Sep 12, 2018 Washington Post

Moving chickens, harvesting tobacco, managing hog manure: N.C. farmers prepare for Florence

“A majority of the crops are still in the field,” said Mike Yoder, coordinator of emergency programs for the NC State Extension, “and those guys will probably suffer as much or more as the livestock industry.” 

Sep 12, 2018 Bloomberg News

Tobacco crop at risk as Hurricane Florence heads toward North Carolina

Florence’s Category 4 winds are approaching the state at 130 miles per hour, strong enough for farmers to grow concerned that leaves will blow away and stunt the region’s harvest, Matthew Vann, a tobacco extension specialist at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, said in an interview. Flooding is another potential risk, as a deluge… 

Sep 12, 2018 NPR

Hog Farmers Scramble to Drain Waste Pools Ahead Of Hurricane Florence

Experts at North Carolina State University say that if farmers manage to do this ahead of the hurricane, lagoons should be able to handle almost three feet of rain. 

Sep 12, 2018 Science Daily

Computer model reveals effect of increased cholesterol on specific ion channel in heart

Using a computer model, researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Illinois at Chicago have revealed the effect of increased amounts of cholesterol on a specific ion channel involved in regulating potassium levels in the heart. The work sheds further light on interactions between cholesterol and heart function and could have an… 

Sep 12, 2018 Inkstone

China is being choked by its deserts. This family is fighting back.

It might seem counterintuitive, but Steve McNulty from the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at North Carolina State University says trees aren’t always the best answer. “We are hearing about forest decline and tree mortality in China, because a lot of the trees being planted are not very long-lived species – they grow rapidly… 

Sep 11, 2018 Washington Post

How Faking Videos Became Easy and Why That’s So Scary

7. Are there benevolent uses? Yes. Scottish firm CereProc creates digital voices for people who lose their own through disease, and vocal cloning could serve an educational purpose by recreating the sound of historical figures. A project at North Carolina State University synthesized one of Martin Luther King Jr.’s unrecorded speeches. 

Sep 11, 2018 Triangle Business Journal

How NC schools rank on the latest U.S. News & World Report list of Best Colleges (Slideshow)

In the top 100 on the U.S. News Top Public Schools list, N.C. State University ranked tied at No. 32. 

Sep 11, 2018 News & Observer

How NC colleges ranked in this year’s U.S. News standings

In the category of national universities: N.C. State University ranked 80th. 

Sep 11, 2018 EOS Earth and Space Science News

Landslides Send Carbon-Rich Soils into Long-Term Storage

This study highlights the “previously under-appreciated role that large earthquake events may play in CO2 sequestration and global climate on geologic time scales,” said Lonnie Leithold, a sedimentologist at North Carolina State University in Rayleigh who was not involved in the research. 

Sep 11, 2018 Southeast Farm Press

Hurricane Florence prompts officials to cancel field days

Dr. Guy Collins, North Carolina State University Extension cotton agronomist, says the North Carolina Cotton Field Day will likely be scheduled next year. “We encourage everyone to take the necessary precautions / preparations for this storm, and we pray for safety for all involved and minimal impact on our crops,” he said. 

Sep 7, 2018 N&O

Burt Reynolds dies at 82: Did NC State loss lead ‘Stroker Ace’ to Hollywood career?

Actor and former college football player Burt Reynolds has died at 82 years old, according to his agent. But that Hollywood career may never have happened if not for a football game in Tallahassee against the N.C. State Wolfpack. Reynolds had ambitions to play football professionally, but those hopes were dashed after the loss to… 

Sep 7, 2018 FireEngineering.com

Hotshots: The Firefighter’s Firefighter

North Carolina State University is currently working under a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant to produce a more effective fire shelter. The university’s Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources is working closely with the College of Textiles, Textile Protection, and Comfort Center (T-PACC) on the project. The team feels confident that they can produce a… 

Sep 7, 2018 WRAL

‘Connecting the Bots:’ Do we face a jobless future? New research casts doubt

Michael Walden, an economist at North Carolina State University, cited the “Future of Skills” report in discussing what he sees coming down the automation high-tech highway. He also warned that the impact of more advanced AI and robotics could change the jobs equation. “The big unknown for the future labor market is the impact of… 

Sep 7, 2018 FoodProcessing.com

Safety concerns for artificial sweetener sucralose

Previous research from the European Food Safety Authority concluded sucralose, sold under the name Splenda, was safe, and it gained regulatory approval based on reports it was not broken down in the body. However, a study by researchers from North Carolina State University (NC State) and analytical testing company Avazyme Inc found it is metabolised in… 

Sep 7, 2018 Business Insider

This $5 kit can test your drink and tell if its been roofied within 30 seconds

In 2014, four male college students at North Carolina State University came up with an unusual plan to combat drug-facilitated sexual assaults on campus: drug-detecting nail polish. They founded a startup called Undercover Colors, and the bold idea quickly lit up the internet. Shark Tank investor Mark Cuban called it “brilliant,” while feminist author Jessica…