February 2020 Archives

Researchers say it’s time for the global health field to become less colonial and get woke

February 8, 2020

Global health professionals are concerned about the imbalance between the countries where global health policy is created and where it is practiced.

Could doulas help reduce the mortality rate among black infants in North Carolina?

February 8, 2020

Doulas are becoming more popular in North Carolina. Yet black families aren’t as likely to seek them out, despite the fact that black infants are at hight risk for pregnancy-related complications.

Ethical farming is a growing movement, as people care more about animal welfare

February 8, 2020

People are beginning to show more concern with how their meat products are getting from the farm to their plates. This has fed into a movement promoting ethical agriculture.

CarolinaCast: Haitian Communities in North Carolina

February 3, 2020

It’s been 10 years since a magnitude-7.0 earthquake devastated Haiti. After the quake, many survivors took advantage of a program that allowed them to come to the United States to find work and rebuild their lives. More than 1,500 of those Haitian refugees settled in the eastern North Carolina town of Mount Olive, but now, the Trump administration may force them to leave.

Carolina Connection – Feb. 1, 2020

February 1, 2020

The spread of the Coronavirus is disrupting studies for college students worldwide. As many as 45% of U.S. college students are food insecure, but some face a stigma that makes it hard for them to seek help. UNC trustees approve the creaction of an Asian-American Center. There’s a growing trend of college students running for public office. Students protest a planned campus appearance by “Food Babe” blogger Vani Hari. Acclaimed opera singer Lucia Lucas, a powerful voice for transgender rights, appears in Chapel Hill.

Coronavirus fears affect students in N.C. and worldwide

February 1, 2020

UNC, Duke, and N.C. State are among the colleges restricting travel to China. Study-abroad students are among those affected most.

UNC professor: ‘Kobe Bryant was going to get bigger’

February 1, 2020

UNC sports historian Matthew Andrews talks about the life of retired basketball star Kobe Bryant, who was killed in a Los Angeles helicopter crash last weekend.

After a long advocacy campaign, UNC will get its first Asian-American student center

February 1, 2020

The UNC Board of Trustees approved the creation of the center at their January meeting.

Two-sport athlete Julia Dorsey excels in lacrosse, soccer

February 1, 2020

Julia Dorsey came to UNC on a lacrosse scholarship, but decided she wanted to challenge herself and walk-on the soccer team as well.

More college students are running for political office

February 1, 2020

More representatives of underrepresented groups have been running for local office since 2018, and that includes North Carolina college students.