Aug 22, 2012

State’s July jobless rate up slightly

State’s July jobless rate up slightly, Fayetteville Observer, Aug. 18, 2012. North Carolina’s unemployment rate increased slightly in July, bringing out the politicians who blame each other for the fact that close to half a million people in the state don’t have jobs. The rate increased to 9.6 percent in July from 9.4 percent in June, where… 

Aug 22, 2012

Ayn Rand, fountainhead of economic thought for Paul Ryan, already subject of an academic boom

Ayn Rand, fountainhead of economic thought for Paul Ryan, already subject of an academic boom, News & Observer, Aug. 17, 2012. A certain selfish, dead and enduringly controversial novelist was enjoying an unusual boom in university classes thanks to tens of millions of dollars in grants from a Winston-Salem-based bank. Economics professor Douglas Pearce wrote… 

Aug 22, 2012

Blood drive at NCSU aims for state record

Blood drive at NCSU aims for state record, News & Observer, Aug. 17, 2012. NC State University was on pace Friday night to strike a record-breaking blow against the national blood shortage. Chancellor Randy Woodson and Mike Giancola, student leadership and engagement, featured. 

Aug 22, 2012

China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (MY) – Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review – new company profile report published

China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (MY) – Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review – new company profile report published, live-pr.com, Aug. 17, 2012. China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (Ming Yang) is a wind turbine manufacturer. It designs, manufactures, sells and services wind turbines. Mar 13, 2012: China Ming Yang Opens R&D… 

Aug 22, 2012

Corn prices could cost consumers as EPA weighs ethanol mandate

Corn prices could cost consumers as EPA weighs ethanol mandate, News 14 Carolina, Aug. 17, 2012. Bad drought conditions in the mid-west could mean higher prices when people head to the grocery store in North Carolina. Dr. Kelly Zering, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Aug 22, 2012

Hagan Announces $4.7 Million in Science Awards for Higher Education Research in North Carolina

Hagan Announces $4.7 Million in Science Awards for Higher Education Research in North Carolina, Bignews.biz, Aug. 17, 2012. U.S. Senator Kay Hagan announced $4.675 million in National Science Foundation (NSF) awards for research at institutions of higher education in North Carolina. NC State University, UNC at Chapel Hill, NC Central University and Duke University are among… 

Aug 22, 2012

NC unemployment figures send mixed message

NC unemployment figures send mixed message, WRAL-TV, Aug. 17, 2012. North Carolina’s unemployment rate increased slightly in July, bringing out the politicians who blame each other for North Carolina’s high jobless rate. Mike Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Aug 22, 2012

Pets & Vets: North Carolina sea turtle receives skull surgery at North Carolina State University

Pets & Vets: North Carolina sea turtle receives skull surgery at North Carolina State University, DVM, The Newsmagazine of Veterinary Medicine, Aug. 17, 2012. A team of 10 veterinarians successfully completed an experimental skull surgery on a green sea turtle July 19. Julie Hempstead, clinical sciences, featured. 

Aug 22, 2012

‘Reep’-ing the benefits of winning ‘Last Comic Standing’

‘Reep’-ing the benefits of winning ‘Last Comic Standing’, Chicago Tribune, Aug. 17, 2012. Before winning the 2007 season of NBC’s “Last Comic Standing,” Jon Reep would watch the show and wonder where the contestants came from. Reep said he never considered it as a viable career until he attended North Carolina State University. An average student,… 

Aug 22, 2012

Corn varieties engineered to withstand drought offer hope

Corn varieties engineered to withstand drought offer hope, Seattle Times , Aug. 18, 2012. In the past decade, the emphasis has been on developing crops that can also withstand extreme weather events. Thomas Sinclair, crop science, featured. 

Aug 22, 2012

Museum stages 5-month TREES R US celebration

Museum stages 5-month TREES R US celebration, News & Observer , “Aug. 19, 2012. What would we do without trees? Scientists and educators of the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences and its new wing, the Nature Research Center, invite you to participate in a celebration of trees. Meg Lowman, physical and mathematical sciences, featured. 

Aug 22, 2012

Mike Walden: Can we agree on the economy?

Mike Walden: Can we agree on the economy?, Salisbury Post, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012. Is there any agreement about the economy? You wouldn’t think so by listening to various campaign ads, news debate programs or lunch discussions at work. It seems like rather than coming together on solutions and approaches, we’re pulling farther apart. Mike Walden,… 

Aug 22, 2012

Pack ‘N Cool provides farmers with mobile refrigeration solution

Pack ‘N Cool provides farmers with mobile refrigeration solution, Southeast Farm Press – Online, Aug. 21, 2012. The Pack ‘N Cool refrigerated trailer keeps fruits and vegetables at ideal temperatures during transport from fields to and from farmers markets. Penelope Perkins-Veazie, horticultural science, featured. 

Aug 21, 2012

Food & more by John Kessler

Food & more by John Kessler, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 19, 2012. My father-in-law really loved the sharp white cheddar of his Ontario homeland. And so for most family gatherings he would arrive with a bodacious block of Black Diamond cheddar, pale in its black wax coating. It had the size and heft of a brick… 

Aug 21, 2012

Universities Go To Space

Universities Go To Space, Aero-News Network, Augusts 17, 2012. NASA has announced the selection of 10 research efforts from the agency’s inaugural Space Technology Research Opportunities for Early Career Faculty solicitation. NASA will provide grants of as much as $200,000 per year for as long as three years in support of these faculty and their research…