Jun 1, 2012

C’sar the Elephant undergoes eye surgery once again | MyFOX8.com – Greensboro, High-Point, Winston-Salem News & weather from WGHP Television FOX8

C’sar the Elephant undergoes eye surgery once again , Piedmont Parent – Online, MyFOX8.com, May 30, 2012. The North Carolina Zoo’s oldest male elephant successfully underwent cataract surgery for the second time in six months on Tuesday. Both eye procedures were performed by a team of specialists from the N.C. State University College of Veterinary Medicine led… 

May 31, 2012

Southeast tries to work with persistent drought

Southeast tries to work with persistent drought, CBSNews.com, Huffington Post, Gainesville Sun Online, Palm Beach Post et al, May 29, 2012. The persistent drought across the Southeast forced Ashley Ergle to put his dock on wheels…A drought has again parked over South Carolina, marking the ninth year in the last 11 that some part of the state… 

May 31, 2012

Academia joins in battling Android malware

Academia joins in battling Android malware, Network World Online, PC Advisors, MIS Asia, CSO, May 30, 2012. Academia is bypassing the slowness with which mobile security vendors share information in a highly competitive market by launching a collaborative effort to battle an upsurge of Android malware… Xuxian Jiang, NC State computer science assistant professor, is featured. 

May 31, 2012

Wildlife Refuges Raise Property Values, Study Shows

Wildlife Refuges Raise Property Values, Study Shows, The New York Times, May 30, 2012. A study conducted by North Carolina State University researchers and issued on Wednesday by the federal Fish and Wildlife Service surveyed homes in urban areas that are close to refuges in three regions: the Northeast, the Southeast and California-Nevada. 

May 31, 2012

Kudzu bugs are N.C.’s latest imported scourge

Kudzu bugs are N.C.’s latest imported scourge, News & Observer, May 28, 2012. So many weird creatures from somewhere else have been causing problems in North Carolina lately that perhaps the latest twist was inevitable. That famed Asian interloper, kudzu, is being assaulted by, yes, a “kudzu bug.”  Dominic Reisig, entomology, featured. 

May 31, 2012

Voracious kudzu bugs spread across South. Are they boon or bane?

Voracious kudzu bugs spread across South. Are they boon or bane?, Christian Science Monitor, May 30, 2012. The so-called kudzu bug found another Asian invader that has become the drapery of the South and has withstood all previous attempts, be they goat or chemical, to control “the vine that ate the South.” Dominic Reisig, entomology, featured. 

May 31, 2012

Monster Turtle Fossil Discovered In Colombian Mine

Monster Turtle Fossil Discovered In Colombian Mine, NPR – New York Bureau, May 25, 2012. Reporting in the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, researchers write of discovering a car-sized turtle they named Carbonemys cofrinii. Edwin Cadena, who found the fossil, describes the giant reptile’s lifestyle 60 million years ago. Edwin Cadena, graduate student at NC State, is featured. 

May 31, 2012

Duke ranks ninth in fundraising

Duke ranks ninth in fundraising, Philanthropy Journal, May 30, 2012. Duke University ranked ninth in fundraising among colleges and universities in the U.S. in 2007, and first in North Carolina, a new study says…North Carolina schools that raised the most in 2007 include: Duke University: $372.3 million, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: $246.9 million, North Carolina State… 

May 31, 2012

Music Piracy May Help an Album’s Sales

Music Piracy May Help an Album’s Sales, U.S. News & World Report, May 30, 2012. Could piracy actually help album sales? A new study by a researcher at North Carolina State University suggests that frequently, pirated albums sell slightly more copies than ones that aren’t. 

May 31, 2012

Kudzu bug egg masses in soybeans could spell trouble

Kudzu bug egg masses in soybeans could spell trouble, Southeast Farm Press – Online, May 29, 2012. Kudzu bug levels in soybeans in the Carolinas continue to be something of a puzzle to entomologists in both states, but the good news is early suggestions for delaying spraying in most cases seems to have been the correct… 

May 31, 2012

Poisonous Plants for Goats

Poisonous Plants for Goats, Living the Country Life – Online, May 30, 2012. Goats are known for their stomachs of steel, but some plants can make them sick. Radio interview source: Jean-Marie Luginbuhl, Extension Meat Goat Specialist at NC State, is mentioned. 

May 31, 2012

Southeast Drought 2012: Georgia, South Carolina Residents Try To Make Do With Dry Weather

Southeast Drought 2012: Georgia, South Carolina Residents Try To Make Do With Dry Weather, The Huffington Post, May 30, 2012. A scientist at North Carolina State University has developed a model that uses long-range forecasts and climate data from the past several decades and pairs it with stream flows and reservoir levels in hopes governments will… 

May 31, 2012

Wildlife Refuges Boost Property Values, Study Shows

Wildlife Refuges Boost Property Values, Study Shows, Green Blog, May 30, 2012. Beyond the scenic views or flora and fauna, metropolitan area homeowners who live near a national wildlife refuge now have a different reason to appreciate the proximity. Research shows that such homes have higher property values than those that are farther from a reserve…… 

May 31, 2012

How to Keep a Mars Tumbleweed Rover Moving

How to Keep a Mars Tumbleweed Rover Moving, Astrobiology Magazine, May 30, 2012. New research from North Carolina State University shows that a wind-driven “tumbleweed” Mars rover would be capable of moving across rocky Martian terrain – findings that could also help the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) design the best possible vehicle… Dr. Andre Mazzoleni,… 

May 31, 2012

When FMD Strikes

When FMD Strikes, AgWeb.com / AgDay.com, May 30, 2012. “The key question for emergency managers has changed from ‘If FMD breaks in the U.S.’ to ‘When it breaks, how can we minimize the damage?’” says consultant Richard Horwitz….”The answer lies in having a well-developed response plan in place before FMD hits,” says Geoff Benson, agricultural economist…