Apr 30, 2013

No more business as usual, IRS official says

No more business as usual, IRS official says, Philanthropy Journal, April 30, 2013. The tanking economy has underscored the need for nonprofits to rethink their priorities and strategies, says Lois Lerner, director of the IRS Exempt Organizations Division. Lerner was in Raleigh Oct. 19 and 20 to give a lunch address at a two day-long workshops… 

Apr 30, 2013

Drones: Coming to a Sky Near You

Drones: Coming to a Sky Near You, Real Clear Politics Blog, April 29, 2013. The heavens will soon be thick with drones. That, at least, is the confident expectation of the Federal Aviation Administration and a slew of states and companies competing for a coveted designation as one of six U.S. sites that will test the… 

Apr 30, 2013

Triangle Modernist Houses Founder Receives AIA Triangle Award

Triangle Modernist Houses Founder Receives AIA Triangle Award, PRLog, April 29, 2013. Triangle Modernist Houses is a treasure trove of information about modern residential architecture and continues to look for new ways to expand that celebration. Michael Harwood, Centennial Campus Development, featured. 

Apr 30, 2013

Hunting For Elements

Hunting For Elements, New Hampshire Public Radio, April 29, 2013. The periodic table of elements – which contained and organized all the known elements at the time – like other maps has changed as the geography of its contents. Many more elements have been added to the list, and efforts to create and research new ones… 

Apr 30, 2013

Temple University to Build High-Tech Library

Temple University to Build High-Tech Library, Green Building News, April 30, 2013. Based on Snohetta’s design of the NC State University’s (NCSU) library, several resources are speculating that Temple’s new library will be a “notable building”. The architecture firm is perhaps best known for its recent completion of NC State’s James B. Hunt Jr. Library, which includes several high-tech features… 

Apr 30, 2013

Matt’s Favorites: SpaceShipTwo Test, Path Grows, Siri Competition And Much More

Matt’s Favorites: SpaceShipTwo Test, Path Grows, Siri Competition And Much More, CBS Detroit, April 30, 2013. NC State study indicates that the knowledge and skills of programmers actually improve over time – and that  older programmers know as much (or more) than their younger peers when it comes to recent software platforms. 

Apr 30, 2013

NCSU research opens door to ZnO-based UV lasers and LEDs

NCSU research opens door to ZnO-based UV lasers and LEDs, Semiconductor Today, April 30, 2013. NC State leads team of researchers to solve a long-standing materials science problem, making it possible to create devices using zinc oxide (ZnO). Lew Reynolds, materials science and engineering, featured. 

Apr 30, 2013

Older is wiser: Study shows software developers’ skills improve over time

Older is wiser: Study shows software developers’ skills improve over time, Science Daily, April 29, 2013. New NC State study indicates that the knowledge and skills of programmers actually improve over time — and that older programmers know as much (or more) than their younger peers when it comes to recent software platforms. Emerson Murphy-Hill, computer science,… 

Apr 30, 2013

Study shows software developers’ skills improve over time

Study shows software developers’ skills improve over time, PHYS.org, April 29, 2013. New NC State study indicates that the knowledge and skills of programmers actually improve over time — and that older programmers know as much (or more) than their younger peers when it comes to recent software platforms. Emerson Murphy-Hill, computer science, featured. 

Apr 30, 2013

eGames competition to showcase new gadgets from NC State

eGames competition to showcase new gadgets from NC State, Triangle Business Journal (blog), April 29, 2013. NC State students will show off gadgets they developed and compete for $40,000 in prize money. Products developed by NC State students include facial image-analysis technology and a blind spot detection system for motorcycles. The Entrepreneurship Initiative at NC State hosts the eGames. 

Apr 29, 2013

Older is wiser: Study shows software developers’ skills improve over time

Older is wiser: Study shows software developers’ skills improve over time, esciencenews.com, April 29, 2013. NC State study indicates that the knowledge and skills of programmers actually improve over time — and that older programmers know as much (or more) than their younger peers when it comes to recent software platforms. Emerson Murphy-Hill, computer science, featured. 

Apr 29, 2013

Nation’s First Vet Trauma Centers Identified

Nation’s First Vet Trauma Centers Identified, Wisconsin Ag Connection, April 26, 2013. The Veterinary Trauma Center designation is part of an effort by the ACVECC Veterinary Committee on Trauma (VetCOT) to create a network of lead hospitals that will seed development of trauma systems nationally. The following veterinary emergency care providers have been designated as the first wave… 

Apr 29, 2013

John Hester – Lifetime Achievement Award

John Hester – Lifetime Achievement Award, Triangle Business Journal,  April 26, 2013. Too tall for the role, Hester made his mark in law. Currently a Senior claims counsel and corporate secretary, Hester attended Broughton High School, Raleigh 1968; N.C. State University, 1972; N.C. Central University School of Law, 1975. 

Apr 29, 2013

Seeing values beyond costs of protecting environment

Seeing values beyond costs of protecting environment, News & Observer, April 26, 2013. Environmental regulation is often cited as a factor that stifles job creation and economic growth, and most arguments about the cost of environmental protection are limited to the dollars and cents of pollution controls. Bob Peace, professor emeritus, management, featured. 

Apr 29, 2013

N.C. State-Eastman relationship blazes new trail

N.C. State-Eastman relationship blazes new trail, Triangle Business Journal (blog), April 26, 2013. NC State University and Eastman Chemical Co. tout their partnership as something of a one-of-a-kind relationship in that they negotiated intellectual property rights ahead of time. Chancellor Randy Woodson featured.