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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 12, 2012

Flea and tick control safer for people, too

Flea and tick control safer for people, too, Courier Journal, June 12, 2012. Keeping fleas and ticks off your pets and you is good for your health.  NC State veterinary college featured. 

Jun 11, 2012

Introduction to Nonwovens Technology

Introduction to Nonwovens Technology, Textile World – Online, June 12, 2012. Book introduction: Category: Nonwovens/Technical Textiles. Dr. Subhash K. Batra and Dr. Behnam Pourdeyhimi, nonwovens, featured. 

Jun 11, 2012

Researchers Use Flexible Channel Width To Improve User Experience On Wireless Systems

Researchers Use Flexible Channel Width To Improve User Experience On Wireless Systems, Wireless Design & Development, June 11, 2012. NC State researchers have developed a technique to efficiently divide the bandwidth of the wireless spectrum in multi-hop wireless networks to improve operation and provide all users in the network with the best possible performance. Parth Pathak, computer… 

Jun 11, 2012

Award-Winning Architect and Educator Marvin Malecha to Deliver Commencement Address at NewSchool of Architecture and Design Graduation

Award-Winning Architect and Educator Marvin Malecha to Deliver Commencement Address at NewSchool of Architecture and Design Graduation, WTVD-TV, June 11, 2012. NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) announced that award-winning architect Marvin Malecha, dean of the College of Design at North Carolina State University, will deliver the keynote address at NSAD’s commencement ceremony. Dr. Marvin… 

Jun 11, 2012

: Dr. Mike Mullen Named Vice Chancellor/Dean of NC State’s Division of Academic and Student Affairs

: Dr. Mike Mullen Named Vice Chancellor/Dean of NC State’s Division of Academic and Student Affairs, Individual.com et al, June 11, 2012. Dr. Michael D. Mullen has been named vice chancellor and dean of the Division of Academic and Student Affairs at North Carolina State University, effective Aug. 1, 2012. Provost Warwick Arden announced the appointment today.… 

Jun 11, 2012

Award-Winning Architect and Educator Marvin Malecha to Deliver Commencement Address at NewSchool of Architecture and Design Graduation

Award-Winning Architect and Educator Marvin Malecha to Deliver Commencement Address at NewSchool of Architecture and Design Graduation, Boston Globe, June 11, 2012. NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) announced that award-winning architect Marvin Malecha, dean of the College of Design at North Carolina State University, will deliver the keynote address at NSAD’s commencement ceremony. Dr. Marvin… 

Jun 10, 2012

John Edwards’ road to redemption marked with differing opinions

John Edwards’ road to redemption marked with differing opinions, Miami Herald  et al, June 5, 2012. The jury’s uncertainty of Edwards’ guilt paralleled the public’s uncertainty of the politician’s future in the spotlight. Yet the lack of convictions begins Edwards’ return to public life. Andrew Taylor, political science, featured. 

Jun 10, 2012

Genetic analysis of corn may help increase yields

Genetic analysis of corn may help increase yields, Yahoo! India, June 4, 2012. Scientists have completed the most comprehensive genetic analysis yet of corn genome. The interdisciplinary team of researchers expects the achievement to speed up development of improved varieties of one of the world’s most important agricultural commodities. NC State scientists mentioned. 

Jun 10, 2012

Researchers Use Flexible Channel Width To Improve User Experience On Wireless Systems

Researchers Use Flexible Channel Width To Improve User Experience On Wireless Systems, Innovations Report et al, June 5, 2012. NC State researchers have developed a technique to improve wireless network operation and provide all users in the network with the best possible performance. Parth Pathak, computer science, featured. 

Jun 10, 2012

Leonard J. Pietrafesa: Ocean coming up

Leonard J. Pietrafesa: Ocean coming up, News & Observer – Online, June 5, 2012. With regard to your May 29 article “Counties fight sea-level forecast,” the documented past and present are prologue to the future as regards coastal sea-level variability and rise. Dr. Leonard J. Pietrafesa, marine earth and atmospheric sciences, featured. 

Jun 10, 2012

Its The… 1mm “Super Computer”

Its The… 1mm “Super Computer”, Smart House, June 6, 2012. A teeny weeny PC with a gargantuan brain developed with a Sydney scientist has been revealed. The super is composed of 300 two-dimensional crystal beryllium quantum bits (qubits) hanging in space by magnetic and electric forces. NC State contributed to the project. 

Jun 10, 2012

Corn-Pest Resistance Study Sees Need for Larger Refuge

Corn-Pest Resistance Study Sees Need for Larger Refuge, Bloomberg Businessweek, June 5, 2012. Corn farmers planting genetically modified crops should use larger areas of conventional grain to slow the western corn rootworm beetle’s resistance to insect-repelling traits. Fred Gould, entomology, featured. 

Jun 7, 2012

Jolley: Five Minutes with Transglutaminase (TG) or “meat glue”

Jolley: Five Minutes with Transglutaminase (TG) or “meat glue”, CattleNetwork.com, June 1, 2012. Quite possibly those 15 minute experts in the general press used the term “meat glue” because they didn’t take the time to learn how to pronounce transglutaminase.  And some of the Chicken Little reporting signaled their use of fear tactics over the facts. Dr.… 

Jun 7, 2012

What explains North Carolina’s high jobless rate?

What explains North Carolina’s high jobless rate?, Bladen Journal, Apex Herald, June 1, 2012. Prior to the recession, North Carolina had an unemployment rate near 4.5 percent. At the worst point in the recession, the state’s jobless rate soared to 11.4 percent, tied for seventh highest in the nation. Dr. Mike Walden, agricultural and resource economic, featured. 

Jun 7, 2012

Wildlife refuges boost value of nearby homes, study says

Wildlife refuges boost value of nearby homes, study says, Washington Business Journal, June 1, 2012. According to the study, conducted by economic researchers at North Carolina State University, homes within half a mile of a refuge and within eight miles of an urban center receive a 4 percent to 5 percent boost in value in the…