Mar 7, 2013

Senior Citizens Who Play Video Games are More Happier and Healthier

Senior Citizens Who Play Video Games are More Happier and Healthier,  French Tribune, March 7, 2013. A new NC State University study says older adults who indulge themselves in playing video games are expected to be happier and have better emotional health than the non-players. Jason Allaire, psychology, featured. 

Mar 7, 2013

Videogames Make Old People Less Depressed

Videogames Make Old People Less Depressed, Escapist Magazine, March 7, 2013. A recent NC State University study finds that seniors who play videogames report a better sense of well-being. Jason Allaire,  psychology, featured. 

Mar 7, 2013

Calvin B. Skotland

Calvin B. Skotland, Yakima Herald-Republic, March 7, 2013. Calvin Bruce Skotland, 87, of Prosser died Friday at home. He worked at North Carolina State University before moving in 1956 to Prosser, where he began his career with Washington State University at the Irrigated Research and Extension Center. 

Mar 7, 2013

Video Games Help Seniors Stay Happier And Healthier

Video Games Help Seniors Stay Happier And Healthier, Medical News Today, March 7, 2013. According to NC State researchers, seniors who play video games reported increased levels of emotional well-being. Jason Allaire, psychology, featured. 

Mar 7, 2013

Video Games Help Improve Senior Health

Video Games Help Improve Senior Health, Reason (blog), March 6, 2013. NC State researchers have found a link between elderly people who dabble behind a gaming controller and better emotional health. Jason Allaire, psychology, featured. 

Mar 7, 2013

US Seniors Happier Playing Video Games

US Seniors Happier Playing Video Games, Personal Liberty Digest, March 7, 2013. NC State researchers say older U.S. adults who play video games report higher levels of emotional well-being. Jason Allaire and Anne McLaughlin, psychology, featured. 

Mar 7, 2013

North Carolina launches pilot cantaloupe food safety program

North Carolina launches pilot cantaloupe food safety program, The Grower, March 6, 2013. A two-pronged pilot program that focuses on food safety in cantaloupes is being launched in North Carolina. 

Mar 7, 2013

Seniors Who Play Video Games Report Better Sense of Emotional Well-Being

Seniors Who Play Video Games Report Better Sense of Emotional Well-Being, ScienceDaily, March 5, 2013. NC State research finds that older adults who play video games report higher levels of emotional well-being. Jason Allaire, psychology, featured. 

Mar 6, 2013

Zebulon man wins $1.1 million lottery prize

Zebulon man wins $1.1 million lottery prize, News & Observer, March 5, 2013. Homer Buffaloe, a tobacco farmer from Wake County, won more than $1.1 million in the Carolina Cash 5 lottery game, and the second time Buffaloe has bought a winning Cash 5 ticket from the One Stop Shop gas station on Mitchell Mill Road. Leonard Stefanski,… 

Mar 6, 2013

Everblue and North Carolina Solar Center Announce Training Partnership

Everblue and North Carolina Solar Center Announce Training Partnership, Albany Times Union, PR Web, March 5, 2013. Everblue announced a sustainability training partnership with the North Carolina Solar Center, a public service center in the College of Engineering at NC State University. Maria O’Farrell, Solar Center, featured. 

Mar 6, 2013

Stevia grower looks at sites in county for operations

Stevia grower looks at sites in county for operations, Times-News, March 6, 2013. MelStevia, which shares a corporate address with Zentric at 220 Continuum Drive in Fletcher, is partnering with researchers at N.C. State University and the Bent Creek Institute to explore how best to grow stevia in the region and develop health and wellness products from… 

Mar 6, 2013

Sunshine Day event at NC State to feature panel on UNC

Sunshine Day event at NC State to feature panel on UNC, News & Observer, March 5, 2013. The N.C. Open Government Coalition and N.C. State Student Media will sponsor the annual Sunshine Day event, scheduled for 12 p.m.-4 p.m. Monday at the McKimmon Center at N.C. State University. It’s part of Sunshine Week, a campaign for awareness… 

Mar 6, 2013

Why your grandma should start playing Xbox

Why your grandma should start playing Xbox, The Week Magazine, March 6, 2013. NC State researchers looked closely at our aging population to see if there was a link between playing video games and mental well-being — i.e. “happiness.” In particular, they wondered if gaming could help stave off depression. Jason Allaire, psychology, featured. 

Mar 6, 2013

Gears of War Grandpa? Video Games May Help Boost Seniors …

Gears of War Grandpa? Video Games May Help Boost Seniors,  Counsel & Heal, March 6, 2013. NC State researchers surveyed 140 participants over the age of 63 and found that seniors who played video games, even just occasionally, reported higher levels of well-being. Jason Allaire, psychology, featured. 

Mar 6, 2013

UT, NC State share grant to improve produce safety

UT, NC State share grant to improve produce safety, Greenville Daily Reflector, March 6, 2013. The University of Tennessee and North Carolina State University will share a federal grant to improve the safety of organic produce.