Listing of "Research News" for 2008
December 2008
December 15, 2008 New Study Shows High Blood Pressure May Make it Difficult for the Elderly to Think Clearly
December 04, 2008 Scientists Show Which Plants Benefit Most From Landscape Corridors
December 02, 2008 New Teaching Tool Pushes Students To Analyze Online Research Materials
December 01, 2008 NC State Develops Model to Predict Hot Spots for Mercury Levels in Fish
November 2008
November 24, 2008 NC State Researchers Getting to the 'Root' of Christmas Tree Problems
November 24, 2008 NC State Study Shows It Pays To Shop Around Online
November 21, 2008 Scientists Present 'Moving' Theory Behind Bacterial Decision-Making
November 21, 2008 NC State Study Reveals Key Flaws In Bird Population Estimates
November 18, 2008 NC State Secures Grant to Make Solar Energy Less Expensive
November 18, 2008 NC State Study May Make Public Roads Safer For Farmers, Drivers
November 17, 2008 NC State Takes Research Lead in Protecting Puerto Rico's Unique Freshwater Fisheries
November 13, 2008 Studies Highlight Unexpected Impacts of Part-Time Professors on Students, Faculty
November 13, 2008 Survey Highlights Support For Nanotech in Health Fields But Disapproval Elsewhere
November 11, 2008 NC State Finds New Nanomaterial Could Be Breakthrough For Implantable Medical Devices
October 2008
October 29, 2008 New Way of Measuring 'Reality' of Virtual Worlds Could Lead To Better Business Tools
October 22, 2008 NC State Study Shows Limits of Using 'War on Terror' to Promote Government Land-Use Policies
October 20, 2008 New Study Finds First Inhabitants of Caribbean Brought Their Heirlooms With Them
October 14, 2008 Landmark Study Links Sleep, Memory Problems in Elderly African-Americans
October 09, 2008 NC State Takes Lead In Crime Scene Investigation Training
October 02, 2008 New Study Shows Government Accommodates Rich and Poor Alike
September 2008
September 30, 2008 NC State Unveils Revolutionary Atmospheric Plasma System to Finish Apparel and Other Common Textiles
September 24, 2008 Video Game to Aid North Carolina High School Students in Meeting New State Graduation Requirement
September 22, 2008 NC State Researchers Get to Root of Nematode Genome
September 22, 2008 New Study Highlights Risk of Fake Popup Warnings for Internet Users
September 16, 2008 NC State Engineers Discover Nanoparticles Can Break On Through
September 05, 2008 Researchers Sequence Genome of Destructive Plant-Parasitic Worm
September 04, 2008 NC State Aims to Develop 'Internet for Energy' at New NSF Engineering Research Center
August 2008
August 21, 2008 Trees Into Fuel: NC State Garners USDA Rural Development Grant to Study Wood as an Alternative Feedstock
August 20, 2008 NC State Garners Alternative Fuels Grant from USDA
August 11, 2008 NC State Receives $2.5 Million NSF Grant To Study How Students Learn Science Through Computer Games
July 2008
July 31, 2008 New Study Shows Compounds From Soy Affect Brain and Reproductive Development
July 30, 2008 NC State Engineer Taps Heat-Loving Bacteria for Hydrogen
July 24, 2008 Groundbreaking Surgical Procedure Will Allow Dog with Amputated Limb to Walk on Four Legs Again
July 21, 2008 NC State Researchers Discover Novel Method for Activating Enzymatic Reactions
July 21, 2008 New Textiles Lab Aims to Advance Functionality of Protective Garments
July 16, 2008 Study Shows Increased Education on Nanotech, Human Enhancement Increases Public Concerns
July 07, 2008 Lay Your Eggs Here: NC State Scientists Discover Chemical Cues That Stimulate Egg Laying by Pregnant Mosquitoes
July 02, 2008 Study Shows Quantum Dots Can Penetrate Skin Through Minor Abrasions
June 2008
June 19, 2008 NC State University Maps Tobacco Genome
June 16, 2008 Aquatic Insect 'Family Trees' Provide Clues About Sensitivity to Pollution
May 2008
May 30, 2008 Tiny Particles Solve Big Problems
May 28, 2008 NC State Research Breakthrough Results In Super-Hard Nanocrystalline Iron That Can Take The Heat
May 23, 2008 Failed HIV Drug Gets Second Chance with Addition of Gold Nanoparticles
May 21, 2008 Sharing Now Might Help Kids Learn Advanced Math Later
May 20, 2008 Researcher to Study Salmonella in 'Drug-Free' Pigs
May 15, 2008 NC State Researcher Finds El Nino May Have Been Key Factor in Magellan's Voyage Across the Pacific
April 2008
April 29, 2008 Gilligan Returning to College of Engineering After Six Years as Research Vice Chancellor
April 28, 2008 Physics Advance at NC State Leads to a Better Understanding of Optics at the Atomic Scale
April 23, 2008 People See 'Civil Religion' As Key Attribute For Presidential Candidates
April 22, 2008 Nurture Over Nature
April 18, 2008 V Foundation Grant to NC State Will Grow New Generation of Cancer Researchers
April 16, 2008 NC State Researcher's HIV Findings May Lead to New Treatment Strategies
April 03, 2008 Researchers Identify Genes Key to Hormone Production in Plants
April 02, 2008 Study: Organic, Sustainable Soils 'Healthier' Than Conventional Soils
March 2008
March 21, 2008 NC State Researcher Gets $1.4 Million Grant to Study Public Understanding of Nanotechnology
March 21, 2008 New Study From NC State Finds Causes of Sibling Jealousy
March 20, 2008 NC State Receives $2.1 Million Grant to Promote Diversity in Biomedical and Behavioral Research
March 17, 2008 NC State Gene 'Knockout' Floors Tobacco Carcinogen
February 2008
February 27, 2008 Cancers in Dogs, Humans Share Same Genetic Basis, Say Researchers
February 21, 2008 NC State to Establish New 'Asia Campus' and Research Laboratory in South Korea
February 20, 2008 'Two-Faced' Particles Act Like Tiny Submarines in NC State Study
February 20, 2008 Rap Music Linked to Sexism in New Study by NC State Researchers
February 14, 2008 Wastewater Treatment System May Save Water
February 01, 2008 Glues to Fuels: NC State, Partners Get Grant to Make Low-Cost Fuels from Forest Biomass
January 2008
January 23, 2008 Ant Garden in a Tree: Smells Help Explain Rainforest Relationship Between Ants and Plants
