Sep 13, 2012

Engineering Research Centers Awarded $55.5 Million for Nanoscale Innovation

Engineering Research Centers Awarded $55.5 Million for Nanoscale Innovation, Product Design & Development – Online, The Sun Journal et al, Sept. 12, 2o12. Researchers in the ASSIST Center, an NSF Nanosystems Engineering Research Center, will use nanomaterials and nanodevices to develop self-powered health monitoring systems. Veena Misra and John Muth, electrical and computer engineering, featured. 

Sep 13, 2012

09.12.12.: NC News Bits

09.12.12.: NC News Bits, Philanthropy Journal, Sept. 12, 2012. NC State University has hired advancement directors for two colleges. Reid M. Ricciardi, education, and W. Scott Troutman, management, featured. 

Sep 13, 2012

Eastman Signs Deal With NC State – Analyst Blog

Eastman Signs Deal With NC State – Analyst Blog, WTVD-TV, Sept. 12, 2012. Eastman Chemical Company announced that it has entered into a research agreement with NC State University to conduct cutting-edge research in chemistry, materials science and other scientific disciplines. 

Sep 13, 2012

Eastman Chemical to set up innovation centre in US

Eastman Chemical to set up innovation centre in US, Fibre 2 Fashion, Yahoo Finance et al, Sept. 12, 2012. In a move signaling a new, innovative approach to multidisciplinary research with university partners, NC State University has entered into a multiyear agreement with Eastman Chemical Company. Chancellor Randy Woodson featured. 

Sep 13, 2012

Eastman Signs Deal With NC State

Eastman Signs Deal With NC State, Yahoo! Finance, Sept. 12, 2012. Eastman Chemical Company (EMN) announced that it has entered into a $10 million research agreement with NC State University to conduct cutting-edge research in chemistry, materials science and other scientific disciplines. 

Sep 13, 2012

National drought could force local food prices to rise

National drought could force local food prices to rise, Chicago Tribune – Online, Orlando Sentinel et al, Sept. 12, 2012. Food prices are likely to increase for North Carolina grocery shoppers in the near future, despite a largely successful growing season for farmers. Mike Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Sep 13, 2012

NC State inks $10M research deal with Eastman Chemical

NC State inks $10M research deal with Eastman Chemical, Charlotte Business Journal, Sept. 12, 2012. NC State University has landed a $10 million research agreement with Eastman Chemical Co. 

Sep 13, 2012

Remote-controlled roaches to the rescue?

Remote-controlled roaches to the rescue?, Nature, Sept. 12, 2012. Researchers create cyborg insects that may one day save earthquake victims. Alper Bozkurt, electrical and computer engineering, featured. 

Sep 13, 2012

Researchers devise more accurate method …

Researchers devise more accurate method …, Supercomputing Online, Albuquerque Express, Sept. 13, 2012. NC State researchers have developed a new method for forecasting seasonal hurricane activity that is 15 percent more accurate than previous techniques. Nagiza Samatova, computer science, featured. 

Sep 13, 2012

Researchers gather in Bar Harbor

Researchers gather in Bar Harbor, Bangor Daily News, Sept. 12, 2012. Leading researchers from the United States, Europe and Canada gathered recently in Bar Harbor, to collaborate and share their latest findings on the potential health benefits of Wild Blueberries. Mary Ann Lila, Kannapolis research, feataured. 

Sep 13, 2012

Researchers Report on New Brain, Heart and Vision Health Studies at Annual Wild Blueberry Health Research Summit

Researchers Report on New Brain, Heart and Vision Health Studies at Annual Wild Blueberry Health Research Summit, Cincinnati Enquirer, WTVD-TV – Online, Sept. 13, 2012. Leading researchers gathered recently in Bar Harbor, Maine, to collaborate and share their latest findings on the potential health benefits of Wild Blueberries. Mary Ann Lila, Kannapolis research, featured. 

Sep 13, 2012

Soy may mitigate anxiogenic effects of BPA

Soy may mitigate anxiogenic effects of BPA, Dental Tribune – Online, Sept. 12, 2012. NC State researchers observed that BPA exposure elevated juvenile anxiety, especially among rats that had been exposed to the chemical and were maintained on a soy-free diet. 

Sep 13, 2012

Two students win this year’s Jena & Stephen Hall Scholarships

Two students win this year’s Jena & Stephen Hall Scholarships, FURNITUREToday – Online, Sept. 12, 2012. WithIt  hosted 20 Student Scholars at its recent professional conference. WithIt’s 2012 Student Scholars represented 13 universities or colleges and in addition to Moore and Small, included Sara Englehart and Amber Knight from North Carolina State University. 

Sep 13, 2012

Webinar: The Digital Transformation of Education

Webinar: The Digital Transformation of Education, EdNET Insight,Sept. 12, 2012. Education leaders will address the key interplay of national goals and local actions. Glenn Kleiman, Executive Director of the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, will moderate the discussion. 

Sep 13, 2012

When false ads run, what’s the recourse?

When false ads run, what’s the recourse?, Mountaineer, Sept. 12, 2012. It was 1988, and then-Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor Tony Rand decided to go to court. “There’s never been anything that’s been this low,” Rand said at the time. Mike Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured.