Feb 19, 2013

Princeton Review Names “Best Value” Colleges

Princeton Review Names “Best Value” Colleges, Frugal Dad, Feb. 15, 2013. NC featured on Princeton Reviews list of Top 10 Public Colleges. 

Feb 18, 2013

Could a Meteorite Strike North Carolina

Could a Meteorite Strike North Carolina, ABC-11 WTVD, Feb. 15, 2013.  Video: Analyzing meteorites. Stephen Reynolds, physics, featured. 

Feb 18, 2013

Democrats, Republicans alike have their own ideas for McCrory’s speech

Democrats, Republicans alike have their own ideas for McCrory’s speech, News & Observer, Feb. 16, 2013. Gov. Pat McCrory will give his first State of the State address on Monday. Chris Frey, civil, construction and environmental engineering, featured. 

Feb 18, 2013

Nothing growers can do

Nothing growers can do, Southeast Farm Press, Feb. 16, 2013. There’s nothing growers can do at this point about the corn part of the equation, but getting the most yield and most profit out of their double-crop beans is going to be directly related to how well they manage their wheat crop. Randy Weisz, crop science,… 

Feb 18, 2013

NC State history weekend features Civil War expert

NC State history weekend features Civil War expert, WNCT-TV, Feb. 16, 2013. A Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Civil War historian James McPherson is delivering a lecture as part of the history weekend at North Carolina State University. 

Feb 18, 2013

Pitt educator gets RCC nod

Pitt educator gets RCC nod, The Robesonian, Feb. 16, 2013. Pamela T. Hilbert, the current vice president of academic affairs at Pitt Community College in Greenville, is expected to become the fourth president of Robeson Community College — and the first woman to serve in that capacity. Hilbert earned a master’s degree in adult and community college education… 

Feb 18, 2013

NC State history weekend features Civil War expert

NC State history weekend features Civil War expert, Wilmington Star-News, Feb. 16, 2013. A Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Civil War historian James McPherson is delivering a lecture as part of the history weekend at North Carolina State University. 

Feb 18, 2013

NC State history weekend features Civil War expert

NC State history weekend features Civil War expert, Gainesville Sun, Feb. 16, 2013. Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Civil War historian James McPherson is delivering a lecture as part of the history weekend at North Carolina State University. 

Feb 18, 2013

Local students named to N.C. State Dean’s List

Local students named to N.C. State Dean’s List, Fuquay-Varina Independent, Holly Springs Sun, Feb. 17, 2013. North Carolina State University Chancellor Randy Woodson announced that 7,705 undergraduate students earned Dean’s List honors during the fall 2012 semester. 

Feb 18, 2013

Roach grooming could spur new pest controls, study finds

Roach grooming could spur new pest controls, study finds,  Sioux City Journal, Feb. 17, 2013. Cockroaches spend most of their time grooming, and some North Carolina State University researchers think the insect’s meticulous nature could one day lead to its demise. Coby Schal, entomology, featured. 

Feb 18, 2013

Walden: You decide: What are today’s best investment rules?

Walden: You decide: What are today’s best investment rules?, The Herald-Sun, Feb. 17, 2013.  Top five traditional investment rules that still apply to today’s turbulent times. Michael Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Feb 18, 2013

CAREER BRIEFS

CAREER BRIEFS, Herald-Sun, Feb. 17, 2013. J.R. Shearin has taken the role of chairman of the board for the United Way of the Greater Triangle. He also serves on a number of advisory boards, including Alliance Medical Ministry, Capital City Club, Daniel Center for Math and Science, N.C. State University College of Management. 

Feb 18, 2013

Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less!

Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less!, Sampson Independent, Feb, 17, 2013. Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less  weight -management program offers participants a healthier lifestyle. The 15 week program was developed by professionals from NC State University, NC Cooperative Extension, East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine and the NC Division of Public Health. 

Feb 18, 2013

Studies of K-9 cancers may lead to medical breakthroughs for health care of humans

Studied of K-9 cancers may lead to medical breakthroughs for health care of humans, Louisville Courier, Feb. 18, 2013.  Researchers are increasingly discovering that cancer and other diseases are caused by the same genetic mutations in pooches and people. Matthew Breen, molecular biomedical sciences, featured. 

Feb 15, 2013

How a Single Machine Can Change Research and Development

How a Single Machine Can Change Research and Development, Asian Correspondent, Feb. 14, 2013. The arrival of a uniquely-configured aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscope (AC-STEM) on NC State’s campus is expected to boost research across North Carolina’s Research Triangle – and help keep the region relevant in research and development  for years to come. Beth Dickey, materials science and engineering,…