Aug 21, 2013

Nemo might find a change is in his future

Nemo might find a change is in his future, KTXS-TV (TX), Aug. 20, 2013. According to NC State fish biologist, the clownfish in the movie “Finding Nemo” might become a woman. Patrick Cooney, biology, featured. 

Aug 21, 2013

Nemo might find a change is in his future

Nemo might find a change is in his future, KJCT-TV (CO), Aug. 20, 2013. According to NC State fish biologist, the clownfish in the movie “Finding Nemo” might become a woman. Patrick Cooney, biology, featured. 

Aug 21, 2013

If it were scientifically accurate, ‘Finding Nemo’ would be a different movie

If it were scientifically accurate, ‘Finding Nemo’ would be a different movie, CNN, Aug. 20, 2013. According to NC State fish biologist, the clownfish in the movie “Finding Nemo” might become a woman. Patrick Cooney, biology, featured. 

Aug 21, 2013

Counting calories is ‘virtually meaningless’ because we all digest food differently

Counting calories is ‘virtually meaningless’ because we all digest food differently, Mail Online UK, Aug. 21, 2013. According to NC state biologist, the obese may have an over-abundance of certain types of gut bacteria, making them more efficient at absorbing calories. Rob Dunn, biology, featured. 

Aug 21, 2013

Textile Manufacturing: Global Cost Trends From A U.S. Perspective: Weaving

Textile Manufacturing: Global Cost Trends From A U.S. Perspective: Weaving, Textile World, Aug. 21, 2013. A study into factors affecting the potential competitiveness of the U.S. textile manufacturing industry was undertaken, and a series of brief articles has been produced highlighting some of the major findings. William Oxenham and Kristin Thoney, textiles, featured. 

Aug 21, 2013

Meg Lowman: Wheelchairs in the trees

Meg Lowman: Wheelchairs in the trees, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Aug. 21, 2013. Mobility-limited college students are tackling unanswered questions about what lives in the tops of temperate forest trees, research that is preparing them for careers as forest ecologists or field entomologists. Meg Lowman, sciences, featured. 

Aug 21, 2013

The weeknight challenge: How to make supper for the family

The weeknight challenge: How to make supper for the family, News & Observer, Aug. 20, 2013. There are two approaches to weeknight meals: the pantry method and the planning method. Home cooks tend to fall into one of those two camps. Frank Scholle, biology, featured. 

Aug 21, 2013

CBS 6 Early Morning News

CBS 6 Early Morning News, CBS 6 Early Morning – WTVR-TV (VA), Aug. 21, 2013. NC State biologists say much of the nutritional data on labels is based on outdated 19th century science. 

Aug 21, 2013

Timeline: Education in North Carolina

Timeline: Education in North Carolina, WNCN, Aug. 18, 2013. WNCN is taking a special look at public education in North Carolina on Monday night at 7 p.m. The timeline of key events in education in the state’s history include 1889: NC State University opens in Raleigh as the state’s university system continues to expand. 

Aug 21, 2013

Oxford names new police chief

Oxford names new police chief, ABC11 – WTVD, Aug. 17, 2013. The City of Oxford announced Alvin “Al” Coley as its new Chief of Police. Coley is a United States Army veteran and has a master’s degree in education and criminal justice from NC State University. 

Aug 21, 2013

KWTK: How Powdered Cheese Is Made For Mac & Cheese

KWTK: How Powdered Cheese Is Made For Mac & Cheese, WFMY News 2, Aug. 16, 2013. NC State food science professor explains how cheese turns into a powder to make instant mac and cheese. Keith Harris, food, bioprocessing and nutrition sciences, featured. 

Aug 19, 2013

Eureopean climate policy drives wood pellet boom in NC

European climate policy drives wood pellet boom in NC, News & Observer, Aug. 17, 2013. According to NC State researcher, losing timberland to agriculture is a worse carbon story than the cycling of trees that probably would have been harvested anyway. Bob Abt, forestry and environmental resources, featured. 

Aug 19, 2013

N.C. amphibians gain visibility, thanks to student

N.C. amphibians gain visibility, thanks to student, News & Observer, Charlotte Observer, Aug. 18, 2013. More than 40 percent of the world’s 6,300 known amphibian species are classified as threatened. One of the major causes is the emergence of a fungal pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, or Bd. Meg Lowman, sciences, featured. 

Aug 19, 2013

NC history museum shows ‘All the President’s Men’

NC history museum shows ‘All the President’s Men’, Seattle Post Intelligencer, Aug. 18, 2013. NC State political scientist led a discussion and a question-and-answer session after Sunday’s showing of the movie ”All the President’s Men.” Andrew Taylor, political science, featured. 

Aug 19, 2013

NC history museum shows ‘All the President’s Men’

NC history museum shows ‘All the President’s Men’, The State (SC), Aug. 18, 2013. NC State political scientist led a discussion and a question-and-answer session after Sunday’s showing of the movie “All the President’s Men.” Andrew Taylor, political science, featured.