Record #:

26074

Author(s):

Caudle, Neil

Abstract:

Richard Mailman is a professor of psychiatry, pharmacology, and medicinal chemistry. His research has focused on dopamine receptors and their potential as treatment for Parkinson’s disease. Mailman’s lab is currently studying drug tolerance of dopamine receptors.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 18 Issue 3, Spring 2002, p14-17, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

26077

Author(s):

Caudle, Neil

Abstract:

Bruce Winterhalder, an anthropologist and behavioral ecologist, researches motives of hunter-gatherers sharing food. One explanation he found is avoiding risk. Winterhalder also uses mathematical models to learn how foragers make decisions about which prey or plants to harvest.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 18 Issue 3, Spring 2002, p22-25, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

26091

Author(s):

Caudle, Neil

Abstract:

Brian Billman, assistant professor of anthropology, stumbled upon a twelfth century Anasazi crime scene in the Mesa Verde floodplain of southwest Colorado. Billman and a team of archaeologists discovered human bones of an entire community killed by cannibals. They suspect the community was raided over territorial conflict.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 17 Issue 2, Winter 2001, p18-21, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

26103

Author(s):

Caudle, Neil

Abstract:

Marine scientist Chris Martens went to Brazil to track the effects of land use on atmospheric gas exchange. He is interested in Amazonian rain forest respiration because it may protect us from global warming and influence oceanic processes.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 17 Issue 3, Spring 2001, p20-23, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Land use--Environmental aspects; Global warming; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Institute of Marine Sciences

Record #:

26160

Author(s):

Caudle, Neil

Abstract:

Clark Larsen, professor of anthropology, helped set forth the field of bioarcheology, which interprets behavior from the human skeleton. He is examining skeletons of the twelfth century Guale people who lived in coastal Georgia and Florida. The skeletons revealed information about disease, nutrition, fishing and agricultural practices.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 14 Issue 3, Spring 1998, p6-8, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Anthropology; Archaeology; 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 #:

26151

Author(s):

Caudle, Neil; Zubritsky, Elizabeth

Abstract:

UNC chemists are using chemistry to help industries save money and be environmentally safe. Joe DeSimone invented a soap mixed with compressed carbon dioxide that can dry clean clothes. Tom Meyer is developing artificial photosynthesis to end our reliance on fossil fuels.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 14 Issue 2, Winter 1998, p8-13, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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