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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.

Sep 15, 2015 WNCN

NCSU professors develop new way to navigate campus

Two NC State researchers believe they have found the answer to the age-old question of how to get across campus faster. Seth Holler and Marshall Brain, electrical & computer engineering, featured. 

Sep 15, 2015 Gizmodo

Feral Cats Can Destroy the Environment

Left unchecked, cats can become an invasive species that damages local ecosystems. Roland Kays, natural resources, featured. 

Sep 14, 2015 Live Science

How Armored Dinosaur Got Its Bone-Bashing Tail

Scientists have pieced together how the ankylosaur’s sledgehammer-shaped tail evolved, finding that the hammer’s “handle” came first. Victoria Arbour, biological sciences, featured. 

Sep 14, 2015 Exchange Morning Post

Spheroid Stem Cell Production Sows Hope for IPF Treatment

NC State researchers have demonstrated a rapid, simple way to generate large numbers of lung stem cells for use in disease treatment. Ke Cheng, molecular biomedical sciences, featured. 

Sep 14, 2015 Claims Journal

Better Signs Could Help Reduce Friction Between Motorists, Bicyclists

According to an NC State study, A simple change in the wording of a traffic sign – from “Share the Road” to “Bicycles May Use Full Lane” – could help clarify the rules of the road for bicyclists and motorists. George Hess and Nils Peterson, natural resources, featured. 

Sep 14, 2015 Next City

Signs of Our Times: Sharing the Streets

An NC State study found that participants who saw a “Bicycles May Use Full Lane” sign were more likely than those who saw no sign to agree that the motorist should pass the cyclist in the adjacent lane, that the cyclist does not need to move right to allow the motorist to pass, and that it… 

Sep 14, 2015 News & Observer

NCSU study: ‘Share the Road’ signs aren’t sending a clear message

“Share the Road” signs are supposed to promote harmony among car drivers and bicycle riders, but a new NC State study suggests that our streets might be safer if we switch to signs that say: “Bicycles May Use Full Lane.” George Hess and Nils Peterson, natural resources, featured. 

Sep 14, 2015 Delhi Daily News

Genes impact cancer treatment outcomes

According to NC State researchers, a person’s response to anti-cancer drug treatments is strongly related to his or her genetic ancestry. The findings suggest that the same medicine can affect people from different ethnicities differently. John Jack, statistics, featured. 

Sep 14, 2015 Pulmonary Fibrosis News

Lung Stem Cell Spheroids Could Offer Cheap, Rapid Pulmonary Fibrosis Therapy

NC State researchers discovered a quick and simple method to produce stem cells from adult lung tissues. These findings could be relevant in the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis (PF). Ke Cheng, molecular biomedical sciences, featured. 

Sep 14, 2015 Zee News

Genes influence cancer treatment outcomes

According to NC State researchers, a person’s response to anti-cancer drug treatments is strongly related to his or her genetic ancestry. The findings suggest that the same medicine can affect people from different ethnicities differently. John Jack, statistics, featured. 

Sep 14, 2015 Morganton News Herald

Was it a sad day for NC retailing?

According to an NC State economist, any discussion of business trends today must include a reference to the millennial generation, born between 1980 and 2000. Now the largest in numbers and rapidly taking over the workforce, the millennials have been displaying some buying habits that are working against large department stores. Michael Walden, resource & agricultural… 

Sep 14, 2015 Times of India

Genes influence cancer treatment outcomes

According to NC State researchers, a person’s response to anti-cancer drug treatments is strongly related to his or her genetic ancestry. The findings suggest that the same medicine can affect people from different ethnicities differently. John Jack, statistics, featured. 

Sep 14, 2015 The Hans India

Your genes responsible for cancer treatment outcomes

According to NC State researchers, a person’s response to anti-cancer drug treatments is strongly related to his or her genetic ancestry. The findings suggest that the same medicine can affect people from different ethnicities differently. John Jack, statistics, featured. 

Sep 14, 2015 The Health Site

Your ethnicity decides how well you respond to anti-cancer treatments

NC State scientists say that a person’s response to anti-cancer drugs is related to his/her genetic ancestry. According to researchers, the same medicine can have a different effect on people from a different ethnicity. John Jack, statistics, featured. 

Sep 14, 2015 Azo Materials

Ultrafast Electron Camera Helps Understand the Motion of Monolayers

Researchers show how individual atoms move in trillionths of a second to form wrinkles on a three-atom-thick material, potentially guiding the development of efficient solar cells, fast and flexible electronics and high-performance chemical catalysts. Linyou Cao, materials science & engineering, featured.