Jan 6, 2017 WNCN

Raleigh’s top 5 snow storms

According to N.C. State University, forecast models “preformed very poorly” ahead of the storm. 

Jan 6, 2017 Burlington Times-News

Students use Minecraft to hone math skills

She’s in the first year of the two-year ABSS Tech Apprentice program, which has partnered with the William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at N.C. State University’s College of Education to provide teachers with lessons on how technology can be used in the classroom through face-to-face meetings, coaching and classroom support, and online… 

Jan 6, 2017 BoingBoing

Forensic anthropology examines skeletons found in archaeologist’s home

“Trammell sent samples to Cris Hughes of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Chelsey Juarez of North Carolina State University (NCSU), who performed genome sequencing and isotope analysis.” 

Jan 6, 2017 LA Times

Trump’s deportation vow spurs California farmers into action

Texas, Florida and Georgia also have large migrant communities that dominate the home construction, healthcare and food service industries, said David Zonderman, a labor historian at North Carolina State University. 

Jan 6, 2017 Toronto Star

California farmers brace for possible deportations under Trump presidency

Texas, Florida and Georgia are examples of states with large migrant communities dominating home construction, health care, food service industries, said David Zonderman, a labour historian at North Carolina State University. 

Jan 6, 2017 RedHerring

North Carolina’s Research Triangle is Ready for its Startups to Go Big

1976 was the year when James ‘Jim’ Goodnight, left North Carolina State University to go it alone in software. Today his company, SAS Institute, is worth over $3 billion and employs 14,052 people worldwide. 

Jan 5, 2017 Potato Pro

Study Provides Evidence on Movement of Potato Famine Pathogen

New North Carolina State University research delves into the movement and evolution of the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine in the 1840s, which set down roots in the United States before attacking Europe. 

Jan 5, 2017 Blue Ridge Now

Learning to be good citizens

There are many important skills and values taught to children through 4-H, but one of the most important values is citizenship. 4-H is the Youth Development Program of NC Cooperative Extension, which is a division of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at NCSU. 

Jan 5, 2017 Richmond County Daily Journal

2017: Pledge to native plants

Plant native plants in your yard — the world depends on it. Paige Burns is assistant horticulture agent at the N.C. Cooperative Extension’s Richmond County office. 

Jan 5, 2017 Science

Is wood a green source of energy? Scientists are divided

Bob Abt, a forest economist at North Carolina State University (NC State) in Raleigh, explains why this trans-Atlantic trade in wood pellets is booming: a push by policymakers, industry groups, and some scientists to make burning more wood for electricity a strategy for curbing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. 

Jan 5, 2017 CBS News, Associated Press

Trump sows fear among America’s farmworkers

Texas, Florida and Georgia are examples of states with large migrant communities dominating home construction, health care, food service industries, said David Zonderman, a labor historian at North Carolina State University. 

Jan 5, 2017 Sacramento Bee, Associated Press, et al

Trump’s deportation vow spurs California farmers into action

Texas, Florida and Georgia are examples of states with large migrant communities dominating home construction, health care, food service industries, said David Zonderman, a labor historian at North Carolina State University.   

Jan 4, 2017 Rocky Mount Telegram

Local economy predicted to trend upward

Dr. Mike Walden, an economist at N.C. State University, said the Rocky Mount Metropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of Nash and Edgecombe counties, is trending in a more upward direction than it has been since the 2008 Great Recession. 

Jan 4, 2017 New Bern Sun Journal

After half-century, Oriental Dragon Run still attracts new faces

The tradition is believed to have begun when artist Joe Cox, an N.C. State University professor and part-time Oriental resident, teamed with friends to build the first dragon and prance it about town, with residents gathering on porches to watch the parade. 

Jan 4, 2017 Archaeology Magazine

19th-Century Potato Blight Analyzed

Scientists from North Carolina State University and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology Museum have conducted a genetic study of Phytophthora infestans, the potato blight that wiped out potato crops in Ireland and Europe in the 1840s.