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NC State news is shared far and wide. Below are just some of our recent appearances in local, regional, national and international media publications.

Jun 6, 2013

New Yorkers consider NYC “the city,” and other fun language data

New Yorkers consider NYC “the city,” and other fun language data, TimeOut.com, June 5, 2013. NC State doctoral student’s fascination with differences in U.S. dialects led him to create over 100 maps that show the colorful ways in which American English diverges. Joshua Katz, statistics, featured. 

Jun 6, 2013

Americans Can’t Agree on How to Say Anything: These Maps Prove It

Americans Can’t Agree on How to Say Anything: These Maps Prove It, Root, The Washington Post, June 5, 2013. NC State doctoral student’s fascination with differences in U.S. dialects led him to create over 100 maps that show the colorful ways in which American English diverges. Joshua Katz, statistics, featured. 

Jun 6, 2013

Do You Talk Like a New Englandah?

Do You Talk Like a New Englandah?, Boston magazine’s Boston Daily (blog), June 6, 2013. NC State doctoral student’s fascination with differences in U.S. dialects led him to create over 100 maps that show the colorful ways in which American English diverges. Joshua Katz, statistics, featured. 

Jun 6, 2013

How do Americans say specific words?

How do Americans say specific words?, Houston Chronicle, June 6, 2013. NC State doctoral student’s fascination with differences in U.S. dialects led him to create over 100 maps that show the colorful ways in which American English diverges. Joshua Katz, statistics, featured. 

Jun 6, 2013

Y’all, you all, or you guys? Dialect maps showcase America’s many linguistic divides

Y’all, you all, or you guys? Dialect maps showcase America’s many linguistics divides, Daily Mail, June 6, 2013. NC State doctoral student’s fascination with differences in U.S. dialects led him to create over 100 maps that show the colorful ways in which American English diverges. Joshua Katz, statistics, featured. 

Jun 6, 2013

How Americans Speak Differently in Various Regions, Visualized

How Americans Speak Differently in Various Regions, Visualized, Gizmodo, June 5, 2013. Regional accents are a major part of what makes American English so interesting as a dialect. Joshua Katz, statistics, featured. 

Jun 6, 2013

22 Maps That Show How Americans Speak English Totally Differently From Each Other

22 Maps That Show How Americans Speak English Totally Differently From Each Other, Business Insider, June 5, 2013. Regional accents are a major part of what makes American English so interesting as a dialect. Joshua Katz, statistics, featured. 

Jun 5, 2013

Science Needs Your Dead Cicadas

Science Needs Your Dead Cicadas, Atlantic Cities, June 3, 2013. NC State’s department of biology is looking for crooked cicadas: cicadas with one wing slightly shorter than the other, or with a wing containing an odd number of veins, or maybe a little leg segment that’s not quite the right length. Holly Menninger, biology, featured. 

Jun 5, 2013

Researchers develop a faster method to identify Salmonella strains

Researchers develop a faster method to identify Salmonella strains, FreshPlaza – Netherlands, June 3, 2013. A new approach may be able to reduce by more than half the time it takes health officials to identify Salmonella strains. Rodolphe Barrangou, food, bioprocessing and nutrition sciences, featured. 

Jun 5, 2013

House tips for surviving allergy season

House tips for surviving allergy season, KOCO-TV Oklahoma, June 4, 2013. NC State University Extension offers suggestions on things you can do to lower the pollen levels inside your house. 

Jun 5, 2013

House tips for surviving allergy season

House tips for surviving allergy season, KITV-TV Honolulu, June 4, 2013. North Carolina State University Extension offers suggestions on things you can do to lower the pollen levels inside your house. 

Jun 5, 2013

Building Wealth in Immigrant Communities

Building Wealth in Immigrant Communities, The White House, June 4, 2013. John Herrera is being honored as a Champion of Change for his accomplishments as an immigrant entrepreneur and innovator. He holds an M.S. from NC State University and a B.S. from the University of Delaware. 

Jun 5, 2013

Eat healthy when traveling this summer

Eat healthy when traveling this summer, Burlington Times-News , June 5, 2013. Whether you’re heading to the beach, the islands, the mountains, or somewhere else, getting to your destination is a priority; and getting to your destination without breaking the healthy diet should also be a priority. Jessica Oswald, cooperative extension, featured. 

Jun 5, 2013

Maxwell Technologies Appoints John Warwick Chief Operating Officer – CW15 – OMAHA

Maxwell Technologies Appoints John Warwick Chief Operating Officer – CW15 – OMAHA, KXVO-TV, June 4, 2013. Maxwell Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MXWL) announced today that it has appointed John J. Warwick to the position of chief operating officer. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from NC State University. 

Jun 5, 2013

Strawberry breeding program receives national sustainability initiative grants

Strawberry breeding program receives national sustainability initiative grants, FreshPlaza, June 5, 2013. NC State strawberry breeder and geneticist at the NC Research Campus, recently was awarded a $158,391 grant from the National Strawberry Sustainability Initiative. Jeremy Pattison and Brian Whipker, horticultural science, featured.