Aug 29, 2012

Enterprise risk management making headway, but obstacles remain: Study

Enterprise risk management making headway, but obstacles remain: Study, Business Insurance – Online, Aug. 27, 2012. A new study finds steady progress in the number of companies that say they have formal enterprise risk management processes in place, though obstacles remain to successful ERM adoption. The survey, conducted by the ERM Institute at NC State University found that… 

Aug 29, 2012

Duke study pinpoints a benefit of breast-feeding

Duke study pinpoints a benefit of breast-feeding, News & Observer, Aug. 27, 2012. It’s widely known that human milk makes for healthier infants than formula, but not all of the reasons are clear. Duke researchers are planning to work with NC State University scientists to explore one question raised by the study: Whether cow’s milk could do… 

Aug 29, 2012

Canada’s Big Tobacco Sale to China

Canada’s Big Tobacco Sale to China, Tobacco Asia, Aug. 28, 2012. This time it’s a case of the Indians saving the day as an aboriginal cigarette company inks a deal with CTI for 12 million lbs of Ontario leaf. The addition of Canadian leaf to Chinese British blend cigarettes could be a “perfect fit.” W.K.… 

Aug 29, 2012

Can Analytics Degree Bridge The Business-IT Gap?

Can Analytics Degree Bridge The Business-IT Gap?, TechWeb, InformationWeek, Aug. 27, 2012. LSU last week announced a Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) degree program that’s starting this month for the 2012-2013 school year. LSU’s new program closely mirrors the MSA program at North Carolina State University, which was launched four years ago with financial support… 

Aug 29, 2012

Big Bedbug Families

Big Bedbug Families, KPCC-FM – Online, Aug. 28, 2012. Bedbugs are back. They went away for a few decades, but they’re now the scourge of many a hotel and home. But what’s itchy for some is science for entomologists. Insect experts from North Carolina State University recently kidnapped bedbugs from infested buildings across the country and looked… 

Aug 29, 2012

Andy Hall’s Southern Special

Andy Hall’s Southern Special, NY Arts Magazine – Online, Aug. 27, 2012. CAM Raleigh’s latest exhibition, FORM SPECIAL, an exhibition of solar projects and site collages, is a new body of artworks created by Andy Hall. CAM Raleigh is a collaboration between the Contemporary Art Foundation, the community and NC State College of Design. Steve Kalland, physical and… 

Aug 29, 2012

West Nile Virus on the Rise: Learn Why & Get Simple Tips forEffective Protection

West Nile Virus on the Rise: Learn Why & Get Simple Tips forEffectie vProtection, MarketWatch, Aug. 27, 2012. 2012 has brought with it record Lyme disease risk and now concerns about an uptick in West Nile Virus cases.  Charles Apperson, entomology, featured. 

Aug 28, 2012

UNC leads Duke, NCSU in federally funded R&D

UNC leads Duke, NCSU in federally funded R&D, Triangle Business Journal, Aug. 28, 2012. In 2010 fiscal year, UNC-CH received $546 million in federal funding, Duke received $514 million and N.C. State University received $139 million, ranking it 80th in the nation. In total for the 2009-10 school year, UNC-CH was awarded $803 million for research, called… 

Aug 28, 2012

Gas prices rise as refineries shut for Isaac

Gas prices rise as refineries shut for Isaac, WRAL-TV, Aug. 28, 2012. Pump prices are heading higher as Tropical Storm Isaac forces several major refineries along the Gulf Coast to halt production in preparation for high winds and heavy rains. Mark Nance, public and international affairs, featured. 

Aug 28, 2012

How to offset grocery price hikes due to drought

How to offset grocery price hikes due to drought, Sacramento Bee, Bangor Daily News, Aug. 27, 2012. The Midwestern drought making headlines now will eventually hit consumers in the supermarket checkout line. Michael Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Aug 28, 2012

NC GOP has strong tail winds

NC GOP has strong tail winds, Charlotte Observer, News & Observer, Aug. 27, 2012. The North Carolina Republican delegation arrived at the GOP national convention this weekend with a tailwind of its own that had nothing to do with Tropical Storm Isaac. Andy Taylor, a political scientist at NC State University, said if current trends hold, it could… 

Aug 28, 2012

Durham fabric-printing company a cut above competition

Durham fabric-printing company a cut above competition, News & Observer, Aug. 26, 2012. When Stephen Fraser and Gart Davis launched their startup Spoonflower four years ago, they had a simple mission: Harness the latest digital printing technologies to give crafters the ability to print custom patterns of fabric on demand. Using digital printing techniques, Fraser… 

Aug 28, 2012

Scientists Discover Phenomenon Never Seen Before in Plants

Scientists Discover Phenomenon Never Seen Before in Plants, Lab Manager Magazine – Online, Aug. 26, 2012. NC State scientists have discovered a phenomenon never seen before in plants while studying molecular changes inside tree cells as wood is formed. In research published online in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the team found that one member… 

Aug 27, 2012

Fabric-printing company a cut above competition

Fabric-printing company a cut above competition, News & Observer, Aug. 25, 2012. Stephen Fraser and Gart Davis launched Spoonflower four years ago using digital printing techniques learned from NC State University. Blanton Godfrey, textiles, featured. 

Aug 27, 2012

Protect Against West Nile Virus

Protect Against West Nile Virus, Camp Business – Online, Aug. 23, 2012. 2012 has brought with it record Lyme disease risk and now concerns about an uptick in West Nile Virus cases. Charles Apperson, entomology, featured.