Sep 26, 2012

Scientists Create Remote Control Robo-roach for Rescue Operations

Scientists Create Remote Control Robo-roach for Rescue Operations, JEMS (Journal of Emergency Medical Services), Sept. 20, 2012. NC State researchers and students have been working on making tiny robots that can easily be maneuvered to creep, leap and crawl in rough, out of the way, inconspicuous spaces. Alper Bozkurt, electrical and computer engineering, featured.   

Sep 26, 2012

NCSU Lawncare 1.0.3 (Android)

NCSU Lawncare 1.0.3 (Android), TechRepublic.com, Sept. 20, 2012. NCSU Lawncare app now comes to Android world. 

Sep 26, 2012

Governors Perdue and Wise Address the Digital Transformation of Education

Governors Perdue and Wise Address the Digital Transformation of Education, EdNET Insight, Sept. 20, 2012. National leaders will discuss the future of education and strategies for supporting schools during an interactive webinar on Wednesday, September 26, 2012. Glenn Kleiman, Friday Institute, featured. 

Sep 26, 2012

Career Fair Prep for the NCSU Engineering Career Fair

Career Fair Prep for the NCSU Engineering Career Fair, www.duke.edu, Sept. 20, 2012. This workshop will help you develop strategies to utilize your time while at the NCSU Engineering Career Fair and prepare you to present yourself well to employers at the fair. 

Sep 26, 2012

Five events to add to your daybook, Sept. 21

Five events to add to your daybook, Sept. 21, News & Observer, Sept. 20, 2012. See some garden metal sculpture by N.C. native and NCSU grad Rob Priester Saturday; meanwhile the kids can enjoy face painting and other autumnal fun. Don’t forget about your fall planting. 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., The Garden Supply Company,… 

Sep 26, 2012

Government Subsidies to Sugar Industry Add More Than $2 Billion a Year to Food Prices

Government Subsidies to Sugar Industry Add More Than $2 Billion a Year to Food Prices, IRIB World Service, Sept. 20, 2012. In Washington, Big Sugar is not an affectionate nickname, but rather a powerful lobby that garners generous subsidies which wind up costing consumers billions of dollars annually. Michael Wohlgenant, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Sep 26, 2012

N.C. unemployment rate rises to 9.7 percent

N.C. unemployment rate rises to 9.7 percent, Chicago Tribune – Online, Winston-Salem Journal, Sept. 21, 2012. The state’s unemployment rate rose for the second consecutive month as the economy continues to suffer from anemic growth. 

Sep 26, 2012

Has North Carolina lost its economic mojo?

Has North Carolina lost its economic mojo?, News & Observer, Sept. 22, 2012. Disturbing numbers are frequently cited to demonstrate worry about the recent path of the North Carolina economy after the state experienced a consistent rise in relative per capita income for almost two decades. Michael Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Sep 26, 2012

Big Data Brings Big Academic Opportunities

Big Data Brings Big Academic Opportunities, CIO – Online, Computerworld, Sept. 21, 2012. Colleges and universities are moving swiftly to create advanced degree programs in analytics to manage Big Data. The pioneering program was started in 2007 at NC State University. 

Sep 26, 2012

More homeowners switching lawns to warm-season grasses

More homeowners switching lawns to warm-season grasses, News & Observer, Sept. 21, 2012. Hot summers and rising water rates are pushing to lawn grasses that thrive in warm weather. Grady Miller, turf science,  featured. 

Sep 26, 2012

Tarheel Talk

Tarheel Talk, Tarheel Talk – WRAZ-TV, Sept. 22, 2012.  The Lebanese in North  Carolina project was established in 2010 to research and preserve and to publicize the history of the Lebanese-American community in North Carolina and the south. Akram Khater, history, and Sonya Williams, communications services, featured. 

Sep 26, 2012

New California Study Finds More Particulate Emissions From Charbroiled Burgers Than Diesel Trucks

New California Study Finds More Particulate Emissions From Charbroiled Burgers Than Diesel Trucks, Indianapolis Business Journal – Online, Sept. 21, 2012. New research from NC State University shows that federal requirements governing diesel engines of new tractor trailer trucks have resulted in major cuts in emissions of particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen oxides (NOx). 

Sep 26, 2012

N.C. State adds biologist to Research Campus staff in Kannapolis

N.C. State adds biologist to Research Campus staff in Kannapolis, Independent Tribune, Sept. 21, 2012. NC State University’s Plants for Human Health Institute has added another scientist to its team at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis. Tzung-Fu Hsieh, plant biology, featured.  joined the institute in August and is developing a research program centered on the biological… 

Sep 26, 2012

EPA Awards Almost $11 Million to Advance Chemical Safety Research

EPA Awards Almost $11 Million to Advance Chemical Safety Research, Managing Automation – Online, Sept. 21, 2012. Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced nearly $11 million in grants to eight universities through EPA’s Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program. These grants will help the universities develop fast and effective methods to test chemicals’ toxicity… 

Sep 26, 2012

Similar organisms deal with life in the extreme differently, research finds

Similar organisms deal with life in the extreme differently, research finds, PHYS.org, Science Daily et al, Sept. 24, 2012. NC State researchers show that extreme organisms, very tiny life forms called Archaea that have no nucleus, can teach us how living things use different mechanisms to adapt to their surroundings. Robert Kelly, chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured.