Record #:

26089

Author(s):

Spivey, Angela

Abstract:

According to UNC researchers, the first emotional and physical bond between parent and child is important because it breaks in the physiological system that regulates attachment. Development can also be shaped by sounds heard before we are born.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 17 Issue 2, Winter 2001, p11-15, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research; Child development

Record #:

26090

Author(s):

Wagner, Janet

Abstract:

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.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 17 Issue 2, Winter 2001, p16-17, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Cancer--Genetic aspects; Nutrition; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Record #:

26091

Author(s):

Caudle, Neil

Abstract:

Brian Billman, assistant professor of anthropology, stumbled upon a twelfth century Anasazi crime scene in the Mesa Verde floodplain of southwest Colorado. Billman and a team of archaeologists discovered human bones of an entire community killed by cannibals. They suspect the community was raided over territorial conflict.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 17 Issue 2, Winter 2001, p18-21, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

26092

Author(s):

Spivey, Angela

Abstract:

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.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 17 Issue 2, Winter 2001, p24-27, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Nutrition; African Americans; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Record #:

26093

Author(s):

Zubritsky, Elizabeth

Abstract:

Jim Jorgensen, professor and chair of the chemistry department, developed the capillary electrophoresis technique to separate small-volume samples inside tiny capillary tubes. Jorgensen’s lab is using the technique to identify and map individual proteins.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 17 Issue 2, Winter 2001, p30-32, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

26099

Author(s):

Caudle, Neil; Spivey, Angela

Abstract:

UNC is leading research in cell-signaling, the way a cell interprets information from its environment and genetic code. Scientists believe that untangling questions about cell signaling will be the next, necessary step toward treatments for cancer and many other diseases.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 17 Issue 3, Spring 2001, p4-12, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research

Record #:

26100

Author(s):

Wagner, Janet

Abstract:

Rye Barcott is completing his senior honors thesis on youth culture and ethnic conflict in Kibera, outside Nairobi, Kenya. From interviews with elders, he learned there was a low regard for nongovernmental organizations. He has since formed Carolina for Kibera organization, and hopes to fund a loan program, a sports association, and a nursery school.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 17 Issue 3, Spring 2001, p13-15, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research

Record #:

26101

Author(s):

House, Catherine

Abstract:

Bobbi Owen, professor of dramatic art, designs costumes for theatrical productions. For each production, she starts researching months in advance to find out how to portray the cast of characters.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 17 Issue 3, Spring 2001, p16, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Costume design; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Faculty

Record #:

26102

Author(s):

Aitoro, Jill R.

Abstract:

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.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 17 Issue 3, Spring 2001, p17-19, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Elderly care; Nursing homes; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Record #:

26103

Author(s):

Caudle, Neil

Abstract:

Marine scientist Chris Martens went to Brazil to track the effects of land use on atmospheric gas exchange. He is interested in Amazonian rain forest respiration because it may protect us from global warming and influence oceanic processes.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 17 Issue 3, Spring 2001, p20-23, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Land use--Environmental aspects; Global warming; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Institute of Marine Sciences

Record #:

26104

Author(s):

House, Catherine

Abstract:

Julian Rosenman, professor of radiation oncology who specializes in lung cancer, is interested in making radiation doses more accurate and faster to calculate. Rosenman was previously a physicist and has discovered a way to break radiation beams into hundreds of little beamlets.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 17 Issue 3, Spring 2001, p24-25, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

26105

Author(s):

Aitoro, Jill R.

Abstract:

Treatment for extreme anxiety disorders can be difficult when a patient’s relatives are emotionally overinvolved. Dianne Chambless, professor of psychology, is studying how the patients’ household relationships influence whether the patients complete treatment. She hopes to develop an intervention that keeps family better informed and directly involved.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 17 Issue 3, Spring 2001, p26-27, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

26106

Author(s):

Smith, Jason

Abstract:

Kluchevskoi is one of the largest active volcanoes in the world, and sits above two tectonic plates in Russia. Seismologist Jonathan Lees believes the plates are torn, allowing the underlying Earth mantle to erode the plate’s edges. The tear may explain the presence of adakites, bits of hardened lava containing plate material, in the region’s volcanism.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 17 Issue 3, Spring 2001, p30-32, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

26120

Author(s):

Bryan, Julia

Abstract:

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.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 15 Issue 1, Fall 1998, p4-6, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Literature--19th Century; Writers; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Record #:

26121

Author(s):

House, Catherine

Abstract:

Jordan Price is a behavioral ecologist finishing his doctoral degree at UNC. For his dissertation, he spent the last five years studying the stripe-backed wren, a small bird indigenous to South America, to see how these birds interact and communicate. He discovered that the birds are much more vocally oriented than humans.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 15 Issue 1, Fall 1998, p7-9, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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