http://kannapoliscitizen.com The latest news from Kannapolis, North Carolina. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:14:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   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. The curious 16-month-old with a blond topknot just thought she was playing with neat toys and making new friends. “It was fun for her,” mother Robyn Warren said. Scientists with the University of ... http://kannapoliscitizen.com/ncresearchcampus/2009/06/24/unc-researcher-measuring-impact-of-fatty-acids-on-brain-development/   News from some of the eight universities with a presence at the N.C. Research Campus.   UNC-Greensboro The Center for Research Excellence in Bioactive Food Component We have recently installed a liquid chromatography-time of flight mass spectrometry (LC-TOF) and a gas chromatography-TOF mass spectrometry. Our MS-based metabolomics platform is expected to be operational starting July ... http://kannapoliscitizen.com/ncresearchcampus/2009/06/24/what%e2%80%99s-happening-around-campus/   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. The combined grammar schools probably had the first ones. Later, the high school celebrated May Day until the beginning of World ... http://kannapoliscitizen.com/local/2009/06/24/kannapolis-has-always-liked-to-crown-its-queens/   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. Dr. Karen Corbin likely will be the first subject in the new $750,000 metabolic chamber at the University ... http://kannapoliscitizen.com/ncresearchcampus/2009/06/24/metabolism-study-takes-intense-look-at-the-body/   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. Kannapolis Police Capt. Chuck Adams told WCNC-TV that 39-year-old Rodney Liverman Sr. of Norwood should have known that the encounter was not going ... http://kannapoliscitizen.com/local/2009/06/15/suspect-knew-encounter-was-not-consensual/   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. The online classified service helped authorities locate 39-year-old Rodney Liverman Sr. of Norwood and he was taken into custody at his home Friday, ... http://kannapoliscitizen.com/local/2009/06/15/suspect-arrested-in-rape-for-hire/   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. Children of all ages can create a race car with a zucchini — think soapbox derby — and compete for prizes in five ... http://kannapoliscitizen.com/ncresearchcampus/2009/06/15/zucchini-500-june-25-at-farmers-market/   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. The Kannapolis City Board of Education appointed the two as replacements for principals who will ... http://kannapoliscitizen.com/local/2009/06/15/kcs-names-principals-for-al-brown-and-forest-park/   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. They're doing the same today at Kannapolis Middle School. Principals allowed employees at both schools to remain on the ... http://kannapoliscitizen.com/ncresearchcampus/2009/06/15/schools-out-enrollment-continues-al-brown-employees-join-murdock-study/   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. Except Wednesday afternoon at Forest Park was decidedly different. It was the last day of the school year, and Principal Jill Roach stood near the front doors ... http://kannapoliscitizen.com/local/2009/06/15/forest-park-principal-jill-roach-says-goodbye-to-her-bear-cubs/