Oct 14, 2013

Fish genital shape linked to predation

Fish genital shape linked to predation, Eureka! Science News, Oct. 12, 2013. Recent NC State study shows that mating strategies aren’t the only things changing for male Bahamas mosquitofish when predators abound. Justa Heinen-Kay and R. Brian Langerhans, biology, featured. 

Oct 14, 2013

Cloud Control: Universities Put IaaS into Action

Cloud Control: Universities Put IaaS into Action, EdTech Magazine: Focus on Higher Education, Oct. 14, 2013. NC State and other universities take advantage of IaaS environments to improve customer service, increase IT efficiencies and, in some cases, cut costs. Marc Hoit, information technology, featured. 

Oct 14, 2013

Mosquitofish With More Predators Have Larger Genitals

Mosquitofish With More Predators Have Larger Genitals, Headlines & Global News, Oct. 11, 2013. NC State researchers found the fish that lived in regions where they faced a pressing predatory threat had longer gonopodium tips than members of the same species living in areas with less of a threat. Justa Heinen-Kay and R. Brian Langerhans, biology, featured. 

Oct 14, 2013

Power to the Panels

Power to the Panels, Times of Northwest Indiana, Oct. 12, 2013. The solar power scales are tipping only in about a half dozen states with the two main drivers being local retail electricity rates and state policies. Tommy Cleveland, Solar Center, featured.  

Oct 14, 2013

Being Around Predators Changes the Shape of This Fish’s Penis

Being Around Predators Changes the Shape of This Fish’s Penis, Smithsonian, Oct. 11, 2013. Animals have evolved all sorts of mechanisms to fight back against their predators. Justa Heinen-Kay and R. Brian Langerhans, biology, featured. 

Oct 14, 2013

Fall colors peak later than normal

Fall colors peak later than normal, Wilkes Journal-Patriot, Oct. 11, 2013. According to NC State forestry and environmental resources expert, North Carolina’s autumn leaf show is arriving later than normal statewide this year due to a low-stress growing season. Robert Bardon, forestry and environmental resources extension, featured. 

Oct 14, 2013

Fish genital shape linked to predation

Fish genital shape linked to predation, Science Daily, Oct. 11, 2013. Recent NC State study shows that mating strategies aren’t the only things changing for male Bahamas mosquitofish when predators abound. Justa Heinen-Kay and R. Brian Langerhans, biology, featured. 

Oct 11, 2013

Mosquitofish genital shape linked to presence of predators

Mosquitofish genital shape linked to presence of predators, Phys.org, Oct. 11, 2013. Recent NC State study shows that mating strategies aren’t the only things changing for male Bahamas mosquitofish when predators abound. Justa Heinen-Kay and R. Brian Langerhans, biology, featured. 

Oct 11, 2013

Fish genital shape linked to predation

Fish genital shape linked to predation, Science Codex, Oct. 11, 2013. Recent NC State study shows that mating strategies aren’t the only things changing for male Bahamas mosquitofish when predators abound. Justa Heinen-Kay and R. Brian Langerhans, biology, featured. 

Oct 11, 2013

Employers should look for 5 personality traits in a job applicant’s social media content

Employers should look for 5 personality traits in a job applicant’s social media content, Medical News Today, Oct. 10, 2013. NC State researchers identify links between online behaviour and extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, and openness to experience. J. William Stoughton, Lori Foster Thompson, and Adam Meade, psychology, featured. 

Oct 11, 2013

Cockroaches, Rats, Hair in Your Food: Send Your Photos

Cockroaches, Rats, Hair in Your Food: Send Your Photos, Businessweek (blog), Oct. 9, 2013. NC State food safety expert starts Citizen Food Safety Tumblr site that shows the less savory aspects of our meals. Benjamin Chapman, family & consumer sciences, featured. 

Oct 11, 2013

The Rural Blog: European ban on flavorings in tobacco products …

The Rural Blog: European ban on flavorings in tobacco products …, KyForward.com, Oct. 10, 2013. A decision this week by the European Parliament could have major implications on the U.S. tobacco business. Blake Brown, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Oct 11, 2013

George Blomquist Jr.

George Blomquist Jr., Lexington Dispatch, Oct. 10, 2013. George Blomquist, Jr., 88, of Lexington, died Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He graduated from NC State University with a degree in textile engineering. 

Oct 11, 2013

Ag event showcases biotech ideas

Ag event showcases biotech ideas, Hispanic Business, Oct. 11, 2013. NC State is responsible for identifying and bringing to market technology developed out of research at NC State. Kelly Sexton, technology transfer, featured. 

Oct 11, 2013

Triangle’s research engine sputters during shutdown

Triangle’s research engine sputters during shutdown, Charlotte Observer, Oct. 11, 2013. Because of the partial shutdown of the federal government, universities have to dig into reserves to cover costs. Terri Lomax, research, innovation and economic development and Deanna Osmond, soil science, featured.