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Further Evidence For Genetic Contribution To Autism Discovered By Caltech And UNC Research
Some parents of children with autism evaluate facial expressions differently than the rest of us--and in a way that is strikingly similar to autistic patients themselves, according to new research by neuroscientist Ralph Adolphs of the California Institute of Technology and psychiatrist Joe Piven at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Medical News Today – Jul 16, 2008 10:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Some parents of children with autism evaluate facial expressions differently than the rest of us--and in a way that is strikingly similar to autistic patients themselves, according to new research by neuroscientist Ralph Adolphs of the California Institute of Technology and psychiatrist Joe Piven at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Medical News Today – Jul 16, 2008 10:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The University of North Carolina & North Carolina Community College System Select Blackboard for Statewide e-Learning Platform
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PR Newswire – Jul 16, 2008 09:39 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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PR Newswire – Jul 16, 2008 09:39 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties Announces New Real Estate Advisor
Billie Redmond, CEO of Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties (www.cbctmp.com), has announced that Drew Eller has joined the firm as a real estate advisor. In this position, Eller will specialize in the brokerage and leasing of office and retail properties, as well as commercial investments.Eller is a 2007 graduate of The University of North Carolina, receiving a bachelor’s degree in Communications [PR.com - July 16, 2008]
PR.com – Jul 16, 2008 07:38 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Billie Redmond, CEO of Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties (www.cbctmp.com), has announced that Drew Eller has joined the firm as a real estate advisor. In this position, Eller will specialize in the brokerage and leasing of office and retail properties, as well as commercial investments.Eller is a 2007 graduate of The University of North Carolina, receiving a bachelor’s degree in Communications [PR.com - July 16, 2008]
PR.com – Jul 16, 2008 07:38 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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For Disability Law Group Interns, It's Personal
All three of this summer's interns at Berkeley, Calif.'s Disability Rights Advocates have lived with a significant disability, an experience they say has helped shape their career aspirations and steered them toward disability rights advocacy. Rebecca Williford, a University of North Carolina School of Law student with dysautonomia, a chronic neurological and cardiovascular disorder, says she would love to land a public interest fellowship in disability rights impact litigation.
Law.com – Jul 16, 2008 02:21 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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All three of this summer's interns at Berkeley, Calif.'s Disability Rights Advocates have lived with a significant disability, an experience they say has helped shape their career aspirations and steered them toward disability rights advocacy. Rebecca Williford, a University of North Carolina School of Law student with dysautonomia, a chronic neurological and cardiovascular disorder, says she would love to land a public interest fellowship in disability rights impact litigation.
Law.com – Jul 16, 2008 02:21 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Lowe holds back tears at son's sentencing hearing
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina State basketball coach Sidney Lowe says he's proud of his son for taking responsibility for his crimes.WXII-TV reported Tuesday that Lowe held back tears as he testifed at his son's sentencing hearing in Greensboro. Sidney Lowe II pleaded guilty Monday to a dozen charges connected to a March 2007 home invasion, including robbery and kidnapping.Lowe said, "I'm proud of the way he has come out of this - getting back to being the person that he is."The younger Lowe is expected to be sentenced later Tuesday.The 23-year-old Lowe also entered an Alford plea on Monday to a conspiracy to commit armed robbery charge stemming from a shooting at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
WNCT.com – Jul 15, 2008 4:33 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina State basketball coach Sidney Lowe says he's proud of his son for taking responsibility for his crimes.WXII-TV reported Tuesday that Lowe held back tears as he testifed at his son's sentencing hearing in Greensboro. Sidney Lowe II pleaded guilty Monday to a dozen charges connected to a March 2007 home invasion, including robbery and kidnapping.Lowe said, "I'm proud of the way he has come out of this - getting back to being the person that he is."The younger Lowe is expected to be sentenced later Tuesday.The 23-year-old Lowe also entered an Alford plea on Monday to a conspiracy to commit armed robbery charge stemming from a shooting at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
WNCT.com – Jul 15, 2008 4:33 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Violent Kids' Mean Gene
WASHINGTON - Why some youths raised in rough areas or without two parents become violent criminals while others don't may have a genetic link, University of North Carolina researchers say. Many violent kids carry a gene that affects antisocial...
New York Post – Jul 15, 2008 07:32 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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WASHINGTON - Why some youths raised in rough areas or without two parents become violent criminals while others don't may have a genetic link, University of North Carolina researchers say. Many violent kids carry a gene that affects antisocial...
New York Post – Jul 15, 2008 07:32 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Funding would aid in oyster research
A more than $6 million effort from state legislators to help restore the oyster population will positively affect Brunswick County if the governor signs the budget as it is.The state's budget this year calls for more than $4 million for an oyster shell research hatchery at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. About $2 million is slated for six new positions and more equipment, most of which will be allocated for the Morehead City office of the Division of Marine Fisheries, said Craig Hardy, chief of the research enhancement section of the division. The Morehead City office oversees oyster shell recycling in Brunswick County."This money is going to give us the ability to expand the horizon of the oyster shell sanctuaries," Hardy said.
MyrtleBeachOnline.com – Jul 15, 2008 04:27 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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A more than $6 million effort from state legislators to help restore the oyster population will positively affect Brunswick County if the governor signs the budget as it is.The state's budget this year calls for more than $4 million for an oyster shell research hatchery at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. About $2 million is slated for six new positions and more equipment, most of which will be allocated for the Morehead City office of the Division of Marine Fisheries, said Craig Hardy, chief of the research enhancement section of the division. The Morehead City office oversees oyster shell recycling in Brunswick County."This money is going to give us the ability to expand the horizon of the oyster shell sanctuaries," Hardy said.
MyrtleBeachOnline.com – Jul 15, 2008 04:27 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Caltech and UNC research finds further evidence for genetic contribution to autism
Some parents of children with autism evaluate facial expressions differently than the rest of us -- and in a way that is strikingly similar to autistic patients themselves, according to new research by neuroscientist Ralph Adolphs of the California Institute of Technology and psychiatrist Joe Piven at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
EurekAlert! – Jul 15, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Some parents of children with autism evaluate facial expressions differently than the rest of us -- and in a way that is strikingly similar to autistic patients themselves, according to new research by neuroscientist Ralph Adolphs of the California Institute of Technology and psychiatrist Joe Piven at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
EurekAlert! – Jul 15, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Technology: Science