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Donald Lysle, an associate professor of psychology, and his colleagues have identified critical links between psychological processes and the immune system. They found that certain types of cancer are associated with certain personality types.
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26168
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Carl Ernst, Chair of religious studies, went to Iran for a conference on Persian culture. While there is conflict in Iran, Ernst says the culture is misunderstood. He is trying to develop a program in Persian studies to enhance the curriculum in religion and foreign policy.
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Anti-violence messages are making their way onto television in the form of public-service announcements (PSAs). UNC researchers are studying the effect of PSAs on adolescents. So far, they’ve found that the anti-violence messages are too vague and don’t appear enough to overcome the influence of other programs.
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26170
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UNC pharmacists want to add more hands-on attention to pharmaceutical care. The School of Pharmacy wants to train future pharmacists how to communicate with consumers and serve as counselors.
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According to Carolina researchers and students, sustainable development involves issues that are important to the needs of people today and others in the future. They are conducting research in North Carolina and other countries with the goal to find a balance in social, environmental, and economic stability.
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26172
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UNC scientists are studying loggerhead sea turtles to learn how adults find their way back to their birthplace. They believe turtles have the ability to orient themselves through the magnetic field of the earth.
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26173
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The Spring 1996 Carolina Poll conducted by UNC social scientists revealed the opinions North Carolinians hold about tobacco. The results indicate a deep division among residents regarding support or opposition for nicotine regulations.
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26174
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Seventeen undergraduate students produced a report for Eric Mlyn’s political science course. They explored policies related to mutual security and comprehensive security.
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26175
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As part of her honors thesis in Asian studies, Carolyn Berndt translated the story of one of the Japanese Army’s comfort women during World War Two. Comfort women were recruited or kidnapped to provide sex for Japanese soldiers.
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26176
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Carolina researchers are studying how good health, exercise, and strong social connections help people to age well. Their advice is to plan for old age and think of aging as a lifelong process.
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26177
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John Chasteen, associate professor of history, is writing a book charting how Latin American dance has spread to other cultures. Latin dance was heavily influenced by the culture’s history, politics, and African samba.
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26178
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Psychiatrists are looking for a biological explanation for the bonds between people. Cort Pederson’s research suggests there is one biological system to initiate emotional attachments and another to maintain them. Josephine Johns has found that cocaine interferes with the first one.
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26179
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Alan Feduccia, professor of biology, challenges the view that birds evolved from dinosaurs. He thinks that birds began evolving long before the hypothetical first bird, Archaeopteryx.
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26180
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Glenn Hinson, associate professor of anthropology, says the romantic image of the old South is based on historical myth and overlooks broader trends. Southern society is defined by a black and white dichotomy, but in reality, the South is shaped by a highly diverse creole culture.
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26181
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Microbiologist Bob Johnston’s work with mutant versions of a virus started off as basic research but lead to a vaccine that can save Latin American children from encephalitis. His lab now has a version that produces a green fluorescent protein which highlights and traces viral paths.
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