Record #:

25557

Author(s):

Hardy, Susan

Abstract:

UNC mathematics professor Peter Mucha studies networks in attempt to quantify relationships between nodes. Mucha has used network analysis to study connections in Congress, currency exchange rates, and the Bowl Championship Series.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 27 Issue 1, Fall 2010, p33-35, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research

Record #:

26007

Author(s):

Spivey, Angela

Abstract:

With the help of an RNA test, UNC doctors uncovered signs of an outbreak that could easily have gone unnoticed. Two North Carolina college students were diagnosed with an acute HIV infection, which could have turned into a public health threat.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 20 Issue 2, Winter 2004, p16-19, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Public health; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Record #:

26148

Author(s):

Dalrymple, Mary

Abstract:

Chapel Hill and Carrboro can use nine million gallons of water a day. Pumping that much water is a big and expensive job. Using dynamic programming, graduate student Amy Buege figured out an efficient water pumping schedule that maintains water quality standards.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 14 Issue 1, Fall 1997, p24-25, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

26179

Author(s):

Spivey, Angela

Abstract:

Alan Feduccia, professor of biology, challenges the view that birds evolved from dinosaurs. He thinks that birds began evolving long before the hypothetical first bird, Archaeopteryx.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 13 Issue 3, Spring 1997, p4-5, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Biology; Birds; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Record #:

25817

Author(s):

Derewicz, Mark

Abstract:

Biochemist Jack Griffith and his graduate student Smaranda Wilcox found ancient salt deposits underneath the desert of Roswell, New Mexico. The salt deposits contain the oldest cellulose macromolecules ever found. Griffith suggests that life on other planets would likely be carbon-based.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 24 Issue 3, Spring 2008, p22-25, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research

Record #:

26102

Author(s):

Aitoro, Jill R.

Abstract:

Sheryl Zimmerman and Philip Sloane are codirectors of the Program on Aging, Disablement, and Long-Term Care. They intend to identify what characteristics of nursing homes and assisted-living facilities have a positive effect on residents. One area they are exploring is reminiscence therapy.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 17 Issue 3, Spring 2001, p17-19, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Elderly care; Nursing homes; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Record #:

26021

Author(s):

Coppedge, Michelle

Abstract:

Researchers are studying Latino immigrants in North Carolina and the issues they face. According to Altha Cravey, assistant professor of geography, the temporary and fluid domestic and social arrangements constructed by Latino immigrants save money for the United States. However, Latinos struggle for access to health care, education, and civil rights.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 20 Issue 3, Spring 2004, p18-25, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Immigrants--North Carolina; Immigration--Laws and legislation

Record #:

25832

Author(s):

Nathe, Margarite

Abstract:

James Coleman is a UNC professor of African American literature. His latest work on contemporary African American fiction grew from his own spiritual development, experiences with Christianity, and hoodoo influences.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 23 Issue 1, Fall 2006, p26-27, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

African American novelists; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Record #:

25829

Author(s):

Nathe, Margarite

Abstract:

Cynthia Bulik and her colleagues are trying to find which genes affect one’s likelihood of developing anorexia. According to their research, both genes and environmental factors can lead people to develop anorexia.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 23 Issue 1, Fall 2006, p17-20, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

25821

Author(s):

Nair, Prashant

Abstract:

Neurologists have been studying brain tumor cells to learn how they respond to chemotherapy and a molecule called Cytochrome C. Scientists tested several different cell types from brain tumors and found that all were sensitive to the chromosome, and many of the tumor cells were killed.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 24 Issue 3, Spring 2008, p34-36, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Neurology--Research--Chapel Hill; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Department of Neurology

Record #:

25722

Author(s):

Nathe, Margarite

Abstract:

Anthropologist Norris Brock Johnson has studied many of Japan’s Zen Buddhist temple gardens, Tenru-ji being the first. Brock learned that gardens serve as spiritual and pedagogical purposes, and have hidden symbolic meanings.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 25 Issue 1, Fall 2008, p26-31, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Spiritual life--Buddhism

Record #:

25861

Author(s):

Nathe, Margarite

Abstract:

UNC’s art librarian, Pat Thompson, researched an artist named Edith Branson. Branson had a unique painting style but she never promoted her work. Thompson found there are many other anonymous women artists, so she published a list of artists in the library’s North Carolina Women Artists file.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 23 Issue 2, Winter 2007, p16-18, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Women artists; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Library

Record #:

25823

Author(s):

Nathe, Margarite

Abstract:

Marianne Gingher, an associate professor of English, recently published her memoir called, Adventures in Pen Land. The story covers her childhood, marriage, and teaching career. She also shares her insights into the role of a Southern writer in American literary culture, the experience of writing as a mother, and the process of novel-writing.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 24 Issue 3, Spring 2008, p38-39, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Writers, North Carolina; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Record #:

25787

Author(s):

Derewicz, Mark

Abstract:

As part of the 2009 Carolina Summer Reading Program, first-year students are reading Paul Cuadros’ new book called, A Home on the Field. It is the first book the selection committee has chosen that was written by a UNC faculty member. It is also a true story that the committee thinks will spark discussion about immigration in North Carolina.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 25 Issue 3, Spring 2009, p34-36, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Record #:

4172

Author(s):

Baragona, Steve

Abstract:

The demand for livers to transplant is great; however, donors are in short supply. Fifteen percent of those on transplant waiting lists die before a liver becomes available. For the first time in the state, doctors at UNC Hospitals used a new approach - a living-related, adult-to-adult transplant. A daughter donated to her ailing sixty-seven-year-old mother. Both recovered. Doctors say this technique will supply up to one-third of the nation's needs.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 15 Issue 3, Spring 1999, p3, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Liver--Transplantation--Chapel Hill