Mar 29, 2013

Study: Carbon dioxide could be turned into biofuel

Study: Carbon dioxide could be turned into biofuel, MSN, March 28, 2013. New study suggests carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could be made into a new type of biofuel. Robert M. Kelly, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Mar 29, 2013

‘No Child Left Inside’—the Solution to Your Child’s Ecological Illiteracy?

‘No Child Left Inside’—the Solution to Your Child’s Ecological Illiteracy?, Takepart Blog, March 28, 2013. Minority students seem to benefit even more than white students from environmental education classes that involve visiting natural areas, gaining relatively more ecological knowledge and cognitive skills than their counterparts. Nils Peterson, fisheries and wildlife, featured. 

Mar 29, 2013

FMST announces new board president, members

FMST announces new board president, members, Stokes News, March 28, 2013.  Friends of the North Carolina Mountains-to-Sea Trail (FMST) has announced its new board president and two new board members for 2013. Jerry Barker of Raleigh, former North Carolina State University associate vice chancellor for student affairs and student health services director, is the new board… 

Mar 29, 2013

Versatile eggs are not just for Easter

Versatile eggs are not just for Easter, Herald-Journal, March 27, 2013. Eggs are not just for spring holidays, but can play a role in a healthy diet. Linda Minges, extension, featured. 

Mar 29, 2013

Is Fuel From Carbon Dioxide Too Good to Be True?

Is Fuel From Carbon Dioxide Too Good to Be True?, Takepart Blog, March 27, 2013. Researchers are hoping to use hydrogen gas to convert atmospheric carbon dioxide into liquid fuel. Bob Kelly, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Mar 29, 2013

Resistant Aphids Spread Into Ca-Va Region…

Resistant Aphids Spread Into Ca-Va Region…, Farm Progress, March 28, 2013. NCSU entomologist points out resistant populations of aphids have been giving growers in the Mid South a difficult time in recent years and this resistance is now being found in our area of the world, the Virginia-Carolina region. Jack Bachelor, entomology, featured. 

Mar 29, 2013

Insect pests more plentiful in hotter parts of city than in cooler areas

Insect pests more plentiful in hotter parts of city than in cooler areas, Phys.org, March 27, 2013. Researchers found that higher temperatures in cities can be a key driver of insect pest outbreaks on trees in urban areas. Emily Meineke, entomology, featured. 

Mar 29, 2013

Insect pests more plentiful in hotter parts of city than in cooler areas

Insect pests more plentiful in hotter parts of city than in cooler areas, Eurekalert, March 27, 2013. According to NC State researchers, higher temperatures in cities can be a key driver of insect pest outbreaks on trees in urban areas. Emily Meineke, entomology, featured. 

Mar 29, 2013

Feeling Anxious? It Could Be Your Plastic

Feeling Anxious? It Could Be Your Plastic, Health Maven Escape From The Medical Mafia Matrix, March 28, 2013. New research from the North Carolina State University found that exposure to bisphenol-A (BPA) in early life results in high levels of anxiety. 

Mar 29, 2013

APCON Appoints New Director of Engineering

APCON Appoints New Director of Engineering, TMCnet.com, March 27, 2013. APCON, the industry leader in intelligent network monitoring and security support solutions, today announced the strategic appointment of Scott Harvey as director of engineering at APCON. Harvey holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University and holds one U.S. patent. 

Mar 29, 2013

Abtech Holdings, Inc. Reports Fiscal Year 2012 Financial Results

Abtech Holdings, Inc. Reports Fiscal Year 2012 Financial Results, Phoenix Business Journal, March 27, 2013. During the year, Abtech Holdings, Inc. launched a new engineering subsidiary, AEWS Engineering, which established relationships with North Carolina State University, a top global storm water engineering university, and the National Environmental Services Center…. 

Mar 27, 2013

Seniors who game suffer less depression

Seniors who game suffer less depression, Tempo, March 27, 2013. Computer games have been shown to have a positive effect on older people by researchers at North Carolina State University, who studied 140 people all aged at least 63. The average age was 77. 

Mar 27, 2013

Housecall For Health: Junk Food Not Addicting

Housecall For Health: Junk Food Not Addicting, FOX News Radio, March 27, 2013. You may crave foods that aren’t exactly healthy for you, but a new study says you shouldn’t call it an addiction. Gabriel Harris, food, bioprocessing & nutrition sciences, featured. 

Mar 27, 2013

NC school hosts entrepreneurs from across ACC

NC school hosts entrepreneurs from across ACC, Greenville Daily Reflector, March 27, 2013. The Atlantic Coast Conference basketball tournaments are over, but the format returns for a collegiate entrepreneurship competition at North Carolina State University. 

Mar 27, 2013

Easter is all about eggs

Easter is all about eggs, Gaston Gazette, March 26, 2013. Eggs are not just for spring holidays, but can play a role in a healthy diet. Linda Minges, extension, featured.