Oct 31, 2012

N.C. neighbors aghast to learn drinking water contaminated for years

N.C. neighbors aghast to learn drinking water contaminated for years, NBCNews.com (blog), Oct. 29, 2012. A Wake Forest community is in an uproar after learning the state of North Carolina knew a resident’s water had been contaminated with toxic chemicals and failed to alert other residents for more than six years. Gerald LeBlanc, environmental and molecular toxicology,… 

Oct 31, 2012

NCSU will close Dan Allen Drive gates in January

NCSU will close Dan Allen Drive gates in January, News & Observer, Oct. 29, 2012. N.C. State University has postponed its plan to restrict automobile traffic on Dan Allen Drive, with the new access gates now expected to begin operation when the spring semester starts on Jan. 7. Tom Kendig, transportation, featured. 

Oct 31, 2012

Flame retardant used in infant nursing pillows may cause health issues in kids

Flame retardant used in infant nursing pillows may cause health issues in kids, Newstrack India, Oct. 28, 2012. A fire retardant used in polyurethane foam in a wide variety of products causes extreme weight gain, early onset of puberty and cardiovascular health effects in lab animals. Heather Patisaul, biology, featured.  

Oct 31, 2012

For N.C. and Pa., a role reversal from ’08 presidential election

For N.C. and Pa., a role reversal from ’08 presidential election, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Oct. 28, 2012.  The Democrats’ 2008 surprise: Four years ago, North Carolina didn’t start out as a swing state. Knowing that the state hadn’t voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since Jimmy Carter, Republicans initially focused their resources elsewhere. Andrew Taylor, political… 

Oct 31, 2012

New model could improve hurricane forecasting

New model could improve hurricane forecasting, WRAL.com, Oct. 31, 2012. NC State researchers have developed a more accurate way to predict seasonal hurricane activity. Nagiza Samatova and Fredrick Samazzi, marine earth and atmospheric sciences, featured. 

Oct 30, 2012

2012 Governors’ Races: Republicans Poised For Gains

2012 Governors’ Races: Republicans Poised For Gains, Huffington Post, Oct. 31, 2012. Republicans are in position to extend their recent gains among governors as they compete for seats they haven’t won in a quarter-century. Steven Greene, political science, featured.  

Oct 30, 2012

Raleigh startup’s app targets wedding market

Raleigh startup’s app targets wedding market, Businessweek, Oct. 29, 2012. Justin Miller, the CEO and co-founder of the company behind the smartphone apps Deja Mi and WedPics, says the initial idea for the company’s location-based photo-sharing technology came to him during a rock show at Cat’s Cradle in Chapel Hill. “I realized this is an amazing show… 

Oct 30, 2012

NORTH CAROLINA VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION RELEASES PODCAST ON PET EUTHANASIA

North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association Releases Podcast on Pet Euthanasia, Melodika.net, Oct. 29, 2012. The North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association (www.ncvma.org) has announced the release of a podcast discussing pet euthanasia, and the procedures and options for the end of a pet’s life. Brenda Stevens, clinical science, featured. 

Oct 30, 2012

North Carolina community’s water contaminated with toxic chemicals for six years … and no one told them

North Carolina community’s water contaminated with toxic chemicals for six years, The Mail On Sunday, Oct. 29, 2012. The town of Wake Forest, North Carolina is in an uproar after learning the state officials knew their water was contaminated with toxic, cancer-causing chemicals and waited more than six years to tell them. Gerald LeBlanc, environmental and molecular toxicology,… 

Oct 28, 2012

A scientific controversy

A scientific controversy, The Economist, Oct. 27, 2012. You might think things would have calmed down by now, but palaeontology clearly still has argumentative genes in its DNA. Mary Schweitzer and graduate student Alison Moyer, marine earth and atmospheric sciences, featured 

Oct 28, 2012

Could Obama still win NC? One local expert says “Yes!” (audio)

Could Obama still win NC? One local expert says “Yes”, The Progressive Pulse, Oct. 25, 2012. The latest numbers by Public Policy Polling show President Barack Obama has moved slightly ahead (49-48) of Mitt Romney in the rolling three day average of PPP’s national tracking. Dr. Steven Greene, political science, featured.  

Oct 28, 2012

Increasingly virulent adware threatens Android user privacy

Increasingly virulent adware threatens Android user privacy, CIO-Asia, Oct. 25, 2012. A study by NC State University researchers and the Technical University Darmstadt, Germany, found that some ad libraries contained call logs, account information or phone numbers. “Such information can be used to deduce the true identity of the user, enabling more comprehensive tracking of the user’s… 

Oct 28, 2012

Study indicates that Firemaster 550 is an endocrine disruptor

Study indicates that Firemaster 550 is an endocrine disruptor, The Medical News, Oct. 25, 2012. The flame-retardant mixture known as “Firemaster 550” is an endocrine disruptor that causes extreme weight gain, early onset of puberty and cardiovascular health effects in lab animals. Heather Patisaul, biology, featured. 

Oct 28, 2012

Dinosaur bone cells confirmed real by new research

Dinosaur bone cells confirmed real by new research, Examiner.com, Oct. 25, 2012. NC State research confirms that previously discovered dinosaur bone cells are truly bone cells from dinosaurs and free of contamination. Mary Schweitzer, marine, earth and atmospheric sciences, featured. 

Oct 28, 2012

Search for alien life about to step up a gear

Search for alien life about to step up a gear, Ottawa Citizen – Online, Windsor Star, Oct. 25, 2012. NEW THEORY: Other sources of heat have been identified and scientists have come up with radically new ideas about the forms life could take after studying organisms that live in some of the most inhospitable places…