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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.

Jul 23, 2012

N.C. doctor performs turtle surgery

N.C. doctor performs turtle surgery, Cherokee Tribune – Online, July 20, 2012. Holden III, an endangered juvenile green sea turtle, underwent experimental surgery to repair a deep skull wound. Dr. Greg Lewbart, clinical sciences, featured. 

Jul 23, 2012

Gas prices rose past week, primarily due to Middle East tension

Gas prices rose past week, primarily due to Middle East tension, Winston-Salem Journal – Online,  July 20, 2012. The heat isn’t the only thing that has been rising in the Triad. Gas prices jumped 7 cents a gallon over the past week amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. Dr. Michael Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Jul 23, 2012

Doctors Perform Skull Surgery on Sea Turtle

Doctors Perform Skull Surgery on Sea Turtle, Washington Post, The Today Show et al, July 20, 2012. Holden III, an endangered green sea turtle, suffered a deep head wound. But doctors at North Carolina State University used glue, hooks and wires to put him (or her) back together again. 

Jul 23, 2012

Experimental turtle surgery performed in NC

Experimental turtle surgery performed in NC, Paris News, July 20, 2012. A team of 10 doctors and their assistants crowd around an operating table for an experimental skull surgery on a green sea turtle. Dr. Greg Lewbart, clinical sciences, featured. 

Jul 23, 2012

Retail sales slump for third month in a row, economists expect slow recovery

Retail sales slump for third month in a row, economists expect slow recovery, News 14 Carolina, July 20, 2012. For the third month in a row, national retail sales are down according to the National Retail Federation. Dr. Mike Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Jul 23, 2012

Solar Powered Neck Tie Holds, Powers Your Gadgets

Solar Powered Neck Tie Holds, Powers Your Gadgets, Gizmodo, July 20, 2012. A team of researchers at North Carolina State University have devised an ingenious way to charge your gadgets on the move: With solar powered clothing. Textiles research featured. 

Jul 23, 2012

You Decide: Are jobs coming and where?

You Decide: Are jobs coming and where?, The Mountaineer, July 20, 2012. Two reports recently crossed my desk that focused on the number one issue in the economy today — jobs. They both give some much-needed perspective and direction to today’s challenging labor market. Dr. Mike Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Jul 22, 2012

Rodent Robbers Good for Tropical Trees

Rodent Robbers Good for Tropical Trees, Innovations Report, July 19, 2012. There’s no honor among thieves when it comes to rodent robbers—which turns out to be a good thing for tropical trees that depend on animals to spread their seeds. Dr. Roland Kays, forestry and environmental resources academic research, featured. 

Jul 22, 2012

Reverse Sneezing in Dogs | Petside

Reverse Sneezing in Dogs | Petside, Petside, July 19, 2012.  Reverse sneezing sounds like a medical emergency, but it isn’t. Dr. Eleanor Hawkins, clinical sciences, featured. 

Jul 22, 2012

New trail to expand N.C. Museum of Art park

New trail to expand N.C. Museum of Art park, News & Observer, July 19, 2012. The N.C. Museum of Art will expand its trail system next year, opening a paved one-mile loop with a trail that will lead to a new platform overlooking the museum’s pond. The platform, designed by students at N.C. State University, is under construction. 

Jul 22, 2012

Midwest drought could bring higher gas, food prices

Midwest drought could bring higher gas, food prices, Wilmington Star-News, July 19, 2012. Consumers will soon start to see the effects of the Midwest drought and the surge in corn prices in their pocketbooks, especially for beef, but also for anything containing grain. Dr. Mike Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Jul 22, 2012

John Rex Endowment awards three healthy-weight grants to area nonprofits

John Rex Endowment awards three healthy-weight grants to area nonprofits, Wake Living, July 19, 2012. The John Rex Endowment has approved three healthy-weight grants totaling more than $525,000. The Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education, North Carolina State University Natural Learning Initiative, and WakeMed Health and Hospitals will receive grants for projects that include overweight… 

Jul 22, 2012

How do you operate on a turtle? Like MacGyver

How do you operate on a turtle? Like MacGyver, News & Observer, July 19, 2012. Kent Passingham inspects a head wound on a green sea turtle during a physical examination at the N.C. State College of Veterinary Medicine. 

Jul 22, 2012

High- tech and low-tech come together in sea turtle surgery at NCSU

High- tech and low-tech come together in sea turtle surgery at NCSU, News & Observer, July 19, 2012. Out came the rotting tissue and bone bits, on went a couple of women’s dress hooks via dabs of five-minute epoxy and household repair putty. Dr. Greg Lewbart , clinical sciences, featured. 

Jul 22, 2012

Fayetteville home sales slip to a 10 year low

Fayetteville home sales slip to a 10 year low, Fayetteville Observer, July 19, 2012. Spring and early summer are usually the best times of year to try to sell your home. But for hundreds of homeowners in the Fayetteville market, the buyers haven’t come. Dr. Mike Walden, agricultural and resource economics, featured.