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    H. Pylori Bacteria May Help Prevent Some Esophageal Cancers  Oct 14, 2008
    3, 2002) In a groundbreaking study, a North Carolina State University microbiologist has discovered that the bacteria associated with almost all human ulcers - one that is also correlated with the development. (May 27, 2008) Researchers have examined the inflammatory response induced by macrophages that may contribute to the development of gastritis during Helicobacter pylori infection in mice. (Science Daily)

    Adjunct profesors lack academic freedom  Oct 14, 2008
    At North Carolina State University, Terri Ginsberg said she had assurances last year that she would be considered for a tenure-track position if she accepted a nine-month, full-time professorship in cinema-media studies. She assumed that she was doing fine until she expressed her pro-Palestinian views during the showing of a Palestinian-produced film that she introduced as part of a Middle Eastern film series. (Scripps Howard News Wire)

    Friends Don't Let Friends 'Fat Talk'; Tri Delta Tackles Women's Body Image Issues With 'Fat Talk Free Week' and Reflections  Oct 13, 2008
    To date, Reflections has been held on the following major campuses: Clemson University, Texas Christian University, Texas A&M University, University of Wisconsin, University of Arizona, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest University, The University of Texas at Dallas, North Carolina State University, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Millikin University, Emory University and Auburn University, and will be held at Southern Methodist University this fall. Thanks to Tri Delta's underwriting of the... (Primezone Releases)

    Gene That May Contribute To Improved Rice Yield Identified  Oct 8, 2008
    24, 2002) A study by two North Carolina State University geneticists traces the origin and evolution of a genetic mutation that long ago led to the creation of a type of rice known as glutinous, or. . (Science Daily)

    Scientists Take Off For Southeastern Pacific Climate Study  Oct 8, 2008
    23, 2001) With some help from the massive eruption of a Philippine volcano, scientists from North Carolina State University and the National Climate Center of China believe they have solved a climate change. (May 2, 2008) Scientists have discovered a new climate pattern, the North Pacific Gyre Oscillation. (Science Daily)

    Bulldogs Announce Four Additions to Staff  Oct 8, 2008
    Davis, a native of San Antonio, Texas, graduated with a Bachelors of Science in parks, recreation and tourism management from North Carolina State University in 1999 and earned a Master's of Science in physical education from Eastern Washington University in 2003. Abbie Davis, administrative assistant/development. (Gozags.com)

    Hyman Named President of Division IA Athletic Directors' Association  Oct 7, 2008
    Before leading Miami Athletics, Hyman was the Executive Associate Athletics Director at North Carolina State University in the early 1990's. Hyman was named the 2003-04 Street and Smith's Business Journal National Athletics Director of the Year, and was also selected as the Division 1A West Regional Athletics Director of the Year by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). (Uscsports.com)

    Forbes Announces Best Cities For Jobs  Oct 6, 2008
    It has a stable housing market, and Duke, the University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University attract educated workers and tech firms. It is 17th in unemployment, fifth in job growth, and 12th in cost of living. (NBC4.tv, CA)

    Wells Fargo, not Citi, will buy Wachovia  Oct 4, 2008
    And some of those operations are going to stay in Charlotte,'' said Michael Walden, an economics professor at North Carolina State University. But mergers generally result in job losses because of overlap. (Burlington Times News)

    PCB Piezotronics honored for success  Oct 4, 2008
    HALIFAX PCB Piezotronics in Halifax has joined the ranks of many successful businesses across the state that have taken a challenge from and implemented changes suggested by a unique program called Industrial Extension Services at North Carolina State University. Thursday morning, the company received a special award for reaching the 1 million economic impact milestone. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)

    Interim president announced at BCH  Oct 3, 2008
    Jackson earned a masters degree in business administration from Campbell University and a bachelor degree in industrial engineering from North Carolina State University. As of June 1, CFV entered into a five-year lease agreement with Bladen County for the BCH facility. (Elizabethtown Bladen Journal, NC)

    Fighting the scourge of scareware  Oct 3, 2008
    Page last updated at 01:16 GMT, Wednesday, 1 October 2008 02:16 UK. By Maggie Shiels Technology reporter, BBC News, Silicon Valley. (BBC News -- Technology)

