Jul 8, 2013

The deadline for applying for cost sharing funds for North Carolina farmers and agribusinesses is Aug. 1.

The deadline for applying for cost sharing funds for North Carolina farmers and agribusinesses is Aug. 1., Southeast Farm Press – Online, Up to $75,000 available for cost-sharing funds to promote value added products in North Carolina Funds for cost sharing to promote value added products available to North Carolina farmers and agribusinesses. This program… 

Jul 8, 2013

siliconANGLE » Smart Body: iPhone Add Ons to Monitor + Diagnose Your Health

siliconANGLE » Smart Body: iPhone Add Ons to Monitor + Diagnose Your Health, SiliconANGLE, Smart Body: iPhone Add Ons to Monitor + Diagnose Your Health Some people seem to have their smartphones surgically attached to their hands.  It’s the first thing they reach for when they wake up, and the last thing they put down… 

Jul 5, 2013

New College of Sciences at NC State Combines Science, Math to Benefit Research

New College of Sciences at NC State Combines Science, Math to Benefit Research, News & Observer, July 5, 2013. N.C. State University’s College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences became the College of Sciences on Monday, upending the traditional academic structure to create a space where big data and life sciences can work together. Warwick Arden, provost,… 

Jul 5, 2013

NC State Researcher’s Technology Would Use Cockroaches to Search Disaster Sites

NC State Researcher’s Technology Would Use Cockroaches to Search Disaster Sites, News & Observer, July 5, 2013. Alper Bozkurt, an electrical and computer engineering professor at N.C. State University, loves cockroaches. Big, hissing cockroaches. His research team has developed technology to automatically control the insects as they move around an environment. The work represents an important… 

Jul 5, 2013

Senate Vote Moves Tax Reform Closer To Reality

Senate Vote Moves Tax Reform Closer To Reality, Carolina Journal, July 3, 2013. According to NC State economist, changes in the tax code of this magnitude would have a more modest effect on the economy than proponents would suggest. Mike Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Jul 5, 2013

Security, Understanding Of The Human Mind Will Likely Be Impacted By Teaching A Computer To Play ‘Concentration’

Security, Understanding Of The Human Mind Will Likely Be Impacted By Teaching A Computer To Play ‘Concentration’, Medical News Today, July 3, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a computer program that attempts to replicate human thought processes, to play Concentration. Robert St. Amant and David Roberts, computer science, featured. 

Jul 5, 2013

Morning Memo: Voter ID on hold, as taxes takes stage

Morning Memo: Voter ID on hold, as taxes takes stage, News & Observer, July 2, 2013.  UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FORECAST: According to NC State economist, North Carolina is slowly on track to bring unemployment below 7 percent statewide and below 6 percent in the Triangle by 2015. Michael Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Jul 5, 2013

News in Brief: Highlights from the Evolution 2013 meeting

News in Brief: Highlights from the Evolution 2013 meeting, Science News, July 2, 2013. By getting creative in defining “island,” scientists have found a new way to test why creatures evolve giant forms when they move onto islands. Brian Langerhans, biological sciences, featured. 

Jul 5, 2013

Teaching a computer to play ‘concentration’ advances security, understanding of human mind

Teaching a computer to play ‘concentration’ advances security, understanding of human mind, Electronic Component News (ECN), July 2, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a computer program that attempts to replicate human thought processes, to play Concentration. Robert St. Amant and David Roberts, computer science, featured. 

Jul 5, 2013

Why this heat wave’s so scary and what’s behind it

Why this heat wave’s so scary and what’s behind it, Drudge Report, July 1, 2013. NC State expert explains what’s behind this heat wave. Ken Kunkel, marine, earth and atmospheric sciences, featured. 

Jul 5, 2013

Companies Look at Wrong Things When Using Facebook for Hiring, Study Shows

Companies Look at Wrong Things When Using Facebook for Hiring, Study Shows, Science Daily, June 3, 2013. NC State researchers say corporate managers should stop worrying if  job applicants have photos of themselves drinking or doing drugs on on their social media profiles. William Stoughton, Lori Foster Thompson, and Adam Meade, psychology, featured. 

Jul 3, 2013

Research should shed light on oystercatcher migratory patterns

Research should shed light on oystercatcher migratory patterns, Wilmington Star-News, July 2, 2013. Wildlife biologists from Audubon and N.C. State University are tagging and tracking oystercatchers. 

Jul 3, 2013

Local unemployment down slightly from last year

Local unemployment down slightly from last year, Greensboro News & Record, July 2, 2013. According to NC State economist, the economy is transitioning from manufacturing and other industries. Michael Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Jul 3, 2013

NC State Studies Personality Transparency on Facebook

NC State Studies Personality Transparency on Facebook, Triangle Business Journal, July 2, 2013. NC State researchers sought to test the validity of employers’ snap judgments when using Facebook to screen job applicants. William Stoughton and Lori Foster Thompson, psychology, featured. 

Jul 3, 2013

Screening Out Job Candidates With Facebook? Don’t

Screening Out Job Candidates With Facebook? Don’t, American Public Media – Marketplace Tech (NPR), July 3, 2014. NC State researchers say corporate managers should stop worrying if  job applicants have photos of themselves drinking or doing drugs on on their social media profiles. Lori Foster Thompson, psychology, featured.