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

International Coverage

Obama stakes his claim
The Bangkok Post (Thailand)
...Klaus W. Larres, distinguished professor of history and international affairs at the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill), said Obama’s visit would pave way for the gradual decrease and eventual disappearance of sanctions. “Obviously this would require some further robust progress by the leadership in Myanmar too,” he said. “As you know, some experts are criticising Obama’s trip as premature. It should only have come as a reward after further irreversible reforms, it is often claimed.”

National Coverage

Rhodes Scholars announced for 2013
The Associated Press
They've studied in countries from Ghana to China, speak languages from Zulu to Mandarin, and count everything from West African drumming to firefighting among their talents. ...For Rachel Myrick, a University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill student, a trip with a nonprofit to Cambodia inspired her interest in studying the causes and consequences of ethnic conflict. "I learned a lot about genocide reconstruction," she said. "It's been an intellectual and personal interest."
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/5726/1/

32 Americans Are Chosen as Rhodes Scholars for 2013
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Thirty-two American students have been chosen as winners of Rhodes scholarships for 2013, the Rhodes Trust announced on Saturday. The scholarships cover all expenses for two or three years of study at the University of Oxford, in England, and up to four years in some cases. ...Eleven public and private institutions had one each. They were: Brown University, the College of Idaho, the Georgia Institute of Technology, Luther College, Montana State University, Wofford College, and the Universities of California at Berkeley, Georgia, North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Oklahoma, and Virginia.
Related Links:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/list-of-rhodes-scholars/2012/11/
18/723ba576-3180-11e2-92f0-496af208bf23_story.html
www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2012/11/19/rhodes-scholars-named

Nederlands Dans Theater to Perform in New York
The New York Times
...The company will remain at the Koch Theater to present two New York premieres on April 11 and 12 created by its artistic director, Paul Lightfoot, and the choreographer Sol León, who recently collaborated on the “Shutters Shut” duet at City Center. The dance company will also perform at Carolina Performing Arts at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; the Music Center in Los Angeles; and Zellerbach Hall at the University of California, Berkeley.

Regional Coverage

The limits of no-privacy era
The Philadelphia Inquirer
...Zeynep Tufekci is a fellow at the Center for Information Technology at Princeton University and assistant professor at the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She says it's not that privacy is impossible; it's that neither government nor private corporations, both of which thrive on surveillance, "have shown enough interest and effort in preserving our privacy. . . . What is missing is the will, interest, and incentive among governments or technology companies."

Exploradio: Probiotic Garden of Eden
WSKU-FM (Kent, Ohio)
While anti-biotics kill bacteria in our bodies, research now shows a few foodborne bacteria called pro-biotics can provide a host of other health benefits. In recent years, sales of probiotic foods, mostly yogurt, have grown into a $32 billion industry. ...You think you’re a human being, but you are really an ecosystem. Steven Zeisel, a nutrition researcher at the University of North Carolina says you have 10 times more bacterial DNA in you than you have human DNA, "that’s how much gut bacteria you have in your gut.”

Fear of concussions reshaping football
The Philadelphia Inquirer
...That fear is at an all-time high even among youth coaches and parents whose sons already participate in the sport. "I think there's too much paranoia out there right now," said Kevin Guskiewicz, who directs the Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center at the University of North Carolina and is conducting a long-term study of retired athletes.

Airfields of Dreams
The City Journal (New York, N.Y.)
...From St. Louis to Detroit to Memphis to Denver, the idea of the “aerotropolis” has become increasingly fashionable. As John Kasarda, a professor at the University of North Carolina’s business school, defines it, the futuristic term describes a city that has grown around an airport, providing residents and businesses with super-quick access to global networks of commerce and travel.

State and Local Coverage

UNC-Chapel Hill student wins Rhodes Scholarship
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A UNC-Chapel Hill student from Charlotte has been chosen for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship for graduate study at Oxford University in England. Rachel M. Myrick, 21, a senior and Morehead-Cain scholar at UNC-CH, was among 32 Americans selected for the Rhodes on Saturday. She is the 48th student from UNC-CH to win the scholarship.
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/5726/1/

Myers Park graduate at UNC earns Rhodes Scholarship
The Charlotte Observer
A Charlotte native attending UNC Chapel Hill is among 32 American students selected as 2013 Rhodes Scholars and will receive scholarships to Oxford University. Rachel Myrick, 21, was selected Saturday for the award that pays all expenses for up to four years of study at the university in England.

UNC student awarded Rhodes Scholarship
The Associated Press
A Charlotte native attending UNC Chapel Hill is among 32 American students selected as 2013 Rhodes Scholars to receive scholarships to Oxford University. Rachel Myrick, 21, was selected Saturday for the award, which pays all expenses for up to four years of study at the university in England.

Myrick becomes 48th UNC Rhodes Scholar
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Rachel M. Myrick of Charlotte, a senior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was one of 32 Americans selected Saturday for a Rhodes Scholarship. Myrick is the 48th UNC student to be selected for the world's oldest and best known awards for graduate study. The scholarship funds study at the University of Oxford in England.

