May 6, 2016 Marin Independent Journal

Eradication of ‘Sudden Oak Death’ Disease No Longer Possible in California

A new study, led by UC Davis with colleagues from NC State and the University of Cambridge in England, suggests that the “sudden oak death” epidemic, which emerged in 1995, has grown too big and is spreading too fast to eradicate statewide. 

May 6, 2016 Capital Press

Study: Sudden Oak Death Might Be Unstoppable in California

A study led by the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with researchers from the University of California, Davis and NC State, suggests that an epidemic of the tree disease “sudden oak death” cannot be eradicated in California, but it can be managed. 

May 6, 2016 Fortune

Why Our Food Keeps Making Us Sick

We are in a battle with bacteria. And from the numbers, it might well appear that we are losing. Ben Chapman, agriculture & life sciences, featured. 

May 6, 2016 Bloomberg News

Honoring Outstanding Faculty

NC State recognized 33 outstanding faculty members at the 2016 Celebration of Faculty Excellence on May 3. The annual event honors faculty who have won prestigious state, national and international awards and accolades throughout the academic year. Chancellor Randy Woodson, Provost Warwick Arden et al, featured. 

May 5, 2016 Los Angeles Times

Eradication of “Sudden Oak death” Disease Is No Longer Possible in California

New computer modeling study suggests that the “sudden oak death” epidemic, which emerged in 1994, has grown too big and is spreading too fast to eradicate statewide. Ross Meentemeyer, natural resources, featured. 

May 5, 2016 WUNC's State of Things

‘Candid Creatures’: How Camera Traps Are Revolutionizing Observational Science

More scientists are using camera traps to study the behavior and diversity of species all over the world, and it has opened a new frontier in citizen science. Roland Kays, natural resources, featured. 

May 5, 2016 Washington Times

Study: Tree disease might be unstoppable in California

According to a study led by the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with researchers from the University of California, Davis and NC State, slowing the spread of P. ramorum, the plant pathogen linked to Sudden Oak Death, is now not possible, and has been impossible for a number of years. 

May 5, 2016 News & Observer

First Friday: Roundabout Art Collective Showcases Ceramic Works

Jennifer Siegel and Marina Bosetti work with clay, and they often feel they need to explain why they call themselves ceramic artists instead of potters. Siegel has worked as an apprentice for established artists and now manages the clay studio at the NC State Crafts Center. Jennifer Siegel, craft center, featured. 

May 5, 2016 Phys.Org

NC State Study Asks Kids to Choose Wildlife Conservation Priorities

An NC State study found that elementary students’ priorities for which wildlife species to protect closely matched those of conservation biologists but differed significantly from adults’ rankings.  Kathryn Stevenson, Kristin Frew et al., natural resources, featured. 

May 5, 2016 EurekAlert

NC State Study Asks Kids to Choose Wildlife Conservation Priorities

An NC State study found that elementary students’ priorities for which wildlife species to protect closely matched those of conservation biologists but differed significantly from adults’ rankings.  Kathryn Stevenson, Kristin Frew et al., natural resources, featured. 

May 5, 2016 Raleigh Public Record

Raleigh Hall of Fame 2016 Inductees

Dr. J. C. Raulston to be inducted into the Raleigh Hall of Fame. Dr. Raulston encouraged his students, colleagues and friends to “plan and plant for a better world.”  He did just that himself when he founded an arboretum in 1976 as a faculty member of NC State’s Department of Horticulture Science. 

May 5, 2016 Xconomy

Joint Biomedical Engineering Program Bridges Campuses on Tobacco Road

Some scientists wait years to see their research resonate with patients. The drug delivery research of Zhen Gu, a biomedical engineering professor at NC State and the UNC at Chapel Hill, is still early but he sees diabetics express interest in his work every day. Zhen Gu and Nancy Allbritton, engineering, featured. 

May 4, 2016 SYS-CON Media

Philanthropists and Scientists Collaborate to Increase the Pace of Lyme Disease Research …

NC State’s Chase Beisel was awarded the Laure Woods Emerging Leader Award to explore the potential ability of CRISPR-Cas genome targeting to kill the bacteria that causes Lyme. Chase Beisel, engineering, featured. 

May 4, 2016 Winston-Salem Journal

Mark Nance Gerrymandering Protects Legislators From HB2 Backlash

Even amidst the bombast of this presidential primary season, House Bill 2 continues to push North Carolina into the spotlight. Mark Nance, humanities & social sciences, featured. 

May 4, 2016 Albany Times Union (blog)

Alternative Justice Success

A national study by NC State researchers found that people who went through “problem-solving” courts had a nearly five times greater success rate afterward than those whose cases went through the traditional courts and jail time route.