Sep 27, 2012

NCSU’s Jason Tung awarded TAPPI’s NET Division Scholarship

NCSU’s Jason Tung awarded TAPPI’s NET Division Scholarship, Specialty Fabrics Review,  Sept. 27, 2012. TAPPI’s Nonwoven Engineering & Technologists (NET) Division Scholarship, sponsored by Momentive, has been awarded to NC State student Yik Shing (Jason) Tung. 

Sep 27, 2012

Heafner, three-time NCSU golf All-America, dies at 58

Heafner, three-time NCSU golf All-American, dies at 58, News & Observer, Sept. 27, 2012. Vance Heafner, who played on the PGA Tour and later was director of golf at Cary’s Prestonwood Country Club, has died. He was 58. Heafner was a three-time All-American at NC State before beginning his professional career in 1978. “He helped us with… 

Sep 27, 2012

Close to 300 companies expected at NCSU engineering job fair

Close to 300 companies expected at NCSU engineering job fair, News & Observer, Sept. 27, 2012. The career fair at NCSU’s College of Engineering typically draws thousands of hopeful applicants and this year is not expected to be any different. 

Sep 27, 2012

North Carolina State students take up Groovystuff’s Design Challenge

North Carolina State students take up Groovystuff’s design challenge, Furniture Today, Home Accents Today, Sept. 27, 2012. Fifteen NC State University students will jump-start their design careers through an education-to-industry collaboration between NCSU and Dallas-based home furnishing company Groovystuff. Bong Il Jin, industrial design, featured. 

Sep 27, 2012

Financial Concerns Deter Medical Students From Becoming Primary Care Physicians

Financial Concerns Deter Medical Students From Becoming Primary Care Physicians, U.S News University, Science Codex, Sept. 24, 2012. NC State research study of  doctoral students at two medical schools found that many students decided not to become primary care doctors due to anticipated student debt. Lori Foster Thompson, psychology, featured. 

Sep 27, 2012

Nagoya University and NC State University Extend Collaboration Agreement

Nagoya University and NC State University Extend Collaboration Agreement, NCTechNews, Sept. 24, 2o12. Nagoya University (NU) and NC State University have agreed to renew their Agreement for Industry-University Collaboration for an additional five years.  Chancellor Randy Woodson featured. 

Sep 26, 2012

NC State University marks 50th anniversary of ‘Silent Spring’

N.C. State University marks 50th anniversary of ‘Silent Spring’, News & Observer, Sept. 25, 2012. Fifty years later, Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring” still provokes controversy and still serves as a touchstone for the environmental movement. Carson and her book are the subject of a program of public events at N.C. State University that begins Thursday… 

Sep 26, 2012

Visiting Scholar to Discuss Language and Life

Visiting Scholar to Discuss Language and Life, olemiss.edu, Sept. 20, 2012. A noted linguistics scholar will discuss how speech researchers may connect their findings to local communities at the University of Mississippi. Jeffrey Reaser, english, featured. 

Sep 26, 2012

Scientists Create Remote Control Robo-roach for Rescue Operations

Scientists Create Remote Control Robo-roach for Rescue Operations, JEMS (Journal of Emergency Medical Services), Sept. 20, 2012. NC State researchers and students have been working on making tiny robots that can easily be maneuvered to creep, leap and crawl in rough, out of the way, inconspicuous spaces. Alper Bozkurt, electrical and computer engineering, featured.   

Sep 26, 2012

NCSU Lawncare 1.0.3 (Android)

NCSU Lawncare 1.0.3 (Android), TechRepublic.com, Sept. 20, 2012. NCSU Lawncare app now comes to Android world. 

Sep 26, 2012

Governors Perdue and Wise Address the Digital Transformation of Education

Governors Perdue and Wise Address the Digital Transformation of Education, EdNET Insight, Sept. 20, 2012. National leaders will discuss the future of education and strategies for supporting schools during an interactive webinar on Wednesday, September 26, 2012. Glenn Kleiman, Friday Institute, featured. 

Sep 26, 2012

Career Fair Prep for the NCSU Engineering Career Fair

Career Fair Prep for the NCSU Engineering Career Fair, www.duke.edu, Sept. 20, 2012. This workshop will help you develop strategies to utilize your time while at the NCSU Engineering Career Fair and prepare you to present yourself well to employers at the fair. 

Sep 26, 2012

Five events to add to your daybook, Sept. 21

Five events to add to your daybook, Sept. 21, News & Observer, Sept. 20, 2012. See some garden metal sculpture by N.C. native and NCSU grad Rob Priester Saturday; meanwhile the kids can enjoy face painting and other autumnal fun. Don’t forget about your fall planting. 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., The Garden Supply Company,… 

Sep 26, 2012

Government Subsidies to Sugar Industry Add More Than $2 Billion a Year to Food Prices

Government Subsidies to Sugar Industry Add More Than $2 Billion a Year to Food Prices, IRIB World Service, Sept. 20, 2012. In Washington, Big Sugar is not an affectionate nickname, but rather a powerful lobby that garners generous subsidies which wind up costing consumers billions of dollars annually. Michael Wohlgenant, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Sep 26, 2012

N.C. unemployment rate rises to 9.7 percent

N.C. unemployment rate rises to 9.7 percent, Chicago Tribune – Online, Winston-Salem Journal, Sept. 21, 2012. The state’s unemployment rate rose for the second consecutive month as the economy continues to suffer from anemic growth.