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26007
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Gerhard Weinberg is a retired UNC history professor and a devout Jew who grew up during the rise of Adolf Hitler. In 1958, historian Gerhard Weinberg discovered Adolf Hitler’s second book in an old torpedo factory in Alexandria, Virginia. The book revealed more about Hitler’s intentions and quest for world domination.
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Chemical engineer William Vizuete and his colleagues at the UNC Gillings School of Public Health designed and developed an innovative air quality testing system. Their new device can detect air pollutants with much higher accuracy than traditional systems. The device is patented and will be commercially available through their startup company, BioDeptronix.
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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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Symphonies in nineteenth century Germany were public gatherings sanctioned by the government. Evan Bonds, professor of musicology, found that Beethoven’s symphonies served as emblems of democracy and personal freedom.
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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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The 200 year-old Davie Poplar, named for William R. Davie, is possibly the oldest tulip poplar in the nation and a link for generations of students and faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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This weekend's Festival on the Hill, which occurs at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, explores the interactions between music and science. Launched in 2002 by the Department of Music, this biennial festival fosters discussion between scholars, composers, and performers. This year’s theme is Music, Science, & Nature, which stems from the work of UNC composition professor Lee Weisert.
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Alexander Julian, a world famous designer and mastermind behind the iconic Carolina blue argyle found on UNC Chapel Hill athletic uniforms is a native of Chapel Hill. Julian discusses his story, how he became interested in clothing design, and how he came to redesign Chapel Hill's basketball uniforms.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 83 Issue 3, August 2015,
p114-119, il, por, map
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Jih-Fang Wang, a doctoral candidate in computer science, is working on head-mount technology. He has created a device called an optic tracker, equipped with small cameras that relay information about a virtual-environment user’s position to a computer.
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