    Prawn farm to open in Pelham  Oct 3, 2008
    She found out through her research that North Carolina State University was involved in prawn farming so she contacted them for more information. Walters said she was told where farms were located east of Raleigh and one in Orange County and to visit those farms to learn more. (Yanceyville Caswell Messenger, NC)

    N.C. State Tops FAU Men's Soccer 5-3  Oct 3, 2008
    Raleigh, NC- The Florida Atlantic men's soccer team lost a non-conference match with North Carolina State University 5-3. N.C. State, a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), improves to 3-5-1, while FAU falls to 2-9-0. (Fausports.com)

    Users fail to spot fake pop-ups  Sep 25, 2008
    Internet users are unable to distinguish between genuine pop-up warnings messages and false ones, a study at North Carolina State University has found ... "This study demonstrates how easy it is to fool people on the web," said co-author Michael Wogalter, professor of psychology at North Carolina State University. (BBC News -- Technology)

    Fake Popup Warnings Fool Internet Users Even After Repeated Mistakes  Sep 24, 2008
    23, 2008) A new study by researchers at North Carolina State University shows that most Internet users are unable to distinguish genuine popup warnings messages from false ones even after repeated mistakes. The fake ones were designed to trick users into downloading harmful software. (Science Daily)

    FAU Continues Road MAC Play  Sep 24, 2008
    After one more road match at North Carolina State University on Wednesday, October 1 at 2 p.m., FAU will return to FAU Field, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus, to face off against conference opponent Hartwick College on Saturday, October 11 at 7 p.m.. For more information on tickets, call 1-866-FAU-OWLS.. (Fausports.com)

    UNC study: Parenting can override effect of genes in how babies respond to stress  Sep 23, 2008
    Although these processes will continue to change over time, parenting can have important positive effects even when children have inherited a genetic vulnerability to problematic behaviors," Propper said. ### Study co-authors from UNC are W. Roger Mills-Koonce, Ph.D., research scientist with the Center for Developmental Science; Martha Cox, Ph.D., director of the center and psychology professor in the College of Arts and Sciences; Carolyn Tucker Halpern, Ph.D., associate professor of maternal... (EurekAlert!)

    Procter & Gamble Says IRS Overcharged It $435M  Sep 20, 2008
    The IRS also sharply disagreed with the amounts of Pctions for providing chemical compounds for use in treating cancer and other diseases to the University of Arizona; fiber technologies for manufacturing paper products to North Carolina State University, and pest-control technology to the University of Florida, among other donations. Ped artwork given to the Cincinnati Art Museum in 2003 at $8. (ABC News -- Wire)

    Nick D. Foster  Sep 20, 2008
    He graduated from North Carolina State University in 1960 and went to work for NASA, where he was involved in the Apollo and Saturn projects and the development of the Space Shuttle and Hubble Telescope, and retired as division chief of configuration management. After moving to this area in 1960 he married his wife, the former Juliet Tunstill. (Madison County Record, AL)

    Engineers Discover Nanoparticles Can Break On Through  Sep 19, 2008
    18, 2008) In a finding that could speed the use of sensors or barcodes at the nanoscale, North Carolina State University engineers have shown that certain types of tiny organic particles, when heated to the proper temperature, bob to the surface of a layer of a thin polymer film and then can reversibly recede below the surface when heated a second time. See also. (Science Daily)

    College applicants should beware of Facebook  Sep 19, 2008
    Thomas Griffin, director of undergraduate admissions at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, says the school will do an Internet search, including Facebook and other sites, if an application raises "red flags," such as a suspension from school. Mr. Griffin says several applicants a year have been rejected in part because of information on social-networking sites. (AZCentral -- Business)

    Jimmy V Classic moving to new NCSU golf course  Sep 18, 2008
    The competition, which for 13 years was held at Cary s Prestonwood Golf Club, will move to the new Lonnie Poole Golf Course at North Carolina State University s Centennial Campus. That course, designed by the , is set to open in March 2009. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)

    Odierno takes charge in a 'fragile' Iraq  Sep 17, 2008
    He also has master's degrees in nuclear effects engineering and national security and strategy from North Carolina State University and the Naval War College, respectively. In 32 years of service, he has commanded units at every level with duty in Germany, Albania, Kuwait, Iraq, and the US.. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)

