Jun 14, 2013

NC State student’s regional dialects maps go viral

NC State student’s regional dialects maps go viral, WWAY-TV 3 – Wilmington, June 13, 2013. NC State doctoral student drew on his longtime interest in regional dialects to create online maps for a statistics class project.  Joshua Katz, statistics, featured. 

Jun 14, 2013

NC State grad student creates maps of regional dialects that take Internet by …

NC State grad student creates maps of regional dialects that take Internet by storm, Kansas City Star, June 14, 2013. NC State doctoral student drew on his longtime interest in regional dialects to create online maps for a statistics class project.  Joshua Katz, statistics, featured. 

Jun 14, 2013

Light-Carved ‘Nano-Volcanoes’ Hold Promise for Drug Delivery

Light-Carved ‘Nano-Volcanoes’ Hold Promise for Drug Delivery, Nanotechnology News, June 14, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a method for creating “nano-volcanoes” by shining various colors of light through a nanoscale “crystal ball” made of a synthetic polymer. Xu A. Zhang, Jonathan Elek and Chih-Hao Chan, mechanical and aerospace engineering, featured. 

Jun 14, 2013

Hepatitis A Outbreak: How A Frozen Berry And Pomegranate Mix Could Sicken 97

Hepatitis A Outbreak: How A Frozen Berry And Pomegranate  Mix Could Sicken 97, Forbes, June 14, 2013. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published warning of a multistate outbreak of hepatitis A infections potentially associated with “Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend” frozen berry and pomegranate mix. Benjamin Chapman, family & consumer sciences, featured. 

Jun 14, 2013

Erupting ‘nano-volcanoes’ designed to deliver drugs

Erupting ‘nano-volcanoes’ designed to deliver drugs, The Engineer, June 14, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a method for creating “nano-volcanoes” by shining various colors of light through a nanoscale “crystal ball” made of a synthetic polymer. Xu A. Zhang and Chih-Hao Chan, mechanical and aerospace engineering, featured. 

Jun 13, 2013

Former chair: James Merrill is Wakes choice for superintendent

Former chair: James Merrill is Wakes choice for superintendent, Charlotte Observer, June 12, 2013. Virginia educator James Merrill is the Wake County school board’s choice as its new superintendent, but hiring has stalled over compensation. Andy Taylor, political science, featured. 

Jun 13, 2013

Ritter Pharmaceuticals’ Study Shows That Altering the Intestinal Microbiome May Offer an Effective Treatment for Lactose Intolerance

Ritter Pharmaceuticals’ Study Shows That Altering the Intestinal Microbiome May Offer an Effective Treatment for Lactose Intolerance, NBC News, June 12, 2013. According to NC State research, data suggest that diet-induced beneficial changes in the microbiome may improve a person’s tolerance to lactose. Todd Klaenhammer, food, bioprocessing & nutrition sciences, featured. 

Jun 13, 2013

‘Nano-Volcanoes’ Hold Promise for Drug Delivery

‘Nano-Volcanoes’ Hold Promise for Drug Delivery, Science Daily, June 13, 2013. NC State researchers are able to carve nanoscale “volcanoes” by scattering light through a polymer “crystal ball” onto a photo-reactive thin film. Chih-Hao Chang and Xu Zhang, mechanical and aerospace engineering, featured. 

Jun 13, 2013

Ritter Pharmaceuticals’ Study Shows That Altering the Intestinal Microbiome May Offer an Effective Treatment for Lactose Intolerance

Ritter Pharmaceuticals’ Study Shows That Altering the Intestinal Microbiome May Offer an Effective Treatment for Lactose Intolerance, Yahoo! Finance, June 12, 2013. According to NC State research, data suggest that diet-induced beneficial changes in the microbiome may improve a person’s tolerance to lactose. Todd Klaenhammer, food, bioprocessing & nutrition sciences, featured. 

Jun 13, 2013

NC Ports gains state approval for pellet export project

NC Ports gains state approval for pellet export project, Biomass Magazine, June 12, 2013. According to NC State forest-industry experts, U.S. production of wood pellets is expected to increase from 3 million tons just four short years ago, to nearly 10 million tons by 2015. 

Jun 13, 2013

Light-carved ‘nano-volcanoes’ hold promise for drug delivery

Light-carved ‘nano-volcanoes’ hold promise for drug delivery, Science Codex, June 12, 2013. NC State researchers are able to carve nanoscale “volcanoes” by scattering light through a polymer “crystal ball” onto a photo-reactive thin film. Chih-Hao Chang and Xu Zhang, mechanical and aerospace engineering, featured. 

Jun 13, 2013

NC State course becomes a certified Audubon International course

NC State course becomes a certified Audubon International course, Golf Course Industry Magazine, June 13, 2013. Lonnie Poole Golf Course has passed strict sustainability standards and become a certified Audubon International Signature Golf Sanctuary and member of the organization’s Signature Program. Danesha Seth Carley, sustainability; Charles Peacock and Tom Rufty, crop science, featured. 

Jun 13, 2013

NC State grad student creates maps of regional dialects that take Internet by storm

NC State grad student creates maps of regional dialects that take Internet by storm, News & Observer, June 12, 2013. NC State doctoral student drew on his longtime interest in regional dialects to create the online maps for a statistics class project. Joshua Katz, statistics, featured. 

Jun 13, 2013

Cottoning to the Market

Cottoning to the Market, Greensboro News & Record, June 12, 2013.  The days when the Triad kept the nation in stocking feet seem to be gone for good, but a much leaner, more diversified version of the textile industry survives. Blanton Godfrey, textiles, featured. 

Jun 13, 2013

Hairpin turn: Micro-RNA plays role in wood formation

Hairpin turn: Micro-RNA plays a role in wood formation, Science Daily, June 10, 2013. NC State scientists have found the first example and mapped out key relationships that control how hairpin-shaped chains of micro-RNA regulate wood formation inside plant cells. Vincent Chiang and Ron Sederoff, forestry & environmental resources, featured.