Jul 1, 2013

Cyborg cockroaches to the rescue!

Cyborg cockroaches to the rescue!, BBC Focus, June 1, 2013. Disaster response teams could be recruiting workers from the insect world in the future. Alper Bozkurt, electrical and computer engineering, featured. 

Jul 1, 2013

Kinect-powered cockroaches may lead emergency rescue teams soon

Kinect-powered cockroaches may lead emergency rescue teams soon, GMA NEWS, July 1, 2013. NC State researchers are using Kinect to allow roaches to go on autopilot, with a computer steering them through a controlled environment. Alper Bozkurt, electrical and computer engineering, featured. 

Jul 1, 2013

Researchers track facial expressions to improve teaching software

Researchers track facial expressions to improve teaching software, Kurzweil Accelerating Intelligence, July 1, 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 1, 2013

Remote-Controlled Cockroaches Could Aid Search & Rescue

Remote-Controlled Cockroaches Could Aid Search & Rescue, EE Times, June 28, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a way to use cockroaches for search and rescue missions by attaching electrodes to their antennas. Alper Bozkurt, electrical and computer engineering, featured. 

Jun 28, 2013

Software Tracks Facial Expressions, Improves Online Learning

Software Tracks Facial Expressions, Improves Online Learning, PsychCentral.com (blog), June 28, 2013. NC State researchers are developing computer science learning software that analyzes students’ facial expressions to deliver feedback that’s most relevant to their emotional state. Kristy Boyer and Joseph Grafsgaard, computer science, featured. 

Jun 28, 2013

Facial Expressions To Help Improve Teaching Software

Facial Expressions To Help Improve Teaching Software, Headlines & Global News, June 28, 2013. NC State researchers  have developed a facial expressions tracking software, which can predict the effectiveness of online tutoring session. Kristy Boyer and Joseph Grafsgaard, computer science, featured. 

Jun 28, 2013

Giving Patients Better Mental Health Care Reduces The Prison Population And Saves Us Money

Giving Patients Better Mental Health Care Reduces The Prison Population And Saves Us Money, Think Progress, June 27, 2013. Researchers from NC State and the University of South Florida found that psychiatric patients who have access to affordable outpatient mental health treatment and medication were far less likely to end up in prison than those who didn’t.… 

Jun 28, 2013

Kinect used to automate control of a cockroach’s movement

Kinect used to automate control of a cockroach’s movement, Geek.com, June 27, 2013. Remote-controlled cockroaches have been a goal of North Carolina State University since last year, when a project was kicked off to mount a chip on a roach that allowed it to be steered. Alper Bozkurt, electrical and computer engineering, featured. 

Jun 28, 2013

NC State University Extension Launches One-of-a-Kind Safety Compliance Toolkit

NC State University Extension Launches One-of-a-Kind Safety Compliance Toolkit, PRWeb, June 27, 2013. The Southeastern OSHA Training Institute Education Center at the NC State University Industrial Extension Service now offers an all-in-one, online Hazard Communication toolkit. Holli Singleton, industrial extension, featured. 

Jun 28, 2013

Researchers track facial expressions to improve teaching software

Researchers track facial expressions to improve teaching software, Phys.org, June 27, 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. 

Jun 28, 2013

Researchers Use Video Game Software to Steer Cockroaches

Researchers Use Video Game Software to Steer Cockroaches, U.S. News & World Report, June 27, 2013. NC State researchers has developed technology that may one day enable the insect to save lives. Alper Bozkurt, electrical and computer engineering, featured. 

Jun 28, 2013

Study Finds Women Biologists More Likely to Avoid Spotlight at Conferences

Study Finds Women Biologists More Likely to Avoid Spotlight at Conferences, Science Magazine, June 27, 2013. Women who have beaten the odds to find themselves in the upper echelons of science face a further hurdle—visibility. Trudy MacKay, genetics, featured. 

Jun 28, 2013

First Responders In The Future May Be Aided By Roaches On Autopilot | Dublin News

First Responders In The Future May Be Aided By Roaches On Autopilot | Dublin News, Dublin News, June 27, 2013. NC State researchers are using video game technology to remotely control cockroaches on autopilot, with a computer steering the cockroach through a controlled environment. Alper Bozkurt, electrical and computer engineering, featured. 

Jun 28, 2013

Course with Web-based, plus hands-on experimentation wins Science Magazine prize

Course with Web-based, plus hands-on experimentation wins Science Magazine prize, Phys.org, June 27, 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 training. Kristy Boyer and Joseph Grafsgaard, computer science, featured. 

Jun 28, 2013

Software tracks facial expressions to gauge on-line learning success

Software tracks facial expressions to gauge on-line learning success, iStockAnalyst, June 27, 2013. NC State scientists say tracking facial expressions can gauge emotions of students in interactive online learning and predict the effectiveness of online tutoring. Kristy Boyer and Joseph Grafsgaard, computer science, featured.