Dec 7, 2012

Big Data And Analytics Expertise: Beg, Borrow Or Steal?

Big Data And Analytics Expertise: Beg, Borrow Or Steal?, InformationWeek, Dec. 5, 2012. If the 10-year pattern holds for big data analytics, a new wave of graduates is just starting to emerge and will reach a steady stream by 2018. Top schools include North Carolina State University, which has a well-known one-year Master of Analytics… 

Dec 7, 2012

Mike Sigmon: Faded campus bargains

Mike Sigmon: Faded campus bargains, News & Observer, Dec. 5, 2012. As reported by the Triangle Business Journal, an average UNC system degree is achieved by spending $70,380, some $10,000 more than the national average. Chancellor Randy Woodson featured. 

Dec 6, 2012

Researchers Craft Tool to Minimize Threat of Endocrine Disruptors in New Chemicals

Researchers Craft Tool to Minimize Threat of Endocrine Disruptors in New Chemical, Individual.com, Toronto Telegraph et al, Dec. 7, 2012. Researchers have developed a safety testing system to help chemists design inherently safer chemicals and processes. Heather Patisaul, biology, featured. 

Dec 6, 2012

Prevention Of Alcohol, Marijuana Use By Children Could Be In The Hands Of Their Parents

Prevention Of Alcohol, Marijuana Use By Children Could Be In The Hands Of Their Parents, Medical News Today, mediLexicon et al, Dec. 7, 2012. Researchers find that parental involvement is more important than the school environment when it comes to preventing or limiting alcohol and marijuana use by children. Toby Parcel, sociologyand anthropology, featured. 

Dec 6, 2012

Designers envision greenhouse-market in shipping containers

Designers envision greenhouse-market in shipping containers, Aberdeen News, American News, Dec. 7, 2012. After three years of experimenting with new ways to grow food, two Raleigh men are ready to launch a food production system made out of shipping containers. Gary Bullen, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Dec 6, 2012

Customize your herd: Breed what you need

Customize your herd: Breed what you need, Aberdeen News, American News, Dec. 7, 2012. This is an era where you can customize virtually anything imaginable. Will customized breeding plans become more common? Joe Cassady, animal science, featured. 

Dec 6, 2012

Blue Ridge Naturalist: Microbes and You

Blue Ridge Naturalist: Microbes and You, Crozet Gazette, Dec. 7, 2012. It’s useful to know about the innumerable invisible-to-the-naked-eye life forms out there, some of which can make us ill (“germs”). Rob Dunn, biology, featured. 

Dec 6, 2012

Amazon’s Silk Browser Can Be Hacked to Provide Free Grid Computing

Amazon’s Silk Browser Can Be Hacked to Provide Free Grid Computing, Gizmodo, Dec. 7, 2012. It turns out that you can, using a loopholes in a new type of browser which taps the cloud to boost web page load speeds. William Enck, computer science-engineering, featured. 

Dec 6, 2012

After years of research, hog-waste disposal still reeks

After years of research, hog-waste disposal still reeks, Aberdeen News, American News, Dec. 7, 2012. Google, of all companies, last year got into the business of hog poop. Mike Williams,  poultry science, featured. 

Dec 5, 2012

Parents Key to Preventing Alcohol, Marijuana Use by Kids

Parents Key to Preventing Alcohol, Marijuana Use by Kids, ScienceDaily, Toronto Telegraph, Dec. 5, 2012. Researchers find that parental involvement is more important than the school environment when it comes to preventing or limiting alcohol and marijuana use by children. Toby Parcel, sociology, featured. 

Dec 5, 2012

North Carolina grows wide range of Christmas trees

North Carolina grows wide range of Christmas trees, The Free Press, Dec. 5, 2012. Many tree species are grown across the state and are available when selecting the perfect Christmas tree for your family. Peg Godwin, extension, featured. 

Dec 5, 2012

Weekly Roberts Market Report

Weekly Roberts Market Report, TheCattleSite.com, Dec. 6, 2012. Corn trading was lackluster amid quiet volume. Some commercial selling was noted on spreading. Michael T. Roberts,  agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Dec 5, 2012

Conflicting Ideas About the GOP’s Future

Conflicting Ideas About the GOPs Future, Carolina Journal, Dec. 6, 2012. In the immediate aftermath of the presidential election, a great deal of ink has been spilled about the future of the Republican Party. Andy Taylor, political science, featured. 

Dec 5, 2012

Hackers can steal cloud computing time

Hackers can steal cloud computing time, Yahoo! News Philippines, Dec. 6, 2012. A vulnerability in cloud-based mobile browsers may allow hackers to steal cloud computing time from users. William Enck, computer science-engineering, featured. 

Dec 5, 2012

Trimming the Tree’s Genes

Trimming the Tree’s Genes, New York Times, Dec. 6, 2012. Researchers hope to discover the genes associated with Christmas tree shedding. John Frampton, forestry and environmental resources, featured.