Record #:

25551

Author(s):

Derewicz, Mark

Abstract:

Ned Sharpless is a UNC associate professor of medicine and genetics. Sharpless devised a blood test to measure the p16 protein, a tumor suppressor that builds up in cells as people age. The p16 test could keep cells from becoming cancerous, as well as predict how patients would handle surgery or how well wounds would heal.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 27 Issue 1, Fall 2010, p6-11, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

25552

Author(s):

Derewicz, Mark

Abstract:

J. Victor Garcia-Martinez and his lab at UNC transplanted human cells into mice to study diseases particular to humans. Their human-mouse model is the first of its kind and has enabled new possibilities for AIDS research. The Garcia-Martinez lab used the model to find that the Truvada drug can prevent HIV transmission.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 27 Issue 1, Fall 2010, p12-13, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

25553

Author(s):

Nathe, Margarite

Abstract:

Randi Davenport is an adjunct assistant professor in UNC’s Department of English and Comparative Literature. Davenport moved to Chapel Hill to find services and treatment for her son diagnosed with True Childhood Schizophrenia, but has received little help due to the complicated nature of the disorder. Davenport is now working with state officials to draft policy changes that will help people with mental illnesses.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 27 Issue 1, Fall 2010, p14-19, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Mental health services--North Carolina; Mentally ill--Law and legislation

Record #:

25554

Author(s):

Raines, Alex

Abstract:

UNC student Tripp Gobble and local musician Al Mask co-founded Vinyl Records to help students produce their own music. Six bands are selected from auditions to perform in a free concert on campus. After the show, students vote for their favorite bands and the top three win a record deal.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 27 Issue 1, Fall 2010, p20-24, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Music--Chapel Hill; Musicians; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Record #:

25555

Author(s):

Nathe, Margarite

Abstract:

The second annual scientific art competition was held by the Chapel Hill Analytical and Nanofabrication Laboratory. Students and faculty submitted photographs taken with electron microscopes, x-rays, and other powerful imaging tools.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 27 Issue 1, Fall 2010, p25-29, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Photography in education; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Record #:

25556

Author(s):

Voss, Meagen

Abstract:

James Faber is a professor in the Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology. His lab is studying how risk for vascular disease depends on the number of collateral blood vessels a person has. So far, Faber’s lab has identified two genes that trigger collateral formation.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 27 Issue 1, Fall 2010, p30-32, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Genetics--Research; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Medical schools

Record #:

25557

Author(s):

Hardy, Susan

Abstract:

UNC mathematics professor Peter Mucha studies networks in attempt to quantify relationships between nodes. Mucha has used network analysis to study connections in Congress, currency exchange rates, and the Bowl Championship Series.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 27 Issue 1, Fall 2010, p33-35, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research

Record #:

25558

Author(s):

Derewicz, Mark

Abstract:

Brett Whalen, a UNC assistant professor of history, researches medieval theology and the apocalypse. In his book, Dominion of God, Whalen traces the cycle of apocalyptic thinking throughout the Middle Ages and its influence on the papacy.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 27 Issue 1, Fall 2010, p36-39, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Religion; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--History

Record #:

25559

Author(s):

Derewicz, Mark

Abstract:

UNC researchers Hannah Gill and Mai Nguyen analyzed crime data from five North Carolina counties to investigate the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 287(g) program. Their analysis revealed high program costs, undocumented residents, and inaccurate arrests. Gill and Nguyen discuss the complexity of Hispanic immigrants in Alamance County and sociopolitical implications.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 27 Issue 1, Fall 2010, p40-44, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Illegal immigrants; Immigration--Hispanic; Immigration--Laws and legislation

Record #:

25560

Author(s):

Hardy, Susan

Abstract:

Klaus Hahn and his UNC pharmacology lab discoveredthe genetic code to make a protein that responds to light. The protein stimulates cell movement, which is a technique with the potential to repair nerve injuries, create new muscle and bone, or understand how an embryo develops.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 27 Issue 1, Fall 2010, p45 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Genetics--Research; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Medical schools

Record #:

25656

Author(s):

Derewicz, Mark

Abstract:

UNC researchers are developing alternatives to fossil fuels and rooftop solar panels to help solve power-grid problems. They formed the company MegaWatt Solar and designed the first fully functional solar tree consisting of units to withstand hurricane-force winds.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 26 Issue 1, Fall 2009, p6-13, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Solar power; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Record #:

25657

Author(s):

Voss, Meagen

Abstract:

Ben Philpot, an assistant professor in the UNC Neuroscience Center, studies Angelman syndrome and its neurological symptoms. The most prominent symptom of Angelman syndrome is impaired speech. Philpot hopes to identify molecular changes that cause damage to the brain’s sensory experience.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 26 Issue 1, Fall 2009, p14-15, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Neurology--Research--Chapel Hill; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Medical schools

Record #:

25658

Author(s):

Nathe, Margarite

Abstract:

Jacqueline MacDonald is an environmental engineer and principal investigator on a UNC research grant to figure out which environmental problems posed the greatest danger to public health in the United Arab Emirates. They found that rapid population growth, development, and industrialization have drastically deteriorated air quality and increased occupational risks. They are now aiming to complete a strategy to protect populations from environmental pollution.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 26 Issue 1, Fall 2009, p16-20, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Public health--Research; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Record #:

25659

Author(s):

Hardy, Susan

Abstract:

Ty Hendrick, a UNC assistant professor of biology, studies flight principles based on birds and hawkmoths. Hendrick and his lab are specifically interested in understanding how animals use their wings to turn around when they are upright in the air.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 26 Issue 1, Fall 2009, p21-23, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

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

Record #:

25660

Author(s):

Derewicz, Mark

Abstract:

UNC doctoral student Darin Waters is writing the history of the Young Men’s Institute Cultural Center at the Biltmore Estate, which has offered educational programs and other services for African Americans in Asheville since 1893. Waters discovered the Biltmore Estate did not did not force African Americans to leave; rather, Biltmore was part of a mutual agreement that relied on the help of black craftsman and philanthropy.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 26 Issue 1, Fall 2009, p24-27, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Biltmore Estate (Asheville)--History; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--History; Race relations