Oct 16, 2013

Floral Plant Giveaway Aims To Boost Horticulture Enrollment

Floral Plant Giveaway Aims To Boost Horticulture Enrollment, Perishable News, Oct. 15, 2013. NC State’s Department of Horticultural Science received plant donations for a Floral Plant Give-Away Project to recruit new horticulture students. Lee Ivy, Lis Meyer and Julieta Sherk, horticultural science, featured. 

Oct 16, 2013

Ancient bug’s last supper of blood still in fossil

Ancient bug’s last supper of blood still in fossil, Northwest Herald, Oct. 14, 2013. A blood meal found intact in a fossil. Mary Schweitzer, marine earth and atmospheric sciences, featured. 

Oct 16, 2013

Ancient bug’s last supper of blood still in fossil

Ancient bug’s last supper of blood still in fossil, Kansas City Star, Oct. 14, 2013. A blood meal found intact in a fossil. Mary Schweitzer, marine earth and atmospheric sciences, featured. 

Oct 16, 2013

Oreo the Oystercatcher a Boon to Researchers

Oreo the Oystercatcher a Boon to Researchers, News Chief, Oct. 14, 2013. Wildlife biologists from Audubon and NC State are tagging and tracking American oystercatchers, hoping to learn enough about her migratory habits to answer questions about American oystercatchers that biologists have thus far been unable to answer. 

Oct 15, 2013

5 tips on cooking chicken safely

5 tips on cooking chicken safely, Mother Nature Network, Oct. 14, 2013. While the current salmonella outbreak may have people concerned about eating chicken, experts point out that raw meat products always carry risk. Ben Chapman, family & consumer sciences, featured. 

Oct 15, 2013

How To Handle Chicken So You Don’t Get Sick

How To Handle Chicken So You Don’t Get Sick, Business Insider, Oct. 14, 2013. While the current salmonella outbreak may have people concerned about eating chicken, experts point out that raw meat products always carry risk. Ben Chapman, family & consumer sciences, featured. 

Oct 15, 2013

Ancient bug’s last supper of blood still in fossil

Ancient bug’s last supper of blood still in fossil, Markets.financialcontent.com, Oct. 14, 2013. A blood meal found intact in a fossil. Mary Schweitzer, marine earth and atmospheric sciences, featured. 

Oct 15, 2013

Ancient bug’s last supper of blood still in fossil

Ancient bug’s last supper of blood still in fossil, Denver Post, Oct. 14, 2013. A blood meal found intact in a fossil. Mary Schweitzer, marine earth and atmospheric sciences, featured. 

Oct 15, 2013

Smarter Living: The Benefits of Extracurricular Activities for Your Child

Smarter Living: The Benefits of Extracurricular Activities for Your Child, WNCN (NBC 17), Oct. 7, 2013. For students who want to make their college applications stand out from the rest, an expert recommends getting deeply involved in a few extracurricular activities rather than taking a scattershot approach. Braska Williams, education, featured. 

Oct 15, 2013

Consumers Select Flavor Of Sour Cream Before Considering Price …

Consumers Select Flavor Of Sour Cream Before Considering Price …, Perishable News, Oct. 14, 2013. Researchers at the Southeast Dairy Foods Research Center at NC State conducted a large-scale sensory study on sour cream and found that flavor was the most important factor in purchase decisions followed by price, availability and brand. 

Oct 15, 2013

Fish Penis Shape Linked to Predators

Fish Penis Shape Linked to Predators, Counsel & Heal, Oct. 14, 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 15, 2013

Oreo the Oystercatcher a Boon to Researchers

Oreo the Oystercatcher a Boon to Researchers, The Ledger (FL), Oct. 14, 2013. Wildlife biologists from Audubon and NC State are tagging and tracking American oystercatchers, hoping to learn enough about her migratory habits to answer questions about American oystercatchers that biologists have thus far been unable to answer. 

Oct 15, 2013

The Science Of What The Dog Knows

The Science Of What The Dog Knows, Science 2.0, Oct. 15, 2013. A growing body of scientific evidence suggest­s that the nose and its receptors have been a key evolutionary force driving the growing intel­ligence of mammals. Cat Warren, English, featured. 

Oct 14, 2013

NC increases bets on private equity and real estate to boost state pension returns

NC increases bets on private equity and real estate to boost state pension returns, Charlotte Observer, Oct. 12, 2013. According to NC State expert, future returns may be lower with public pensions allocating billions of dollars more to private equity. Richard Warr, business management, featured. 

Oct 14, 2013

Fish genital shape linked to predation

Fish genital shape linked to predation, e! 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.