Feb 11, 2013

FOX Eastern Carolina News at 10

FOX Eastern Carolina News at 10, Fox News at Ten – WYDO-TV, ABC 22 News – WVNY-TV et al, Feb. 10, 2013. One-hundred-seventy thousand dollars to the North Carolina Children’s hospital. Students, community members and supporters run from the NC State bell tower to the Krispy Kreme store. 

Feb 11, 2013

Health goes to the dogs

Health goes to the dogs, Red Bluff Daily News, Feb. 10, 2013. researchers are increasingly discovering that cancer and other diseases are caused by the same genetic mutations in pooches and people. Matthew Breen, molecular biomedical sciences, featured. 

Feb 8, 2013

Cockroaches’ weird grooming behavior explained

Cockroaches’ weird grooming behavior explained, Mother Nature Network, MSN, Feb. 5, 2013. Leaving antennae dirty essentially blinds insects to their environment. Coby Schal, entomology, featured. 

Feb 8, 2013

Studies of San Jose dog’s cancer may lead to medical breakthroughs for health care of humans

Studies of San Jose dog’s cancer may lead to medical breakthroughs for health care of humans, Los Angeles Daily News, Feb. 1, 2013. The key to unlocking some of nature’s most perplexing puzzles in human health has actually stood right next to us, wagging its tail. Matthew Breen, molecular biomedical aciences, featured. 

Feb 8, 2013

Smart Fabric

Smart Fabric, www.gizmag.com, Feb. 6, 2013.  An NC State University research project  indicates that phones in the future could be made out of paper. Scientists there have been able to deposit conductive nanocoatings onto textiles, meaning that items such as pieces of paper or clothing could ultimately be used as electronic devices. 

Feb 8, 2013

Debt payments may trigger 2013-14 county tax increase

Debt payments may trigger 2013-14 count tax increase, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun, Feb. 2, 2013. Rates for both short- and long-term financing remain low thanks to Federal Reserve policy meant to stimulate the economy. Michael Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Feb 8, 2013

‘Wellness Wednesday’ Series Offered

‘Wellness Wednesday’ Series Offered, WSUC-FM, Feb. 7, 2013. On Feb. 20, national speaker Mindy Sopher will address “Getting to the Heart of Hazing” at 7:30 p.m. in the Corey Union Function Room. Sopher, a communications faculty member at NC State University, will explain “The 3 H’s surrounding hazing — heart, harm and help.” 

Feb 8, 2013

N.C. State Examines Why Cockroaches Groom Themselves

N.C. State Examines Why Cockroaches Groom Themselves, PCT Magazine, Feb. 8, 2013.  NC State University researchers show that insect grooming – specifically, antennal cleaning – removes both environmental pollutants and chemicals produced by the insects themselves. Coby Schal, entomology, featured. 

Feb 8, 2013

National Academy of Engineering Elects 69 Members And 11 Foreign Associates

National Academy of Engineering Elects 69 Members And 11 Foreign Associates, TMCnet.com, Feb. 8, 2013. The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 69 new members and 11 foreign associates. Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Carl Koch,materials science and engineering, featured. 

Feb 8, 2013

Cockroaches’ vanity could be key to pest controls

Cockroaches’ vanity could be key to pest controls, Standard-Examiner, Feb. 7, 2013. Cockroaches spend most of their time grooming, and some North Carolina State University researchers think the insect’s meticulous nature could one day lead to its demise. Coby Schal, entomology, featured. 

Feb 8, 2013

National Academy of Engineering Elects 69 Members And 11 Foreign Associates

National Academy of Engineering Elects 69 Members And 11 Foreign Associates, Equities.com, Feb. 8, 2013. The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 69 new members and 11 foreign associates. Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Carl Koch, materials science and engineering, featured. 

Feb 8, 2013

BRIEF: Alternative fuel project gets $500,000 from U.S. Energy Department

BRIEF: Alternative fuel project gets $500,000 from U.S. Energy Department, Equities.com, Feb. 8, 2013. The U.S. Energy Department has made a $500,000 award to the Alternative Fuel Implementation Team for N.C. project, which is led by the N.C. Solar Center at N.C. State University. 

Feb 8, 2013

Android security updates: Who’s responsible for patches?

Android security updates: Who’s responsible for patches?, Newsday, Feb. 8, 2013. In late October, researchers at North Carolina State University alerted Google to a security flaw that could let scam artists send phony text messages to Android phones. 

Feb 7, 2013

Health goes to the dogs: Studies of K-9 cancers may lead to medical breakthroughs…

Health goes to the dogs: Studies of K-9 cancers may lead to medical breakthroughs…,  Anchorage Daily News, Feb. 6, 2013. Researchers are increasingly discovering that cancer and other diseases are caused by the same genetic mutations in pooches and people. Matthew Breen, genomics, featured. 

Feb 7, 2013

Health goes to the dogs: Studies of K-9 cancers may lead to medical breakthroughs…

Health goes to the dogs: Studies of K-9 cancers may lead to medical breakthroughs…, Sacramento Bee, Miami Herald et al, Feb. 6, 2013. researchers are increasingly discovering that cancer and other diseases are caused by the same genetic mutations in pooches and people. Matthew Breen, genomics, featured.