health at the University of North Carolina. A few years ago, Popkin chaired a meeting of experts on the health effects of food deserts. The farmers markets didn't seem to have a measurable effect on the health of people in that neighborhood. Nor did bringing in a supermarket.

Regional Coverage

Florida flagships are sinking (Editorial)
The News Journal (Pensacola)
...The two schools offer a solution: Let us raise tuition to a level we feel is needed to join the elite group of public universities. The University of North Carolina is used as an example. We must do this, the schools say, because budget cuts are causing us to lose the top-flight faculty and research support that will put our schools into the top tier of education. It’s important to the state.

State and Local Coverage

Flu season ends as quietly as it began
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The 2011-2012 flu season seems to be in its final weeks, but it’s hard to tell for sure, because – like winter itself this year – it barely happened. ...For next season’s vaccine they’re changing two of the three strains, said Dr. David Weber, a professor of epidemiology at UNC who has collaborated with the CDC on flu research. “That may mean that we’ll be going back to higher rates again next season,” Weber said.

How to reduce sugar in desserts (Column)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
For an incurable sweet tooth, one way to reduce the sugar load is to become your own dessert chef. You can cut the sugar by exercising more control over the ingredients in foods you fix yourself. Cutting back on sugar has multiple benefits. You’ll eat fewer calories and make more room for foods that, unlike sweets, contribute important nutrients. (Suzanne Havala Hobbs is a registered dietitian and a clinical associate professor in the department of health policy and administration in the Gillings School of Global Public Health at UNC-Chapel Hill.)

Issues and Trends

Up, up and away?
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Credit Hannah Gage, chairwoman of the University of North Carolina system Board of Governors, with voicing proper alarm over dramatic increases in a university-sponsored health insurance plan for students. “I find it very disturbing,” Gage said. “... It’s just one more thing you add on top of tuition, with books and fees.” Next year, students will be looking at an average of an 8.8 percent increase in tuition and fees for undergraduates, system-wide. At UNC-Chapel Hill, the boost will be nearly 10 percent.
Related Link:
http://www2.wnct.com/news/2012/may/01/1/costs-rise-unc-system-student-health-insurance-ar-2229831/

A spending reality check at UNCG (Editorial)
The Times-News (Burlington)
Administrators at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro have been looking for ways to deal with cuts in taxpayer money doled out by the Legislature — and administrators have come up with a smart idea. Solving one problem is a good start at tackling another facing students in public and private colleges and universities across North Carolina.