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In the News

NC State news is shared far and wide. Below are just some of our recent appearances in local, regional, national and international media publications.

Oct 3, 2012

Dalton ad on race riles McCrory

Dalton ad on race riles McCrory, TMCnet.com, Sept. 29, 2012. Black supporters of Democrat Walter Dalton escalated their criticism of Pat McCrory with an online video. Andrew Taylor, political science, featured. 

Oct 3, 2012

What Wake needs now in a school leader

What Wake needs now in a school leader, News & Observer, Sept. 28, 2012. With the firing of Superintendent Tony Tata, Wake County begins the process of finding a leader who can bring stability and cohesiveness to the school board. Lance D. Fusarelli, leadership policy & adult & higher education, featured. 

Oct 3, 2012

Cellular Calls: Listening in on Body’s Protein “Chatter” May Lead to New Therapies, Scientific American, Oct. 3, 2012.

Cellular Calls: Listening in on Body’s Protein “Chatter” May Lead to New Therapies, Scientific American, Oct. 3, 2012. Chemical communication between cells keeps tissues functioning and systems coordinated, but eavesdropping on the conversation is challenging. Balaji Rao, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Oct 3, 2012

Can Bird Advocates and Cat Fanciers Find Common Ground?

Can Bird Advocates and Cat Fanciers Find Common Ground?, Aubudonmagazine.org, Sept. 25, 2012. Jim Stevenson took up arms to protect the birds he loves from cats preying on the endangered species. Nils Peterson, fisheries and wildlife, featured. 

Oct 3, 2012

Lenovo to manufacture computers in N.C.

Lenovo to manufacture computers in N.C.,  Marketplace Business, Oct. 3, 2012. One in five jobs in North Carolina is in manufacturing, and politicians were quick to tout Lenovo’s expansion as proof that industry is still alive in the state. Mike Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Oct 2, 2012

Ankles, Source of Power to Run

Ankles, Source of Power to Run, Bilingual News, The, Oct. 1, 2012. A study by NC State researchers found that, contrary to what is thought, knees are not as important in generating the energy in the lower limbs in human locomotion. 

Oct 1, 2012

College of Science unveiled at NCSU

College of Science unveiled at NCSU, Triangle Business Journal, Oct. 1, 2012. The College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences will be dissolved and the College of Sciences will be unveiled on July 1, 2013, in a major academic realignment at NC State University. 

Oct 1, 2012

Trash talk: the science of garbology

Trash talk: the science of garbology, News & Observer, Charlotte Observer et al, “Sept. 30, 2012. In the eyes of “garbologists,” most trash can be transformed into another person’s treasure. Meg Lowman, physical and mathematical sciences, featured. 

Oct 1, 2012

Energy wonder crop Arundo raises invasive fears

Energy wonder crop Arundo raises invasive fears, Chicago Tribune, Sept. 30, 2012. The NC Biofuels Center has been pushing to grow the Arundo plant on a mass scale, touting it as a new cash crop and the prime energy source. David Crouse, soil science, featured. 

Oct 1, 2012

Partisanship and the race to control the State Supreme Court

Partisanship and the race to control the State Supreme Court, The Mountaineer, The, Sept. 30, 2012. Sometimes it is better to listen to the known partisans and take with a grain of salt the utterances of those staid, impartial folks in their robes of black. Mike Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Oct 1, 2012

Are we better off today?

Are we better off today?, Smithfield Herald, Sept. 30, 2012. The question “Are you better-off today?” has become a major debating point in the current political campaigns. Mike Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Oct 1, 2012

Scientist Mary Watzin on algae season: ‘a tough summer’

Scientist Mary Watzin on algae season: ‘a tough summer’, Burlington Free Press, Sept. 30, 2012. Dean of the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources will be leaving to assume a position as dean of the College of Natural Resources at NC State University. Mary Watzin, natural resources, featured. 

Oct 1, 2012

Angelou health summit announces online platform to help women

Angelou health summit announces online platform to help women, Winston-Salem Journal, Sept. 30, 2012. The Maya Angelou International Women’s Health Summit introduced a new online platform for people all over the world to share and develop ideas for improving women’s health and wellness. Fay Cobb Payton, business management, featured. 

Oct 1, 2012

Life that Lives On Uranium

Life that Lives On Uranium, Astrobiology Magazine,  Sept. 30, 2012. A new study is providing insights into how living organisms use different mechanisms to adapt to their surroundings. Robert Kelly, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured. 

Oct 1, 2012

Fish that has Hooks on Genitalia

Fish that has Hooks on Genitalia, FRENCHTRIBUNE.COM, Jezebel , Sept. 29, 2012. According to research published in the Journal of Fish Biology, NC State researchers have discovered a male freshwater fish that has genitalia with four hooks. Brian Langerhans, biology, featured.