Record #:

25810

Author(s):

Derewicz, Mark

Abstract:

Archaeologists Brett Riggs and Stephen Davis recently discovered Nassaw, the central town of the Catawba tribe, and are looking deeper into the decline of American Indians. Medical student Anthony Fleg started the Native Health Intitiative, which sends student volunteers to Indian communities to learn about tribes and collaborate on health and education issues.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 24 Issue 2, Winter 2008, p33-37, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

25811

Author(s):

Derewicz, Mark

Abstract:

Marine ecologist John Bruno and his graduate student Elizabeth Selig studied the coral reefs in the Pacific Ocean for two years. They found that the world’s coral reefs are rapidly declining because of global warming and climate change.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 24 Issue 2, Winter 2008, p38-39, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Coral reefs and islands; Global warming; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research

Record #:

25813

Author(s):

Derewicz, Mark

Abstract:

Sociologist Charles Kurzman studies Iranian revolutions and social movements. His recent study of Iranian attitudes toward gender equality shows that a majority of Iranians are feminists. This finding is a sign that Iranian society may be evolving away from an extreme revolutionary ideology.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 24 Issue 2, Winter 2008, p43-46, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

25815

Author(s):

McCann, Jessica

Abstract:

Biologist Jeff Dangl studies the immune systems of plants. His research works on sequencing the genomes of plants and plant pathogens in hopes of identifying the disease-resistance genes of plants that humans rely on.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 24 Issue 3, Spring 2008, p17-19, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

25816

Author(s):

Derewicz, Mark

Abstract:

Historian Louise McReynolds studies sensationalistic murder cases in Russia. Her analysis of court archives reveal examples of how tradition and pop culture intermingle and produce injustice. Russian judges typically sold tickets to spectators, and many of the trial transcripts were sold as books or made into films.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 24 Issue 3, Spring 2008, p20-21, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

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 #:

25818

Author(s):

Nair, Prashant

Abstract:

Cosmologist Laura Mersini-Houghton used a model that assumes the existence of a parallel universe to predict a giant void in space before it was observed by other scientists. The void was inconsistent with standard cosmological theory, but has led to new possibilities in research.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 24 Issue 3, Spring 2008, p26-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

25824

Author(s):

Derewicz, Mark

Abstract:

Kevin Guskiewicz is the director of Carolina’s Sports Medicine Research Laboratory and studies the long-term consequences of football injuries. Guskiewicz is finishing a study of head trauma in college football players. It’s the first research project to ever use state-of-the-art technology to study head trauma during live practices and games.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 24 Issue 3, Spring 2008, p40-41, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

25793

Author(s):

Chi, Kelly Rae

Abstract:

Pharmacologist Bryan Roth studies Salvia divinorum, a Mexican plant that contains a highly potent naturally occurring psychoactive drug. Roth is investigating how the drug could be used to treat people who have schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease, bipolar disorder, or other conditions that are marked by distorted perceptions.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 24 Issue 1, Fall 2007, p18-19, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research

Record #:

25797

Author(s):

Derewicz, Mark

Abstract:

Wendy Wolford studies economic inequality and poverty rooted in Brazil’s land politics. After World War Two, policies forced farmers and rural workers into the Amazon and cities. Brazil’s Landless Movement is now pressuring the government to create settlements with farmland.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 24 Issue 1, Fall 2007, p28-32, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Social movements; 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 #:

25799

Author(s):

Nathe, Margarite

Abstract:

Textbooks often show pools of magma underneath volcanoes. While such pools do exist, new research by geologists Allen Glazner and Drew Coleman suggest that magma pools are probably much rarer than scientists previously thought.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 24 Issue 1, Fall 2007, p36-37, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research; Geology, Structural

Record #:

25800

Author(s):

Derewicz, Mark

Abstract:

Physicists Yue Wu and Alfred Kleinhammes use nuclear magnetic resonance to find out if carbon-based nanomaterial can effectively store hydrogen. If so, then hydrogen tanks could be used to fuel cars and the only by-product would be water.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 24 Issue 1, Fall 2007, p38-40, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Alternative fuel industry; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research

Record #:

25869

Author(s):

Nathe, Margarite

Abstract:

Archaelogist Monika Truemper has been studying Greek toilets and bath houses to learn about bathing culture. According to Truemper, architectural remains reveal much information about the purposes of bath houses and challenges of keeping them running.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 23 Issue 2, Winter 2007, p36-37, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

25871

Author(s):

Derewicz, Mark

Abstract:

Political scientist James Stimson found that the majority of voters support most of the liberal views, even though Americans label themselves conservative by a two-to-one margin. Stimson says that many people do not pay close attention to policy issues. Rather, people often rely on social values and media influences.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 23 Issue 2, Winter 2007, p42-43, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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