Oct 14, 2012

Super foods: Nutrient-rich foods defend your health without denting your wallet

Super foods: Nutrient-rich foods defend your health without denting your wallet, Fayetteville Observer, Oct. 9, 2012. Eating healthfully doesn’t always mean higher prices at the grocery store. Jonathan Allen, food bio-processing & nutrition sciences, featured. 

Oct 14, 2012

Toxic plastic chemical in our food

Toxic plastic chemical in our food, The Zambia Post – Online,  Oct. 12, 2012. It is estimated that on average, we eat 210mcg of plastic every single day. BPA also affects the brain and nervous system, as proved by a recent animal study using mice at North Carolina State University. 

Oct 14, 2012

Census Bureau Establishes National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations

Census Bureau Establishes National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and other Populations,  Finanz Nachrichten.de, PR Newswire, Oct. 12, 2012. The U.S. Census Bureau announced today the establishment of the National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations. Akram Khater, history, featured. 

Oct 14, 2012

GeS nanoflowers hold promise for future energy storage

GeS nanoflowers hold promise for future energy storage, The Engineer, Oct. 12, 2012. Researchers from NC State University have created flower-like structures out of germanium sulphide (GeS) — a semiconductor material — that have extremely thin petals with an enormous surface area. Linyou Cao, materials science and engineering, featured. 

Oct 14, 2012

NCSU researchers advancing chip research

NCSU researchers advancing chip research, Triangle Business Journal, Oct. 12, 2012. NC State researcher creates ceramic films at room temperature that could some day impact smartphones. Safoura Seifikar, materials science and engineering, featured. 

Oct 14, 2012

NC State inducts first members of its new Hall of Fame

NC State inducts first members of its new Hall of Fame, NBC-17, Shelby Star, Oct. 5, 2012. N.C. State been around 120 years and never had a way to honor its best athletes. That changed Friday night with the induction of the first class into the N.C. State Hall of Fame.   

Oct 14, 2012

Habitat volunteers make a playhouse

Habitat volunteers make a playhouse, Anderson Independent Mail, Oct. 5, 2012. The newest home built by Habitat for Humanity of Anderson County is its smallest one yet. Ten volunteers from NC State University’s Habitat for Humanity organization came to Anderson for a fall break work session. 

Oct 14, 2012

Will black voters give Obama what he needs in Southern swing states?

Will black voters give Obama what he needs in Southern swing states?, AXcess News, Oct. 12, 2012. When then-candidate Barack Obama won North Carolina in 2008, a lot of the credit went to the turnout rate among African-American voters. Andrew Taylor, political science, featured. 

Oct 14, 2012

Tom Glasgow: Extension frequently deals with dead and dying plants

Tom Glasgow: Extension frequently deals with dead and dying plants, New Bern Sun Journal, Oct. 5, 2012.  Dead and dying plants or lawns are, in fact, among the most frequently encountered issues we deal with here at the Cooperative Extension office.  Tom Glasgow, extension, featured. 

Oct 14, 2012

Chapel Hill Creamery Asiago takes Best in Show at State Fair

Chapel Hill Creamery Asiago takes Best in Show at State Fair, Charlotte Observer, Oct. 5, 2012. After sampling 95 cheeses, judges of the second-annual NC State Fair international cheese competition chose a winner from the Triangle.  MaryAnne Drake, sensory analysis and flavor chemistry, featured. 

Oct 12, 2012

Prestage gives NCSU’s poultry science department $10 million

Prestage gives NCSU’s poultry science department $10 million, News & Observer, Oct.  10, 2012. NC State University officials announced that the Department of Poultry Science will get a $10 million donation from Clinton-based Prestage Farms. Chancellor Randy Woodson featured. 

Oct 12, 2012

Researchers develop new way to determine amount of charge remaining in battery

Researchers develop new way to determine amount of charge remaining in battery, e! Science News, Oct. 9, 2012. NC State University researchers have developed a new technique that allows users to better determine the amount of charge remaining in a battery in real time. 

Oct 12, 2012

Man’s death after eating roaches raises questions

Man’s death after eating roaches raises questions, The Philippine Star, National Post et al, Oct. 10, 2012. Florida medical examiner tries to determine how 32-year-old Edward Archbold died after eating insects during a contest. Coby Schal, entomology, featured. 

Oct 11, 2012

Growing Grapes Can Take Time, Attention

Growing Grapes Can Take Time, Attention, ABC News, Oct. 10, 2012. Grapes are a great backyard choice if you’re seeking delicious juice, some wine to savor or snacks fresh from the vine. But look elsewhere if it’s low maintenance or fast production that you want. For more about small, backyard vineyards, see this NC State University fact… 

Oct 11, 2012

N.C. State Fair food: Friedpalooza

N.C. State Fair food: Friedpalooza, Charlotte Observer, Oct. 10, 2012. For some, the North Carolina State Fair is all about the rides, or the racing pigs, or the chance to win a child-size Mr. Wuf at the ring toss. Then for some N.C. State University ice cream, followed by roasted corn from a nearby stand. Ice…