Jan 30, 2018 The Wilson Times

Economist: Sell Wilson as retirement haven

While President Donald Trump is expected to talk about the economy in his State of the Union address Tuesday, an N.C. State University economist gave the Wilson Rotary Club a state and local perspective. “In terms of broader growth in North Carolina, we’ve done well in the nine years since the recession ended. There was… 

Jan 30, 2018 N&O

New highway will threaten endangered mussels. NC promises $5M to breed them.

Scientists have learned how to reproduce freshwater mussels in captivity in labs like one at NCSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine. For 17 years, NCSU researchers have been propagating mussels on a small scale, and their lab in a metal building known as the mussel barn is one of only about a dozen places in the… 

Jan 30, 2018 WRAL Techwire

Bone experts at NCSU offer how-to video for forensic professionals

Advances in recent years allow forensic practitioners to use bone mineral density to extract more information from human remains – but many forensic experts are unfamiliar with the techniques and technology. Now forensic researchers from North Carolina State University have published a step-by-step methodology in the video journal JOVE, providing forensic professionals with a guide… 

Jan 29, 2018 Herald-Sun

Ford Motor Co. buys Durham startup with Duke, UNC, NC State ties

TransLoc, which was started at N.C. State University in 2004, offers software that helps public-owned transit systems more efficiently respond to demand. The company works with cities across the country, but it has partnered closely with several local institutions, including GoTriangle, Duke University, UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State. 

Jan 29, 2018 BlueRidgeNow.com

Volunteer service is valuable to local environment

Several innovative storm water projects were accomplished in partnership with N.C. State University during 2017. One involved a 5,000-gallon rainwater harvester installed at The Free Clinics, which is used to water the community gardens there. Another project — at Calvary Baptist Church on Hwy. 191 — is a large rain garden and a vegetated filter… 

Jan 29, 2018 ReadingEagle.com

Prevention is the best way to manage greenhouse weeds

Weeds can be especially troublesome in greenhouses. They starve plants of nutrients, water and light. They also protect insects, mites, rodents and other pests. “Not only are weeds a problem in and of themselves (but) many greenhouse weeds harbor other pests, including white fly, and may be an alternate host for important viral diseases,” said… 

Jan 29, 2018 WBUR (Boston NPR)

A Look At Dunkirk — The Oscar-Nominated Movie And The History

Dunkirk, the sweeping World War II epic nabs eight Academy Award nominations. We’ll look at the film and the real life, heroic mission. Guests: Cara Buckley, writer for the New York Times. John Broich, associate professor of history at Case Western Reserve University, and Matthew Booker, professor of history at North Carolina State University. 

Jan 29, 2018 WRAL

How investments in education pay off

Similarly, the Milken Institute recently ranked Raleigh the second best-performing city in the nation in 2017. The California think tank credited NC State University with helping energize the region’s tech economy. “The university’s Centennial Campus, which now houses more than 75 research centers and academic departments alongside a similar number of private, nonprofit, and government partners,… 

Jan 26, 2018 Technology Networks

Femur Offers Better Measure of Age at Death

Forensic researchers at North Carolina State University have found a more accurate way to assess an individual’s age at death, based on the bone mineral density of the femur. The technique could be used to help identify human remains. 

Jan 26, 2018 Memphis Commercial-Appeal

‘Memphis: data science capital’ gains steam as university adds new SAS training center

It began as a North Carolina State University project to analyze agricultural research and was spun off as the SAS Institute to meet a growing demand for analytical software in public and private sectors. 

Jan 26, 2018 The Scientist

Researchers Discover 10 New Immune Systems in Bacteria

“[The study is] very cool from a scientific standpoint, but you immediately realize that there’s a legitimate impact,” says Rodolphe Barrangou, a CRISPR researcher at North Carolina State University who was not involved in the study. “It’s obvious that as people characterize those systems and unravel the biology behind the mechanism of action, there’s huge… 

Jan 26, 2018 Durham Herald-Sun

Automaker Ford buys Durham startup

The Detroit automaker announced on Thursday that it was acquiring TransLoc, which makes software platforms for transit agencies, cities and universities. TransLoc, which was started at N.C. State University in 2004, offers software that helps public-owned transit systems more efficiently respond to demand. The company works with cities across the country, but it has partnered… 

Jan 25, 2018 Spectrum News

18 Years Ago: Record Snow Storm for Central NC

Research into the January 2000 snow storm at North Carolina State University has helped to improve winter storm forecasts since 2000. 

Jan 25, 2018 Ensia

Ozone Pollution Remains a Problem Around the World. But Solutions Exist.

“There was no stone left unturned,” says Chris Frey, a professor at North Carolina State University who chaired a group known as the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) for the update to the ozone standard. “The CASAC review process was lengthy, detailed, and deep. … There is no scientific rationale for delaying implementation of… 

Jan 25, 2018 All Africa

Uganda Now On Perilous Path of a Rogue State

Editorial on Uganda written by Moses Khisa, NC State assistant professor of political science.