Apr 19, 2013

Scientists to pay visit to CHS next week

Scientists to pay visit to CHS next week, Sampson Independent, April 18, 2013. Clinton High School has been chosen, as one of only 100 high schools in the state to host two scientists for the annual North Carolina DNA Day. On Thursday, April 25, two scientists, one is from UNC Chapel Hill and one is from… 

Apr 19, 2013

Catching up with Kay: Why I fought to restore tuition assistance for service members

Catching up with Kay: Why I fought to restore tuition assistance for service members, Macon County News and Shopping Guide, April 18, 2013. George joined the National Guard because he wanted to serve his country and he thought it would give him the experience he needed to succeed in college and the means to afford it. Today,… 

Apr 19, 2013

New Algorithm Helps Evaluate, Rank Scientific Literature

New Algorithm Helps Evaluate, Rank Scientific Literature, Science Blog, April 18, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a computer program to help them evaluate and rank scientific articles in their field. Allan Peter Davis and Thomas Wiegers, biology, featured. 

Apr 19, 2013

It s a Good Thing, Y all, We Don t All Talk Alike

It s a Good Thing, Y all, We Don t All Talk Alike, The Pilot, April 17, 2013. There persists a remarkable – though shrinking – degree of regionalization in the way we speak. Robin Dodsworth, English, featured. 

Apr 19, 2013

Inside WRAL: Meteorologist to speak at NC State graduation

Inside WRAL: Meteorologist to speak at NC Stategraduation, WRAL-TV, April 18, 2013. WRAL meteorologist and executive producer Nate Johnson will be the keynote speaker at North Carolina State University’s computer science department graduation ceremony on May 10. 

Apr 19, 2013

Researchers develop computer program to evaluate, rank scientific articles

Researchers develop computer program to evaluate, rank scientific articles, News-Medical.net, April 19, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a computer program to help them evaluate and rank scientific articles in their field. Allan Peter Davis and Thomas Wiegers, biology, featured. 

Apr 19, 2013

Textile Exchange & NC University to host seminar in May

Textile Exchange & NC University to host seminar in May, Fibre2fashion.com, April 19, 2013. Textile Exchange is working with NC State University’s College of Textiles to host the 3rd Annual Evolving Textiles Conference on May 21. 

Apr 19, 2013

New algorithm helps evaluate, rank scientific literature

New algorithm helps evaluate, rank scientific literature, Eureka! Science News, April 18, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a computer program to help them evaluate and rank scientific articles in their field. Allan Peter Davis, biology, featured. 

Apr 19, 2013

New algorithm helps evaluate, rank scientific literature

New algorithm helps evaluate, rank scientific literature, Science Daily, April 19, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a computer program to help them evaluate and rank scientific articles in their field. Allan Peter Davis and Thomas Wiegers, biology, featured. 

Apr 19, 2013

Computer helps researchers keep up with deluge of science papers

Computer helps researchers keep up with deluge of science papers, UPI.com, April 18, 2013. NC State researchers have developed a computer program to help them keep up with current literature in their field. Allan Peter Davis, biology, featured. 

Apr 19, 2013

New Text-Mining Algorithm To Prioritize Research On Chemicals …

New Text-Mining Algorithm To Prioritize Research On Chemicals…, Red Orbit, April 18, 2013. According to NC State research, a new text-mining algorithm can help identify the most relevant scientific research for a public database that reveals the effects of environmental chemicals on human health. Allan Peter Davis and Thomas Wiegers, biology, featured. 

Apr 19, 2013

Text-Mining Algorithm Improves Evaluation Of Scientific Literature

Text-Mining Algorithm Improves Evaluation Of Scientific Literature, Science 2.0, April 18, 2013. According to NC State research, a new text-mining algorithm can help identify the most relevant scientific research for a public database that reveals the effects of environmental chemicals on human health. Allan Peter Davis and Thomas Wiegers, biology, featured. 

Apr 19, 2013

National consortium to lead North Carolina in big data innovation

National consortium to lead North Carolina in big data innovation, Phys.Org, April 18, 2013. A new collaboration called the National Consortium for Data Science (NCDS) aims to make North Carolina a national hub for data-intensive business and data science research. Founding academic members are UNC-Chapel Hill, RENCI, North Carolina State University, UNC Charlotte, UNC General Administration, Duke University… 

Apr 19, 2013

Library of Congress wins special Grammy Award

Library of Congress wins special Grammy Award, Yahoo News, April 18, 2013. Photo caption: This combination of Associated Press file photos shows Steven Herman, left, head of the Library of Congress storage facility, at the Library of Congress in 2003, in Washington, and right, a “bookBot”, an automated retrieval system at the James B. Hunt Jr. Library… 

Apr 18, 2013

North Carolina State University Researchers Devise X-Ray Approach to Track Surgical Devices, Minimize Radiation Exposure

North Carolina State University Researchers Devise X-Ray Approach to Track Surgical Devices, Minimize Radiation Exposure, BioSpace.com, April 17, 2013. Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed a new tool to help surgeons use X-rays to track devices used in “minimally invasive” surgical procedures while also limiting the patient’s…