    Open-Source Thinking Revolutionizes Prosthetic Limbs  Sep 17, 2008
    The four men had worked together in an industrial engineering class at North Carolina State University (N.C.S.U.), and, filled with youthful enthusiasm, they hoped their fledgling company could survive on jobs that were interesting and beneficial rather than simply moneymaking. They worked with inventors making prototypes for a plastic lock to keep shoestrings tied and a fishing lure with an embedded LED as well as with medical engineers from their alma mater, who were developing tools for... (Scientific American)

    Is the U.S. going overboard on bailouts?  Sep 17, 2008
    "They're essentially saying they're going to put a floor under the market," says John Lapp, a professor of economics at North Carolina State University. "That's just begging for excessive risk-taking.". (AZCentral -- Business)

    Early parenting plays key role in infants' physiological response to stress  Sep 16, 2008
    That's the message from a new study by researchers at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Pennsylvania State University, the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, and North Carolina State University ... " ### The study was funded by the National Science Foundation. Summarized from Child Development, Vol. 79, Issue 5, Gene-Environment Contributions to the Development of Infant Vagal Reactivity: The Interaction of Dopamine and Maternal Sensitivity by Propper, C (University of North... (EurekAlert!)

    Ostriches Kicked Out of Own Family  Sep 13, 2008
    Julia Clarke, a paleontologist at North Carolina State University, was not involved in the new research, and said the results are surprising, the analyses are well done and the dataset used for them is the largest one available. "It is unquestionable that any future analysis will need to address this dataset," she said, "but the results are in conflict with nearly every previous hypothesis of relationships within paleognath birds.". (Fox News)

    Nanoscale Droplets With Cancer-fighting Implications Created  Sep 11, 2008
    10, 2003) In an innovative study, researchers at North Carolina State University have designed a way to control the movement of microscopic droplets of liquid freely floating across centimeter-sized chips. (Apr. (Science Daily)

    Leader seeks turnaround  Sep 10, 2008
    EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in parks, recreation, tourism and sports management from North Carolina State University in 2002. BACKGROUND: Director of operations for the Carolina Cobras, an arena football team out of Raleigh, N.C., during his senior year of college; director of event services for Global Spectrum at the Colonial Center at the University of South Carolina; executive director of the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center at Chicago State University. (The Augusta Chronicle)

    Intrigue at core of Serenex's $58M award  Sep 10, 2008
    Four months later, the company was ready for another move against the naturalized U.S. citizen, who has graduate degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University. Serenex representatives wielding a court order and flanked by two sheriff s deputies arrived at Huang s doorstep June 14. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)

    Defibrillators Save Lives, Don't Diminish Quality Of Life, Researchers Find  Sep 8, 2008
    Other co-authors include Anastasios Tsiatis, from the department of statistics at North Carolina State University; and Gust Bardy from the Seattle Institute for Cardiac Research at the University of Washington. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)

    Plant-parasitic Nematode Genome Sequenced  Sep 8, 2008
    The lead investigator was Pierre Abad of the Insitut National de Recherche Agronomiquea, a French research group, with help from researchers in Belgium, Holland, Great Britain, Switzerland, and Iowa State University and North Carolina State University in the US.. "Because it is such a worldwide problem, people are eager to contribute," Baum said. (Science Daily)

    City's wetlands project moving ahead  Sep 7, 2008
    Utilizing resources and input from Backwater Environmental and North Carolina State University, Beck said the wetlands also will provide educational opportunities for residents and students. Aside from an earthen observation area in the wetland, trees will be planted and naturally occurring vegetation and wildlife will be present. (Lenoir News Topic, NC)

    School to Perform Bone Marrow Transplants on Dogs  Sep 5, 2008
    North Carolina State University to Perform Bone Marrow Transplants on Dogs ... RALEIGH, N.C. North Carolina State University's cancer treatment program has gone to the dogs. (Fox News)

    NCSU campus picked for national research center  Sep 5, 2008
    The federal government has picked North Carolina State University to lead a national research center that will examine ways to improve the power grid and develop renewable electric-energy technologies ... North Carolina State University works very hard at creating partnerships and collaborations that produce tangible results, N.C. State Chancellor James Oblinger said in a statement. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)

