Aug 26, 2012

Goldsboro rickshaws bring produce to poor neighborhoods

Goldsboro rickshaws bring produce to poor neighborhoods, News & Observer, Aug. 24, 2012. Teenage food ambassadors on rickshaws, delivering farmers market produce to areas where places to buy fresh vegetables are scarce. Agriculture and consumer sciences featured. 

Aug 23, 2012

Researchers hope new bridge sensors will prevent disasters

Researchers hope new bridge sensors will prevent disasters, Miami Herald, Sacramento Bee – Online, Aug. 20, 2012. Five years after the devastating collapse of an interstate bridge in Minneapolis, university researchers are developing new wireless technology that would warn of problems that could cause such disasters. Separate engineering teams at the University of Maryland and NC State… 

Aug 23, 2012

Researchers hope new bridge sensors will prevent disasters

Researchers hope new bridge sensors will prevent disasters, News & Observer, The State et al, Aug. 20, 2012. As part of the push for increased bridge safety stemming from the Minneapolis disaster, separate engineering teams at the University of Maryland and North Carolina State University are designing wireless sensors that can detect problems early and alert… 

Aug 23, 2012

Agricultural Leadership Development Program chooses four participants

Agricultural Leadership Development Program chooses four participants, Smithfield Herald , Aug. 21, 2012. Four Johnston County residents will take part in a program designed to prepare them for future farming challenges. The Agricultural Leadership Development Program, which begins in late September, is a project of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at NC State University. 

Aug 23, 2012

SAS, LSU Launch Analytics Master’s Degree

SAS, LSU Launch Analytics Master’s Degree, TMCnet.com, Aug. 20, 2012. Louisiana State University is now collaborating with SAS to launch a Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) that closely mirrors the MSA at NC State. All 38 graduates of NCSU’s 2012 class had job offers before completing the program; more than half received at least three. 

Aug 23, 2012

Will the Triangle soon have a huge rooftop greenhouse?

Will the Triangle soon have a huge rooftop greenhouse?, Triangle Business Journal, Aug. 21, 2012. (Photo courtesy NC State University) A New York finance and real estate development company called BrightFarms has picked North Carolina’s Triangle region as its next target market for the company’s next big greenhouse farm project. 

Aug 23, 2012

2012 TR35 Judges

2012 TR35 Judges, Technology Review – Online, Aug. 21, 2012. Selecting Technology Review’s yearly list of 35 innovators under the age of 35 is a difficult but rewarding process. We search for candidates around the world who are opening up new possibilities in technology, and then we seek the advice of a panel of expert… 

Aug 23, 2012

Researchers highlight treatment, research needs for homeless families

Researchers highlight treatment, research needs for homeless families, Bio-Medicine, RedOrbit, Aug. 21, 2012. A new paper from NC State University calls for more research on how to help homeless families with children who are facing mental-health problems, as well as changes in how shelters treat those families. Dr. Mary Haskett, psychology, featured. 

Aug 23, 2012

Researchers Highlight Treatment, Research Needs For Homeless Families

Researchers Highlight Treatment, Research Needs For Homeless Families, RedOrbit, Aug. 22, 2012. A new paper from NC State University calls for more research on how to help homeless families with children who are facing mental-health problems. Dr. Mary Haskett, psychology, featured. 

Aug 23, 2012

Road Worrier: NCSU will curb cut-through traffic on Dan Allen Drive

Road Worrier: NCSU will curb cut-through traffic on Dan Allen Drive, News & Observer, Aug. 20, 2012. To ease congestion and improve the on-time arrival record for Wolfline buses, NC State University will restrict through-traffic on a busy campus road. 

Aug 23, 2012

2012’s Best American Colleges

2012’s Best American Colleges, Newsweek International – Europe, Aug. 20, 2012. Rowdy, rigorous, or most beautiful? We’ll help you find the best fit. In addition to affordability and experience, for the first time we considered the Greek fraternity system. Rated least rigorous by students attending the 200 most selective schools: 1 University of Central Florida, 5 San Diego State University, 8… 

Aug 23, 2012

4-H’er brings home the gold

4-H’er brings home the gold, Richmond County Daily Journal, Aug. 22, 2012. Richmond County 4-H’er Kayla Butler took home a gold medal from State 4-H Congress. Congress is the high point of the 4-H year, bringing young people from across the state to the NC State University campus and Raleigh for four days of activity. More than 560… 

Aug 23, 2012

Can lemon juice make raw egg safer?

Can lemon juice make raw egg safer?, News & Observer, Aug. 21, 2012. Q:  I was given a dessert recipe that included raw egg whites and lemon juice. I remember being told that lemon juice “cooks” raw eggs. What do you think? Benjamin Chapman, a food safety expert with N.C. State University agreed that the acidity in… 

Aug 23, 2012

How can U.S. bring jobs home?

How can U.S. bring jobs home?, News & Observer, Aug. 21, 2012. When Democratic National Convention delegates head to Time Warner Cable Arena, they’ll file past tall sculptures outside the building that resemble spindles and bobbins – a nod to North Carolina’s textile past. Blanton Godfrey, textiles, featured. 

Aug 23, 2012

EPA looks for biggest energy loser

EPA looks for biggest energy loser, Marketplace – Online, Aug. 20, 2012. The Environmental Protection Agency is  launching a “Biggest Loser”-style competition for energy use in schools and commercial buildings. The EPA chose 14 competitors; they range from a JC Penney Store in Orange, Calif. to a dormitory on the campus of North Carolina State University.