Aug 10, 2012

Research and Markets: Tharp & Young on Ice Cream: An Encyclopedic Guide to Ice Cream Science and Technology

Research and Markets: Tharp & Young on Ice Cream: An Encyclopedic Guide to Ice Cream Science and Technology, Cincinnati Enquirer, August 7, 2012. Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/wk3qq9/tharp_and_young_on) has announced the addition of the “Tharp & Young on Ice Cream: An Encyclopedic Guide to Ice Cream Science and Technology” book to their offering. Arun Kilara, food science, featured. 

Aug 10, 2012

Landfills as Energy Farms

Landfills as Energy Farms, Erosion Control, MSW Management et al, August 8, 2012. LFG as an energy source is well established, but there may be more in the north forty to sweeten the pot. Dr. Morton Barlaz, civil, construction, and environmental engineering, featured. 

Aug 10, 2012

Presidential ad spending blossoms in NC :: WRAL.com

Presidential ad spending blossoms in NC :: WRAL.com, WRAL-TV, August 8, 2012. North Carolina’s status as a presidential campaign swing state has brought with it a deluge of television advertising that most Tar Heel voters have never experienced. Dr. Steve Green, political science, featured. 

Aug 10, 2012

N.C. State freshman wins $1,200 dorm room makeover

N.C. State freshman wins $1,200 dorm room makeover, News 14 Carolina, August 8, 2012. One lucky NCSU Wolfpack newcomer will start the school year off in style. NC State freshman Morgan McNeil won a dorm room makeover contest on Crumley Roberts LLP’s Facebook page. Wednesday, all furnishings, electronics and accessories were delivered as she moved in. The… 

Aug 10, 2012

N.C. State conducts national study on genetically engineered mosquitoes

N.C. State conducts national study on genetically engineered mosquitoes, Mountain Xpress – Online, August 8, 2012. NC State conducts national study on genetically engineered mosquitoes. Dr. Michael Cobb, political science, featured. 

Aug 10, 2012

Uncorrected Forest Service errors block marble mine

Uncorrected Forest Service errors block marble mine, TucsonCitizen.com, August 7, 2012. A large deposit of rare, brilliant white marble sits on the north slope of the Dragoon Mountains near the small town of Dragoon, between Benson and Willcox. However, following metallurgical testing at the North Carolina State University Minerals lab, the Forest Service decided that the… 

Aug 10, 2012

NCSU Study Reveals StollerUSA Technology Effective in Maximizing Corn Yield Under Stress Conditions

NCSU Study Reveals StollerUSA Technology Effective in Maximizing Corn Yield Under Stress Conditions, Houston Chronicle, WBTV, August 7, 2012. Temperatures, moisture levels, soil deficiencies, even high plant populations cause corn crop stress that can impact yield and a grower’s bottom line. Dr. Ron Heiniger, crop science, featured. 

Aug 9, 2012

Raging Bulls: How Wall Street Got Addicted to Light-Speed Trading | Wired Business | Wired.com

Raging Bulls: How Wall Street Got Addicted to Light-Speed Trading | Wired Business | Wired.com, Wired, August 4, 2012. One of the effects of the explosion of algo trading is a boom in the market for financial data. Dan Stancil, electrical and computer engineering. 

Aug 9, 2012

State agencies create new wetlands in New Bern

State agencies create new wetlands in New Bern, Sun Journal – Online, August 4, 2012. Construction has begun on the second and final phase of a drainage and environmental wetlands project in New Bern that is one of the largest in the state to help improve water quality from runoff into the Neuse River. Kris Bass,… 

Aug 9, 2012

Hitch named to lead Shelton Leadership Center

Hitch named to lead Shelton Leadership Center, Goldsboro News-Argus, August 3, 2012. Dr. Chris Hitch has been selected as director of the General H. Hugh Shelton Leadership Center at North Carolina State University and program director in the N.C. State Poole College of Management’s Executive Programs office. 

Aug 9, 2012

Fracking seminar planned

Fracking seminar planned, Chicago Tribune, August 3, 2012. The General Assembly recently lifted the ban on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and opened the door to shale gas exploration in that state. Ted Feitshans, 

Aug 9, 2012

Bed Bugs Put to Sleep: Town Hall Reopens Friday

Bed Bugs Put to Sleep: Town Hall Reopens Friday, Brick Patch, August 3, 2012. Brick’s municipal complex reopens after a bout with bed bugs left the building shut down. While known as “bed bugs,” the tiny, parasitic insects don’t necessarily live in beds or even residential homes. According to the NC State University Department of Entomology, bed bugs… 

Aug 9, 2012

Drescher: Program teaches teens to make a difference

Drescher: Program teaches teens to make a difference, News & Observer, August 3, 2012. Whitney Jones led seven teens and two adults from Raleigh to rural West Virginia to repair and improve homes. Whitney Jones, genetics, featured. 

Aug 9, 2012

Facebook says it has 14 million ‘undesirable’ user accounts

Facebook says it has 14 million ‘undesirable’ user accounts, PC Advisor, August 3, 2012. Facebook’s disclosure that it found 14 million user accounts it considers “undesirable” — meaning they are likely spewing spam or other malicious links and content — highlights the need for better user verification on the popular social network, security experts said.… 

Aug 9, 2012

Food safety rules to get a bit tougher

Food safety rules to get a bit tougher, Chicago Tribune, Orlando Sentinel et al, August 3, 2012. A slate of new rules for food handling and safety take effect Sept. 1, the result of the state’s adoption of federal standards. Dr. Ben Chapman, family and consumer sciences, featured.