May 7, 2013

How to nab a data scientist job

How to nab a data scientist job, IT World, May 6, 2013. It’s a whole new ballgame for traditional data analysts, as training focuses on deep knowledge of statistics and computer science. Michael Rappa, advanced analytics, featured. 

May 7, 2013

How to nab a data scientist job

How to nab a data scientist job, Computerworld, May 6, 2013. it’s a whole new ballgame for traditional data analysts, as training focuses on deep knowledge of statistics and computer science. Michael Rappa, advanced analytics, featured. 

May 7, 2013

How to nab a data scientist job

How to nab a data scientist job, NetworkWorld, May 6, 2013. It’s a whole new ballgame for traditional data analysts, as training focuses on deep knowledge of statistics and computer science. Michael Rappa, advanced analytics, featured. 

May 7, 2013

How to nab a data scientist job

How to nab a data scientist job, CIO magazine , May 6, 2013. In one of the most frequently cited reports on the topic, the McKinsey Global Institute estimates that there will be a shortfall of 190,000 data scientists in the IT job market by 2018. Michael Rappa, advanced analytics, featured. 

May 7, 2013

Ubiquitous engineered nanomaterials cause lung inflammation

Ubiquitous engineered nanomaterials cause lung inflammation, Science Daily, May 6, 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. James Bonner, toxicology, featured. 

May 7, 2013

How Does Money Affect An Election?

How Does Money Affect An Election?, WUNC-FM, The State of Things, May 3, 2013. NC State scientist joined the State of Things conversation to speak on how money impacts research. Lindsay Zanno, biology, featured. 

May 7, 2013

US News & World Report Announces Inaugural Best Online Programs for Veterans Rannkings

US News & World Report Announces Inaugural Best Online Programs for Veterans Rankings, Wall Street Journal, May 7, 2013. U.S. News & World Report released today its inaugural rankings of the Best Online Programs for Veterans. NC State ranked best graduate education and engineering programs. 

May 6, 2013

North Carolina State lands grant for organic food safety research

North Carolina State lands grant for organic food safety research, The Packer, May 3, 2013. North Carolina State University, in partnership with the University of Tennessee, has secured a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to improve the safety of organic produce. Chen Jiang and Penelope Perkins-Veazie, horticultural science, featured. 

May 6, 2013

Injectable nano-network controls blood sugar in diabetics for days at …

Injectable nano-network controls blood sugar in diabetics for days at a time, Science Codex, May 3, 2013. In a promising development for diabetes treatment, researchers have developed a network of nanoscale particles that can be injected into the body and release insulin when blood-sugar levels rise, maintaining normal blood sugar levels for more than a week… 

May 6, 2013

Injectable Nano-Network Controls Blood Sugar in Diabetics for Days …

Injectable Nan0-Network Controls Blood Sugar in Diabetics for Days at a Time, Nanotechnology News, May 3, 2013. In a promising development for diabetes treatment, researchers have developed a network of nanoscale particles that can be injected into the body and release insulin when blood-sugar levels rise, maintaining normal blood sugar levels for more than a week… 

May 6, 2013

Hunt Jr. Library at North Carolina State University

Hunt Jr. Library at North Carolina State University, Live Design Online, May 1, 2013. There are Spyders to be found throughout the new James B. Hunt Jr. Library on the North Carolina State University Centennial Campus, and they’re getting rave reviews. 

May 6, 2013

Lincoln funeral train mystery solved

Lincoln funeral train mystery solved, The Leaf Chronicle, May 1, 2013. With the 150th anniversary of the president’s death approaching in 2015, a historical group planned to create a replica of the funeral train that carried President Abraham Lincoln’s body back to his hometown in Springfield, Ill., after the 1865 assassination. William C. Harris, history, featured. 

May 6, 2013

NCSU lecturer exhibits free-speech photos

NCSU lecturer exhibits free-speech photos, News & Observer, May4, 2013. The Free Expression Tunnel at NC State University is a campus landmark. NC State lecturer and photographer  has been documenting the ever-changing art in the tunnel for more than a year. Michael Ligett, electrical and computer engineering, featured. 

May 6, 2013

Clean Water Act at age 40

Clean Water Act at age 40, News & Observer, May 5, 2013. The Clean Water Act had its milestone birthday last year and is about to face some midlife challenges. Meg Lowman, physical and math sciences, featured. 

May 6, 2013

A bug buffet

A bug buffet, News & Observer, May 6, 2013. A group of bug enthusiasts at NC State University recently proved that college students will, in fact, eat anything. Tuesday night, dozens of students sampled chocolate grasshoppers, mealworm hushpuppies and wax moth Rice Krispies at a so-called Insect Cafe, which sets up in Fountain Dining Hall at the end…