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William S. Powell, historian at UNC-Chapel Hill, had an idea for an encyclopedia about the state, but he did not start work on it until the 1980s. This book, the ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NORTH CAROLINA, was published in 2006 and over 500 people contributed articles to it. Smith relates some of the interesting subjects in the book.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 81 Issue 1, June 2013, p126-128, 130, 132, 134, 136, 138-141, il Periodical Website
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UNC marine scientists identified and analyzed over 300 sharks seized from illegal shark fishing in the Galápagos. The fishermen were planning to sell the sharks because they have high market value in China for shark fin soup. Marine scientists acknowledge that fishermen need to eat and have jobs, but sharks are also an economic resource for tourism and diving operations.
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Tardigrades, also known as water bears, are microscopic species with unusual survival capabilities. Bob Goldstein uses tardigrades to study evolution because of their unique development and reproduction capabilities.
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The associate editor, Jason Smith, collected a list of unsolved science problems from readers. The top ten questions asked about population growth, why humans are different from chimpanzees, how development evolves, the human genome, the basis of consciousness, climate change, sustainable energy, alternative fuel, the formation of the universe and what it’s made of. UNC professors offered their perspectives on each of the topics.
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Mark Katz recently published a book about phonography effects, which refer to how and why recordings influence musical life, and how technology has changed the way we listen to or create music. He is now studying how DJ’s and turntables are defining a new culture of music.
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Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 23 Issue 2, Winter 2007, p10-13, il, por Periodical Website
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25897
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Edward Cope was a scientist who proposed that animal and plant lineages tend to increase in body size over geological time. Although heavily debated, UNC scientists Joel Kingsolver and David Pfennig suspect Cope’s rule works because things that are larger tend to have higher fitness.
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Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 22 Issue 2, Winter 2006, p30-32, il, por Periodical Website
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25911
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Marine scientists and students lived underwater for ten days at the Aquarius undersea laboratory in Key Largo, Florida. The team of aquanauts was there to study sponge species and their role in water filtration.
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Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 21 Issue 2, Winter 2005, p14-19, il, por Periodical Website
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UNC nutrition researchers provided a list of ten things you can do every day to eat better, feel better, and improve your health. Overall, their advice is to eat controlled portions of balanced healthy foods, stay hydrated, and be active.
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Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 21 Issue 3, Spring 2005, p16-22, il, por Periodical Website
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UNC astronomers have spent the last eighteen years developing a high-tech telescope called SOAR. They recently launched SOAR into the skies above the Chilean Andes, where it will capture the highest quality images of any observatory in the world. SOAR is the most versatile and efficient telescope of its kind, and makes UNC a key player on the global astronomical scene.
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Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 21 Issue 1, Fall 2004, p12-19, il, por Periodical Website
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26005
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Kyle Hedlund is an associate professor of computer science with an interest in insect biology. To merge his two passions, Hedlund created an online catalog of North American ants.
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Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 20 Issue 2, Winter 2004, p7-9, il, por Periodical Website
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A UNC art student documented a North Carolina family’s struggle to come to terms with eating a cow that they had raised as a pet. The documentary, Greyson’s Dilemma, was exhibited when the meat of the cow was sold to the community.
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Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 20 Issue 3, Spring 2004, p12-13, il, por Periodical Website
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Philosopher Susan Wolf works in moral theory and focuses on how to live a meaningful life. For Wolf, meaning comes from live and close interaction, and feeling that she’s benefiting and enriching other people’s lives in a one-on-one way.
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Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 19 Issue 3, Spring 2003, p29-32, il, por Periodical Website
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Horses races were once the most popular sporting event in North Carolina. Racing was so popular the legislature passed a law in 1764 curtailing gambling with two exceptions: backgammon and horse racing. In the early 19th-century, breeders considered Northampton, Halifax, and Warren Counties the race horse region of America. Horses like Sir Archie and Henry were known all over the country. By the 1850s, competition and breeding had moved on to today's racing hotbeds in Kentucky, Maryland, and New York. The Civil War further crippled racing in North Carolina, and in 1942, the North Carolina General Assembly made it illegal.
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Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 18 Issue 3, Spring 2002, p26-27, por Periodical Website
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Batesian mimicry occurs when a harmless species closely resembles a harmful species. David Pfenning, professor of biology, studies the scarlet kingsnake and the venomous eastern coral snake. According to Pfenning, mimicry is a survival strategy that evolves based on a species’ predators and prey.
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Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 18 Issue 1, Fall 2001, p30-32, il, por Periodical Website
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Michael Harris, assistant professor of African and African American art, pursues both scholarship and art. He explores connections between African American religions and Cuban and Brazilian religions such as Santeria and Candomble.
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Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 17 Issue 2, Winter 2001, p6-8, il, por Periodical Website
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