Oct 25, 2012

Pundits: Debate doesn’t alter governor’s race, McCrory offers surprising details

Pundits: Debate doesn’t alter governor’s race, McCrory offers suprising details, News & Observer, Oct. 24, 2012. Three political pundits came away from Wednesday evening’s debate with different views. Andy Taylor, political science, featured. 

Oct 25, 2012

Is your couch making you fat? It might not be because you’re a couch potato.

Is your couch making you fat? It might not be because you’re a couch potato, Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area (blog), Oct. 25, 2012. Your couch may be making you fat. And not just because you sit on it too much and don’t exercise. Heather Patisaul, biology, featured. 

Oct 25, 2012

Q&A: What’s needed to get a big data job

Q&A: What’s needed to get a big data job, CIO, Oct. 24, 2012. The torrents of data produced by social networks, sensors, supply chains and every imaginable device are creating new jobs. Michael Rappa, advanced analytics, featured. 

Oct 25, 2012

Beyond the myth of government not creating jobs

Beyond the myth of government not creating jobs, Asheville Citizen-Times, Black Mountain News, Oct. 25, 2012. I sometimes wonder whether Jim Goodnight shudders a little each time he hears a political candidate repeat the myth. “Cary-based SAS Institute is living, breathing example that government does, in fact, create jobs. The company was founded in 1976, but… 

Oct 25, 2012

Increasingly virulent adware threatens Android user privacy

Increasingly virulent adware threatens Android user privacy, MIS Asia, Oct. 25, 2012. A study by researchers at North Carolina State University 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… 

Oct 24, 2012

Why your couch may be making you fat

Why your couch may be making you fat, Triangle Business Journal, Oct. 24, 2012. Your couch may be making you fat. And not just because you sit on it too much and don’t exercise. Heather Patisaul, biology, featured. 

Oct 24, 2012

Flame Retardant ‘Firemaster 550’ Is an Endocrine Disruptor

Flame Retardant ‘Firemaster 550’ Is an Endocrince Disruptor, e! Science News, Newswise, Oct. 24, 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 24, 2012

Analysis of dinosaur bone cells confirms ancient protein preservation

Analysis of dinosaur bone cells confirms ancient protein preservation, e! Science News, Fars News Agency, Oct. 23, 2012. A team of researchers from NC State University and the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) has found more evidence for the preservation of ancient dinosaur proteins. Mary Schweitzer, marine, earth and atmospheric sciences, featured. 

Oct 24, 2012

Ancient Protein Preservation Confirmed In Dinosaur Bone Cells

Ancient Protein Preservation Confirmed In Dinosaur Bone Cells, RedOrbit, Lab Manager Laboratory News et al, Oct. 24, 2012. A new study from North Carolina State University (NCSU) and the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) reveals new evidence for the preservation of ancient dinosaur proteins. Mary Schweitzer, marine, earth and atmospheric sciences, featured. 

Oct 24, 2012

Analysis of dinosaur bone cells confirms ancient protein preservation

Analysis of dinosaur bone cells confirms ancient protein preservation, Phys.Org, Examiner, et al, Oct. 23, 2012. NC State researchers and the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) have  found more evidence for the preservation of ancient dinosaur proteins. Mary Schweitzer, marine, earth and atmospheric sciences, featured. 

Oct 24, 2012

The Single Largest Advantage Parents Can Give Their Kids

The Single Largest Advantage  Parents Can Give Their Kids, Time, Oct. 24, 2012. A study published by researchers at North Carolina State University, Brigham Young University and the University of California-Irvine finds that parental involvement has a more powerful influence on students’ academic performance than anything about the school the students attend. 

Oct 24, 2012

Q&A: What’s needed to get a big data job?

Q&A: What’s needed to get a big data job?, Computerworld, Oct. 24, 2012. The torrents of data produced by social networks, sensors, supply chains and every imaginable device are creating new jobs. Michael Rappa, advanced analytics, featured. 

Oct 24, 2012

Flame Retardant ‘Firemaster 550’ Is an Endocrine Disruptor

Flame Retardant ‘Firemaster 550’ Is an Endocrine Disruptor, ScienceBlog.com (blog), Oct. 24 , 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 23, 2012

School performance owes most to parents

School performance owes most to parents, The British Psychological Society, Oct. 23, 2012. The influence of a parent may be more important than the qualities of a school when it comes to how well a child performs in the classroom. Toby Parcel, sociology, featured. 

Oct 23, 2012

RTP: Research Triangle Primer

RTP: Research Triangle Primer, Forbes, Oct. 22, 2012. The ScienceWriters2012 conference will bring to Raleigh over 500 voices of science and medicine in the press to meet, learn, and tour the Research Triangle area for great stories. David Kroll, english, featured.