May 12, 2014

New method for administering anti-cancer drugs

New method for administering anti-cancer drugs, Digital Journal, May 9, 2014. Biomedical engineering researchers have developed a nanotechnology anti-cancer drug delivery method that smuggles the drug into a cancer cell before triggering its release. Ran Mo and Zhen Gu, biomedical engineering, featured. 

May 12, 2014

New method sneaks drugs into cancer cells before triggering release

New method sneaks drugs into cancer cells before triggering release, Phys.org, May 9, 2014. Biomedical engineering researchers have developed a nanotechnology anti-cancer drug delivery method that smuggles the drug into a cancer cell before triggering its release. Ran Mo and Zhen Gu, biomedical engineering, featured. 

May 12, 2014

New Method Sneaks Drugs into Cancer Cells Before Triggering Release

New Method Sneaks Drugs into Cancer Cells Before Triggering Release, Red Orbit, May 9, 2014. Biomedical engineering researchers have developed a nanotechnology anti-cancer drug delivery method that smuggles the drug into a cancer cell before triggering its release. Ran Mo and Zhen Gu, biomedical engineering, featured. 

May 12, 2014

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Was Wrong: More White Americans Believe In Racism Than…

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Was Wrong: More White Americans Believe In Racism Than…, Huffington Post, May 9, 2014. Polls show that relatively few white Americans say African-Americans experience “a lot” of racism.  Michael Cobb, political science, featured. 

May 12, 2014

Bee biodiversity boosts crop yields

Bee biodiversity boosts crop yields, Phys.org, May 9, 2014. NC State researchers found that blueberries produce more seeds and larger berries if they are visited by more diverse bee species. Hannah Burrack, entomology, featured. 

May 12, 2014

California Fruit Farm Locked in Battle With Union

California Fruit Farm Locked in Battle With Union, The Street, May 11, 2014. In Southern states, such as North Carolina, a few farms and food processors have recently unionized. David Zonderman, history, featured. 

May 12, 2014

Native bees increase blueberry crop yields

Native bees increase blueberry crop yields, Wired, May 10, 2014. New research study measured how much value-add native bees contribute to crops. Hannah Burrack, entomology, featured. 

May 12, 2014

News & Notes – Teachers selected as Kenan Fellows; scholarships announced; JROTC team …

News & Notes – Teachers selected as Kenan Fellows; scholarships announced; JROTC team …, Wilmington Star-News, May 11, 2014. NC State selects Kenan Fellows for 2014-2015. The fellowships are selected by NC State’s Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology and Sciences. Kenan Institute featured. 

May 9, 2014

Humans and their pet dogs: Shared cancers, shared hope

Humans and their pet dogs: Shared cancers, shared hope, Science Daily, May 8, 2014. Researchers are now exploring the broader use of cytogenetics in veterinary oncology as a means to advance clinical management and treatment options for cancers affecting pet dogs. Matthew Breen, molecular biomedical sciences, featured. 

May 9, 2014

Here is the next wave in 3D printing – human organs – courtesy of NC State University

Here is the next wave in 3D printing – human organs – courtesy of NC State University, Triangle Business Journal, May 9, 2014. NC State industrial engineers could be a part of medical history through the creation and study of synthetic scaffolds, ideally with the potential to grow living tissue. Binil Starly, industrial and systems engineering, featured. 

May 9, 2014

Campbell law students graduate, other ceremonies this weekend

Campbell law students graduate, other ceremonies this weekend, WNCN, May 9, 2014. NC State students graduate Saturday morning at 9. 

May 9, 2014

Study Finds Game Developers May Need More than Programming …

Study Finds Game Developers May Need More than Programming …, Overclockers Club, May 9, 2014. A forthcoming study from NC State and Microsoft Research finds that game developers need a suite of non-programming skills, including communications skills. Emerson Murphy-Hill, computer science, featured. 

May 9, 2014

Survey: Farmers aren’t sure about validity of climate change

Survey: Farmers aren’t sure about validity of climate change, The Grower, May 9, 2014. A recent survey of growers in four states shows that farmers don’t readily accept the concept of climate change or the science behind it. Roderick Rejesus, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

May 9, 2014

New Anti-Cancer Drug Delivery Method That Sneaks Drugs Into …

New Anti-Cancer Drug Delivery Method That Sneaks Drugs Into …, Counsel & Heal, May 9, 2014. Biomedical engineering researchers have developed a nanotechnology anti-cancer drug delivery method that smuggles the drug into a cancer cell before triggering its release. Ran Mo and Zhen Gu, biomedical engineering, featured. 

May 9, 2014

New method sneaks drugs into cancer cells before triggering release

New method sneaks drugs into cancer cells before triggering release, Science Codex, May 9, 2014. Biomedical engineering researchers have developed a nanotechnology anti-cancer drug delivery method that smuggles the drug into a cancer cell before triggering its release. Ran Mo and Zhen Gu, biomedical engineering, featured.