Aug 14, 2012

Researchers at North Carolina State University Publish New Data on One-Carbon Group Transferases

Researchers at North Carolina State University Publish New Data on One-Carbon Group Transferases, Life Science Weekly, August 14, 2012. NC State researchers publish new report on Enzymes and Coenzymes. K.T. Gagnon, molecular and structural  biochemistry, featured. 

Aug 14, 2012

Research from North Carolina State University Has Provided New Information about Imino Acids

Research from North Carolina State University Has Provided New Information about Imino Acids, Life Science Weekly, August 14, 2012. NC State researchers discuss new findings in Imino Acids. R.L. Kitchener, microbiology, featured. 

Aug 14, 2012

Corn varieties engineered to withstand drought offer planters hope

Corn varieties engineered to withstand drought offer planters hope, Washington Post et al, August 14, 2012. This year, the worst U.S. drought in half a century could cause $18 billion in damage to corn, soybean and other key crops. Thomas Sinclair, crop science, featured. 

Aug 12, 2012

Facebook: 14 million undesirable user accounts

Facebook: 14 million undesirable user accounts, Computerworld Hong Kong et al, August 6, 2012. Facebook ‘s disclosure that it found 14 million user accounts that are likely spewing spam or other malicious links and content highlights the need for better user verification on the popular social network. Dr. Xuxian Jiang, computer science, featured. 

Aug 12, 2012

Drought will raise prices at grocery store

Drought will raise prices at grocery store, News & Observer, August 7, 2012. The Midwestern drought making headlines now will eventually hit consumers in the supermarket checkout line. Dr.  Michael Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Aug 12, 2012

FinFisher spyware found running on computers all over the world

FinFisher spyware found running on computers all over the world, Techworld, August 8, 2012. Computers that appear to be running the commercially available FinFisher spyware sold to law enforcement and governments have been found in almost a dozen countries on five continents. Dr. Xuxian Jiang, computer science, featured. 

Aug 12, 2012

Godwin: Take the bite out of mosquitoes

Godwin: Take the bite out of mosquitoes, The Free Press, August 8, 2012.  Recent significant rainfall has encouraged a rise in mosquito activity, particularly by the Asian tiger mosquito. This pest takes advantage of small and often inconspicuous sites that fill with storm water and become prime mosquito breeding sites. Dr. Mike Waldvogel,  entomology, featured. 

Aug 12, 2012

Gurley blasts Wake County’s early voting site list

Gurley blasts Wake County’s early voting site list, News & Observer, August 8, 2012. After a heated five-hour meeting, the Wake County Board of Elections approved a list of 15 early-voting sites. Those sites: N.C. State University’s Talley Student Center, Chavis and Optimist parks in Raleigh and the Cary Senior Center . 

Aug 12, 2012

Is the state an economic leader or laggard?

Is the state an economic leader or laggard?, Bladen Journal, August 7, 2012. From a state that relied on farming and manufacturing to provide jobs, North Carolina remade its economy into one of the most transformative and dynamic in the country. Dr. Mike Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Aug 12, 2012

Landfills as Energy Farms

Landfills as Energy Farms, Grading & Excavation Contractor, August 8, 2012. LFG as an energy source is well established, but there may be more in the north forty to sweeten the pot. Dr. Morton Barlaz, civil, construction and environmental engineering, featured. 

Aug 12, 2012

Let the kids go wild

Let the kids go wild, Kentucky Enquirer, The, August 9, 2012. New playgrounds replicate nature, help children be healthier and eases parental fear. Robin Moore, landscape architecture, featured. 

Aug 12, 2012

N.C. State aims to breed ‘super broccoli’ at new Kannapolis greenhouse

N.C. State aims to breed ‘super broccoli’ at new Kannapolis greenhouse, Individual.com, August 8, 2012. N.C. State aims to breed ‘super broccoli’ at new Kannapolis greenhouse.  Drs. Allan Brown, Jeremy Pattison and Mary Ann Lila, featured. 

Aug 12, 2012

NC Research Campus adds post-doctoral fellowship

NC Research Campus adds post-doctoral fellowship, Charlotte Business Journal, August 7, 2012. Research at the Kannapolis campus focuses on health, nutrition and agriculture. Mary Ann Lila, Kannapolis research, featured. 

Aug 10, 2012

Cree, NCSU, ABB share $5.15 million smart-grid grant

Cree, NCSU, ABB share $5.15 million smart-grid grant, News & Observer, August 7, 2012. Federal energy officials awarded a $5.15 million, three-year grant to a group led by Durham-based Cree that’s working on new “smart grid” technology. Cree’s partners include researchers at N.C. State, ABB and Powerex. Most of the money will go to Cree, which is… 

Aug 10, 2012

Corn Crop | Agriculture.com

Corn Crop | Agriculture.com, AgricultureOnline, August 8, 2012. NCSU study reveals approach to maximize corn yield under stress conditions. Dr. Ron Heiniger, crop science, featured.