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 #:

25870

Author(s):

Derewicz, Mark

Abstract:

Microbiologist Bob Johnston and others are working on new approaches to HIV prevention. They aim to find vectored vaccines that could provide immunization against HIV, and herbs that naturally disrupt virus replication.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 23 Issue 2, Winter 2007, p38-41, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

AIDS (Disease) vaccines; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Medical schools

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

Record #:

25872

Author(s):

Hoffman, Colie

Abstract:

UNC researchers and graduate students are studying the atmospheric composition of smog. They aim to determine which air components are toxic and should be regulated by the government.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 23 Issue 2, Winter 2007, p44-45, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering

Record #:

25873

Author(s):

Derewicz, Mark

Abstract:

UNC professor of medicine Adam Goldstein co-founded a nonprofit organization of volunteers who speak about their tragic experiences with cigarette smoking to North Carolina middle and high school students. Goldstein and other researchers are also advocating for laws that restrict secondhand smoke pollution in public spaces.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 23 Issue 3, Spring 2007, p10-15, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Smoking; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Medical schools

Record #:

25874

Author(s):

Whitmarsh, Sarah

Abstract:

Geographer Aaron Moody and his doctoral student Anne Trainor are studying rare and endangered species at Fort Bragg near Fayetteville, North Carolina. They focus on species dispersal to learn how populations interact, and how new populations form as species move to new breeding sites.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 23 Issue 3, Spring 2007, p16-17, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Endangered species--Research; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research

Record #:

25875

Author(s):

Hoffman, Colie

Abstract:

Barbara Friedman, a professor of journalism, recently explored how British and American media worked to respond to and shape images of how women and men should behave during wartime. In her upcoming book, she discusses how media romanticized American men to encourage British women hospitality, promoted homemaking among American women, and contributed to the resentment of foreign marriages.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 23 Issue 3, Spring 2007, p18-20, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

25876

Author(s):

Nathe, Margarite

Abstract:

Shanny Luft, a doctoral student of religious studies, focuses his research on evangelical attitudes toward Hollywood and the mainstream film industry. According to Luft, evangelicals are part of a liberal religious movement that has found ways to market their beliefs through clothing, tattoos, and various forms of media.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 23 Issue 3, Spring 2007, p21-24, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Department of Religion

Record #:

25877

Author(s):

McColm, Jan

Abstract:

Diane Groff and Claudio Battaglini are assistant professors of exercise and sport science. In their research, they found that exercise helps cancer patients both psychologically and physically.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 23 Issue 3, Spring 2007, p25-27, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research

Record #:

25878

Author(s):

Davis, Molly

Abstract:

The Wilmington race riots culminated in murder and the destruction of the only black-owned newspaper in the entire country. Recently, North Carolina newspapers published The Ghosts of 1898, providing details of their role in the white supremacy campaigns.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 23 Issue 3, Spring 2007, p28-29, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Newspaper publishing; Racism--North Carolina

Record #:

25879

Author(s):

Hoffman, Colie

Abstract:

Seismologist Jose Rial is studying global warming and glacial quakes in Greenland. When the glaciers shift, they crack and produce hundreds of micro-earthquakes. According to Rial, the increasing number and intensity of glacial quakes corresponds to rapid glacial melting.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 23 Issue 3, Spring 2007, p30-31, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Global warming; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research

Record #:

25880

Author(s):

Derewicz, Mark

Abstract:

UNC researchers are exploring how hypnosis can help patients with irritable bowel syndrome. According to Olafur Palsson, an associate professor of medicine, hypnosis can alleviate pain and discomfort by shifting a patient’s focus to positive and interesting things.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 23 Issue 3, Spring 2007, p32-35, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Medical schools

Record #:

25881

Author(s):

Davis, Molly

Abstract:

David Siderovski, an associate professor of pharmacology, is studying G-alpha proteins and their role in cellular division processes. He recently discovered a new group of protein regulators and hopes they will lead to treatments for Parksinson’s and other diseases.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 23 Issue 3, Spring 2007, p36-37, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research

Record #:

25882

Author(s):

McCann, Jessica

Abstract:

Jonathan Oberlander studies Medicare, Medicaid, and health policy at the state level. According to Oberlander, a national health care system has been difficult to establish because of interests, institutions, and ideology. He thinks we should establish state rather than federal health programs.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 23 Issue 3, Spring 2007, p38-39, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Health care; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research

Record #:

25883

Author(s):

Nathe, Margarite

Abstract:

The first real descriptions of shamans in Russian Siberia were written by seventeenth century mapmakers, who described how shamans transformed into women. According to anthropologist Silvia Tomaskova, this information implies that both men and women could have been shaman leaders.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 23 Issue 3, Spring 2007, p40-43, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research