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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.

May 13, 2013

New Studies Examining Positive Connections Between Diet Rich in Wild Blueberries…

New Studies Examining Positive Connections Between Diet Rich in Wild Blueberries…, Hawaii News Now, May 10, 2013. Brain-related studies currently underway are looking into the ways in which compounds in blueberries can improve brain health in areas related to Parkinson’s Disease, cognitive performance in children, balance and hearing. Zhen Gu, biomedical engineering, featured. 

May 13, 2013

New Studies Examining Positive Connections Between Diet Rich in Wild Blueberries and Better Brain Health

New Studies Examining Positive Connections Between Diet Rich in Wild Blueberries And Better Brain Health, WLTZ-TV, May 10, 2013. Brain-related studies currently underway are looking into the ways in which compounds in blueberries can improve brain health in areas related to Parkinson’s Disease, cognitive performance in children, balance and hearing. Mary Ann Lila, Kannapolis research, featured. 

May 13, 2013

Smart insulin nanoparticles

Smart insulin nanoparticles, SiliconANGLE (blog), May 10, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a way for insulin-dependent diabetics to have once-a-week injection of nanoparticles to  maintain blood sugar levels. Zhen Gu, biomedical engineering, featured. 

May 13, 2013

FFA CEO To Receive Honorary Doctorate Of Agriculture From Purdue University

FFA CEO To Receive Honorary Doctorate Of Agriculture From Purdue University, Tri-State Neighbor, May 10, 2013. The chief executive officer of the National FFA Organization is one of 10 Purdue University graduates who will be awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Agriculture degree during the university’s May commencement ceremonies in West Lafayette. He then joined the faculty at… 

May 13, 2013

NC State Grads Respect Tradition, Plan For Diverse Future

NC State Grads Respect Tradition, Plan For Diverse Future, News & Observer, May 11, 2013. Students from a wide array of backgrounds united at PNC Arena Saturday to receive their degrees from NC State University and to celebrate that achievement with some 7,000 family members and friends. 

May 13, 2013

New Mechanism Converts Natural Gas To Energy Faster, Captures CO2

New Mechanism Converts Natural Gas to Energy Faster, Captures CO2, EnvironmentalResearchWeb.org, May 13, 2013. Chemical engineering researchers have identified a new mechanism to convert natural gas into energy up to 70 times faster, while effectively capturing the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2). Fanxing Li, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

May 13, 2013

Dr. Charles Prather Named a Worldwide Who’s Who Executive…

Dr. Charles Prather Named a Worldwide Who’s Who Executive…, 24-7PressRelease.com, May 13, 2013. Dr. Charles Prather, President of Bottom Line Innovation Associates, Inc., has been named a Worldwide Who’s Who Executive of the Year in Business Innovation. Having earned a Ph.D. in biochemistry from North Carolina State University, he possesses a technical problem-solving ability that is… 

May 13, 2013

What is Wrong With Dissections

What is Wrong With Dissections, Scientific American, May 12, 2013. It would take a major scientific revolution for anatomists to begin to actually observe and learn from dissections. Rob Dunn, biology, featured. 

May 13, 2013

Researchers To Deploy Submersible

Researchers To Deploy Submersible, Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) News, May 13, 2013. NC State’s submersible to work with University of Georgia to record the workings of warm eddies in the Gulf Stream. 

May 13, 2013

North Carolina State University Video: Is This What College Was Like In The ’80s

North Carolina State University Video: Is This What College Was Like In the ’80s, Huffington Post, May 10, 2010. Retro video documents what life was like at North Carolina State University during a totally tubular decade. According to the video’s YouTube description, it was made by a former student at the college. 

May 13, 2013

Injectable nanoscale-particles network to control blood sugar

Injectable nanoscale-particles network to control blood sugar, DigitalJournal.com, May 11, 2013. In a promising development for diabetes treatment, researchers have developed a network of nanoscale particles that can maintain normal blood sugar levels for more than a week. Zhen Gu, biomedical engineering, featured. 

May 10, 2013

Study Finds Ubiquitous Engineered Nanomaterials Cause Lung Inflammation Read more: Study Finds Ubiquitous Engineered Nanomaterials Cause Lung Inflammation | Medindia http://www.medindia.net/news/study-finds-ubiquitous-engineered-nanomaterials-cause-lung-inflammation-118673-1.htm#ixzz2Stz1Gb8i

Study Finds Ubiquitous Engineered Nanomaterials Cause Lung Inflammation, MedIndia, May 10, 2013. A consortium of scientists from across the country has found that breathing ultrafine particles from a large family of materials that increasingly are found in a host of household and commercial products can cause lung inflammation and damage. 

May 10, 2013

Midlands People & Achievements: Tara Jerdan

Midlands People & Achievements: Tara Jerdan, The State, May 10, 2013. Tara Jerdan has joined 1×1 Design in Columbia. Jerdan earned her bachelor of environmental design in architecture from North Carolina State University in 2007 and her master of architecture from Clemson University in 2009. 

May 10, 2013

Transworld Business Advisors Launches New Location in Durham

Transworld Business Advisors Launches New Location in Durham, PR.com, May 9, 2013. Transworld Business Advisors announces a new location in Durham, under the ownership of local resident Ray Canoy. Canoy has a bachelor’s degree in Business Management and Economics from North Carolina State University. 

May 10, 2013

‘Smart’ nanoparticles may replace injections for diabetes treatment

‘Smart’ nanoparticles may replace injections for diabetes treatment, GMA News, May 9, 2013. Due to promising new treatment for diabetes, diabetics may be able to reduce insulin injections to just once per week, and instead if insulin being fired into the bloodstream, nanoparticles may take its place. Zhen Gu, biomedical engineering, featured.