Jun 4, 2013

Designing the Future: Top Architects Answer the Call of North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park

Designing the Future: Top Architects Answer the Call of North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park, WRCB-TV, June 1, 2013.  Some of the top architects, designers and planners are traveling to the heart of North Carolina on a mission for one of our nation’s most iconic institutions — the Research Triangle Park. The Research Triangle Park was built in… 

Jun 4, 2013

Designing the Future: Top Architects Answer the Call of North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park

Designing the Future: Top Architects Answer the Call of North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park, RenewableEnergyWorld.com, June 1, 2013. Some of the top architects, designers and planners are traveling to the heart of North Carolina on a mission for one of our nation’s most iconic institutions — the Research Triangle Park. The Research Triangle Park was built in the… 

Jun 4, 2013

Home-schooler lands full ride to NCSU

Home-schooler lands full ride to NCSU, Lexington Dispatch, June 3, 2013. Both of Alex Loflin’s parents graduated from NC State University with degrees in agriculture education, and both taught in public schools for years, so her plans to major in natural resources at NCSU came naturally. But winning a full-ride Park Scholarship to attend for four years was… 

Jun 4, 2013

How to Pick a School for Your Child With ADHD

How to Pick a School for Your Child With ADHD, WebMD, June 1, 2013. Selecting the right school for your child with ADHD can be a major factor in his long-term success. Patricia Collins, psychology, featured. 

Jun 4, 2013

Seniors, skip the shuffleboard, grab the PlayStation

Seniors, skip the shuffleboard, grab the PlayStation, Chicago Tribune, June 2, 2013. Across Illinois and the country, the elderly are increasingly getting their electronic game on, a trend that researchers say helps keep seniors sharp and may help stave off depression and improve overall well-being. Jason Allaire, psychology, featured. 

Jun 4, 2013

Can ‘phased retirement’ offer a softer landing for retirees?

Can ‘phased retirement’ offer a softer landing for retirees?, Statesman, June 1, 2013. Businesses also see phased retirement as a way for employees to transfer knowledge to their replacements and to mentor younger workers. Robert Clark, economics, featured. 

Jun 4, 2013

A bug’s life: bitter and sweet

A bug’s life: bitter and sweet, The Virginian-Pilot, June 3, 2013. In the journal Science, NC State researchers recently reported that they’ve learned why so many of our skittery companions – the German cockroach – took a sudden and permanent dislike to poisonous bait laced with yummy glucose a couple of decades ago. 

Jun 4, 2013

Good news for NC: Building permits soar in April

Good news for NC: Building permits soar in April, WNCN, May 31, 2013. A surge in building permits in April in North Carolina hiked an economic index done by a leading NC State University professor to a five-year high. The NCSU Index of North Carolina Leading Economic Indicators  is intended to project where the economy is heading… 

Jun 4, 2013

Rountree takes ‘big step’ as new Winston-Salem police chief

Rountree takes ‘big step’ as new Winston-Salem police chief, Winston-Salem Journal, May 31, 2013. Barry D. Rountree will begin his duties as chief of the Winston-Salem Police Department on June 30. Rountree is a graduate of the Administrative Officers Management Program at NC State University and the Municipal Administration program at UNC Chapel Hill. 

Jun 4, 2013

There’s quite a micro – world in your house

There’s quite a micro – world in your house, News & Observer, May 30, 2013. Humans spend billions of dollars to control insects, but it turns out an extraordinary number of species thrive within our four walls. The biodiversity of our homes is relatively harmless, very diverse, and probably quite helpful in terms of maintaining a… 

Jun 4, 2013

Designing the Future: Top Architects Answer the Call of North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park

Designing the Future: Top Architects Answer the Call of North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park, Virtual Strategy Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, June 1, 2013. Some of the top architects, designers and planners are traveling to the heart of North Carolina on a mission for one of our nation’s most iconic institutions — the Research Triangle Park. The Research Triangle… 

Jun 4, 2013

Music, Mayans, Maps: Citizen science and the digital humanities

Music, Mayans, Maps: Citizen science and the digital humanities, PLoS Blogs (blog), June 3, 2013. Citizen science projects are helping to challenge the division between the humanities and the sciences, while valuing the different traditions. Ashley Rose Kelly, English, featured. 

Jun 3, 2013

Designing the Future: Top Architects Answer the Call of North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park

Designing the Future: Top Architects Answer the Call of North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park, KPTV-TV,  June 1, 2013. Some of the top architects, designers and planners are traveling to the heart of North Carolina on a mission for one of our nation’s most iconic institutions — the Research Triangle Park. The Research Triangle Park was built in the… 

Jun 3, 2013

Scientists develop better way to predict hurricanes during season

Scientists develop better way to predict hurricanes during season, WSOC-TV Channel 9 Charlotte, May 29, 2013. North Carolina State researchers are forecasting up to 17 storms in the Atlantic Ocean, almost twice as much as what you would find during a typical hurricane season. Lian Xie, marine earth & atmospheric sciences, featured. 

Jun 3, 2013

Roaches evolve to avoid sugary bait

Roaches evolve to avoid sugary bait, McAlester News-Capital, June 1, 2013. The pest control industry may have to go back to the drawing board after a discovery by NC State researchers revealed that some cockroaches have evolved to avoid sugary bait. Ayako Wada-Katsumata, entomology, featured.