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NC State news is shared far and wide. Below are just some of our recent appearances in local, regional, national and international media publications.

Aug 27, 2012

Deadlock – NYPOST.com

Deadlock – NYPOST.com, New York Post, Aug. 25, 2012. With President Obama and Mitt Romney in a months-long dead heat, the hope for Romney is that the Republican National Convention, which kicks off tomorrow, provides a bump. Andrew Taylor, political science, featured. 

Aug 27, 2012

Research on Wood Formation Sheds Light on Plant Biology

Research on Wood Formation Sheds Light on Plant Biology, Innovations Report, Phys.org et al, Aug. 24, 2012. NC State scientists have discovered a phenomenon never seen before in plants while studying molecular changes inside tree cells as wood is formed.Vincent Chiang and Ron Sederoff, forestry and environmental resources, featured. 

Aug 27, 2012

Studies from North Carolina State University Have Provided New Data on Scientific Instruments

Studies from North Carolina State University Have Provided New Data on Scientific Instruments, Science Letter, Aug. 24, 2012. NC State researchers publish new report on Scientific Instruments. The UCNA collaboration is making a precision measurement of the ß asymmetry (A) in free neutron decay using polarized ultracold neutrons (UCN). A critical component of this experiment is… 

Aug 27, 2012

Study Presents Three Key Factors for Cause Marketing Success

Study Presents Three Key Factors for Cause Marketing Success, Nonprofit Quarterly, The – Online, Aug. 24, 2012. Authors write about cause marketing (CM) campaigns that allow the consumers to pick the causes. The authors suggest that offering consumers choice of a cause increases their willingness to pay for products and purchase likelihood and improves consumer attitude… 

Aug 27, 2012

UGA team develops method for genetic engineering of Caldicellulosiruptor thermophilic bacteria; another pathway for efficient conversion of biomass to fuels and chemicals

UGA team develops method for genetic engineering of Caldicellulosiruptor thermophilic bacteria; another pathway for efficient conversion of biomass to fuels and chemicals, Green Car Congress, August 24, 2012. In July, a team of researchers at the BioEnergy Science Center (BESC) from North Carolina State University, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Georgia reported the analysis… 

Aug 27, 2012

Verian CTO Scheduled to Speak at NCDevCon 2012 in Raleigh

Verian CTO Scheduled to Speak at NCDevCon 2012 in Raleigh, Virtual Strategy Magazine, Aug. 24, 2012. Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Bilal Soylu will be speaking at NCDevCon 2012, North Carolina’s premier Web and Mobile Conference, scheduled for September 29-30, 2012 on the Centennial Campus of NC State University. 

Aug 26, 2012

Researchers Find Gold Nanoparticles Capable of ‘Unzipping’ DNA- The Post Chronicle

Researchers Find Gold Nanoparticles Capable of ‘Unzipping’ DNA- The Post Chronicle, The Post Chronicle, Aug. 22, 2012. New research from North Carolina State University finds that gold nanoparticles with a slight positive charge work collectively to unravel DNA’s double helix. 

Aug 26, 2012

How can U.S. bring jobs home?

How can U.S. bring jobs home?, Charlotte Observer, HispanicBusiness.com, Aug. 22, 2012. Bringing manufacturing jobs back home is a theme that resonates in the Carolinas. Blanton Godfrey, textiles, featured. 

Aug 26, 2012

Film: A Critical Introduction (3rd Edition) [Paperback] Cheap

Film: A Critical Introduction (3rd Edition) [Paperback] Cheap, Pittsburgh City Paper, Aug. 22, 2012. Film: A Critical Introduction (3rd Edition). Film: A Critical Introduction provides readers with the skills needed to successfully critique and analyze film and teaches strategies for translating ideas about film into written criticism and analysis. Maria Pramaggiore and  Tom Wallis, english, featured. 

Aug 26, 2012

Buffalo rancher plans herd expansion into cattle country

Buffalo rancher plans herd expansion into cattle country, Smoky Mountain News – Online, Aug. 22, 2012. Frank King, owner of a holistic pharmaceutical company, is on a mission to find the perfect meat. King is testing and researching different types of animals that will prosper in the Western North Carolina climate while at the same time… 

Aug 26, 2012

Amid a drought, does it still make sense to use corn for fuel?

Amid a drought, does it still make sense to use corn for fuel?, The Ada News, Aug. 23, 2012. The biggest U.S. drought in half a century is devastating farms across the Midwest. Crops are wilting. Food prices are on the rise. Under the circumstances, then, does it still make sense for the government to divert… 

Aug 26, 2012

The Economics of an Aging Society

The Economics of an Aging Society, ARN – Online, Aug. 23, 2012. Written by leading thinkers in the field, this text provides an in-depth analysis of the economic and policy issues associated with individual and population aging. Robert L. Clark, economics, featured. 

Aug 26, 2012

The World’s Heaviest and Tallest Penguin Used to Live in New Zealand

The World’s Heaviest and Tallest Penguin Used to Live in New Zealand, CELSIAS, Aug. 22, 2012. New Zealand was home to the tallest and heaviest ever known penguin. It stood nearly 5 feet tall and tipped the scales at around 130 pounds. Daniel Ksepka, marine earth and atmospheric sciences, featured.   

Aug 26, 2012

Goldsboro rickshaws bring produce to poor neighborhoods

Goldsboro rickshaws bring produce to poor neighborhoods, News & Observer, Aug. 24, 2012. Teenage food ambassadors on rickshaws, delivering farmers market produce to areas where places to buy fresh vegetables are scarce. Agriculture and consumer sciences featured. 

Aug 23, 2012

Researchers hope new bridge sensors will prevent disasters

Researchers hope new bridge sensors will prevent disasters, Miami Herald, Sacramento Bee – Online, Aug. 20, 2012. Five years after the devastating collapse of an interstate bridge in Minneapolis, university researchers are developing new wireless technology that would warn of problems that could cause such disasters. Separate engineering teams at the University of Maryland and NC State…