Sep 19, 2012

Eastman joins NC State for R&D

Eastman joins NC State for R&D, Speciality Chemicals Magazine, Sept. 18, 2012. Eastman Chemical has signed an agreement with NC State University to conduct cutting-edge chemistry research. 

Sep 19, 2012

Greek yogurt has grown into a mainstream success

Greek yogurt has grown into a mainstream success, Fayetteville Observer, Sept. 18, 2012. Yogurt companies that once prided themselves on their traditional yogurt are now racing to produce more varieties of Greek yogurt. Jonathan Allen, food, bioprocessing and nutrition sciences, featured. 

Sep 19, 2012

Orlando Catholic school takes classes high-tech

Orlando Catholic school takes classes high-tech, Florida Catholic – Online, Sept. 18, 2012. Sitting in three small groups, fourth-graders at St. James Cathedral School in Orlando. Pat LaMorte, assistant principal of curriculum, technology and professional development at Bishop Moore, implemented the TEAL – a teaching concept originating in higher education at NC State University and Massachusetts Institute… 

Sep 19, 2012

Pesticide Spray Success Claims Against West Nile-Carrying Mosquitoes Questioned By Critics

Pesticide Spray Success Claims Against West Nile-Carrying Mosquitoes Questioned By Critics, Huffington Post, Sept. 19, 2012. Over the last couple months, officials from across the country have engaged airplanes armed with pesticides in an attempt to battle mosquitoes that carry the West Nile virus. Charles Apperson, entomology, featured. 

Sep 19, 2012

SAS Taking NC School Data to the Cloud

SAS Taking NC School Data to the Cloud, Virtual Strategy Magazine, Business Wire, Sept. 18, 2012. Race to the Top funds used for server consolidation to save money. Phil Emer, technology planning and policy, featured. 

Sep 19, 2012

Researchers develop new, less expensive nanolithography technique

Researchers develop new, less expensive nanolithography technique, Blood Weekly, Sept. 20, 2012. NC State researchers have developed a new nanolithography technique that is less expensive than other approaches and can be used to create technologies with biomedical applications. Dr. Albena Ivanisevic, materials science and engineering, featured. 

Sep 19, 2012

IT evaluates options as Google Apps Internet Explorer 8 support ends

IT evaluates options as Google Apps Internet Explorer 8 support ends, SearchCloudComputing.com, Sept. 19, 2012. Google Apps shops that run Internet Explorer 8 and Windows XP will soon have to reconsider their browser and OS choices. Marc Hoit, information technology, featured. 

Sep 19, 2012

Cyborg cockroaches under development as spy weapons; media pushes them as ‘safety’ cyborgs

Cyborg cockroaches under development as spy weapons; media pushes them as ‘safety’ cyborgs, NaturalNews.com, Sept. 20, 2012. Few of us tolerate the presence of roaches in our homes and places of business, but NC State researchers are telling us that roaches might be our best friends. Alper Bozkurt, electrical and computer engineering, featured. 

Sep 18, 2012

Science Wire

Science Wire, EarthSky.org, Sept. 17, 2012. Researchers devise more accurate method for predicting hurricane activity. A new method for forecasting seasonal hurricane activity developed by NC State University researchers is 15 percent more accurate than previous techniques. 

Sep 18, 2012

In public universities, ‘free’ covers all speech, including the uncivil kind

In public universities, ‘free’ covers all speech, including the uncivil kind, Arizona Daily Wildcat – Online, Sept. 17, 2012. This fall, NC State University added a preamble to a policy it instituted last year. The preamble states that the policy is “not intended to interfere in any way with an individual’s academic or personal freedoms,” and… 

Sep 18, 2012

Studies from North Carolina State University Update Current Data on Colitis

Studies from North Carolina State University Update Current Data on Colitis, Gastroenterology Week, Sept. 17, 2012. NC State research results on Digestive System Diseases and Conditions have been published. R.J. Worthington, chemistry, featured. 

Sep 18, 2012

Findings from North Carolina State University Advance Knowledge in Molecular Evolution

Findings from North Carolina State University Advance Knowledge in Molecular Evolution, Life Science Weekly, Sept. 18, 2012. NC State researchers publish new report on molecular evolution. T. Connallon, genetics, featured. 

Sep 18, 2012

Study finds identical strains of antibiotic-resistant C. coli in ABF and conventionally raised pigs

Study finds identical strains of antibiotic-resistant C. coli in ABF and conventionally raised pigs, News-Medical.Net, Sept. 18, 2012. NC State researchers have found identical strains of antibiotic-resistant Campylobacter coli (C. coli) in both antibiotic-free (ABF) and conventionally raised pigs. 

Sep 18, 2012

Paging Han Solo: Researchers Find More Efficient Way To Steer Laser Beams

Paging Han Solo: Researchers Find More Efficient Way To Steer Laser Beams, Web Newswire, Sept. 18, 2012. NC State researchers created a device that allows a laser beam to pass through a stack of polarization gratings. Michael Escuti, electrical engineering, featured. 

Sep 18, 2012

New Data from North Carolina State University Illuminate Research in Psychology

New Data from North Carolina State University Illuminate Research in Psychology, Life Science Weekly, Sept. 18, 2012. In a new report, NC State researchers hypothesized that nutrient limitation of growth rate is equally or more important in controlling the toxicity of K. brevis, as has been documented for other toxic algae. D.R. Hardison, biology, featured.