May 30, 2013

Roaches evolve to avoid sugary bait

Roaches evolve to avoid sugary bait, Valdosta Daily Times, May 29, 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. Coby Schal, entomology, featured. 

May 30, 2013

Effects of Outpatient Treatment on Risk of Arrest of Adults With Serious Mental Illness and Associated Costs

Effects of Outpatient Treatment on Risk of Arrest of Adults With Serious Mental Illness and Associated Costs, Psychiatric Services, May 29, 2013. Research study examined whether possession of psychotropic medication and receipt of outpatient services reduce the likelihood of posthospitalization arrest among adults with serious mental illness. Sarah Desmarais, psychology, featured. 

May 29, 2013

The AKC Canine Health Foundation and the Golden Retriever Foundation Jointly Fund Groundbreaking Canine Cancer Research Projects

The AKC Canine Health Foundation and the Golden Retriever Foundation Jointly Fund Groundbreaking Canine Cancer Research Projects, BioPortfolio, May 28, 2013. The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF) and the Golden Retriever Foundation (GRF) embark on a new journey of finding answers to canine cancer by announcing the joint funding of nearly $1.5 million in canine cancer research. Matthew… 

May 29, 2013

Reader Question about storms along the Deep River Triassic Basin

Reader Question about storms along the Deep River Triassic Basin, News & Observer, May 28, 2013. The Eno River flows through the region of the Deep River Triassic Basin in Durham. I’ve been asked before if there is a reason storms seem to follow rivers, or if that is a coincidence. Gary Lackmann, marine earth and atmospheric… 

May 29, 2013

House of Microbes

House of Microbes, GenomeWeb News, May 28, 2013. Humans have become an indoors species, and ecologists and microbiologists are beginning to sample such built environments to get to know what microbes live with people in their homes and other building. Rob Dunn, biology, featured. 

May 29, 2013

Disease Virulence Evolves in Response to Population Density, Immunity

Disease Virulence Evolves in Response to Population Density, Immunity, HealthCanal.com, May 28, 2013. A unique form of pink eye found in some songbird species may help scientists understand and predict the impacts of highly contagious human diseases, like SARS or flu. David Ley, population health and pathobiology, featured. 

May 29, 2013

Snap Poll: What motivates you to work?

Snap Poll: What motivates you to work?, Philanthropy Journal, May 28, 2013. Philanthropy Journal (PJ) today launches a new Snap Poll to learn about what motivates you to work. Results will be analyzed by NC State Professor Richard Clerkin and UNC-Charlotte Professor Joanne Carman shared in the June 17 edition of our weekly e-newsletter. Richard Clerkin, public & international affairs, featured. 

May 29, 2013

NC economic forecast: It’s getting better all the time

NC economic forecast: It’s getting better all the time, News Observer, May 28, 2013. NC State economist uses a range of economic indicators and estimates to peer into the what’s-to-come. These metrics don’t guarantee outcomes, but they do indicate a potential result. Michael Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

May 29, 2013

Housecall for Health: Dog Bacteria

Housecall for Health: Dog Bacteria, FOX News Radio, May 28, 2013. A study from North Carolina State University finds homes with dogs have greater bacterial diversity. Robb Dunn, biology, featured. 

May 29, 2013

First hotel slated for Centennial Campus

First hotel slated for Centennial Campus, Triangle Business Journal, May 28, 2013. A Hyatt Place hotel is being planned for NC State University’s Centennial Campus in Raleigh. It will be built on 10 acres near the Park Alumni Center building on the southern shore of Lake Raleigh and the Lonnie Poole Golf Course. 

May 29, 2013

Combat soldiers benefit from fruit, vegetable-infused rations

Combat soldiers benefit from fruit, vegetable-infused rations, Southeast Farm Press, May 29, 2013. NC State University has gained support from the U.S. Army to create functional food ingredients from fruits and vegetables that will be used to develop healthier, more portable combat rations for soldiers. Mary Ann Lila, Kannapolis research, featured. 

May 29, 2013

Podcast: Dr. Coby Schal on New Cockroach Glucose Aversion …

Podcast: Dr. Coby Schal on New Cockroach Glucose Aversion, Pest Control Technology (PCT) Magazine, May 28, 2013. PCT interviewed Dr. Coby Schal, NC State entomologist and a co-author of a study published Thursday in the journal Science that sheds new light on cockroaches and glucose aversion. Coby Schal, and Jules Silverman, entomology, featured. 

May 29, 2013

Former Rocky Mount Chief Rebuilding Image of ECSU Campus Police

Former Rocky Mount Chief Rebuilding Image of ECSU Campus Police, WRAL, May 29, 2013. John Manley, who retired two years ago as chief of the Rocky Mount Police Department, has been named interim chief at Elizabeth City State. He has called in local police and law enforcement from North Carolina State University and North Carolina Central… 

May 29, 2013

Having a Dog May Mean Having Extra Microbes

Having a Dog May Mean Having Extra Microbes, Science Friday, May 24, 2013. NC State biologist finds that abodes with dogs had more diverse bacterial communities, and higher numbers of “dog-associated” bacteria. Rob Dunn, biology, featured. 

May 29, 2013

Mapping the Great Indoors

Mapping the Great Indoors, New York Times, May 27, 2013. Biologists team up to sample the microbial wildlife in 1,400 homes across the United States. Rob Dunn, biology, featured.