Mar 22, 2013

N.C. State economist says economic outlook is bright

N.C. State economist says economic outlook is bright, Baltimore Sun, March 21, 2013. NC State economist says based on leading indicators, the nation and state are in for an improved economy. Mike Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Mar 22, 2013

Set your brackets: Startup Madness tips off in Raleigh

Set your brackets: Startup Madness tips off in Raleigh, WRAL Tech Wire, March 21, 2013. While basketball fans turn their attention to March Madness student entrepreneurs representing each of the ACC universities will focus on a different kind of competition: Startup Madness. The startup competition will be held on March 27 in the Hunt Library at… 

Mar 22, 2013

Christensen: A budget an accountant would love

Christensen: A budget an accountant would love, Charlotte Observer, March 21, 2013. Gov. Pat McCrory proposed a hold-the-line budget on that offered key clues about his still-fledgling governorship. Andrew Taylor, political science, featured. 

Mar 21, 2013

N.C. State economist says economic outlook is bright

N.C. State economist says economic outlook is bright, Chicago Tribune, March 21, 2013.  NC State economist says economic outlook is bright, Chicago Tribune, March 21, 2013. NC State economist says based on leading indicators, the nation and state are in for an improved economy. Mike Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Mar 21, 2013

Blending tradition, high-tech

Blending tradition, high-tech, Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, March 19, 2013. Tommy Lawing Jr., 64, blends tradition and technology to maintain a high profile for his 50-year-old real estate business. Lawing Jr. joined the company in 1971, after graduating from N.C. State University with a degree in economics. 

Mar 21, 2013

NC author speaks at USC media, civil rights event

NC author speaks at USC media, civil rights event, News & Observer, March 21, 2013. A history scholar from North Carolina State University is the keynote speaker at a symposium in Columbia on the media and civil rights history. Katherine Mellen Charron, history, featured. 

Mar 21, 2013

The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.), Rob Christensen column

The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.), Rob Christensen column, TMCnet.com – Smart Grid, March 21, 2013. Gov. Pat McCrory proposed a hold-the-line budget that offered key clues about his still-fledgling governorship. Andrew Taylor, political science, featured. 

Mar 21, 2013

Famous supernova reveals clues about crucial cosmic distance markers

Famous supernova reveals clues about crucial cosmic distance markers, Aerotech News and Review, March 20, 2013. A new study using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory points to the origin of a famous supernova. This supernova, discovered in 1604 by Johannes Kepler, belongs to an important class of objects that are used to measure the rate of… 

Mar 21, 2013

Math prof: No magic formula for winning bracket

Math prof: No magic formula for winning bracket, WRALSportsFan.com, March 21, 2013. There are many theories on how to fill out an NCAA tournament bracket. Carl Meyer, mathematics, featured. 

Mar 21, 2013

N.C. State economist Mike Walden says economic outlook is bright

N.C. State economist Mike Walden says economic outlook is bright, Fayetteville Observer, March 21, 2013. NC State economist says based on leading indicators, the nation and state are in for an improved economy. Mike Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Mar 21, 2013

Researchers develop dune infiltration system to treat coastal …

Researchers develop dune infiltration system to treat coastal …, News-Medical.net, March 21, 2013. When it rains, untreated stormwater can sweep pollutants into coastal waters, potentially endangering public health. Now NC State researchers have developed low-cost filtration systems that are concealed beneath sand dunes and filter out most of the bacteria that can lead to beach closures. Michael Burchell,… 

Mar 21, 2013

NC author speaks at USC media, civil rights event

NC author speaks at USC media, civil rights event, Greenville Daily Reflector, March 21, 2013. An NC State history scholar is the keynote speaker at a symposium in Columbia on the media and civil rights history. Katherine Mellen Charron, history, featured. 

Mar 21, 2013

Researchers trap light, improve laser potential of MEH-PPV polymer

Researchers trap light, improve laser potential of MEH-PPV polymer, R & D Magazine, March 21, 2013. NC State researchers have come up with a low-cost way to enhance a polymer called MEH-PPV’s ability to confine light, advancing efforts to use the material to convert electricity into laser light for use in photonic devices. Lewis Reynolds, materials science… 

Mar 20, 2013

North Carolina State U To Offer MOOC for School District Leaders

North Carolina State U To Offer MOOC for School District Leaders, T.H.E. Journal, March 19, 2013. The Alliance for Excellent Education and the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State University have launched a massive open online course for educators (MOOC-Ed) called Digital Learning Transition, which is designed to help school district leaders develop a set of digital learning goals and… 

Mar 20, 2013

‘Sandwich’ effect unlocks low-cost laser material

‘Sandwich’ effect unlocks low-cost laser material, Engineer Online, March 18, 2013. Researchers have developed a low-cost way to enhance MEH-PPV’s ability to confine light, advancing efforts to use the polymer to convert electricity into laser light for use in photonic devices. Lewis Reynolds, materials science and engineering, featured.