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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.

Dec 21, 2016 WRAL Local Tech Wire

NCSU to play work force training role in National Biopharmaceutical effort

North Carolina State University is part of a new initiative aimed at advancing U.S. leadership in the biopharmaceutical sector. 

Dec 20, 2016 Triangle Business Journal

Development plans released for land between Cameron Village and NCSU Bell Tower

The Texas real estate company that in October acquired an assemblage of 18 houses and lots between Cameron Village and the N.C. State University Bell Tower on Hillsborough Street is releasing more details about its intentions for the property. 

Dec 20, 2016 CityLab

Where Forests Work Harder

Nick Haddad, a conservation biologist at North Carolina State University, says that this study shows that edge effects are complex. “The study is fascinating in showing how productive trees are near the edge of the forest in New England,” he says. “They’re sponges for taking up carbon from the atmosphere.” It also highlights how human… 

Dec 20, 2016 Wisconsin State Farmer

Research focuses on keeping needles on Christmas trees

When Lilian Matallana checks for the freshness of a Fraser fir, she rubs the branches just like any conscientious Christmas tree buyer would. The difference is that Matallana has hundreds of branches in her aromatic lab at North Carolina State University, where she’s part of a team researching ways to help Christmas trees keep their… 

Dec 20, 2016 Journal of Accountancy

The top global risks for 2017

Each of the top 10 risks’ perceived impact for 2017 grew compared with the previous year, according to respondents in a survey by consulting firm Protiviti and the North Carolina State University Enterprise Risk Management Initiative. 

Dec 19, 2016 Greenhouse Grower

The Evolution And Revolution Of Wood Substrates

The use of wood fiber and other wood components in growing media dates back to the late ‘80s and early ‘90s when they were first developed and used in Europe. It wasn’t until 2004 that the idea crossed the pond and gained interest here in the U.S. In the decade-plus since research began here in… 

Dec 19, 2016 Asheville Citizen-Times

Research focuses on keeping needles on Christmas trees

When Lilian Matallana checks for the freshness of a Fraser fir, she rubs the branches just like any conscientious Christmas tree buyer would. The difference is that Matallana has hundreds of branches in her aromatic lab at North Carolina State University, where she’s part of a team researching ways to help Christmas trees keep their… 

Dec 19, 2016 News & Observer

NC adds jobs but unemployment rate rises

North Carolina’s unemployment rate inched upward for a third consecutive month even though the number of people with jobs continued to grow. “Although the headline jobless rate rose, the report was actually positive,” N.C. State University Mike Walden wrote in an email. 

Dec 19, 2016 CIO Insight

The Top Risks for Organizations in 2017

If fears about the year ahead are keeping you up at night, you’re in good company: Corporate board members and executive leaders have plenty on their minds these days, according to a recent survey from Protiviti and the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Initiative at North Carolina State University’s Poole College of Management. 

Dec 19, 2016 Charlotte Observer

Research focuses on keeping needles on Christmas trees

When Lilian Matallana checks for the freshness of a Fraser fir, she rubs the branches just like any conscientious Christmas tree buyer would. The difference is that Matallana has hundreds of branches in her aromatic lab at North Carolina State University, where she’s part of a team researching ways to help Christmas trees keep their… 

Dec 16, 2016 Charlotte Business Journal

The Trump effect: Impact is likely on N.C. exporters

Few states have felt the downside of trade deals during the last quarter-century more than North Carolina, says economist Mike Walden, a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor at N.C. State University. 

Dec 16, 2016 Salisbury Post

Poinsettias are all over Rowan County

N.C. State University is an official testing site for a national breeding program highlighting over 80 different colors and growth habits. 

Dec 16, 2016 News & Observer

Improve your home’s energy efficiency with passive solar and other changes

“Using the energy in the sunlight to directly heat the building, it’s been done for millennia,” says Tommy Cleveland, a solar engineer with the NC Clean Energy Technology Center at N.C. State University. 

Dec 16, 2016 TPM

GOP Power Grab Would Make NC Guv One Of The Weakest In The Country

Steven Greene, a political science professor at North Carolina State University, said that the Republicans’ proposal to curb the governor’s authority is an “unprecedented” power grab. 

Dec 16, 2016 Christian Science Monitor

Republican lawmakers scramble to weaken incoming N.C. governor’s power

“North Carolina is a microcosm of the divisions in the US electorate, but on steroids: The gap between white voters with and without college degrees is huge, the white to nonwhite gap is huge, and the rural-urban gap is huge,” Steven Greene, a political scientist at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, told the Monitor.