Sep 3, 2015 USA TODAY

$1 billion annual boost: Big Tobacco breathing easier

The tobacco industry is breathing easier after the end of a federal assessment that forced cigarette manufacturers, cigar companies and smokeless tobacco producers to make 10 years of payments to farmers, averaging nearly $1 billion annually. Blake Brown, agricultural & resource economics, featured. 

Sep 3, 2015 Streetsblog Los Angeles (blog)

“Share the Road” Signs Don’t Work

NC State researchers conducted an online survey of nearly 2,000 people to find out what various road signage means to them. In the survey, by far the clearest indication that cyclists have an equal right to the road was a sign stating unequivocally that cyclists “may use full lane.” George Hess and M. Nils Peterson, natural resources, featured. 

Sep 3, 2015 Virtual Press Office

Project Aims to Boost Success at NC Community Colleges

The John M. Belk Endowment recently awarded $370,000 in grant funding to the Roadmap to Excellence project, which will engage national experts as well as faculty from NC State’s College of Education to deliver to each North Carolina institution a report with tailored recommendations to increase student success. College of education featured. 

Sep 3, 2015 WRAL Tech Wire

NCSU ‘Entrepalooza’ to highlight entrepreneurs, innovators

NC State’s Entrepreneurship Initiative is hosting “Entrepalooza,” an entrepreneurship and innovation festival, on Thursday, Sept. 3 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Oval on Centennial Campus. The event will include interactive demonstrations and hands-on activities. 

Sep 2, 2015 CNET

How the ankylosaurus dino got its mighty, Thor-like hammer-tail

A study published Monday in the Journal of Anatomy shows how the ankylosaurus, a genus of dinosaur best known for having an armored back and clublike tail, became such a battle-ready beast. Victoria Arbour, biological sciences, featured. 

Sep 2, 2015 Toronto Sun

King of clubs: Intriguing tale of the ‘tank’ dinosaur’s tail

A new study provides a step-by-step account of the evolution of this distinctive feature possessed by the heavily armoured dinosaur Ankylosaurus and its cousins, a bludgeon that may have given even the ferocious Tyrannosaurus rex reason to worry. Victoria Arbour, biological sciences, featured. 

Sep 2, 2015 Livemint

How a club tail evolved in dinosaur arms race

Ankylosaurs began to evolve tail clubs much earlier than previously thought, the researchers found, and the clubs evolved in two steps over tens of millions of years. Victoria Arbour, biological sciences, featured. 

Sep 2, 2015 NDTV

King of Clubs: Intriguing Tale of the ‘Tank’ Dinosaur’s Tail

A new study provides a step-by-step account of the evolution of the big bony tail club possessed by the heavily armored dinosaur Ankylosaurus and its cousins, a bludgeon that may have given even the ferocious Tyrannosaurus rex reason to worry. Victoria Arbour, biological sciences, featured. 

Sep 2, 2015 The Horse

NC State Equine Trio Receives Rehabilitation Certification

The technology and techniques developed for human athletes is being increasingly adapted to assist equine athletes. Like humans, horses can push their bodies and the injuries that could limit performance and even end careers. Rich Redding, Lauren Schnabel, Catherine McDonald, veterinary medicine, featured. 

Sep 2, 2015 Independent

Intriguing tale of ‘tank’ dinosaur’s tail

A new study provides a step-by-step account of the evolution of this distinctive feature possessed by the heavily armoured dinosaur Ankylosaurus and its cousins, a bludgeon that may have given even the ferocious Tyrannosaurus rex reason to worry. Victoria Arbour, biological sciences, featured. 

Sep 2, 2015 UPI.com

Parasite-infected bees self-medicate in the wild

Research shows that bees might be able to self-medicate, altering their foraging behavior when parasitized so as to maximize their consumption of beneficial plant secondary metabolite compounds. Rebecca Irwin, applied ecology, featured. 

Sep 2, 2015 New Electronics

New technique enables low-cost, energy-efficient embedded systems

NC State electrical and computer engineers have developed a technique for creating less-expensive, low-power embedded systems. Alex Dean, electrical and computer engineering, 

Sep 2, 2015 io9

What Did the Ankylosaurus Look Like Before It Got This Club Tail?

Ankylosaurs are common features on documentaries or animated films about dinosaurs. Their armored body and club-like tail make them easy to identify. But how did that tail actually evolve? NC State researchers have rounded up fossils of ankylosaurus and found that the “handle” came first, and the head of the hammer came second. Victoria Arbour, biological sciences, featured. 

Sep 2, 2015 Bloomberg

Scott Walker’s Record on Wind and Solar Power Leaves Renewables Industry Fuming

According to an analyst at NC State’s Clean Energy Technology Center, fees help make Wisconsin “an outlier” when it comes to support for solar around the US and is probably one of the top cases in the country in terms of reducing the value proposition for residential customers. Ben Inskeep, Clean Energy Technology Center, featured. 

Sep 1, 2015 Phys.Org

New technique lowers cost of energy-efficient embedded computer systems

NC State electrical and computer engineers have developed a new technique for creating less-expensive, low-power embedded systems – the computing devices found in everything from thermostats to automobiles. Alex Dean et al., electrical and computer engineering, featured.