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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.

Feb 27, 2014

NCSU spinoff finds success in Kickstarter campaign

NCSU spinoff finds success in Kickstarter campaign, Triangle Business Journal, Feb. 26, 2014. Mohu, a Raleigh-based startup, grew out of research that founder Mark Buff was working on at NC State as a defense contractor. 

Feb 27, 2014

Virus hits piglets hard on North Carolina farms

Virus hits piglets hard on North Carolina farms, The Daily Reflector, Feb. 26, 2014. Nearly a third of the state’s 3,000 large commercial hog farms have been hit by a fast-spreading virus that usually kills every piglet it infects. Kelly Zering, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Feb 27, 2014

Breakthrough solar research at NCSU raises skeptics’ eyebrows

Breakthrough solar research at NCSU raises skeptics’ eyebrows, Triangle Business Journal, Feb. 26, 2014. NC State researchers have developed a “superabsorbing” design that may significantly improve the light absorption efficiency of thin film solar cells and drive down manufacturing costs. Linyou Cao, materials science and engineering, featured. 

Feb 27, 2014

Superabsorbing Design May Lower Manufacturing Cost of Thin Film Solar Cells

Superabsorbing Design May Lower Manufacturing Cost of Thin Film Solar Cells, Nanotechnology Now, Feb. 26, 2014. NC State researchers have developed a “superabsorbing” design that may significantly improve the light absorption efficiency of thin film solar cells and drive down manufacturing costs. Linyou Cao, materials science and engineering, featured. 

Feb 27, 2014

Virus hits piglets hard on NC farms

Virus hits piglets hard on NC farms, Burlington Times News, Feb. 26, 2014. Nearly a third of the state’s 3,000 large commercial hog farms have been hit by a fast-spreading virus that usually kills every piglet it infects. Kelly Zering, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Feb 27, 2014

Virus hits piglets hard on North Carolina farms

Virus hits piglets hard on North Carolina farms, WWAY NewsChannel 3, Feb. 26, 2014. Nearly a third of the state’s 3,000 large commercial hog farms have been hit by a fast-spreading virus that usually kills every piglet it infects. Kelly Zering, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Feb 27, 2014

Virus hitting piglets hard on North Carolina hog farms

Virus hitting piglets hard on North Carolina hog farms, The Tribune (IN), Feb. 26, 2014. Nearly a third of the state’s 3,000 large commercial hog farms have been hit by a fast-spreading virus that usually kills every piglet it infects. Kelly Zering, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Feb 27, 2014

Virus hits piglets hard on NC farms

Virus hits piglets hard on NC farms, WXII The Triad, Feb. 26, 2014. Nearly a third of the state’s 3,000 large commercial hog farms have been hit by a fast-spreading virus that usually kills every piglet it infects. Kelly Zering, agricultural and resource economics, featured. 

Feb 27, 2014

Study shows mentally ill adults more likely to be victims of domestic …

Study shows mentally ill adults more likely to be victims of domestic …, Examiner.com, Feb. 26, 2014. New research shows that almost one-third of adults with mental illness are likely to be victims of violence within a six-month period. Sarah Desmarais, psychology, featured. 

Feb 27, 2014

Superabsorbing design may lower manufacturing cost of thin film …

Superabsorbing design may lower manufacturing cost of thin film …, Science Codex, Feb. 26, 2014. NC State researchers have developed a “superabsorbing” design that may significantly improve the light absorption efficiency of thin film solar cells and drive down manufacturing costs. Linyou Cao, materials science and engineering, featured. 

Feb 27, 2014

Electric Cars Only Part of the Solution for Reducing Climate …

Electric Cars Only Part of the Solution for Reducing Climate …, EV World, Feb. 26, 2014. NC State created a model to look at the complex interplay among fuel prices, battery costs, government policies, and adoption of electric cars in the coming decades. Joseph DeCarolis, civil, construction, and environmental engineering, featured. 

Feb 27, 2014

One-third of mentally ill are victims of violence

One-third of mentally ill are victims of violence, WWSB ABC 7, Feb. 26, 2014. New research shows that almost one-third of adults with mental illness are likely to be victims of violence within a six-month period. Sarah Desmarais, psychology, featured. 

Feb 27, 2014

Slashing costs in thin film solar cell manufacturing

Slashing costs in thin film solar cell manufacturing, Compound Semiconductor, Feb. 26, 2014. NC State researchers have developed a ‘superabsorbing’ design that may significantly improve the light absorption efficiency of thin film solar cells and drive down manufacturing costs. Linyou Cao, materials science and engineering, featured. 

Feb 27, 2014

Mentally Ill Are Often Victims of Violence

Mentally Ill Are Often Victims of Violence, PsychCentral.com, Feb. 26, 2014. New research shows that almost one-third of adults with mental illness are likely to be victims of violence within a six-month period. Sarah Desmarais, psychology, featured. 

Feb 27, 2014

Virus takes toll on piglets at NC farms

Virus takes toll on piglets at NC farms, Jacksonville Daily News, Feb. 26, 2014. Nearly a third of the state’s 3,000 large commercial hog farms have been hit by a fast-spreading virus that usually kills every piglet it infects. Kelly Zering, agricultural and resource economics, featured.