Record #:

25784

Author(s):

Voss, Meagen

Abstract:

Researchers are studying frog communication to understand how human nervous systems have evolved. This is a growing field of science called neuroethology, a combination of neurobiology and ethology.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 25 Issue 3, Spring 2009, p19-20, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research

Record #:

25785

Author(s):

Yueh, Johanna

Abstract:

Kenneth Lohmann and his colleagues have a new theory about how sea turtles and salmon routinely migrate back to their birthplaces. They suggest that animals at birth may read and store the Earth’s magnetic signature in their memory to help them migrate home.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 25 Issue 3, Spring 2009, p21, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research; Animals--Migration

Record #:

25786

Author(s):

Cardman, Zena

Abstract:

Zena Cardman is an undergraduate biology student who conducted research in British Columbia and the Canadian Arctic during the summer of 2008. Cardman and astrobiologists studied bacteria in frozen soils to learn about the potential for life on Mars.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 25 Issue 3, Spring 2009, p28-33, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research

Record #:

25787

Author(s):

Derewicz, Mark

Abstract:

As part of the 2009 Carolina Summer Reading Program, first-year students are reading Paul Cuadros’ new book called, A Home on the Field. It is the first book the selection committee has chosen that was written by a UNC faculty member. It is also a true story that the committee thinks will spark discussion about immigration in North Carolina.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 25 Issue 3, Spring 2009, p34-36, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Record #:

25788

Author(s):

Mole, Beth

Abstract:

Bird flu is a danger wherever people mingle with birds, especially in crowded, unsanitary conditions. For years, the H5N1 bird flu has been considered an imminent threat to public health because it can transfer from birds to humans. UNC researcher Ray Pickles is trying to find what can prevent the bird flu from becoming a pandemic.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 25 Issue 3, Spring 2009, p37-39, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Public health; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Medical schools

Record #:

25789

Author(s):

Nair, Prashant

Abstract:

Treating certain kinds of life-threatening cancer is difficult because oncologists do not know all the genetic abnormalities that underpin the disease. UNC scientists are now part of a nationwide effort to understand all the genetic changes that occur in cancer, and are currently focusing on brain tumors.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 25 Issue 3, Spring 2009, p40-42, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

25790

Author(s):

Derewicz, Mark

Abstract:

Yekta Zülfikar, a sophomore majoring in international studies, took part in the Burch Field Seminar in Turkey to study why coups occur and how they impact people’s lives. Yekta believes that Turkey is heading in direction that should help stop coup attempts.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 25 Issue 3, Spring 2009, p43-45, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Record #:

25791

Author(s):

Jacobs, Danielle

Abstract:

Nitric Oxide is a molecule that helps maintain the body’s critical functions. According to biochemist Mark Schoenfisch, nitric oxide could be used to treat ovarian cancer and other diseases.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 24 Issue 1, Fall 2007, p7-9, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

25792

Author(s):

Caudle, Neil

Abstract:

UNC faculty and students are collaborating with the Kenan Institute Asia to help with tsunami recovery. Projects involve organizing and training entrepreneurs in sustainable business and agriculture, developing ecotourism, and investigating public health problems.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 24 Issue 1, Fall 2007, p10-17, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Disaster relief; Sustainable development; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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 #:

25794

Author(s):

Nathe, Margarite

Abstract:

Lyn Koehnline and Jan Paris are art conservators at the UNC Wilson Library. Part of their work involves reconstructing paper artifacts, deciphering fine prints, and restoring old photographs.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 24 Issue 1, Fall 2007, p20-23, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Art restorers; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Wilson Library--Special Collections

Record #:

25795

Author(s):

Derewicz, Mark

Abstract:

Director Rob Hamilton adapted the novel, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, to a four-hour play that premiers this summer at UNC’s Kenan Theatre. The story is about two Chinese boys sent to the countryside for reeducation during Mao’s Cultural Revolution in the early 1970s, and both fell in love with the same girl.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 24 Issue 1, Fall 2007, p24, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Theater; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Record #:

25796

Author(s):

Nathe, Margarite

Abstract:

Marine scientist Alberto Scotti develops computer models to figure out how underwater waves work and produce energy. According to Scotti, his model can also help us to understand how blood vessels or machinery function.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 24 Issue 1, Fall 2007, p25-27, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Institute of Marine Sciences

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