Jul 8, 2013

Group: “Real cost” of living for families is much higher than minimum-wage workers earn

Group: “Real cost” of living for families is much higher than minimum-wage workers earn, Winston-Salem Journal, July 7, 2013. The average one-parent, one-child household in the Winston-Salem metropolitan statistical area needs about $44,000 in annual income to have a “modest, economically secure life,” according to a national think tank. Michael Walden, economics, featured. 

Jul 8, 2013

NY mayor candidates roll out celebrities

NY mayor candidates roll out celebrities, Associated Press, San Francisco Chronicle, et al, July 6, 2013. One makes a video with Steve Buscemi and rockers Vampire Weekend. Another gets shout-outs from Whoopi Goldberg and Brooke Shields. A third hobnobs over cocktails with an actor from “The Sopranos.” Michael Cobb, political science, featured. 

Jul 8, 2013

Smart Body: iPhone Add Ons to Monitor + Diagnose Your Health

Smart Body: iPhone Add Ons to Monitor + Diagnose Your Health, SiliconANGLE, Some people seem to have their smartphones surgically attached to their hands.  It’s the first thing they reach for when they wake up, and the last thing they put down when they go to bed.  If you ask these people why they’re so… 

Jul 8, 2013

The Kinds of Facebook Posts That Unfairly Cost Workers Jobs

The Kinds of Facebook Posts That Unfairly Cost Workers Jobs, Yahoo! Canada, July 4, 2013. If you are using Facebook to screen job candidates, there is a good chance you’re not looking for the right things, new research shows. Lori Foster Thompson, psychology, featured. 

Jul 8, 2013

How do I say what?: The rural Idaho accent

How do I say what?: The rural Idaho accent, Times-News, July 5, 2013 I have always had a keen interest in words. When I was a kid, I read everything I could get a hold of, so I know how most words are spelled. But pronunciation is a whole ‘nuther beast. Joshua Katz, statistics, featured. 

Jul 8, 2013

McDowell locations listed on website for bird enthusiasts

McDowell locations listed on website for bird enthusiasts, McDowell News, July 05–Birders in North Carolina are flocking to the recently re-designed N.C Birding Trail website. The site, www.ncbirdingtrail.org, provides more detailed information on each of the 327 sites statewide that comprise the trail. Four local s 

Jul 8, 2013

New Findings in Peptides and Proteins Described from North Carolina State University

New Findings in Peptides and Proteins Described from North Carolina State University, Science Letter, 2013 JUL 5 (NewsRx) — By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Science Letter — Current study results on Proteins have been published. According to news reporting out of Raleigh, North Carolina, by NewsRx editors, research stated, “Traditionally, fr 

Jul 8, 2013

Heated New York City mayoral race is star-studded affair

Heated New York City mayoral race is star-studded affair, Denver Post – Online, The, NEW YORK — One makes a video with Steve Buscemi and rockers Vampire Weekend. Another gets shout-outs from Whoopi Goldberg and Brooke Shields. A third hobnobs during cocktails with an actor from “The Sopranos.” No, it’s not an awards show weekend. 

Jul 8, 2013

New York City mayoral hopefuls abuzz with lots of celebrity support

New York City mayoral hopefuls abuzz with lots of celebrity support, Star-Ledger, One makes a video with Steve Buscemi and rockers Vampire Weekend. Another gets shoutouts from Whoopi Goldberg and Brooke Shields. A third hobnobs over cocktails with an actor from “The Sopranos.” No, it’s not an awards show weekend. It’s the New Y 

Jul 8, 2013

The deadline for applying for cost sharing funds for North Carolina farmers and agribusinesses is Aug. 1.

The deadline for applying for cost sharing funds for North Carolina farmers and agribusinesses is Aug. 1., Southeast Farm Press – Online, Up to $75,000 available for cost-sharing funds to promote value added products in North Carolina Funds for cost sharing to promote value added products available to North Carolina farmers and agribusinesses. This program… 

Jul 8, 2013

siliconANGLE » Smart Body: iPhone Add Ons to Monitor + Diagnose Your Health

siliconANGLE » Smart Body: iPhone Add Ons to Monitor + Diagnose Your Health, SiliconANGLE, Smart Body: iPhone Add Ons to Monitor + Diagnose Your Health Some people seem to have their smartphones surgically attached to their hands.  It’s the first thing they reach for when they wake up, and the last thing they put down… 

Jul 5, 2013

New College of Sciences at NC State Combines Science, Math to Benefit Research

New College of Sciences at NC State Combines Science, Math to Benefit Research, News & Observer, July 5, 2013. N.C. State University’s College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences became the College of Sciences on Monday, upending the traditional academic structure to create a space where big data and life sciences can work together. Warwick Arden, provost,… 

Jul 5, 2013

NC State Researcher’s Technology Would Use Cockroaches to Search Disaster Sites

NC State Researcher’s Technology Would Use Cockroaches to Search Disaster Sites, News & Observer, July 5, 2013. Alper Bozkurt, an electrical and computer engineering professor at N.C. State University, loves cockroaches. Big, hissing cockroaches. His research team has developed technology to automatically control the insects as they move around an environment. The work represents an important… 

Jul 5, 2013

Senate Vote Moves Tax Reform Closer To Reality

Senate Vote Moves Tax Reform Closer To Reality, Carolina Journal, July 3, 2013. According to NC State economist, changes in the tax code of this magnitude would have a more modest effect on the economy than proponents would suggest. Mike Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Jul 5, 2013

Security, Understanding Of The Human Mind Will Likely Be Impacted By Teaching A Computer To Play ‘Concentration’

Security, Understanding Of The Human Mind Will Likely Be Impacted By Teaching A Computer To Play ‘Concentration’, Medical News Today, July 3, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a computer program that attempts to replicate human thought processes, to play Concentration. Robert St. Amant and David Roberts, computer science, featured.