Record #:

25548

Author(s):

Nathe, Margarite

Abstract:

Professor of emergency medicine Laurence Katz started UNC’s hypothermia program in 2007, and recently formed Hibernaid, a company dedicated to creating new drugs for therapeutic hypothermia. Katz hopes to expand hypothermia programs and research to other hospitals.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 27 Issue 3, Spring 2011, p36-37, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Emergency medical services--North Carolina; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Medical schools

Record #:

25549

Author(s):

Mole, Beth

Abstract:

UNC researchers are working on a model to understand the relationship between wildlife conservation interventions, societal responses, and positive outcomes. They hope their research can help inform decisions that balance conservation efforts and the livelihoods of the Masai villagers in the Serengeti.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 27 Issue 3, Spring 2011, p38-43, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

25550

Author(s):

Derewicz, Mark

Abstract:

Martin Kohlmeier and Kelly Adams run UNC’s Nutrition in Medicine program and believe physicians should have a good understanding of nutrition. Their mission is to integrate nutrition education at medical schools and to provide an online curriculum to help medical students, residents, and doctors get the nutrition coursework they need.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 27 Issue 3, Spring 2011, p44-45, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Nutrition; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Medical schools

Record #:

25551

Author(s):

Derewicz, Mark

Abstract:

Ned Sharpless is a UNC associate professor of medicine and genetics. Sharpless devised a blood test to measure the p16 protein, a tumor suppressor that builds up in cells as people age. The p16 test could keep cells from becoming cancerous, as well as predict how patients would handle surgery or how well wounds would heal.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 27 Issue 1, Fall 2010, p6-11, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Research Center

Record #:

25552

Author(s):

Derewicz, Mark

Abstract:

J. Victor Garcia-Martinez and his lab at UNC transplanted human cells into mice to study diseases particular to humans. Their human-mouse model is the first of its kind and has enabled new possibilities for AIDS research. The Garcia-Martinez lab used the model to find that the Truvada drug can prevent HIV transmission.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 27 Issue 1, Fall 2010, p12-13, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

25553

Author(s):

Nathe, Margarite

Abstract:

Randi Davenport is an adjunct assistant professor in UNC’s Department of English and Comparative Literature. Davenport moved to Chapel Hill to find services and treatment for her son diagnosed with True Childhood Schizophrenia, but has received little help due to the complicated nature of the disorder. Davenport is now working with state officials to draft policy changes that will help people with mental illnesses.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 27 Issue 1, Fall 2010, p14-19, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Mental health services--North Carolina; Mentally ill--Law and legislation

Record #:

25554

Author(s):

Raines, Alex

Abstract:

UNC student Tripp Gobble and local musician Al Mask co-founded Vinyl Records to help students produce their own music. Six bands are selected from auditions to perform in a free concert on campus. After the show, students vote for their favorite bands and the top three win a record deal.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 27 Issue 1, Fall 2010, p20-24, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Music--Chapel Hill; Musicians; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Record #:

25555

Author(s):

Nathe, Margarite

Abstract:

The second annual scientific art competition was held by the Chapel Hill Analytical and Nanofabrication Laboratory. Students and faculty submitted photographs taken with electron microscopes, x-rays, and other powerful imaging tools.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 27 Issue 1, Fall 2010, p25-29, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Photography in education; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Record #:

25556

Author(s):

Voss, Meagen

Abstract:

James Faber is a professor in the Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology. His lab is studying how risk for vascular disease depends on the number of collateral blood vessels a person has. So far, Faber’s lab has identified two genes that trigger collateral formation.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 27 Issue 1, Fall 2010, p30-32, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Genetics--Research; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Medical schools

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 #:

25558

Author(s):

Derewicz, Mark

Abstract:

Brett Whalen, a UNC assistant professor of history, researches medieval theology and the apocalypse. In his book, Dominion of God, Whalen traces the cycle of apocalyptic thinking throughout the Middle Ages and its influence on the papacy.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 27 Issue 1, Fall 2010, p36-39, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Religion; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--History

Record #:

25559

Author(s):

Derewicz, Mark

Abstract:

UNC researchers Hannah Gill and Mai Nguyen analyzed crime data from five North Carolina counties to investigate the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 287(g) program. Their analysis revealed high program costs, undocumented residents, and inaccurate arrests. Gill and Nguyen discuss the complexity of Hispanic immigrants in Alamance County and sociopolitical implications.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 27 Issue 1, Fall 2010, p40-44, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Illegal immigrants; Immigration--Hispanic; Immigration--Laws and legislation

Record #:

25560

Author(s):

Hardy, Susan

Abstract:

Klaus Hahn and his UNC pharmacology lab discoveredthe genetic code to make a protein that responds to light. The protein stimulates cell movement, which is a technique with the potential to repair nerve injuries, create new muscle and bone, or understand how an embryo develops.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 27 Issue 1, Fall 2010, p45 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Genetics--Research; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Medical schools

Record #:

25666

Author(s):

Derewicz, Mark

Abstract:

In 2009, UNC professor Maureen Berner, East Carolina University political scientist Sharon Paynter, and photojournalist Donn Young documented the work of nonprofits and volunteers who help feed the working poor. The Raleigh food bank established temporary food-assistance agencies that never closed due to increasing demand for food. A more practical approach might be to provide refrigerators and other resources to food banks and pantries.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 26 Issue 2, Winter 2010, p6-15, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Food banks; Food relief; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Record #:

25667

Author(s):

Mole, Beth

Abstract:

UNC researchers have been researching HIV prevention and treatment, sexually transmitted disease management, and malaria vaccine development in Lilongwe, Malawi. They are using spatial-epidemiology data in vaccine trials to study communities vulnerable to mosquitos with malaria and to determine their response to treatments.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 26 Issue 2, Winter 2010, p16-19, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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