Oct 2, 2012

Ankles, Source of Power to Run

Ankles, Source of Power to Run, Bilingual News, The, Oct. 1, 2012. A study by NC State researchers found that, contrary to what is thought, knees are not as important in generating the energy in the lower limbs in human locomotion. 

Oct 1, 2012

College of Science unveiled at NCSU

College of Science unveiled at NCSU, Triangle Business Journal, Oct. 1, 2012. The College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences will be dissolved and the College of Sciences will be unveiled on July 1, 2013, in a major academic realignment at NC State University. 

Oct 1, 2012

Trash talk: the science of garbology

Trash talk: the science of garbology, News & Observer, Charlotte Observer et al, “Sept. 30, 2012. In the eyes of “garbologists,” most trash can be transformed into another person’s treasure. Meg Lowman, physical and mathematical sciences, featured. 

Oct 1, 2012

Energy wonder crop Arundo raises invasive fears

Energy wonder crop Arundo raises invasive fears, Chicago Tribune, Sept. 30, 2012. The NC Biofuels Center has been pushing to grow the Arundo plant on a mass scale, touting it as a new cash crop and the prime energy source. David Crouse, soil science, featured. 

Oct 1, 2012

Partisanship and the race to control the State Supreme Court

Partisanship and the race to control the State Supreme Court, The Mountaineer, The, Sept. 30, 2012. Sometimes it is better to listen to the known partisans and take with a grain of salt the utterances of those staid, impartial folks in their robes of black. Mike Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Oct 1, 2012

Are we better off today?

Are we better off today?, Smithfield Herald, Sept. 30, 2012. The question “Are you better-off today?” has become a major debating point in the current political campaigns. Mike Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Oct 1, 2012

Scientist Mary Watzin on algae season: ‘a tough summer’

Scientist Mary Watzin on algae season: ‘a tough summer’, Burlington Free Press, Sept. 30, 2012. Dean of the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources will be leaving to assume a position as dean of the College of Natural Resources at NC State University. Mary Watzin, natural resources, featured. 

Oct 1, 2012

Angelou health summit announces online platform to help women

Angelou health summit announces online platform to help women, Winston-Salem Journal, Sept. 30, 2012. The Maya Angelou International Women’s Health Summit introduced a new online platform for people all over the world to share and develop ideas for improving women’s health and wellness. Fay Cobb Payton, business management, featured. 

Oct 1, 2012

Life that Lives On Uranium

Life that Lives On Uranium, Astrobiology Magazine,  Sept. 30, 2012. A new study is providing insights into how living organisms use different mechanisms to adapt to their surroundings. Robert Kelly, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Oct 1, 2012

Fish that has Hooks on Genitalia

Fish that has Hooks on Genitalia, FRENCHTRIBUNE.COM, Jezebel , Sept. 29, 2012. According to research published in the Journal of Fish Biology, NC State researchers have discovered a male freshwater fish that has genitalia with four hooks. Brian Langerhans, biology, featured. 

Oct 1, 2012

CDC Reports 48 States with West Nile Virus

CDC Reports 48 States with West Nile Virus, Fort Bragg Patch, Insect Shield, Sept. 29, 2012. According to the CDC, as of September 25, 2012, 48 states have reported West Nile virus infections in people, birds, or mosquitoes. Charles Apperson, entomology, featured. 

Oct 1, 2012

Mike Walden: What divides our economic view

Mike Walden: What divides our economic view, Free Press – Online, Sept. 29, 2012.  Many pundits say proposals and answers to these economic questions will be the determinant of how many of us vote. Mike Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Oct 1, 2012

University Researchers Discover Cure for FarmVille Bots

University Researchers Discover Cure for FarmVille Bots, io9, Kotaku et al, Sept. 30, 2012. NC State researchers have developed the means of more accurately detecting bot accounts, so the social game’s developers can shut them down. David Roberts, computer science, featured. 

Sep 27, 2012

Cyborg cockroach video might usher in new wave of micro-robotics

Cyborg cockroach video might usher in new wave of micro-robotics, Ubergizmo, Sept. 26, 2012. It was more than a fortnight ago when we first laid our eyes on the cyborg cockroach that hailed from NC State University. Alper Bozkurt, electrical and computer engineering, featured. 

Sep 27, 2012

News of the Weird

News of the Weird, Artvoice, Sept. 27, 2012. At a conference in August, researchers from North Carolina State University demonstrated their latest technological advance in aiding “first responders” to peacetime and wartime disasters: cockroaches.