Feb 11, 2013

Daybook for Feb. 10-16

Daybook for Feb. 10-16, News & Observer, Feb. 9, 2013. The future of the Euro – A seminar on the euro is set for 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Room 232A of Withers Auditorium at NC State University, 101 Lampe Drive, Raleigh. 

Feb 11, 2013

King from Raleigh looks beyond Bourbon Street – Raleigh

King from Raleigh looks beyond Bourbon Street – Raleigh, News & Observer, Feb. 9, 2013. NC State alum Jim Brenner of Raleigh, who will serve as one of the krewe kings this weekend during Mardi Gras.  Brenner admits he had a good time at the celebration when he was a student years ago at Broughton High School… 

Feb 11, 2013

Thousands descend on downtwon Raleigh for Krispy Kreme Challenge

Thousands descend on downtwon Raleigh for Krispy Kreme Challenge, News & Observer, Charlotte Observer et al, Feb. 9, 2013. Runners have one hour to go from the Memorial Bell Tower on N.C. State University’s campus to the Krispy Kreme shop downtown, eat their dozen doughnuts, and get back. 

Feb 11, 2013

Bacteria inside us studied as key to health

Bacteria inside us studied as key to health, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Feb. 10, 2013. It’s not just that our bodies house thousands of different kinds of bacteria, but they differ widely depending on where they set up shop. That’s one of the findings of the NC State Belly Button Biodiversity project. Rob Dunn, biology, featured. 

Feb 11, 2013

Bacteria inside us studied as key to health

Bacteria inside us studied as key to health, Individual.com, Feb. 10, 2013. It’s not just that our bodies house thousands of different kinds of bacteria, but they differ widely depending on where they set up shop. That’s one of the findings of the NC State’s Belly Button Biodiversity project. Rob Dunn, biology, featured. 

Feb 11, 2013

Digital Learning: Online Course, Webinars

Digital Learning: Online Course, Webinars, School Administrator, Feb. 10, 2013. Online Course, March 2013: The Digital Learning Transition in K-12 Schools: A Planning MOOC for Educators. This free, Massive Online Open Course for Educators (MOOC-Ed) developed by the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State University, is designed to help educators like you successfully lead the digital… 

Feb 11, 2013

FOX Eastern Carolina News at 10

FOX Eastern Carolina News at 10, Fox News at Ten – WYDO-TV, ABC 22 News – WVNY-TV et al, Feb. 10, 2013. One-hundred-seventy thousand dollars to the North Carolina Children’s hospital. Students, community members and supporters run from the NC State bell tower to the Krispy Kreme store. 

Feb 11, 2013

Health goes to the dogs

Health goes to the dogs, Red Bluff Daily News, Feb. 10, 2013. researchers are increasingly discovering that cancer and other diseases are caused by the same genetic mutations in pooches and people. Matthew Breen, molecular biomedical sciences, featured. 

Feb 8, 2013

Cockroaches’ weird grooming behavior explained

Cockroaches’ weird grooming behavior explained, Mother Nature Network, MSN, Feb. 5, 2013. Leaving antennae dirty essentially blinds insects to their environment. Coby Schal, entomology, featured. 

Feb 8, 2013

Studies of San Jose dog’s cancer may lead to medical breakthroughs for health care of humans

Studies of San Jose dog’s cancer may lead to medical breakthroughs for health care of humans, Los Angeles Daily News, Feb. 1, 2013. The key to unlocking some of nature’s most perplexing puzzles in human health has actually stood right next to us, wagging its tail. Matthew Breen, molecular biomedical aciences, featured. 

Feb 8, 2013

Smart Fabric

Smart Fabric, www.gizmag.com, Feb. 6, 2013.  An NC State University research project  indicates that phones in the future could be made out of paper. Scientists there have been able to deposit conductive nanocoatings onto textiles, meaning that items such as pieces of paper or clothing could ultimately be used as electronic devices. 

Feb 8, 2013

Debt payments may trigger 2013-14 county tax increase

Debt payments may trigger 2013-14 count tax increase, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun, Feb. 2, 2013. Rates for both short- and long-term financing remain low thanks to Federal Reserve policy meant to stimulate the economy. Michael Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Feb 8, 2013

‘Wellness Wednesday’ Series Offered

‘Wellness Wednesday’ Series Offered, WSUC-FM, Feb. 7, 2013. On Feb. 20, national speaker Mindy Sopher will address “Getting to the Heart of Hazing” at 7:30 p.m. in the Corey Union Function Room. Sopher, a communications faculty member at NC State University, will explain “The 3 H’s surrounding hazing — heart, harm and help.” 

Feb 8, 2013

N.C. State Examines Why Cockroaches Groom Themselves

N.C. State Examines Why Cockroaches Groom Themselves, PCT Magazine, Feb. 8, 2013.  NC State University researchers show that insect grooming – specifically, antennal cleaning – removes both environmental pollutants and chemicals produced by the insects themselves. Coby Schal, entomology, featured. 

Feb 8, 2013

National Academy of Engineering Elects 69 Members And 11 Foreign Associates

National Academy of Engineering Elects 69 Members And 11 Foreign Associates, TMCnet.com, Feb. 8, 2013. The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 69 new members and 11 foreign associates. Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Carl Koch,materials science and engineering, featured.