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NC State news is shared far and wide. Below are just some of our recent appearances in local, regional, national and international media publications.

Aug 1, 2013

Triangle unemployment rate falls slightly in June

Triangle unemployment rate falls slightly in June, News & Observer, July 31, 2013. The unemployment rate in the Triangle fell in June for the fifth consecutive month. Michael Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Aug 1, 2013

Forecasting in the Smart Grid Era

Forecasting in the Smart Grid Era, energyBiz, July 31, 2013. Dr. Hong is the Head of Energy Forecasting at SAS. He is also an adjunct instructor at NC State University teaching load forecasting and demand response topics. Dr. Hong received his Ph.D. with co-majors in OR and EE from NC State University. 

Aug 1, 2013

PFI conference: Continued growth expected in pellet market

PFI conference: Continued growth expected in pellet market, Biomass Magazine, July 31, 2013. The outlook for growth in the fuel pellet market is still positive. NC State forestry expert says an economic model developed at NCSU that determined biomass and labor are the most important cost drivers for the pellet industry. Daniel Saloni, forest biomaterials, featured. 

Aug 1, 2013

Why the Human Robot Will Never Come to Pass

Why the Human Robot Will Never Come to Pass, Complex, July 31, 2013. An NC State researcher has created a swarm structure for robotics by applying small battery backs to cockroaches, which can then be steered with small electrical pulses and used to collect data or search for people across wide space. 

Aug 1, 2013

The RackCould Your Facebook Profile Cost You Your Dream Job?

The RackCould Your Facebook Profile Cost You Your Dream Job?, Men’s Fitness, July 31, 2013. An NC State study finds that around 40% of employers use Facebook to research job applicants, and about 45% of those employers have honed in on information that would disqualify a job applicant. William Stoughton, psychology, featured. 

Aug 1, 2013

Congressmen try to boost teacher retention

Congressmen try to boost teacher retention, WRAL-TV, July 31, 2013. Compared with the 50 percent of teachers who leave the profession after only five years, 95 percent of teachers who have been through the Kenan Fellows program are still in education. Lisa Hibler, Kenan Institute, featured. 

Aug 1, 2013

Jack De Leon, COO of LORD Corp. Profile

Jack De Leon, COO of LORD Corp. Profile, Elite Magazine, July 31, 2013. Jack De Leon is chief operating officer and a former Army officer who served as platoon leader, battery executive officer and battalion assistant operations officer. In cooperation with NC State University, LORD has funded a professorship, sits on the school’s College of Science… 

Aug 1, 2013

Study: Everyone susceptible to phishing

Study: Everyone susceptible to phishing, Lansing State Journal, July 31, 2013. The results from a new study by NC State researchers found that most people are overconfident in their ability to spot phishing attacks directed at them. Christopher Mayhorn, psychology, featured. 

Aug 1, 2013

Dome: Young activist unimpressed by offer of cake at Executive Manor

Dome: Young activist unimpressed by offer of cake at Executive Manor, Smithfield Herald, July 31, 2013. U.S. House of Representative David Price introduced legislation that would provide federal grants to develop teacher retention programs such as NC State’s Kenan Fellows program. It also would direct the Department of Education to share information about good ideas around the… 

Aug 1, 2013

Dome: Young activist unimpressed by offer of cake

Dome: Young activist unimpressed by offer of cake, News & Observer, Aug. 1, 2013. U.S. House of Representative David Price introduced legislation that would provide federal grants to develop teacher retention programs such as NC State’s Kenan Fellows program. It also would direct the Department of Education to share information about good ideas around the country on… 

Aug 1, 2013

The Perks of Association Credentialing

The Perks of Association Credentialing, Associations Now, Aug. 1, 2013. According to new research from the ASAE Foundation and NC State University’s Institute for Nonprofits, administering a credentialing program is no easy task but for many organizations, it’s a worthwhile investment of time, money, and other resources. Mary Tschirhart, Institute for Nonprofits, featured. 

Aug 1, 2013

Lexington man earns promotion to general

Lexington man earns promotion to general, Greensboro News & Record, July 31, 2013. U.S. Army National Guard Col. Kenneth A Beard will be the assistant adjutant general (chief administrative officer) for the North Carolina National Guard. Beard is a 30-year veteran, gaining his commission through a program in NC State University’s Army ROTC. 

Aug 1, 2013

NC State innovation halts spread of ‘peanut butter knuckles’ epidemic

NC State innovation halts spread of ‘peanut butter knuckles’ epidemic, Triangle Business Journal (blog), July 31, 2013. A group of NC State University entrepreneurs say they are on the cusp of solving a quandary that’s plagued mankind for ages: “Peanut butter knuckles.” Sean Echevarria, Michael Bissette, Stephen Smith and Spencer Vaughn, engineering, featured. 

Jul 31, 2013

Taking the Michigan left on the road

Taking the Michigan left on the road, Newswise, July 30, 2013. Researchers from NC State University, the University of Florida and Virginia Tech plan to develop equations, text and software so that the Michigan left turn and three other alternative designs can be included in the next edition of the Highway Capacity Manual used by highway… 

Jul 31, 2013

EDITORIAL: Educate public about phone, Internet scams

EDITORIAL: Educate public about phone, Internet scams, Equities.com, July 30, 2013. The results from a new study by NC State researchers found most people are overconfident in their ability to spot phishing attacks directed at them. Christopher Mayhorn, psychology, featured.