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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.

Nov 6, 2012

Ecuador’s president visits research campus

Ecuador’s president visits research campus, Charlotte Observer, Cabarrus News, Nov. 2, 2012. President Rafael Correa of the Republic of Ecuador and a delegation of ministers from that nation spent Oct. 30 touring the 16 university and corporate research programs at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis. Scott Neff, Kannapolis Research, featured. 

Nov 6, 2012

Pack to host golf regionals

Pack to host golf regionals, News & Observer, Nov. 2, 2012. NC State University and Lonnie Poole Golf Course have been selected to host the NCAA regional championships in 2014 and 2015. 

Nov 6, 2012

Farmers Markets: Stokes Purple is a sweet potato of mystery

Farmers Markets: Stokes Purple is a sweet potato of mystery, Los Angeles Times, Nov. 2, 2012. When the Stokes Purple sweet potato shows up in markets next week, it’s hard to say what will be more intriguing: its look, with dramatically deep purple skin and flesh, its flavor or the mystery of its origins. Craig Yencho, genetics, featured. 

Nov 2, 2012

UNC system studies cheaper ways to graduate more

UNC system studies cheaper ways to graduate more, News & Observer, Oct. 30, 2012. A UNC system panel aims to set a goal for college degree attainment by 2020 – that is, the percentage of North Carolinians aged 25 to 64 who hold at least a four-year degree. Chancellor Randy Woodson featured. 

Nov 2, 2012

Durham-Chapel Hill unemployment falls to 6.9 percent

Durham-Chapel Hill unemployment falls to 6.9 percent, Chicago Tribune, Oct. 31, 2012. The Durham-Chapel Hill metro area’s unemployment rate fell to 6.9 percent in September, the lowest rate for the area since April 2009. Mike Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Nov 2, 2012

Protein Preservation in Dinosaur Bones

Protein Preservation in Dinosaur Bones, Astrobiology Magazine, Oct. 26, 2012. A team of researchers from NC State University and the Palo Alto Research Center has found more evidence for the preservation of ancient dinosaur proteins. Mary Schweitzer, marine, earth and atmospheric sciences, featured. 

Nov 2, 2012

Republicans ready for governor gains

Republicans ready for governor gains, The Washington Times, Oct. 28, 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. 

Nov 1, 2012

Architecture Students Design Their Dream Cabins for Cabin Life Magazine

Architecture Students Design Their Dream Cabins for Cabin Life Magazine, Archinect, Oct. 2012. The October 2012 issue of Cabin Life magazine features work by students from the School of Architecture at the University of Minnesota College of Design and North Carolina State University. 

Nov 1, 2012

Campus conflicts drive move for better behavior through civility campaigns, but skeptics fume

Campus conflicts drive move for better behavior through civility campaigns, but skeptics fume, Fox News, WGME, Associated Press, Nov. 1, 2012. NC State University revised a residence hall policy that, among other stipulations, prohibited dorm dwellers from wearing T-shirts or hanging posters “disrespectful and hurtful to others” while also requiring students to “confront behavior or report to… 

Nov 1, 2012

Student competition brings beauty, vinyl to parking ramp

Student competition brings beauty, vinyl to parking ramp, Specialty Fabrics Review, Nov. 2012. A drab, unfinished parking ramp provided the inspiration for a team of professors in the College of Design at North Carolina State University to launch a competition among their students. 

Nov 1, 2012

Austral and Adorable: Penguins in All Their Weird Glory [Slide Show]

Austral and Adorable: Penguins in All Their Weird Glory [Slide Show], Scientific American, Nov. 1, 2012. Today’s penguins represent 60 million years of evolution that produced what are arguably the strangest birds of all time. Daniel Ksepka, marine earth and atmospheric sciences, featured. 

Nov 1, 2012

Are chemicals in your couch making you fat?

Are chemicals in your couch making you fat?,  Nashville Business Journal, Business Courier of Cincinnati, et al, Oct. 26, 2012. A lot of research out of major universities only interests other researchers or scientists, but the new study by NC State University and Duke University has implications that could affect regular folks all over the country. It… 

Nov 1, 2012

Novozymes inks global deal to supply enzymes to ethanol refineries

Novozymes inks global deal to supply enzymes to ethanol refineries, News & Observer, Oct. 29, 2012. Triangle biofuels company Novozymes has signed a global deal to supply its specialty enzymes to ethanol refineries. The plant would rely heavily on an energy crop called Arundo donax, a giant reed that is considered invasive. The facility is… 

Nov 1, 2012

Moving to job at NCSU

Moving to job at NCSU, News & Observer, Oct. 27, 2012. Jill Lucas is the new managing editor of the Philanthropy Journal, part of the Institute for Nonprofit Research , Education and Engagement at NC State University. Until Friday, Lucas was spokeswoman for the state Department of Administration . She has worked in the governor’s office and for… 

Nov 1, 2012

U.S. Roads and Bridges Are Getting Smarter

U.S. Roads and Bridges Are Getting Smarter, Government Technology, Nov. 1, 2012. A Better Way to Build Bridges? Experts say upgrading U.S. infrastructure requires doubling the current federal funding level over the next decade to $5.5 trillion. Gwo Yuan, mechanical and aerospace engineering, featured.