Feb 19, 2013

Christensen: Gov. Pat McCrory still undefined after State of State speech

Christensen: Gov. Pat McCrory still undefined after State of State speech, News & Observer, Feb. 19, 2013. North Carolina Gov. The public hasn’’t formed a really hard impression of Gov. McCrory yet. Andrew Taylor, political science, featured. 

Feb 19, 2013

Help clients avoid drug residues

Help clients avoid drug residues, Bovine Veterinarian, Feb. 18, 2013. Veterinarians need to work with livestock producers to ensure they are using drugs legally and properly on cattle farms. Geoffrey Smith, population health and pathobiology, featured. 

Feb 19, 2013

Researchers coat spinal polymer implants with bioactive film to improve bonding with bone

Researchers coat spinal polymer implants with bioactive film to improve bonding with bone, Medical Xpress, Feb. 19, 2013. Researchers from NC State University have for the first time successfully coated polymer implants with a bioactive film. Afsaneh Rabiei, mechanical and aerospace engineering, featured. 

Feb 19, 2013

NCSU nanotech center provides big boost to entrepreneurs

NCSU nanotech center provides big boost to entrepreneurs, WRAL Tech Wire, Feb. 19, 2013. NC State University researchers are leading colleagues across the country and around the world to use nanotechnology to improve health by enabling correlations between personal health and personal environment. Veena Misra, electrical & computer engineering, featured. 

Feb 19, 2013

Sorry, Neil deGrasse Tyson, but you’re wrong about Thor’s hammer

Sorry, Neil deGrasse Tyson, but you’re wrong about Thor’s hammer, I09, Feb. 19, 2013. If Thor’s hammer is made of neutron-star matter, implied by legend, then it weighs as much as a herd of 300-billion elephants. Suveen Mathaudhu,materials engineering, featured. 

Feb 19, 2013

Students test tomato-growing techniques

Students test tomato-growing techniques, Salisbury Post, Feb. 16, 2013. Four high schools in the county are learning to test different methods of growing winter tomatoes. Jeremy Pattison, horticultural science, featured. 

Feb 19, 2013

Economist has cautions for Durham council

Economist has cautions for Durham council, News & Observer, Charlotte Observer et al, Feb. 15, 2013. NC State economist gave Durham officials a generally upbeat outlook for the nation’s economy Friday. Michael Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Feb 19, 2013

Princeton Review Names “Best Value” Colleges

Princeton Review Names “Best Value” Colleges, Frugal Dad, Feb. 15, 2013. NC featured on Princeton Reviews list of Top 10 Public Colleges. 

Feb 18, 2013

Could a Meteorite Strike North Carolina

Could a Meteorite Strike North Carolina, ABC-11 WTVD, Feb. 15, 2013.  Video: Analyzing meteorites. Stephen Reynolds, physics, featured. 

Feb 18, 2013

Democrats, Republicans alike have their own ideas for McCrory’s speech

Democrats, Republicans alike have their own ideas for McCrory’s speech, News & Observer, Feb. 16, 2013. Gov. Pat McCrory will give his first State of the State address on Monday. Chris Frey, civil, construction and environmental engineering, featured. 

Feb 18, 2013

Nothing growers can do

Nothing growers can do, Southeast Farm Press, Feb. 16, 2013. There’s nothing growers can do at this point about the corn part of the equation, but getting the most yield and most profit out of their double-crop beans is going to be directly related to how well they manage their wheat crop. Randy Weisz, crop science,… 

Feb 18, 2013

NC State history weekend features Civil War expert

NC State history weekend features Civil War expert, WNCT-TV, Feb. 16, 2013. A Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Civil War historian James McPherson is delivering a lecture as part of the history weekend at North Carolina State University. 

Feb 18, 2013

Pitt educator gets RCC nod

Pitt educator gets RCC nod, The Robesonian, Feb. 16, 2013. Pamela T. Hilbert, the current vice president of academic affairs at Pitt Community College in Greenville, is expected to become the fourth president of Robeson Community College — and the first woman to serve in that capacity. Hilbert earned a master’s degree in adult and community college education… 

Feb 18, 2013

NC State history weekend features Civil War expert

NC State history weekend features Civil War expert, Wilmington Star-News, Feb. 16, 2013. A Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Civil War historian James McPherson is delivering a lecture as part of the history weekend at North Carolina State University. 

Feb 18, 2013

NC State history weekend features Civil War expert

NC State history weekend features Civil War expert, Gainesville Sun, Feb. 16, 2013. Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Civil War historian James McPherson is delivering a lecture as part of the history weekend at North Carolina State University.