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Many universities no longer require English majors to take a course on William Shakespeare’s works. Critics claim these universities neglect to foster excellence in students by substituting courses in popular culture, sexuality, and multiculturalism. UNC English professors say this can be a good thing, however, because it promotes diversity and literature relevant to modern time.
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26183
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Geologist John Rogers examined the ages of various parts of Pangea, the last supercontinent. He says Ur was the first continent, formed three billion years ago. Rogers and his colleagues are now examining how geological changes influence the way we live and vice versa.
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26184
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Ted Salmon is an engineer-turned-biologist who links image-processing electronics with microscopes to examine mitosis, the cell’s way of reproducing. He is investigating why the process sometimes causes diseases like Down syndrome or cancer.
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26185
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Climatologist Peter Robinson maintains that the media hype surrounding the so-called greenhouse effect has distracted attention from the real implications of global climate change. In addition to changing temperatures, Robinson anticipates issues related to wind, pollution, solar radiation, and rainfall patterns.
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26186
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UNC researchers at the Cystic Fibrosis Center are developing a drug treatment that may curtail deteriorative lung disease, the primary cause of premature death in cystic fibrosis patients. The drug fights against lung malfunctions by hydrating the airways and reducing the absorptive process.
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26187
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John Conley, professor of law, and colleagues studied small claims trials to find out what litigants want from the law. They found that lay people are oriented toward their social networks and respond to social obligations, rather than legal rules. What litigants wanted most from the courtroom was the chance to tell their story.
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26188
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Electric rays shock their prey using electric organs which contain proteins similar to those in human muscle. By studying electric ray proteins, physiologist Robert Sealock may learn why the human disease muscular dystrophy causes muscle cells to die.
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26189
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Craig Melchert, professor of linguistics, studies extinct Anatolian languages. Anatolian developed from a language spoken by Indo-European people who moved to Asia Minor from north of the Black Sea by 2000 B.C. Melchert traces the linguistic history to understand how ancient people thought and lived.
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26190
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A Buckeyball molecule is a soccer-ball shaped form of carbon that has potential for numerous research opportunities. Professor Edward Samulski of the chemistry department found a way to make buckyballs easier for scientists to use.
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26191
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John M. Silva III, professor of sport psychology, conducted a study on psychological momentum in team sports. Results showed that winning and losing affected the subjects’ emotions and thoughts about their performance, but did not translate into actual performance changes.
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26192
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A UNC research team led by Nobuyo Maeda, associate professor of pathology, genetically altered mice to reach cholesterol levels five times greater than normal. Their new technique creates opportunities to mimic human disease and study modifications in drug and diet in a controlled environment.
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26193
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UNC researchers conducted a study to identify different ways that different countries in Central Europe were going about privatization. Privatization was much more complex than expected due to social and political backlashes.
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26194
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Della Pollack, associate professor of speech communications, is interested in the way women make their birth experiences meaningful through telling stories about them. Birth stories stimulate thought and conversation about the politics of contemporary birth and gender roles.
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26195
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The John Motley Morehead Foundation awards scholarships to undergraduate students to participate in summer public safety internships. In the summer of 1989, Morehead scholars evaluated a law enforcement program designed to combat increased drug trafficking through citizen involvement.
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26196
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Sam Bagenstos, an undergraduate in political science, completed his senior honors thesis examining arguments for and against District of Columbia statehood. After analyzing the arguments, he believes the demographic composition is an underlying reason for the adamancy displayed by many statehood opponents.
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