June 2008

Jun 25, 2008

DeSimone awarded $500,000 “Oscar for Inventors” for Materials, Life Sciences Innovations

A North Carolina State University engineering professor is the winner of this year’s $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize for his pioneering inventions, entrepreneurial success and commitment to mentorship. 

Jun 19, 2008

NC State University Maps Tobacco Genome

North Carolina State University scientists have completed a nearly five-year, $17.6 million effort to map the genome of tobacco. 

Jun 16, 2008

Aquatic Insect ‘Family Trees’ Provide Clues About Sensitivity to Pollution

A North Carolina State University study published online this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that examining an insect’s “family tree” might help predict a “cousin” insect’s level of tolerance to pollutants, and therefore could be a reliable way to understand why certain insect species thrive or suffer under specific ecological… 

Jun 11, 2008

NC State University Experts Available to Discuss Tomatoes and Salmonella Outbreak

North Carolina State University experts can address concerns about the safety of eating tomatoes in the wake of Salmonella poisoning linked to contaminated tomatoes found in 17 states, as well as questions about what this may mean for tomato growers in North Carolina and beyond. 

Jun 2, 2008

NC State College of Engineering to Receive $1.25 Million Investment from Duke Energy

North Carolina State University’s College of Engineering will receive a $1.25 million endowment gift from the Duke Energy Foundation to support workforce development and teaching and research related to the clean generation and delivery of energy.