Jun 5, 2012

Edwards’ road to forgiveness marked with contrasting opinions

Edwards’ road to forgiveness marked with contrasting opinions, News & Observer, June 5, 2012.  When John Edwards was found not guilty of one count of illegal campaign contributions and the jury could not reach a decision on the other five counts. Andrew Taylor, political science, featured. 

Jun 5, 2012

Road Worrier: Bell Tower roundabout will be scaled back to a single ring

Road Worrier: Bell Tower roundabout will be scaled back to a single ring, News & Observer, June 4, 2012.  A complicated circle will be made simpler this summer when the crash-prone, double-ring Bell Tower roundabout is trimmed back to a single ring…Traffic engineers are not ready to admit the roundabout was made wrong…In the past… 

Jun 5, 2012

When is the time for redistricting reform?

When is the time for redistricting reform?, Mountaineer – Online, June 4, 2012. In the spirit of bipartisanship, let me offer up this bit of reflection: The worst-looking North Carolina legislative district maps ever drawn came from Democratic legislators in 1991; the second worst-looking legislative maps were drawn by Republican legislators last year… Mike Walden, NC State… 

Jun 5, 2012

All in the family: Inbreeding key to bedbug spread | MNN – Mother Nature Network

All in the family: Inbreeding key to bedbug spread, Mother Nature Network, June 3, 2012.  Inbreeding may be the secret to the bedbug’s success, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. Coby Schal and Ed Vargo, entomology, featured. 

Jun 4, 2012

Program intended to maintain cleanliness of samples at farmers markets

Program intended to maintain cleanliness of samples at farmers markets, News 14 Carolina – Online, May 30, 2012. Food safety researchers at North Carolina State University are taking aim at the samples farmers markets dish out. They just launched a food safety program to help vendors maximize the cleanliness of the produce they give away. 

Jun 4, 2012

Stump The Geeks: Scrubbing old computer programs raises questions

Stump The Geeks: Scrubbing old computer programs raises questions, News & Observer – Online, May 30, 2012. In the past few weeks, several readers wrote in to say they took our experts’ advice in doing a bit of spring cleaning on their desktops and laptops. But they also had a few questions…  Jo Perry, a… 

Jun 4, 2012

Open space boosts home values, report says

Open space boosts home values, report says, Newsday, May 31, 2012. A new study quantifies what home buyers and brokers have long suspected: living near a protected swath of open space boosts home values. Study from NC State’s Center for Environmental and Resource Economic Policy is mentioned. 

Jun 4, 2012

Sex: It’s a Good Thing, Study of Primroses Shows

Sex: It’s a Good Thing, Study of Primroses Shows, ScienceDaily, May 31, 2012. Sure, sex may be fun, but it’s a lot of work, and the payoff is by no means certain. Scientists have speculated for a long time on why all living things don’t simply make like amoebas and split… Coauthors on the study are… 

Jun 4, 2012

Monster Turtle Fossil Discovered In Colombian Mine

Monster Turtle Fossil Discovered In Colombian Mine, NPR – New York Bureau, May 30, 2012. Radio Interview: Reporting in the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, researchers write of discovering a car-sized turtle they named Carbonemys cofrinii…. Edwin Cadena, the NC State doctoral student who discovered the fossil, is featured. 

Jun 4, 2012

VMZinc/Umicore Building Products To Host “Modernism at Risk”

VMZinc/Umicore Building Products To Host “Modernism at Risk”, Briefingwire.com, May 31, 2012 …Triangle Modernist Houses (TMH), the non-profit organization that archives, preserves and promotes modernist residential design, is bringing the exhibit to Raleigh…Exclusively for this exhibit, North Carolina State University is allowing TMH to display six architectural models rarely, if ever, seen by the public… 

Jun 3, 2012

New Food Safety Infosheet: Cross-contamination factor in outbreak; 88 Salmonella Paratyphi B illnesses linked to unpasteurized tempeh

New Food Safety Infosheet: Cross-contamination factor in outbreak; 88 Salmonella Paratyphi B illnesses linked to unpasteurized tempeh, BarfBlog, May 29, 2012. A few weeks ago when reports of patrons becoming ill with Salmonella Paratyphi B after eating at Asheville, NC restaurants started appearing on the internet…If you have any infosheet topic requests, or photos, please contact… 

Jun 3, 2012

Report: Album Piracy May Help Musicians Sell

Report: Album Piracy May Help Musicians Sell, U.S. News & World Report, May 29, 2012. Could piracy actually help album sales? A new study by a researcher at North Carolina State University suggests that frequently, pirated albums sell slightly more copies than ones that aren’t… Robert Hammond, assistant professor at NC State, is featured. 

Jun 3, 2012

The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) – Discussion

The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) – Discussion, FIND Washington Daybook, May 29, 2012. EVENT: The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) holds a discussion on “Will shallow-loss programs throw taxpayers in the deep end?,”…PARTICIPANTS: Vincent Smith of Montana State University and AEI; and Barry Goodwin of North Carolina State… 

Jun 3, 2012

Research opens doors to UV disinfection using LED technology

Research opens doors to UV disinfection using LED technology, WaterWorld – Online, May 29, 2012. Research from North Carolina State University will allow the development of energy-efficient LED devices that use ultraviolet (UV) light to kill pathogens such as bacteria and viruses. The technology has a wide array of applications ranging from drinking-water treatment to sterilizing… 

Jun 3, 2012

Theory and practice: Bridging the academy-practitioner gap

Theory and practice: Bridging the academy-practitioner gap, Philanthropy Journal, May 29, 2012. By most measures, there is a chasm between the “academy” – the university where researchers and professors pursue, study and teach their theories – and the field, where professionals get the work done… Article by John Strange, an NC State doctoral student and research associate with…