Record #:

26088

Author(s):

Aitoro, Jill R.

Abstract:

Julie Barroso, assistant professor of nursing, conducted a pilot study examining the relationship between physiological and psychological factors that accompany fatigue with HIV infection. She found a strong relationship between fatigue severity and both anxiety and depression. Now, Carolina researchers are trying to provide relief.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 17 Issue 2, Winter 2001, p9-10, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

AIDS (Disease); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research

Record #:

26207

Author(s):

Lowry, Scott

Abstract:

Kermit Nash and Kathryn Kramer, researchers at the School of Social Work, are studying the support systems sickle cell disease patients use to overcome the effects of the disease. Their longitudinal project uses social science research methods to understand how physiological, psychological, and social components interact with a patient’s well-being.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 8 Issue 2, Spring 1991, p15-17, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research

Record #:

25874

Author(s):

Whitmarsh, Sarah

Abstract:

Geographer Aaron Moody and his doctoral student Anne Trainor are studying rare and endangered species at Fort Bragg near Fayetteville, North Carolina. They focus on species dispersal to learn how populations interact, and how new populations form as species move to new breeding sites.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 23 Issue 3, Spring 2007, p16-17, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Endangered species--Research; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research

Record #:

25905

Author(s):

McColm, Jan

Abstract:

The Virtual Lung Project consists of researchers from medicine, physics, chemistry, and computer science. They are trying to understand how components work as a whole in order to develop a fully interactive, predictive computer simulation of the human lung.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 21 Issue 1, Fall 2004, p9-11, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research

Record #:

26034

Author(s):

Scott, Mary Alice

Abstract:

Katy O’Leary studied domestic servants in Brazil for her undergraduate thesis. She discovered that there are more women in domestic service in Brazil than in any other occupation, and they tend to live in poverty. To compensate for low wages, women mostly rely on family and the Catholic Church.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 19 Issue 1, Fall 2002, p20-21, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research; Women--Employment

Record #:

26186

Author(s):

Stock, Christina S.

Abstract:

UNC researchers at the Cystic Fibrosis Center are developing a drug treatment that may curtail deteriorative lung disease, the primary cause of premature death in cystic fibrosis patients. The drug fights against lung malfunctions by hydrating the airways and reducing the absorptive process.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 10 Issue 1, Fall 1992, p10-11, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research

Record #:

26127

Author(s):

Hammond, Christopher

Abstract:

In a smog-filled chamber, asthma volunteers help researchers at the Center for Environmental Medicine and Lung Biology learn what pollution can do to our lungs. Researchers are conducting experiments to test whether endotoxin is a trigger of asthma.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 15 Issue 1, Fall 1998, p28-29, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research

Record #:

25677

Author(s):

Hardy, Susan

Abstract:

UNC professor Jordynn Jack studied the ethics and scientific rhetoric used by mea and women working on the Manhattan Project. Jack found there was a difference between some of the scientists who seemed to be good at persuading and others who were not. Scientists who argued in terms of safety were less effective than those who argued in terms of what would move the project forward.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 26 Issue 3, Spring 2010, p18-21, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research

Record #:

26099

Author(s):

Caudle, Neil; Spivey, Angela

Abstract:

UNC is leading research in cell-signaling, the way a cell interprets information from its environment and genetic code. Scientists believe that untangling questions about cell signaling will be the next, necessary step toward treatments for cancer and many other diseases.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 17 Issue 3, Spring 2001, p4-12, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research

Record #:

26193

Author(s):

Stock, Christina S.

Abstract:

UNC researchers conducted a study to identify different ways that different countries in Central Europe were going about privatization. Privatization was much more complex than expected due to social and political backlashes.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 10 Issue 3, July 1993, p18-19, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Privatization; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research

Record #:

25913

Author(s):

Thomasson, Lynn

Abstract:

UNC scientists are making it possible to visualize signaling within a cell, in real time. Using newly developed dye technology, scientists are able to detect more cell structures and observe cellular behavior.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 21 Issue 2, Winter 2005, p24-25, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research

Record #:

26175

Author(s):

Horn, Dottie

Abstract:

As part of her honors thesis in Asian studies, Carolyn Berndt translated the story of one of the Japanese Army’s comfort women during World War Two. Comfort women were recruited or kidnapped to provide sex for Japanese soldiers.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 13 Issue 2, Jan 1997, p8-9, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

World War (1939-1945); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research

Record #:

26243

Author(s):

Maxwell, Tracey

Abstract:

Dr. Barbara Germino and Dr. Sandra Funk, associate professors in the School of Nursing, are studying the impact of cancer on family members. They are developing a research instrument and a clinical assessment index that will help evaluate the concerns of cancer patients and their family members.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 6 Issue 2, Winter 1989, p12-13, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Nursing schools--North Carolina; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research

Record #:

25798

Author(s):

Hoffman, Colie

Abstract:

Political scientist Michael Lienesch recently investigated the evolution debate and why it persists. While much of the debate centers on religion and science, political ideology and power are primary reasons for why it continues.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 24 Issue 1, Fall 2007, p33-35, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research

Record #:

25501

Author(s):

Nathe, Margarite

Abstract:

Patricia Gensel is a UNC professor of biology and studies plant fossils. Scientists have traditionally believed that plants began to develop wood for structural support during the Devonian period. After studying the world’s oldest wood samples, Gensel is convinced that the plant adaptation is related more to water use and storage than to support.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 28 Issue 2, Winter 2012, p22-23, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Botany--Research; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research