Oct 10, 2012

NCSU receives $10M gift

NCSU receives $10M gift, Triangle Business Journal, Oct. 10, 2012. NC State University received one of the largest donations in the school’s history – a $10 million gift from Bill and Marsha Prestage to benefit the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. 

Oct 10, 2012

Parenting More Important Than Schools to Academic Achievement, Study Finds

Parenting More Important Than Schools to Academic Achievement, Study Finds, ScienceDaily, PHYS.org, Oct. 10, 2012. Researchers find that parental involvement is a more significant factor in a child’s academic performance than the qualities of the school itself. Toby Parcel, sociology, featured. 

Oct 10, 2012

Poultry farmer gives major endowment to NC State Univeristy

Poultry farmer gives major endowment to NC State Univeristy, North Carolina News Network – Online, Oct. 10, 2012. A Sampson County poultry and pork farmer is giving $10 million as an endowment for The Department of Poultry Science at NC State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The department will be renamed the Prestage Family Department of… 

Oct 10, 2012

Prestage gives NCSUs poultry science department $10 million

Prestage gives NCSUs poultry science department $10 million, Albuquerque Express, Toronto Telegraph et al, Oct. 10, 2012. Dr. Jesse Grimes checks some birds at an NCSU turkey research farm off Lake Wheeler Rd. in Raleigh. The Poultry Science department is receiving a large donation to further its efforts. 

Oct 9, 2012

New Research on Molecular Biology and Translational Science from North Carolina State University Summarized

New Research on Molecular Biology and Translational Science from North Carolina State University Summarized, Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week, Oct. 6, 2012. NC State research published on ecological risk assessment. Damian Shea, biology, featured. 

Oct 8, 2012

Debate stirs local energy in tight NC presidential race

Debate stirs local energy in tight NC presidential race, WRAL-TV – Online, Oct. 5, 2012. A powerful debate showing by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney  boosted local support for the candidate, who trails President Barack Obama in North Carolina, according to the latest WRAL News poll. NC State University student Coleman Wright, who recently began volunteering for… 

Oct 8, 2012

Ryan Offers A Balanced Conservatism

Ryan Offers A Balanced Conservatism, Carolina Journal, Oct. 5, 2012. From a strategic standpoint, I’m also not sure Rep. Paul Ryan was the best choice as Mitt Romney’s running mate. Andy Taylor, political science, featured. 

Oct 8, 2012

Tongue-based device gives spinal cord patients control

Tongue-based device gives spinal cord patients control, Medical Device Daily, Oct. 5, 2012. A new device could change the way spinal cord patients travel in their wheel chairs – and it all centers around the tongue. Lingcast, a start-up that has licensed technology from Georgia Technical Institute (Atlanta) and NC State University (Raleigh), presented this device, the Tongue… 

Oct 8, 2012

Reports from North Carolina State University Add New Data to Research in Bone and Mineral Research

Reports from North Carolina State University Add New Data to Research in Bone and Mineral Research, NewsRx.com, Oct. 5, 2012. NC State research illuminates  aspects of turtle biology and evolution previously unapproachable, such as estimates of genome size of extinct species, differences in metabolic rates among different bones from a single individual, and potential function of osteocytes… 

Oct 8, 2012

Southern swing states: Will black voters bring Obama to victory?

Southern swing states: Will black voters bring Obama to victory?, AlaskaDispatch.com, Oct. 6, 2012. When then-candidate Barack Obama won North Carolina in 2008, a lot of the credit went to the 76 percent turnout rate among African-American voters. Andrew Taylor, political science, featured. 

Oct 7, 2012

Newsbyte: SAP Joins in Release of “Big Data” Recommendations to U.S. Government Agencies

Newsbyte: SAP Joins in Release of “Big Data” Recommendations to U.S. Government Agencies, Technology Digital, Oct. 3, 2012.  Big data” has the potential to transform government and society, and the path to harnessing it is relatively straightforward and affordable. Michael Rappa, advanced analytics, featured. 

Oct 7, 2012

Ryan Offers A Balanced Conservatism

Ryan Offers A Balanced Conservatism, Carolina Journal, Oct. 4, 2012. From a strategic standpoint, I’m also not sure Rep. Paul Ryan was the best choice as Mitt Romney’s running mate — Florida U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio would have attracted Hispanic support and helped in Florida, and former Minnesota Gov. Andy Taylor, political science, featured. 

Oct 7, 2012

New fish species has hooks on genitalia

New fish species has hooks on genitalia, Wildlife Extra, Oct. 3, 2012. A new species of freshwater fish, described by a North Carolina State University researcher, has several interesting – and perhaps cringe-inducing – characteristics, including a series of four hooks on the male genitalia. Brian Langerhans, biology, featured. 

Oct 7, 2012

Will black voters give Obama what he needs in Southern swing states?

Will black voters give Obama what he needs in Southern swing states?, Christian Science Monitor, Oct. 5, 2012. When then-candidate Barack Obama won North Carolina in 2008, a lot of the credit went to the eye-popping 76 percent turnout rate among African-American voters. Andrew Taylor, political science. 

Oct 7, 2012

Nagoya University, North Carolina State University extend partnership for tech transfer

Nagoya University, North Carolina State University extend partnership for tech transfer, Enterprise Innovation, Oct. 3, 2012. Nagoya University and NC State University have agreed to renew their industry-university collaboration agreement for an additional five years to promote and commercialize research-driven intellectual property innovations in the US and Japan.