Another Rhodes Scholar for UNC-Chapel Hill
WNCN-TV (NBC/Raleigh)
A student from Charlotte has been named a Rhodes Scholar, the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill announced Sunday. ...In making the announcement the university quoted Chancellor Holden Thorp as saying "Rachel makes great things happen, from bringing the prestigious TEDx talks to Carolina to working effectively for student government. The Rhodes is a well-deserved honor for this exceptionally bright student, and it will provide even more opportunities for Rachel to make a difference in the world."
Related Links:
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/rhodes-scholars-list-released-2-are-carolinas/nS9Dg/
http://www.wral.com/unc-student-awarded-rhodes-scholarship/11789173/

UNC-CH Administrators Oppose BOG's Stricter Add/Drop Proposal
WCHL-FM (Chapel Hill)
UNC-Chapel Hill administrators are speaking out against a proposal that would tighten the add/drop period at all 17 schools across the UNC System. Chancellor Holden Thorp says the proposal, which is being suggested by the UNC Board of Governors, doesn’t acknowledge UNC Chapel Hill’s power as an individual campus.

Many family caregivers lack the training they need
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
... Peggye Dilworth-Anderson, a leader of the aging and diversity program at the UNC Institute on Aging in Chapel Hill, also presented research on the depth of problems facing caregivers, especially those in minority groups. “Where 30 or 40 years ago there might have been four to six children, today there might be two, and they might be two children who have left,” said Dilworth-Anderson, a former president of the Gerontological Society.

Kenan-Flagler honors business school alumni
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Seven honorees received alumni awards Nov. 2 at the 14th annual Alumni Association Awards ceremony of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler Business School. James W. Dean, Kenan-Flagler dean, noted that the awards salute members of the Kenan-Flagler community who have distinguished themselves through their careers, their contributions to the broader community and their service to Kenan-Flagler.
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/5696/67/

Even In Recovery, College Grads Still Having Trouble Finding Work
WCHL-FM (Chapel Hill)
...But in a tough economy, she says she hasn’t gotten any offers. Her story is similar to other students who graduate from UNC and other universities nationwide. However, University Career Services Associate Director of Internal Relations Tim Stiles says college students are still better off than others. "When you compare what the college-grad unemployment rate is to the overall national average," he says, "it's about 6.9 percent (for students with a college degree)--versus 9.6 (percent overall) in the state.

Week’s end (Editorial)
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
...On Sept. 7, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student Faith Hedgepeth’s body was found in her Chapel Hill apartment. The death is considered a homicide, and police are investigating. Leads are being actively pursued, authorities have said. The reward in this case has been increased by an additional $10,000 at the behest of Gov. Beverly Perdue’s office, bringing the total reward amount to $39,000.
Related Link:
http://www.chapelhillnews.com/2012/11/14/73801/reward-
grows-in-unc-students-homicide.html
UNC Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/content/view/5718/1/

UNC: No plans to expand research facility
The Chapel Hill News
A UNC administrator says recent land purchases surrounding the Bingham Facility will help buffer the animal research facility from neighbors and do not signal a future expansion. “I was afraid they would think that,” Associate Vice Chancellor Bob Lowman said last week, after the grassroots group Preserve Rural Orange again questioned the university’s long-term plans.
Related Link:
http://www.chapelhillnews.com/2012/11/16/73784/neighbors-seek-scrutiny-of-unc.html

Your health - Sex after 50
The Star News (Wilmington)
...For seniors, STDs are an afterthought, an issue affecting other people, said Fred Wyand, director of communications for the American Social Health Association, headquartered in the Triangle. “People stop thinking about STDs'' as they get older, agreed Dr. Peter Leone, a professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and medical director for HIV and STDs for the state.

Travelers get ready for Thanksgiving holiday
WRAL-TV (CBS/Raleigh)
Chelsea Steele, a senior at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, plans to head home to Miami through RDU on Wednesday. "I’m upset that I won't be leaving until Wednesday," Steele said. "I’ll be traveling across four states to go home to Miami. Most of my friends are more localized and will leave earlier in the week."

Tenure abuse (Letter to the Editor)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A 68-year-old UNC-CH professor requests a raise while awaiting trial in Argentina on drug smuggling charges incurred after failing to hook up with a swimsuit model he met online. Colleagues have chosen the tenure battleground and support his innocence and right to receive pay through definition of his mental deficiencies. (Jeanette Powell, Wake Forest)

UNC tolerated cheating, says insider Mary Willingham
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
As a reading specialist at UNC-Chapel Hill, Mary Willingham met athletes who told her they had never read a book and didn’t know what a paragraph was. She said she saw diagnostic tests that showed they were unable to do college-level work.

Issues and Trends

With Budget Talks Approaching, UNC Faces Largely New GA
WCHL-FM (Chapel Hill)
As the state’s new General Assembly members prepare to settle into their roles, UNC administrators are thinking about how to build relationships with them before next year’s budget decisions.

Tread carefully on reforms to UNC system (Editorial)
The Citizen-Times (Asheville)
In charting the direction in which North Carolina’s state universities move during the next five years, it is vital to remember that education and vocational training are not the same thing. ...Others cite the benefits to society of having an educated workforce. “It just needs to be said that there’s other things about getting a college degree that are good other than getting a job,” said UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Holden Thorp.
Related Link:
http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/11/17/2488510/william-ilgen-beyond-unc.html

A closer look at UNC System spending
The Triangle Business Journal
Through the mid-2000s, the amount that the UNC System spent per degree increased, even as national averages stayed roughly the same.

NCSU trustees approve tuition increases
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The N.C. State University Board of Trustees approved tuition increases Friday of $290 per year for in-state students and $580 for out-of-state students. The increases were recommended by Chancellor Randy Woodson, and must be approved by the UNC Board of Governors and the General Assembly before they take effect.