Jun 11, 2013

Hairpin Turn: Micro-RNA Plays Role in Wood Formation

Hairpin Turn: Micro-RNA Plays Role in Wood Formation, NC State News, D’Lyn Ford | News Services | 919.513.4798 For more than a decade, scientists have suspected that hairpin-shaped chains of micro-RNA regulate wood formation inside plant cells. Now, scientists at NC State University have found the first example and 

Jun 11, 2013

On the Devil’s Wife, Moot Points and the Virtues of a “Brew-Thru”

On the Devil’s Wife, Moot Points and the Virtues of a “Brew-Thru”, Milwaukee Magazine, June 10. A doctoral student from North Carolina State University recently created some heat maps of English dialect patterns in the United States using data compiled by Cambridge University linguist and former UWM professor Bert Vaux. Joshua Katz, statistics, featured. 

Jun 11, 2013

Hairpin Turn: Micro-RNA Plays Role in Wood Formation

Hairpin Turn: Micro-RNA Plays Role in Wood Formation, Newswise, Released: 6/10/2013 1:00 PM EDT Embargo expired: 6/10/2013 3:00 PM EDT Source Newsroom: North Carolina State University Newswise — For more than a decade, scientists have suspected that hairpin-shaped chains of micro-RNA regulate wood format 

Jun 11, 2013

State Legislature Majorities Drive Sweeping Changes

State Legislature Majorities Drive Sweeping Changes, Huffington Post, June 10. Gun curbs? Colorado got it done. Driver’s licenses and in-state tuition for immigrants in the country illegally? Done. Steven Greene, political science, featured. 

Jun 11, 2013

Treatment of mental illness lowers arrest rates, saves money

Treatment of mental illness lowers arrest rates, saves money, MedicalXpress.com, June 10. Research from North Carolina State University, the Research Triangle Institute (RTI) and the University of South Florida shows that outpatient treatment of mental illness significantly reduces arrest rates for people with mental health problems and saves taxpayers money. Sarah Desmarais, psychology, featured. 

Jun 11, 2013

Who Says What, Where

Who Says What, Where, Harvard University Press Blog, Last week the internet caught fire with a bit of love for language, as it is blessedly wont to do. The spark this time was a collection of North Carolina State University PhD candidate Joshua Katz’s visualizations of regional dialect variations, whic 

Jun 11, 2013

Study: Treating mental illness prevents crime, saves taxpayers money

Study: Treating mental illness prevents crime, saves taxpayers money, AlterNet, New research reveals that government-subsidized mental health programs like outpatient therapy and low-cost medication do more than just benefit people receiving care — they help reduce rates of arrest and save taxpayers thousands of dollars each ye 

Jun 11, 2013

Hairpin Turn: Micro-RNA Plays Role in Wood Formation

Hairpin Turn: Micro-RNA Plays Role in Wood Formation, Newswise, Newswise — For more than a decade, scientists have suspected that hairpin-shaped chains of micro-RNA regulate wood formation inside plant cells. Now, scientists at NC State University have found the first example and mapped out key relationships that 

Jun 11, 2013

Biotech crops vs. pests: Successes and failures from the first billion acres

Biotech crops vs. pests: Successes and failures from the first billion acres, ScienceDaily, A team of experts at the University of Arizona has taken stock to address this concern and to figure out why pests became resistant quickly in some cases, but not others. Bruce Tabashnik and Yves Carrière in the department of entomology at… 

Jun 11, 2013

Soda or pop? Series of maps show lingual divide among Americans

Soda or pop? Series of maps show lingual divide among Americans, KMGH-TV, Denver, June 10. A series of shaded maps put together by a researcher at North Carolina State University shows the lingual divide among Americans in a series of words and phrases. Joshua Katz, statistics, featured. 

Jun 11, 2013

Bottled water may be unsafe, after all

Bottled water may be unsafe, after all, sina.com, Tap water is a rarity in Nigeria, forget whatever promises the Minister for Water Resources may have made about making potable water available by whichever magic year. Again, simply look away whenever expensive vehicles bearing the logo of a 

Jun 11, 2013

Real Milwaukee

Real Milwaukee, Real Milwaukee – WITI-TV, from north carolina state university is so fascinated with the differences in dialects across the united states–he created over 100 maps to show how we say certain words. So–what do you call the thing you drink water out of? Bubbler or water founta 

Jun 11, 2013

Treatment of mental illness lowers arrest rates, saves money

Treatment of mental illness lowers arrest rates, saves money, BioPortfolio, (North Carolina State University) Research from North Carolina State University, the Research Triangle Institute and the University of South Florida shows that outpatient treatment of mental illness significantly reduces arrest rates for people with. 

Jun 11, 2013

Treatment of Mental Illness Lowers Arrest Rates, Saves Money

Treatment of Mental Illness Lowers Arrest Rates, Saves Money, NC State News, Matt Shipman | News Services | 919.515.6386 Dr. Sarah Desmarais | 919.515.1723 Research from North Carolina State University, the Research Triangle Institute (RTI) and the University of South Florida shows that outpatient treatment of mental il 

Jun 11, 2013

House budget lays out stark differences with Senate

House budget lays out stark differences with Senate, WRAL-TV – Online, Raleigh, N.C. — The North Carolina House of Representatives released its version of the state budget Sunday night – a $20.57 billion proposal that appears close to the Senate plan in terms of overall spending but deeply divided on issues of policy an