    Pottery feud divides NC town of Seagrove  Sep 4, 2008
    "It's crazy. It's doing huge damage, and they should get over it," said Charlotte Brown, author of the 2006 book, "The Remarkable Potters of Seagrove" and director of the Gregg Museum of Art & Design at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. "It's not over anything that matters. It's personal. Everybody stands to lose.". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)

    China counters U.S. invisibility cloak  Sep 4, 2008
    However, David Schurig, co-inventor of the invisibility cloak at North Carolina State University, said the anti-cloak layer is unnecessary since invisibility cloaks work only at select wavelengths. "It is true that the cloak will not only hide you from observers, but will also blind you at those wavelengths since wavelengths cannot penetrate the cloak to enable you to see out. But the solution here is to just use other wavelengths of light to see out," said Schurig. (EETimes)

    A Little Nitrogen Can Go A Long Way  Sep 4, 2008
    16, 2003) To assist wheat growers, scientists at North Carolina State University recently developed a technique to properly time nitrogen fertilizer applications. The technique. (Science Daily)

    More of this story  Sep 4, 2008
    The program was staged by the North Carolina State University School of Engineering and allowed the students to work with robotics. Participating were Brandon Adams, Tierra Anthony Karla Luviano, Davetta Faulcon, Shameire Jackson, Damion Jeffers and Jade Mills, all upcoming freshmen. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)

    Quality of Life with Defibrillator Therapy or Amiodarone in Heart Failure  Sep 4, 2008
    From the Outcomes Research Group (D.B.M., K.J.A., N.E.C.-C., L.D.-R.), Duke Clinical Research Institute (J.L.S., K.L.L.), and the Departments of Medicine (D.B.M.) and Biostatistics and Bioinformatics (K.J.A., K.L.L.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; the Department of Statistics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh (A.A.T.); and the Seattle Institute for Cardiac Research, University of Washington, Seattle (G.H.B.). This article has been cited by other articles. (New England Journal of Medicine)

    Richmond County 4-H’ers joined others in completing a Hands to Service Project in the historic Oakwood community in Raleigh, during the recent 2008 State 4-H Congress. Shown are Richmond County 4-H’ers with others from Carteret, Lee, Franklin and Jones Counties after completing the project. Photo contributed  Aug 31, 2008
    Congress is the high point of the 4-H year, bringing young people from across the state to the North Carolina State University campus and Raleigh for a week of activity. Ezzell was inducted into the 4-H Honor Club, one of the highest honors a 4-H er can achieve. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)

    Palin likely to perk up predictable convention  Aug 31, 2008
    "The People magazine stuff - the ice fishing and all - will be good for a couple of days," said Chris Ellis, an assistant professor of political science at North Carolina State University who focuses on political messaging. "But after that, I expect the media to start focusing on her experience.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)

    Diversity among parasitic wasps is even greater than suspected  Aug 30, 2008
    She also worked with Whitfield and fellow former graduate student Andy Deans, who is now on the faculty at North Carolina State University, to independently identify the species based on their morphological traits. M. Alex Smith and Paul Hebert at the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario conducted the barcoding analysis, which compared the sequence of nucleotides that spell out the barcode region of the cytochrome c oxidase 1 gene in every specimen. (EurekAlert!)

    Johnson won't be playing tonight  Aug 28, 2008
    Carlisle 2006 graduate and football star Clem Johnson made the verbal commitment to North Carolina State University back in February after spending two seasons as quarterback at the Valley Forge Military College. Johnson was lined up to be a starting safety for the Wolfpack, but a fractured jaw will keep him out of tonights season opener against South Carolina, which will air on ESPN at 8 p.m. Johnson said he thought it might cause him to miss the first three games of the season. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)

    The Bird named to All-America mascot team  Aug 28, 2008
    North Carolina State University - Mr.Wuf. Boise State University - Buster Bronco. (Airforcesports.com)

