Sep 17, 2012

Hurricanes spawn valuable research

Hurricanes spawn valuable research, FierceEnergy, Sept. 17, 2012. NC State researchers have developed a more accurate method for predicting hurricane activity, giving utilities more confidence in their planning for hurricane season. The new model is said to be 15 percent more accurate than current state-of-the-art methods. 

Sep 17, 2012

Bug-bots

Bug-bots, Quigley’s Cabinet, Sept. 17, 2012. NC State researchers are surgically implanting electrodes in the antennae and rear sensors of roaches. Alper Bozkurt, electrical and computer engineering, featured. 

Sep 17, 2012

Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer

Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer, Situation Room – Cable News Network (CNN), Sept. 17, 2012. Cockroaches finally found a positive purpose in life. Alper Bozkurt and Tahmid Latif, electrical and computer engineering, featured. 

Sep 17, 2012

Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens Persist in Antibiotic-Free Pigs

Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens Persist in Antibiotic-Free Pigs, ScienceDaily, Sept. 17, 2012. NC State researchers have found identical strains of antibiotic-resistant Campylobacter Coli(C. coli) in both antibiotic-free (ABF) and conventionally raised pigs. Siddhartha Thakur, population health and pathobiology, featured. 

Sep 17, 2012

NC employees’ group envisions ally as lieutenant governor

NC employees’ group envisions ally as lieutenant governor, WRAL-TV, Sept. 17, 2012. SEANC has been flexing its muscles in state politics, thanks in part to its affiliation with SEIU. Rick Kearney, political science, featured. 

Sep 17, 2012

Eric Hinesley: Useful irritants

Eric Hinesley: Useful irritants, News & Observer, Sept. 18, 2012. I would like to offer a word of comfort to all the Carolina faithful who have suffered so much negative PR this year. NCSU has certainly endured its share of bad press through the years. At times, I thought The News & Observer went out of its… 

Sep 16, 2012

AIA Triangle Tour of Residential Architecture #1 | Free Stuff

AIA Triangle Tour of Residential Architecture #1 | Free Stuff, Independent Weekly – Online, Sept. 12, 2012. We are giving away a pair of tickets to the AIA Triangle Tour of Residential Architecture on October 6. Tickets grant admission to all six houses on the tour plus admission to the NC State University Chancellor’s House… 

Sep 16, 2012

BitTorrent Inc. – New York

BitTorrent Inc. – New York, The Village Voice – Online, Sept. 12, 2012. Though record labels have often claimed that piracy threatens artists, a new study suggests that unauthorized file-sharing via BitTorrent might not hurt music sales. Robert Hammond, economics, featured. 

Sep 16, 2012

Can the government mandate that speech not offend?

Can the government mandate that speech not offend?, The Daily Caller, Sept. 12, 2012. In the wake of the January 2011 shooting in Arizona that killed 6 and injured 14, “civility” became a focus of national conversation. 

Sep 16, 2012

Diving Inside NC State’s PHEV Design

Diving Inside NC State’s PHEV Design, Inside the Green Garage, Sept. 12, 2012. The NC State University EcoCAR2 team chose a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) architecture for its 2013 Chevrolet Malibu. This means that the primary source of energy for the GM-donated vehicle will be from a battery pack that is able to be charged from… 

Sep 16, 2012

Experimental stevia crop harvested at research farm | kinston, research, crop – Local News, Weather and Breaking Stories in North Carolina- Sun Journal – newbernsj.com

Experimental stevia crop harvested at research farm | kinston, research, crop – Local News, Weather and Breaking Stories in North Carolina- Sun Journal – newbernsj.com, Sun Journal – Online, Sept. 12, 2012. Sweet Green Fields has partnered with NC State University and the Caswell Research Farm of Kinston to plant a test crop of stevia. Chris Reberg-Horton,… 

Sep 16, 2012

Home sweet student housing

Home sweet student housing, Chicago Tribune – Online, Orlando Sentinel, Sept. 13, 2012. Some on campus are taking a page from HGTV and showing off DIY projects. Winners of the Target gift cards are Chelsea Bosworth and Anna Powell, students at N.C. State University, who found inventive ways to bring style to their spaces. 

Sep 16, 2012

Interesting video, interview and PPT on Bartonella

Interesting video, interview and PPT on Bartonella, HealingWell.com, Sept. 12, 2012. This doc is a researcher/scientist and veterinarian, but still interesting as he relates his research to humans. Interesting video article I about Bartonella. Ed Breitschwerdt, clinical sciences, featured. 

Sep 16, 2012

N.C. has many colleges on U.S. News’ annual ranking

N.C. has many colleges on U.S. News’ annual ranking, News & Observer, Sept. 12, 2012. North Carolina universities were well represented in the latest round of college rankings by U.S. News & World Report. In that list, NC State University ranked 106th and East Carolina and UNC Charlotte tied for 199th. In many cases the rankings… 

Sep 16, 2012

Avian hepatitis-E-virus infection in chickens – Part 1

Avian hepatitis-E-virus infection in chickens – Part 1, WorldPoultry.net, Sept. 13, 2012. Avian hepatitis-E-virus infection is a disease of broiler breeders and table-egg layers. This article is the first part of a two-part description in which the disease is described for the first time extensively. By Dr Tahseen Aziz , Rollins Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory…