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The Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory (TUNL) is one of the largest university-based nuclear physics labs in the nation. Tom Clegg, professor of physics and astronomy, trains students to build ion equipment and run experiments to learn how dark energy affects galaxy evolution.
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26049
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Carolina Fragile X Project focuses on child development and how families learn to cope with fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited cause of mental retardation. Three new studies are researching how families adapt to the learning needs of their children, to the challenging behaviors of their children, and to the knowledge of their genetic status.
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26050
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Laura Janda, professor of Slavic linguistics, studies the complexities of aspect and other Slavic grammatical categories. Janda uses rocks, sand, blocks of wood, and ping-pong balls to explain aspects which require adding a marking to every noun, pronoun, and verb in a sentence to indicate relationships among objects and ideas.
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Philosopher Susan Wolf works in moral theory and focuses on how to live a meaningful life. For Wolf, meaning comes from live and close interaction, and feeling that she’s benefiting and enriching other people’s lives in a one-on-one way.
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26059
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Mel Levine is a professor of pediatrics and director of the Clinical Center for the Study of Development and Learning. Levine created observation tools to help teachers identify where a child is having difficulties and to measure mental processes. To Levine, the most important tactic is strengthening strengths, focusing on children’s passions.
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26060
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There are many brands of democracy today, each with its own successes and failures. At Carolina, a large group of researchers is working to understand these new democracies. Several areas they are exploring include political parties, social and economic conditions, power, and religion.
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26063
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Associate professor of Asian Studies, Jan Bardsley, studied how Japanese women perceived the American woman during the 1940s and 1950s. Magazines used exaggerated images of the American woman to convince Japanese women that democracy would improve their lives. Images of stylishly dressed women encouraged Japanese readers to follow Western lifestyles.
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26069
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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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26075
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Karyn Traut, a playwright and adjunct assistant professor of social medicine, researched descendants of Thomas Jefferson for a play she wanted to write. It was unclear whether Thomas Jefferson fathered a child with his slave Sally Hemings, or if the father was his brother, Randolph. After consulting numerous Jefferson scholars, the legitimate father remains unknown.
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Political scientist Terry Sullivan and seven of his doctoral students created a new computer software program called Nomination Forms Online. The software simplifies and speeds completion of forms that presidential appointees submit for approval.
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26087
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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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26090
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Minnie Holmes-McNary, a molecular nutritionist, teamed up with biologist Albert Baldwin to research how diet affects gene expression. They found that Res, a molecular compound abundant in red grapes and wine, has both anticancer and anti-inflammatory potential.
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26092
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Nutrition researchers started PRAISE, a nutrition intervention program aimed at minorities. African Americans suffer certain cancers and diet-related diseases at higher rates than the general population. Churches in eight North Carolina counties participate in PRAISE, emphasizing healthy eating habits and recipes.
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26102
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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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26120
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Susan Naverette, a professor of English, studied turn-of-the-century British horror stories and images. In her upcoming book, she examines the art and its authors, and the evolutionary science that influenced them. These horror stories were part of a growing fear of devolution to a primitive state.
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