Mick Kulikowski

Apr 19, 2010

Take Two … and Lose a Liver

Wouldn’t it be great if you knew that Tylenol – or some other drug – was bad for your health before you took it? To study ways of predicting drug toxicity to humans, Dr. David Threadgill, professor and head of genetics, examined mouse genes. Threadgill and colleagues published a paper in Genome Research that found… 

Apr 15, 2010

NC State Study Examines Geography of Human Disease

If your home region has a hot, wet climate and a lot of different kinds of birds and mammals living in it, there’s a really good chance the region will also contain numerous kinds of pathogens that cause human diseases. A new study examining the geography of human disease, led by Dr. Rob Dunn at… 

Apr 12, 2010

NC State Scientists Uncover Genes Critical to Moths’ Complicated Sexual Communication and Their Evolution

To look at the tobacco budworm moth and its close cousin, you wouldn’t be able to tell the fuzzy-looking, fingertip-size moths apart. But put males of each species as far as six car-lengths away from females,  and even in the darkness of midnight they easily find their way to mates from their own species while… 

Apr 8, 2010

Two NC State University Students Win Goldwater Scholarships

North Carolina State University undergraduates Nathan Bihlmeyer and Patrick Bowen, both of Wake Forest, N.C., have won prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships for the 2010-11 academic year. Bihlmeyer and Bowen are among 278 recipients of the honor. They were selected from a field of 1,111 mathematics, science and engineering students who were nominated by the… 

Apr 1, 2010

NC State, International Effort Reveals Peach Genome

An international effort coordinated at North Carolina State University that has revealed the genetic makeup of the peach could have far-reaching implications for the future of peaches as well as related plants such as roses, strawberries, raspberries, cherries, apples, plums and even poplar and chestnut trees. Dr. Bryon Sosinski, associate professor of horticultural science, was… 

Mar 11, 2010

NC State Named Top 5 Green School in Southeast

North Carolina State University has been named one of the Top 5 Greenest Schools in the Southeast by Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine. The March issue recognizes NC State for its aggressive commitment to a more sustainable future. Backed by achievements in energy, transportation and academic programs, NC State’s balanced approach to sustainability helped garner the No. 4… 

Feb 22, 2010

Small Amounts of Endocrine Disruptors May Have Multi-Generational Effects

Fetal exposure to small amounts of natural and man-made “hormone mimics,” or endocrine disruptors, like soy products and plastics appears to have strong, multi-generational effects. Those are the results presented by North Carolina State University faculty members at a symposium held during the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting in San… 

Feb 19, 2010

NC State Mathematician Receives Packard Award

Dr. Seth Sullivant, assistant professor of mathematics at North Carolina State University, has been awarded a prestigious Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering valued at $875,000 over five years. The Packard Fellowship is awarded by the David and Lucille Packard Foundation and supports creative researchers early in their careers. Sullivant is one of 16 recipients… 

Feb 18, 2010

NC State Faculty Will Discuss Effects of Endocrine Disrupters at AAAS Annual Meeting

At the world’s largest and most important scientific conference, two North Carolina State University faculty members will discuss the effects of natural and synthetic “hormone mimics” on human and animal health, fertility and puberty. 

Feb 16, 2010

NC State Lectures to Explore ‘New New South’

What: North Carolina State University will host a lecture series this spring to examine the economic, social and cultural forces that have shaped – and are shaping – the South. Titled the “New New South,” the series will place the region’s current transformation into an information economy into the context of the earlier shift from… 

Feb 1, 2010

Chocolate Milk to Weak Tea: NC State Professor Can Discuss New EPA Regulation on Construction Runoff

Dr. Rich McLaughlin, professor of soil science and an expert in water quality protection at North Carolina State University, 919/515-7306 or rich_mclaughlin@ncsu.edu, is available to speak with reporters about a new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation on construction site runoff. The new regulation – which goes into effect Feb. 1 for some states and will… 

Jan 29, 2010

Winter Storm Warning Issued

Due to the possibility of adverse weather, campus events may be canceled or rescheduled this weekend. Check with the specific unit or department for additional information. 

Jan 21, 2010

Study Reveals Unexpected Function for Seemingly Redundant Protein

In a surprising finding, researchers at North Carolina State University have discovered the critical importance of a protein previously believed to be a redundant “on switch” for certain immune-system responses. Scientists previously understood that the protein called TAB2  activates inflammation, an important biological process that stimulates wound-healing and prevents invasion of harmful organisms. But scientists… 

Dec 17, 2009

NC State’s Todd Klaenhammer Named AAAS Fellow

Dr. Todd R. Klaenhammer of Raleigh, a North Carolina State University Distinguished University Professor and William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor in the Department of Food, Bioprocessing & Nutrition Sciences, the Department of Microbiology and the Department of Genetics, has been elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). 

Dec 15, 2009

Registration Open For NC State’s Encore Spring Semester Courses, Trips

North Carolina State University’s Encore Center for Lifelong Enrichment, which offers a variety of non-credit programs for adults aged 50 and older, has begun registration for its spring 2010 courses, trips and events, which run from Jan. 19 to April 23. Thirty-eight short courses and six lectures covering a wide range of topics in the…