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. 

Jul 5, 2013

Morning Memo: Voter ID on hold, as taxes takes stage

Morning Memo: Voter ID on hold, as taxes takes stage, News & Observer, July 2, 2013.  UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FORECAST: According to NC State economist, North Carolina is slowly on track to bring unemployment below 7 percent statewide and below 6 percent in the Triangle by 2015. Michael Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Jul 5, 2013

News in Brief: Highlights from the Evolution 2013 meeting

News in Brief: Highlights from the Evolution 2013 meeting, Science News, July 2, 2013. By getting creative in defining “island,” scientists have found a new way to test why creatures evolve giant forms when they move onto islands. Brian Langerhans, biological sciences, featured. 

Jul 5, 2013

Teaching a computer to play ‘concentration’ advances security, understanding of human mind

Teaching a computer to play ‘concentration’ advances security, understanding of human mind, Electronic Component News (ECN), July 2, 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. 

Jul 5, 2013

Why this heat wave’s so scary and what’s behind it

Why this heat wave’s so scary and what’s behind it, Drudge Report, July 1, 2013. NC State expert explains what’s behind this heat wave. Ken Kunkel, marine, earth and atmospheric sciences, featured. 

Jul 5, 2013

Companies Look at Wrong Things When Using Facebook for Hiring, Study Shows

Companies Look at Wrong Things When Using Facebook for Hiring, Study Shows, Science Daily, June 3, 2013. NC State researchers say corporate managers should stop worrying if  job applicants have photos of themselves drinking or doing drugs on on their social media profiles. William Stoughton, Lori Foster Thompson, and Adam Meade, psychology, featured. 

Jul 3, 2013

Research should shed light on oystercatcher migratory patterns

Research should shed light on oystercatcher migratory patterns, Wilmington Star-News, July 2, 2013. Wildlife biologists from Audubon and N.C. State University are tagging and tracking oystercatchers. 

Jul 3, 2013

Local unemployment down slightly from last year

Local unemployment down slightly from last year, Greensboro News & Record, July 2, 2013. According to NC State economist, the economy is transitioning from manufacturing and other industries. Michael Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Jul 3, 2013

NC State Studies Personality Transparency on Facebook

NC State Studies Personality Transparency on Facebook, Triangle Business Journal, July 2, 2013. NC State researchers sought to test the validity of employers’ snap judgments when using Facebook to screen job applicants. William Stoughton and Lori Foster Thompson, psychology, featured. 

Jul 3, 2013

Screening Out Job Candidates With Facebook? Don’t

Screening Out Job Candidates With Facebook? Don’t, American Public Media – Marketplace Tech (NPR), July 3, 2014. NC State researchers say corporate managers should stop worrying if  job applicants have photos of themselves drinking or doing drugs on on their social media profiles. Lori Foster Thompson, psychology, featured. 

Jul 3, 2013

Facial analysis software spots struggling students

Facial analysis software spots struggling students, Electronic Engineering Journal, July 2, 2013. NC State research shows that software which tracks facial expressions can accurately assess the emotions of students engaged in interactive online learning and predict the effectiveness of online tutoring sessions. Kristy Boyer and Joseph Grafsgaard, computer science, featured. 

Jul 3, 2013

Lightning Safety Awareness Week – WNCN: News, Weather for Raleigh. Durham …

Lightning Safety Awareness Week – WNCN: News, Weather for Raleigh. Durham …, WNCN, June 28, 2013. I visited the Lonnie Pool Golf Course on NC State University’s Centennial Campus to find out if golfer’s knew what most people were doing when they were struck by lightning. Lonnie Pool Golf Course featured. 

Jul 3, 2013

Former Bush White House aide to work as McCrory advisor

Former Bush White House aide to work as McCrory advisor, News & Observer, June 28, 2013. Felts, a North Carolina native and NC State University graduate, is being hired as senior advisor to bring some experience and increased political savvy into the governor’s office. 

Jul 3, 2013

Are Libraries for Books or People?

Are Libraries for Books or People?, The American Conservative, June 28, 2013. Gracy struck a nerve with many yesterday when she reported on (my alma mater) NC State University’s new Hunt Library, which uses a robo-retrieval system to store the vast majority of its collection, rather than having its books in browsable stacks. Hunt Library featured. 

Jul 3, 2013

NCSU engineering students competing to create eco-car

NCSU engineering students competing to create eco-car, WRAL, July 1, 2013. Scott Blackwelder and other NC State engineering students are competing in the EcoCar 2 challenge. It’s a contest sponsored by the federal government and General Motors.