Jan 23, 2013

Researchers create self-healing, stretchable wires using liquid metal

Researchers create self-healing, stretchable wires using liquid metal, R&D Magazine, Jan. 23, 2013. NC State researchers have developed elastic, self-healing wires in which both the liquid-metal core and the polymer sheath reconnect at the molecular level after being severed. Michael Dickey, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Jan 23, 2013

Make NC First in Freedom

Make NC First in Freedom, The Carolina Journal, Jan. 23, 2013. In 1948, the University of Chicago Press published one of the foundational texts of the modern conservative movement: Ideas Have Consequences, by Richard Weaver. Weaver took his first teaching job at NC State University and later relocated to the University of Chicago. 

Jan 23, 2013

Researchers Create Flexible, Nanoscale ‘Bed of Nails’ for Possible Drug Delivery

Researchers Create Flexible, Nanoscale ‘Bed of Nails’ for Possible Drug Delivery, Innovation Toronto, Jan. 22, 2013. NC State researchers have come up with a technique to embed needle-like carbon nanofibers in an elastic membrane that opens the door to development of new drug-delivery systems. Anatoli Melechko, materials engineering, featured. 

Jan 23, 2013

‘Balloon’ technique could lead to new drug-delivery systems

‘Balloon’ technique could lead to new drug-delivery systems, Engineer Online, Jan. 22, 2013. Researchers at North Carolina (NC) State University have developed a technique to embed needle-like carbon nanofibres in an elastic membrane — an advance that could lead to new drug-delivery systems. Anatoli Melechko, materials engineering, featured. 

Jan 23, 2013

Hagan Visits NC State’s Small Business and Technology Development Center

Hagan Visits NC State’s Small Business and Technology Development Center, Bignews.biz, Jan. 22, 2013. U.S. Senator Kay Hagan visited NC State University’s Small Business and Technology Development Center to learn about the school’s efforts to create job-ready students and grow and support businesses. Terri Lomax, research and innovation, featured. 

Jan 23, 2013

NCSU’s College Of Agriculture Hones Vision For The Future

NCSU’s College Of Agriculture Hones Vision For The Future, Farm Progress, Jan. 22, 2013. The N.C. State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is an important linchpin for N.C. farmers of all descriptions. Richard Linton, agriculture and life sciences, featured. 

Jan 23, 2013

NCSU College of Agricultural and Life Sciences holding listening sessions as it plans for future

NCSU College of Agricultural and Life Sciences holding listening sessions as it plans for future, Goldsboro News-Argus, Jan. 22, 2013. As N.C. State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences charts its future, it is looking for insight from the people of North Carolina. Richard Linton, agriculture and life sciences, featured. 

Jan 23, 2013

Dual attack on white grubs promising in Carolina sweet potatoes

Dual attack on white grubs promising in Carolina sweet potatoes,  Southeast Farm Press, Jan. 22, 2013. White grubs, or plectris grubs, make sweet potatoes look bad, very bad. Mark Abney, entomology, featured. 

Jan 23, 2013

NCSU encourages healthier lifestyles for students

NCSU encourages healthier lifestyles for students, WNCT-TV, Jan. 22, 2013. North Carolina State University is starting a new program to ease students into healthier lifestyles. Lisa Eberhart, dining and catering operations, featured. 

Jan 23, 2013

PIO leaving county schools

PIO leaving county schools, Daily Reflector, Jan. 22, 2013. Pitt County Schools’ Public Information Officer Heather Mayo is leaving her position effective Feb. 5. to become Development Communications and Relations Coordinator at NC State University. 

Jan 23, 2013

NCSU encourages healthier lifestyles for students

NCSU encourages healthier lifestyles for students, Wilmington Star-News, Jan. 22, 2013. North Carolina State University is starting a new program to ease students into healthier lifestyles. Lisa Eberhart, dining and catering operations, featured. 

Jan 23, 2013

NCSU encourages healthier lifestyles for students

NCSU encourages healthier lifestyles for students, Gainesville Sun, Jan. 22, 2013. NC State University is starting a new program to ease students into healthier lifestyles. Lisa Eberhart, dining and catering operations, featured. 

Jan 23, 2013

Companies Reassess Security

Companies Reassess Security, Treasury & Risk, Jan. 21, 2013. In the wake of Algerian hostage-taking, business look more closely at facilities in trouble spots. Bruce Branson, accounting, featured. 

Jan 23, 2013

Cultured Cow Creamery producing kosher cheese

Cultured Cow Creamery producing kosher cheese, The Herald-Sun, Jan. 22, 2013. Rabbis at Raleigh synagogue are producing Kosher cheese. Sam Galphin, population health and pathobiology, featured. 

Jan 22, 2013

American English – Dialects and Variation 2E – Books – Australian Life Scientist

FDA’s proposed changes aim to make food safer; affect on farms may be minimal, Individual.com, Jan. 20, 2013. The Food and Drug Administration’s newest proposed guidelines would enact sweeping regulations to prevent foodborne illnesses. Ben Chapman, family & consumer sciences, featured.