UNC researcher measuring impact of fatty acids on brain development
June 24, 2009
By Emily Ford
eford@salisburypost.com
Little Payton Zerkle didn’t know she was the subject of a scientific experiment at the N.C. Research Campus. Read more
What’s happening around campus
June 24, 2009
News from some of the eight universities with a presence at the N.C. Research Campus. Read more
Kannapolis has always liked to crown its queens
June 24, 2009
Norris Dearmon
news@salisburypost.com
I do not know for sure when the first queen of the unincorporated town of Kannapolis was crowned. I suspect it was with the first May Day celebration. Read more
Metabolism study takes intense look at the body
June 24, 2009
By Emily Ford
eford@salisburypost.com
This summer, someone will live in a 9-by-12-foot room at the N.C. Research Campus for 24 hours while instruments measure every breath she exhales and every bit of energy she expends. Read more
Suspect knew encounter was not consensual
June 15, 2009
KANNAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities say they are confident that a North Carolina man charged with rape for an encounter arranged on Craigslist knew that it was not consensual. Read more
Suspect arrested in rape-for-hire
June 15, 2009
KANNAPOLIS (AP) — A man has been arrested and charged with raping a woman in an attack allegedly arranged by the victim’s husband on Craigslist, police said Saturday. Read more
‘Zucchini 500′ June 25 at Farmers Market
June 15, 2009
KANNAPOLIS — Children, start your imaginations.
The first-ever “Zucchini 500″ will take place June 25 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the N.C. Research Campus Farmers Market in Kannapolis. Read more
KCS names principals for A.L. Brown and Forest Park
June 15, 2009
Kannapolis City Schools
KANNAPOLIS — Kevin Garay will be the new principal of A.L. Brown High School, and Dr. Melia H. Neale will be Forest Park Elementary’s new principal, according to a Kannapolis City School press release. Read more
School’s out, enrollment continues: A.L. Brown employees join MURDOCK study
June 15, 2009
By Emily Ford
eford@salisburypost.com
KANNAPOLIS — In an arrangement that Duke University hopes other Cabarrus County employers will emulate, the MURDOCK Study staff went to A.L. Brown High School Thursday and enrolled about 30 employees. Read more
Forest Park Principal Jill Roach says goodbye to her ‘Bear Cubs’
June 15, 2009
By Mark Wineka
mwineka@salisburypost.com
KANNAPOLIS — The day-ending scene at Forest Park Elementary School is not unlike when church lets out and the congregation files past the preacher. Read more


