May 6, 2013

Injectable Nano-Network Controls Blood Sugar in Diabetics for Days …

Injectable Nan0-Network Controls Blood Sugar in Diabetics for Days at a Time, Nanotechnology News, May 3, 2013. In a promising development for diabetes treatment, researchers have developed a network of nanoscale particles that can be injected into the body and release insulin when blood-sugar levels rise, maintaining normal blood sugar levels for more than a week… 

May 6, 2013

Hunt Jr. Library at North Carolina State University

Hunt Jr. Library at North Carolina State University, Live Design Online, May 1, 2013. There are Spyders to be found throughout the new James B. Hunt Jr. Library on the North Carolina State University Centennial Campus, and they’re getting rave reviews. 

May 6, 2013

Lincoln funeral train mystery solved

Lincoln funeral train mystery solved, The Leaf Chronicle, May 1, 2013. With the 150th anniversary of the president’s death approaching in 2015, a historical group planned to create a replica of the funeral train that carried President Abraham Lincoln’s body back to his hometown in Springfield, Ill., after the 1865 assassination. William C. Harris, history, featured. 

May 6, 2013

NCSU lecturer exhibits free-speech photos

NCSU lecturer exhibits free-speech photos, News & Observer, May4, 2013. The Free Expression Tunnel at NC State University is a campus landmark. NC State lecturer and photographer  has been documenting the ever-changing art in the tunnel for more than a year. Michael Ligett, electrical and computer engineering, featured. 

May 6, 2013

Clean Water Act at age 40

Clean Water Act at age 40, News & Observer, May 5, 2013. The Clean Water Act had its milestone birthday last year and is about to face some midlife challenges. Meg Lowman, physical and math sciences, featured. 

May 6, 2013

A bug buffet

A bug buffet, News & Observer, May 6, 2013. A group of bug enthusiasts at NC State University recently proved that college students will, in fact, eat anything. Tuesday night, dozens of students sampled chocolate grasshoppers, mealworm hushpuppies and wax moth Rice Krispies at a so-called Insect Cafe, which sets up in Fountain Dining Hall at the end… 

May 6, 2013

Nano-Network Could Internally Trigger Insulin Release In Diabetics

Nano-Network Could Internally Trigger Insulin Release In Diabetics, Red Orbit, May 4, 2013. Newly-developed nanoscale particles could be injected into the bodies of diabetic patients, triggering insulin release when glucose levels rise and maintaining normal blood sugar levels for at least a week. Zhen Gu, biomedical engineering, featured. 

May 6, 2013

NC State names 44 Park Scholars; 7 are from the Triangle

NC State names 44 Park Scholars; 7 are from the Triangle, News & Observer, May 3, 2013. NC State University on Friday announced the names of 44 Park Scholarship recipients for study starting this fall. The awards were established in 1996 and named for the late Roy Park, a 1931 NCSU alumnus who founded the charitable Park Foundation. 

May 6, 2013

Diabetes Hope: Injectable Nanoparticles Mimic Healthy Pancreas in Diseased Animals

Diabetes Hope: Injectable Nanoparticles Mimic Healthy Pancreas in Diseased Animals, Medgadget.com, May 3, 2013. A new revolutionary approach to diabetes treatment utilizes sugar-sensitive nanoparticles to release glucose. Researchers successfully tested the new particles in diabetic mice and showed that the animals maintained healthy sugar levels for up to ten days. Zhen Gu, biomedical engineering, featured. 

May 6, 2013

Search local inventory, coupons and more

Search local inventory, coupons and more, News & Observer, May 5, 2013. Christopher Charles Mangum, 58, was called into the presence of his Savior and King on Thursday, May 2nd, 2013, following a bicycle accident. Chris was a native of Raleigh, attended Sanderson High School, and graduated from North Carolina State University with a degree in… 

May 6, 2013

Talmadge Wilson “Tal” Reavis

Talmadge Wilson “Tal” Reavis, News & Observer, May 5, 2013. Talmadge Wilson “Tal” Reavis, 59, of Youngsville, passed away, Friday, May 3, 2013 at Rex Hospital surrounded by his family after a courageous battle against cancer, for which he never quit fighting. He received his Business Degree from North Carolina State University and was an avid Wolfpack… 

May 6, 2013

5 novel libraries

5 novel libraries, Boston Globe, May 5, 2013. JAMES B. HUNT JR. LIBRARY – North Carolina State University, Raleigh. From its sleek exterior to its contemporary, colorful furniture, this recently completed university library, open to the public, focuses on the future, including virtual shelves that rely on robots to deliver the reading material.www.lib.ncsu.edu/huntlibrary   

May 6, 2013

Corporate Ladder

Corporate Ladder, Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, May 4, 2013. Gary Griffith has been named senior vice president of business and development and marketing. Griffith holds certificates in warehousing operations from North Carolina State University and global logistics technology from Lenoir College. 

May 6, 2013

Julia Brickhouse among 49 Kenan Fellows selected statewide

Julia Brickhouse among 49 Kenan Fellows selected statewide, Daily Reflector, May 6, 2013. Julia Brickhouse, a special education teacher at Eastern Elementary School in Greenville, has been named a 2013-14 Kenan Fellow. An initiative of the Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science at NC State University, the Kenan Fellows Program sends accomplished teachers into contemporary “learning labs” in… 

May 6, 2013

Smith Debnam Welcomes a Second New Attorney

Smith Debnam Welcomes a Second New Attorney, WGCL-TV -CBS Atlanta, May 6, 2013. Smith Debnam is pleased to welcome Jonathan D. Rhyne as an associate with the firm. Jonathan concentrates his practice in the areas of creditors’ rights litigation and corporate law. Jonathan earned his JD from Campbell University School of Law and his BA in Political…