Dec 3, 2012

NCSU looking for some coaching MACtion?

NCSU looking for some coaching MACtion?, NBCSports.com, Dec. 1, 2012. NCSU and athletic director Debbie Yow are utilizing a search firm in their hunt for a new head football coach. Debbie Yow, athletics, featured.  

Dec 3, 2012

Mary Easley’s pension soars with N.C. State settlement

Mary Easley’s pension soars with N.C. State settlelment, News & Observer, WRAL et al, Nov. 30, 2012. NC State University has reached an out-of-court settlement with former First Lady Mary Easley. Chancellor Randy Woodson featured. 

Nov 30, 2012

Why Study Plants in Space?

Why Study Plants in Space,  SpaceDaily, NASA, Nov. 29, 2012. The ability of plants to provide a source of food and recycle carbon dioxide into breathable oxygen may prove critical for astronauts who will live in space for months at a time. Imara Perera, plant biology, featured. 

Nov 30, 2012

NC sees a bumper crop of Christmas trees this year

NC sees a bumper crop of Christmas tress this year, News & Observer, Nov. 28, 2012. Triangle parking lots sit packed with Fraser firs, fat green beauties shipped from the North Carolina mountains – guaranteed to hold the heaviest ornament without bending a limb or shedding a needle. John Frampton, forestry & environmental resources, featured. 

Nov 30, 2012

Study finds most couches sold in US treated with controversial flame retardants

Study finds most couches sold in US treated with controversial flame retardants, News & Observer, Nov. 28, 2012. More than three decades after manufacturers stopped making children’s pajamas with a flame retardant suspected of causing cancer, new research suggests the same chemical has become the most widely used fire-resistant compound in upholstered furniture. Heather Patisaul,… 

Nov 30, 2012

Dangerous for kids’ pajamas, safe for sofas?

Dangerous for kids’ pajamas, safe for sofas?, Chicago Tribune, Scientific American et al, Nov. 27, 2012. New research suggests the same chemical has become the most widely used fire-resistant compound in upholstered furniture sold throughout the United States. Heather Patisaul, biology, featured. 

Nov 30, 2012

Immigration changes loom for Triangle, nation

Immigration changes loom for Triangle, nation, New York Daily News, Nov. 30, 2012. Triangle residents could live or die professionally by the outcome of a vote in Congress today. Arpit Gupta, computer science-engineering, and Ranjith Kumar, materials science & engineering, featured. 

Nov 30, 2012

Research project at NC State could save lives of troops overseas

Research project at NC State could save lives of troops overseas, News 14 Carolina, Nov. 27, 2012. Researchers at NC State University are working on a special mission for the Department of Defense that could one day save countless lives. Matthew Purvis and Michael Steer, electrical & computer engineering, featured. 

Nov 30, 2012

Size matters when reducing NiO nanoparticles

Size matters when reducing NiO nanoparticles, PHYS.org, Nov. 27, 2012. The number and location of nucleation sites of nickel metal within nickel oxide nanoparticles during their reduction with hydrogen strongly depend on the nanoparticle size. Joe Tracy, materials science, featured. 

Nov 30, 2012

Supercomputers face growing resilience problems

Supercomputers face growing resilience problems, InfoWorld, Nov. 26, 2012. As supercomputers grow more powerful, they’ll also grow more vulnerable to failure, thanks to the increased amount of built-in componentry. David Fiala, computer science-engineering, featured. 

Nov 30, 2012

Fiscal cliff threatens scientific research, experts warn

Fiscal cliff threatens scientific research, experts warn, Miami Herald, Nov. 26, 2012. Scientists and inventors will be keeping an eye on the budget deal-making in Washington over the next month, because spending cuts will chop back federal support for scientific research. Joe DeSimone, chemical engineering, featured. 

Nov 30, 2012

Triangle holiday shopping points toward improving economy

Triangle holiday shopping points toward improving economy, News & Observer, Nov. 25, 2012. As Triangle shoppers flocked to their favorite stores this weekend looking for deals, they offered a decidedly mixed message about where the region’s economy is headed. Michael Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Nov 30, 2012

‘Feasible’ cost could still be an issue in hog waste technology

‘Feasibility’ cost could still be an issue in hog waste technology, News & Observer, Nov. 24, 2012. The Smithfield Agreement says that if NC State University scientist identifies a waste treatment system that meets its terms, the pork companies that signed the agreement must start retrofitting that technology on farms. Mike Williams, poultry science, featured. 

Nov 30, 2012

Black Friday Gift Idea: Support a Meth Lab

Black Friday Gift Idea: Support a Meth Lab, Forbes Online, Nov. 23, 2012. Our understanding of how misused drugs actually work is surprisingly incomplete. David Kroll, english, featured. 

Nov 30, 2012

Seniors mull pros, cons of Social Security reform

Seniors mull pros, cons of Social Security reform, News & Observer, Nov. 23, 2012. Older people in North Carolina and across the nation are watching closely as Social Security and other programs are put on the table as part of government budget negotiations. Michael Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured.