Sep 26, 2012

Has North Carolina lost its economic mojo?

Has North Carolina lost its economic mojo?, News & Observer, Sept. 22, 2012. Disturbing numbers are frequently cited to demonstrate worry about the recent path of the North Carolina economy after the state experienced a consistent rise in relative per capita income for almost two decades. Michael Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Sep 26, 2012

Big Data Brings Big Academic Opportunities

Big Data Brings Big Academic Opportunities, CIO – Online, Computerworld, Sept. 21, 2012. Colleges and universities are moving swiftly to create advanced degree programs in analytics to manage Big Data. The pioneering program was started in 2007 at NC State University. 

Sep 26, 2012

More homeowners switching lawns to warm-season grasses

More homeowners switching lawns to warm-season grasses, News & Observer, Sept. 21, 2012. Hot summers and rising water rates are pushing to lawn grasses that thrive in warm weather. Grady Miller, turf science,  featured. 

Sep 26, 2012

Tarheel Talk

Tarheel Talk, Tarheel Talk – WRAZ-TV, Sept. 22, 2012.  The Lebanese in North  Carolina project was established in 2010 to research and preserve and to publicize the history of the Lebanese-American community in North Carolina and the south. Akram Khater, history, and Sonya Williams, communications services, featured. 

Sep 26, 2012

New California Study Finds More Particulate Emissions From Charbroiled Burgers Than Diesel Trucks

New California Study Finds More Particulate Emissions From Charbroiled Burgers Than Diesel Trucks, Indianapolis Business Journal – Online, Sept. 21, 2012. New research from NC State University shows that federal requirements governing diesel engines of new tractor trailer trucks have resulted in major cuts in emissions of particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen oxides (NOx). 

Sep 26, 2012

N.C. State adds biologist to Research Campus staff in Kannapolis

N.C. State adds biologist to Research Campus staff in Kannapolis, Independent Tribune, Sept. 21, 2012. NC State University’s Plants for Human Health Institute has added another scientist to its team at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis. Tzung-Fu Hsieh, plant biology, featured.  joined the institute in August and is developing a research program centered on the biological… 

Sep 26, 2012

EPA Awards Almost $11 Million to Advance Chemical Safety Research

EPA Awards Almost $11 Million to Advance Chemical Safety Research, Managing Automation – Online, Sept. 21, 2012. Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced nearly $11 million in grants to eight universities through EPA’s Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program. These grants will help the universities develop fast and effective methods to test chemicals’ toxicity… 

Sep 26, 2012

Similar organisms deal with life in the extreme differently, research finds

Similar organisms deal with life in the extreme differently, research finds, PHYS.org, Science Daily et al, Sept. 24, 2012. NC State researchers show that extreme organisms, very tiny life forms called Archaea that have no nucleus, can teach us how living things use different mechanisms to adapt to their surroundings. Robert Kelly, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Sep 26, 2012

Universal Packaging Comes of Age

Universal Packaging Comes of Age, Packaging Digest, Sept. 26, 2012. Whether you call it Universal, Frustration-Free or Inclusive Packaging, one thing’s for certain: It’s an approach to packaging that casts a wide net to all consumer groups. The concept can be traced back to NC State University, where it was applied to architecture during the 1980s.… 

Sep 26, 2012

Video: Cyborg cockroach wired for search and rescue

Video: Cyborg cockroach wired for search and rescue, Reuters TV, Sept. 26, 2012. NC State researchers are turning cockroaches into joystick-controlled cyborgs for use in search and rescue operations. Alper Bozkurt, electrical and computer engineering, featured. 

Sep 25, 2012

OFFSTAGE: Scotty McCreery’s Motivational College Posters

OFFSTAGE: Scotty McCreery’s Motivational College Posters, CMT.com, Sept. 21, 2012. Yes, Scotty McCreery is a country star on the weekends. But during the week, he’s really just another college freshman at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. 

Sep 25, 2012

Local student wins Best in Show in Annual Juried Print Competition

Local student wins Best in Show in Annual Juried Print Competition, Fuquay-Varina Independent, Sept. 22, 2012. Winning photographs and prints, from the Second Annual Juried Print Competition at the JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University, will be displayed at the Ruby C. McSwain Education Center at the Arboretum through October 5 for the public. 

Sep 25, 2012

N.C. State outreach program teaches true nature of engineering

N.C. State outreach program teaches true nature of engineering, News 14 Carolina, Mental Health Weekly Digest, Sept. 24, 2012. There’s an outreach program at NC State University that aims to teach everyone in North Carolina the true nature of engineering and how it impacts everyday life.  Laura Bottomley, elementary education, featured. 

Sep 25, 2012

Findings from North Carolina State University Provide New Insights into Addiction Medicine

Findings from North Carolina State University Provide New Insights into Addiction Medicine, Mental Health Weekly Digest, Sept. 24, 2012. There’s an outreach program at NC State University that aims to teach everyone in North Carolina the true nature of engineering and how it impacts everyday life.  Laura Bottomley, elementary education, featured. 

Sep 25, 2012

Energy wonder crop Arundo raises invasive fears

Energy wonder crop Arundo raises invasive fears, News & Observer, Kansas City Star, Sept. 25, 2012. Arundo is billed as a champion energy crop that yields three times as much ethanol per acre as corn and is ideal for making clean auto fuel. David Crouse, soil science, featured.