Sep 27, 2013

MOOC-Eds Bring Professional Development Into the 21st Century

MOOC-Eds Bring Professional Development Into the 21st Century, Huffington Post, Sept. 25, 2013. The Alliance and Friday Institute’s MOOC-Ed uses a case-study approach to introduce educators to real-world examples of best practices. Friday Institute featured. 

Sep 27, 2013

Alexium advances on Nycolon, proceeds with production trials

Alexium advances on Nycolon, proceeds with production trials, Nonwovens Industry, Sept. 26, 2013. For Alexium International’s Nycolon FR treatments for a variety of synthetic-cellulosic blend fabrics , the production trials scheduled at NC State mark the beginning of a key technical stage in the commercialization path. 

Sep 27, 2013

Roach Baits Loose Its Appeal Study Says

Roach Baits Loose Its Appeal Study Says, KTXD-TV (TX), Sept. 26, 2013. NC State researchers found that roaches no longer have an appetite for one of their favorite foods: glucose, a form of sugar and the main bait used in roach traps. Entomology featured. 

Sep 27, 2013

Roach Baits Loose Its Appeal Study Says

Roach Baits Loose Its Appeal Study Says, KFMB-AM (760 AM Talk Radio (CA)), Sept. 26, 2013. NC State researchers found that roaches no longer have an appetite for one of their favorite foods: glucose, a form of sugar and the main bait used in roach traps. Entomology featured. 

Sep 27, 2013

LexisNexis expanding in North Carolina

LexisNexis expanding in North Carolina, Albuquerque Express, Sept. 26, 2013. LexisNexis will be relocating its operations to NC State’s Centennial Campus. Centennial Campus featured. 

Sep 27, 2013

LexisNexis expanding in North Carolina

LexisNexis expanding in North Carolina, Dayton Business Journal, Sept. 26, 2013. LexisNexis will be relocating its operations to NC State’s Centennial Campus. Centennial Campus featured. 

Sep 27, 2013

Roach Baits Loose Its Appeal Study Says

Roach Baits Loose Its Appeal Study Says, WSFX-TV, Sept. 26, 2013. NC State researchers found that roaches no longer have an appetite for one of their favorite foods: glucose, a form of sugar and the main bait used in roach traps. Entomology featured. 

Sep 27, 2013

Roach Baits Loose Its Appeal Study Says

Roach Baits Loose Its Appeal Study Says, KALB-TV (LA), Sept. 26, 2013. NC State researchers found that roaches no longer have an appetite for one of their favorite foods: glucose, a form of sugar and the main bait used in roach traps. Entomology featured. 

Sep 27, 2013

North Carolina reseach facilities bringing ag, human health together

North Carolina reseach facilities bringing ag, human health together, Southeast Farm Press, Sept. 25, 2013. NC State greenhouses are the site for research on plants for human health. Kannapolis Research Campus featured. 

Sep 27, 2013

Now you know: IBM’s Ctrl+Alt+Delete invented by former NC State professor

Now you know: IBM’s Ctrl+Alt+Delete invented by former NC State professor, Triangle Business Journal, Sept. 26, 2013. NC State professor is credited with the invention of the Control+Alt+Delete combination we’ve all used to reboot our computers. David Bradley, electrical & computer engineering, featured. 

Sep 26, 2013

Innovative designs: BNU students win award for low-cost house

Innovative designs: BNU students win award for low-cost house, Express Tribune, Sept. 26, 2013. Twelve students from the Razia Hassan School of Architecture at the Beaconhouse National University designed two sustainable shacks using recyclable and cost effective materials for low income housing for the 2013 NC State Shackathon. 

Sep 26, 2013

NSF grant will explore brain-prosthesis interface

NSF grant will explore brain-prosthesis interface, NAREIT SmartBrief, Sept. 24, 2013. The National Science Foundation has awarded $1.2 million to researchers at NC State and the University of Houston for the study of how to connect prosthetic limbs with the brains of amputees. Helen Huang, biomedical engineering, featured. 

Sep 26, 2013

Roach Baits Loose Its Appeal Study Says

Roach Baits Loose Its Appeal Study Says, PRWeb, Sept. 26, 2013. NC State researchers found that roaches no longer have an appetite for one of their favorite foods: glucose, a form of sugar and the main bait used in roach traps. Entomology featured. 

Sep 26, 2013

Universities struggle to make patents pay

Universities struggle to make patents pay, Universities News, Sept. 25, 2013. Surfeit of unlicensed intellectual property pushes research institutions into unseemly partnerships. Kelly Sexton, technology-transfer, featured. 

Sep 26, 2013

Statistics Degrees More Than Double in Last Five Years

Statistics Degrees More Than Double in Last Five Years, Quality Digest, Sept. 23, 2013. According to NC State statistician, most, if not all, of the growing interest in statistics by post-secondary students is being driven by the promise of readily available and well-paying positions in the private and public sectors after graduation. Marie Davidian, statistics, featured.