Dec 14, 2016 Perishable News

A Quicker Way To Detect Acrylamide In French Fries

Researchers involved in the study, which was supported by the USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture Specialty Crop Research Initiative Grant, included FSRU research leader Van-Den Truong and North Carolina State University (NCSU) sweetpotato and potato breeder Craig Yencho and postdoc Oluwatosin Adedipe. 

Dec 13, 2016 Winston-Salem Journal

N.C. Supreme Court declines to hear appeal for higher homeowners’ insurance rates

“I think it is in the nature of the office that the commissioner displays a pro-consumer stance, at least publicly, since it is consumers — as voters — that elect the commissioner, and not insurance companies,” said Michael Walden, an economics professor at N.C. State University. 

Dec 13, 2016 Triangle Business Journal

Sentinel Biomedical growing in Raleigh on heels of AKC partnership

The company was started with two people in 2015 by Dr. Matthew Breen, a professor at N.C. State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. 

Dec 13, 2016 Asheville Citizen-Times

Where every vote is counted, even those for Bigfoot

Systematic voter fraud, in which multiple people work together to benefit a particular candidate, is nonexistent in the modern era, said Steven Greene, a professor of political science at N.C. State University. 

Dec 13, 2016 Salisbury Post

On the catwalk: Salisbury native exhibits fashion designs in show

Welcome to Threads Senior Collection, an annual fashion show hosted by the College of Textiles at N.C. State University. 

Dec 13, 2016 Daily Mail

Can a hi-tech plaster stop fatal blood clots that cause strokes and heart attacks?

The postage stamp-sized patch, developed at North Carolina State University, keeps a round-the-clock check on thrombin levels and so does away with the need for repeated blood tests. 

Dec 13, 2016 Health News Review

Ending journalism’s bad trip — why it’s important to communicate responsibly about the health effects of psychedelic drugs

For Matt Shipman, a public information officer at North Carolina State University who reviewed all three items, the comparison suggests a correlation between the quality of news releases and the resulting coverage provided by journalists. 

Dec 12, 2016 VICE

This Craft Brewery Infuses Its Beer with the Wu-Tang Clan

“We have all these flavor compounds—they’re already in the beer and come into the beer through the ingredients, like the hops, and some of it changes during the mashing and beer-making process in the brewhouse. But most of the flavors are produced during the fermentation process by the yeast,” added Bornemann, who is from Mannheim,… 

Dec 12, 2016 Washington Times

Young students take learning experience outdoors

“One of the issues that’s confronting the U.S. is that children are not getting outside enough,” said Robin Moore, director of the Natural Learning Initiative at N.C. State University. 

Dec 12, 2016 PsychCentral

History of Drug Use Tied to Greater Risk for Postpartum Anxiety

A woman’s lifetime history of drug use can help predict whether she will suffer from postpartum stress and anxiety, according to a new study by researchers at North Carolina State University and the University of British Columbia. 

Dec 12, 2016 Science

Stopping CRISPR’s genome-editing scissors from snipping out of control

“This is very powerful,” says Barrangou, who is at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. 

Dec 9, 2016 FiveThirtyEight

The Southeast Is Becoming A Wildfire Hotspot

Jennifer Costanza, an assistant professor in the department of forestry and environmental resources at North Carolina State University, said these issues aren’t going away. “The combination of future changes in climate, urban sprawl, fire suppression and pest outbreaks lead to this perfect storm of conditions more often in the future,” she said. “Not only might… 

Dec 9, 2016 Wine Enthusiast

Can Science Save Our Favorite Wines?

But while CRISPR allows for smaller changes, it could still be used to make more drastic ones. This includes inserting genes from other species, says Jennifer Kuzma, a professor of science and technology policy and co-director of the Genetic Engineering and Society Center at North Carolina State University. “I don’t think you can generalize about… 

Dec 9, 2016 FoodDive

NASA found the key to out-of-this world protein bars

A NASA-funded study performed by the North Carolina State University Plants for Human Health Institute found that plant polyphenols and proteins used in astronaut food created “light-weight, high-protein bars with an extended shelf life that did not lose palatability, texture or health benefits on Earth.” 

Dec 9, 2016 The New Yorker

What’s Lurking in Your Showerhead

My sudden showerhead conniption was set off, indirectly, by Rob Dunn, an evolutionary biologist at North Carolina State University. Dunn’s laboratory is focussed on getting to know humanity’s most intimate microbial neighbors—the invisible army of bacteria, fungi, mites, and molds that live on our skin, clothes, and household surfaces.