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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.

Jul 23, 2013

New Genes IDd in Obesity, Study

New Genes IDd in Obesity, Study, TV Balla, Source: Biospace, Jul 19 2013, 10:08am CDT Staying up-to-date has never been simpler. Sign up for the Mice gain weight even when fed normal amounts of food; similar mutation linked to severe obesity in humans [Note to reporters: Graphs and photo

Jul 23, 2013

Wright Foods creates 500 jobs and makes $53m investment

Wright Foods creates 500 jobs and makes $53m investment, FOODPRODUCTIONDAILY.COM (SITE INTERNET), Wright Foods is to create 505 jobs and invest $53m over the next five years in North Carolina. The firm is a food processing company that utilizes aseptic technology developed at North Carolina State University to package its products. Wright

Jul 23, 2013

creatures by the sounds they

creatures by the sounds they, WUNC-FM, creatures by the sounds they make researchers say the software will make monitoring the life found in tropical ecosystems much easier BBC science reporter Rebecca Mauro has more recordings like this little fiction may have life closing the rainforest 

Jul 23, 2013

Lowman: Consequences of dust

Lowman: Consequences of dust, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, July 22, 2013. Our daily lives are surrounded by many trillions of unwelcome aliens that constantly engulf us, and yet we know next-to-nothing about them. Meg Lowman, marine, earth and atmospheric sciences, featured. 

Jul 23, 2013

YOU DECIDE: Can inflation be too low?

YOU DECIDE: Can inflation be too low?,  The Mountaineer,  July 21, 2013. I was listening to Fed chairman Ben Bernanke the other night speak at a press conference (I know, I need to get a life). Anyway, he said something that struck me as very contrary to the way most people think. Mike Walden, economics,… 

Jul 23, 2013

Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee – Hearing

Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee – Hearing, FIND Washington Daybook, Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee **Revised TIME: 10 a.m. EVENT: Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard Subcommittee hearing on “New England and mid-Atlantic 

Jul 23, 2013

Eggs and Potatoes: 11 Reasons it is Healthy and Oh So Yummy

Eggs and Potatoes: 11 Reasons it is Healthy and Oh So Yummy, eMaxHealth, White potatoes, red and purple with egg whites and yolk are all you need to make a breakfast, lunch or snack that will fill you plenty and screams healthy. Mind you, accessorizing any baked potato is a good idea, since flavor is… 

Jul 23, 2013

Study Findings from North Carolina State University Broaden Understanding of Asthma

Study Findings from North Carolina State University Broaden Understanding of Asthma, Gastroenterology Week, 2013 JUL 22 (NewsRx) — By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Gastroenterology Week — Investigators publish new report on Obstructive Lung Diseases. According to news reporting out of Raleigh, North Carolina, by NewsRx editors, research stated, “M 

Jul 23, 2013

Findings from North Carolina State University Yields New Data on Biology

Findings from North Carolina State University Yields New Data on Biology, Life Science Weekly, 2013 JUL 23 (NewsRx) — By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Life Science Weekly — New research on Biology is the subject of a report. According to news reporting out of Raleigh, North Carolina, by NewsRx editors, research stated, “Anthracnose… 

Jul 23, 2013

New Propylamines Study Findings Have Been Reported by Researchers at North Carolina State University

New Propylamines Study Findings Have Been Reported by Researchers at North Carolina State University, Life Science Weekly, 2013 JUL 23 (NewsRx) — By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Life Science Weekly — Fresh data on Propylamines are presented in a new report. According to news reporting originating in Raleigh, North Carolina, by NewsRx journalists,… 

Jul 23, 2013

Studies from North Carolina State University Have Provided New Data on Life Science Research

Studies from North Carolina State University Have Provided New Data on Life Science Research, Life Science Weekly, 2013 JUL 23 (NewsRx) — By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Life Science Weekly — Research findings on Life Science Research are discussed in a new report. According to news reporting originating in Raleigh, North Carolina, by… 

Jul 22, 2013

Science Fair Entries That Look Beyond The Baking Soda Volcano

Science Fair Entries That Look Beyond The Baking Soda Volcano, WUNC-FM, July 22, 2013. Some science fairs are pushing students to answer new questions rather than confirm old answers. Robb Dunn, biology, featured. 

Jul 22, 2013

A Bigger Kingdom for King Corn

A Bigger Kingdom for King Corn, Kiplinger, July 19, 2013. Hot Southern summers, along with the higher prices corn now commands, have Southern farmers planting more corn. Ron Heiniger, crop science, featured. 

Jul 22, 2013

Soon, ‘talking’ cars to ease traffic congestion

Soon, ‘talking’ cars to ease traffic congestion, The Economic Times, July 20, 2013. NC State researchers are working to improve vehicle-to-vehicle communication that could deliver alerts beyond the familiar traffic warnings along your commute or travel route that suffer from time lag. Dan Stancil, electrical and computer engineering, featured. 

Jul 22, 2013

Controlled insulin delivery via injectable ‘smart sponge’

Controlled insulin delivery via injectable ‘smart sponge’, Medical News Today, July 20, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a drug delivery technique for diabetes treatment in which a sponge-like material surrounds an insulin core. Zhen Gu, biomedical engineering, featured.