Apr 16, 2013

NC State researchers predict active hurricane season for 2013

NC State researchers predict active hurricane season for 2013, WWAY NewsChannel 3, April 15, 2013. NC State researchers forecast an above-average hurricane season for 2013. Lian Xie, marine, earth and atmospheric sciences, featured. 

Apr 16, 2013

Jill McCorkle’s Disappearing Act

Jill McCorkle’s Disappearing Act, Memphis Flyer (blog), April 15, 2013. The new novel Life After Life from Algonquin Books, by Jill McCorkle who teaches creative writing at North Carolina State University, is the center of McCorkles’s 28-city tour.  Jill McCorkle, english, featured. 

Apr 16, 2013

Invasive Kudzu Bugs May Pose Greater Threat …

Invasive Kudzu Bugs May Pose Greater Threat …, RedOrbit, April 15, 2013. The invasive kudzu bug has the potential to be a major agricultural pest, causing significant damage to economically important soybean crops. Dominic Reisig, entomology, featured. 

Apr 16, 2013

Hot spots in Raleigh not good for area trees

Hot spots in Raleigh not good for area trees, WRAL.com, April 15, 2013. Research by a North Carolina State University graduate student has pinpointed Raleigh’s hottest locations, and she says they could be problematic for some area trees. Emily Meineke, entomology, featured. 

Apr 16, 2013

Chelsea Ingram

Chelsea Ingram, CBS Baltimore, April 12, 2013. Meteorologist Chelsea Ingram has been obsessed with weather since she was a teenager. She earned a B.S. in Meteorology from North Carolina State University, then studied broadcasting and electronic journalism at Lyndon State College in Vermont. 

Apr 15, 2013

They’re back! 17-year cicadas return to N.C.

They’re back! 17-year cicadas return to N.C., News & Observer, April 13, 2013. One the world’s largest and most unusual swarms of insects will invade portions of North Carolina and other states along the East Coast later this month when billions of 17-year cicadas emerge from their underground homes for a rowdy, monthlong mating spree. Clyde Sorenson,… 

Apr 15, 2013

New study: A warming world will further intensify extreme precipitation events

New study: A warming world will further intensify extreme precipitation events, WDAM-TV, April 14, 2013. According to a newly-published NOAA-led study in Geophysical Research Letters, as the globe warms from rising atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, more moisture in a warmer atmosphere will make the most extreme precipitation events more intense. The study, conducted by a team… 

Apr 15, 2013

N.C. Science Festival events continue in Charlotte

N.C. Science Festival events continue in Charlotte, News & Observer, April 14, 2013. The North Carolina Science Festival, which began April 5, continues for another week with hundreds of events from one end of the state to the other. At 4:30 p.m. April 16, Dr. Martin Golubitsky, a mathematician at Ohio State University, will show some patterns and… 

Apr 15, 2013

Earth is too awash in plastic

Earth is too awash in plastic, News & Observer, April 14, 2013. Throwaway plastic in India, Malaysia and other developing countries represent the “Americanization” of their lifestyle. Meg Lowman, physical and math sciences, featured. 

Apr 15, 2013

Study proposes alternative way to explain life’s complexity

Study proposes alternative way to explain life’s complexity, Innovations Report, April 14, 2013. Evolution skeptics argue that some biological structures, like the brain or the eye are simply too complex for natural selection to explain. The National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent) is a nonprofit science center dedicated to cross-disciplinary research in evolution. Funded by the National… 

Apr 15, 2013

Reading, Writing and Big Data Basics [Signal]

Reading, Writing and Big Data Basics [Signal], TMC News, April 13, 2013. More traditional academic institutions have taken note of the need and interest in advanced education in the area of big data. Last August, North Carolina State University became one of the first such schools to launch a Master of Science degree in analytics, to… 

Apr 15, 2013

Lowman: Our mussel malaise

Lowman: Our mussel malaise, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, April 15, 2013. As we sleep and without any extra taxes imposed, these small creatures filter water, keeping our streams and lakes healthy. Meg Lowman, physical and math sciences, featured. 

Apr 15, 2013

Walden: Will robots replace people in work?

Walden: Will robots replace people in work?, The Herald-Sun, April 14, 2013. This process of machines, inventions and technology destroying some jobs but creating wealth, spending and jobs in new areas has, over time, kept the job market expanding. However, will it continue? 

Apr 15, 2013

Earth is too awash in plastic

Earth is too awash in plastic, Charlotte Observer, April 14, 2013. Throwaway plastic in India, Malaysia and other developing countries represent the “Americanization” of their lifestyle. Meg Lowman, physical and math sciences, featured. 

Apr 15, 2013

Veteran commander promoted to deputy chief of police

Veteran commander promoted to deputy chief of police, News & Observer, April 12, 2013. The Raleigh Police Department named Joseph C. Perry new deputy chief during a promotions ceremony in downtown Raleigh on Friday. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Va., the Senior Management Institute for Police in Boston, Mass., and the Administrative…