    Hobbit-like Dwarfs: Bone Parts Don't Add Up  Aug 27, 2008
    Scientists from the University of Oregon, North Carolina State University and the Australian National University have refuted the conclusion of Lee R. Berger and colleagues that Hobbit-like little people once lived there. "Our evidence indicates the earliest inhabitants of Palau were of normal stature, and it counters the evidence that Berger, et al, presented in their paper indicating there was a reduced stature population in early Palau," said University of Oregon anthropologist Greg C.... (Science Daily)

    Hydrogen-Producing Bacteria Provide Clean Energy  Aug 27, 2008
    26, 2008) A new "green" technology developed cooperatively by scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and North Carolina State University (NC State) could lead to production of hydrogen from nitrogen-fixing bacteria ... 3, 2002) In a groundbreaking study, a North Carolina State University microbiologist has discovered that the bacteria associated with almost all human ulcers - one that is also correlated with the development. (Science Daily)

    Fertilizer Technology Used Worldwide, But Few New Products Since 1970s  Aug 27, 2008
    26, 2008) About 75% of fertilizers and fertilizer technology used around the world today were developed or improved during the 1950s to 1970s by scientists and engineers at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in the United States, says John Shields, a former TVA official. Shields is now Interim Director of IFDC, An International Center for Soil Fertility and Agricultural Development, based in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. (Science Daily)

    Lodge project is on schedule  Aug 27, 2008
    We have asked the tourism department at North Carolina State University to develop a business plan for the operation of the lodge. The facility will be opened as a lodge where people will be able to spend the night, Meyers said. (Washington Daily News, NC)

    Experimental Prosthetic Surgery to Help One Dog Get a Leg Up  Aug 26, 2008
    Courtesy of Philip Ruckart, North Carolina State University. Nearly three years ago, Cassidy's fate was uncertain. (Scientific American)

    Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology  Aug 26, 2008
    The researchers from the University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and North Carolina State University, Raleigh report their findings in the August 2008 issue of the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology. The annual number of food-related infections in the U.S. is an estimated 76 million, with norovirus accounting for up to 59% of the viral cases. (EurekAlert!)

    Polymer Electric Storage, Flexible And Adaptable  Aug 22, 2008
    (July 4, 2007) North Carolina State University physicists have recently deduced a way to improve high-energy-density capacitors so that they can store up to seven times as much energy per unit volume than the. (Feb. (Science Daily)

    DEET's Not Sweet To Mosquitoes, Groundbreaking Research Shows  Aug 20, 2008
    (June 11, 2002) A substance produced by tomatoes repels mosquitoes and other insects more effectively and is safer than DEET, the chemical most commonly used in insect repellents, a North Carolina State University. (Aug. (Science Daily)

    UNL gets 10 responses on research park query  Aug 19, 2008
    The real estate company owns numerous properties including Venture Center, an office development on Centennial Campus at North Carolina State University, a prestigious research campus whose success UNL hopes to emulate. Stratus-Heery International Inc., Los Angeles. (Columbus Telegram, NE)

    Energy Storage For Hybrid Vehicles  Aug 19, 2008
    (July 4, 2007) North Carolina State University physicists have recently deduced a way to improve high-energy-density capacitors so that they can store up to seven times as much energy per unit volume than the. (May 1, 2008) Hybrid cars are so quiet when operating only with their electric motors that they may pose a risk to the blind and some other pedestrians, research by a psychologist suggests. (Science Daily)

    Surprising Details Of Evolution Of Protein Translation Revealed  Aug 18, 2008
    6, 2004) A recent finding by a North Carolina State University biochemist advances the fundamental biology of how genetic information, encoded in DNA, is decoded for the production of. . (Science Daily)

    Week-long celebration focuses on diversity  Aug 18, 2008
    Central Connecticut will host North Carolina State University at Willow Brook Park on Sept. 20. This will be more than just a football game. (New Britain Herald, CT)

    Dog blazes a surgical trail  Aug 18, 2008
    RALEIGH, N.C. Three years ago, Cassidy Posovsky was a three-legged German shepherd mix hobbling homeless around the Bronx. And now, he has become a medical pioneer getting fitted with a cutting-edge prosthetic that could one day help thousands of veterans and others who lose limbs in trauma. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)

    Frye, Davis united in marriage (33)  Aug 17, 2008
    A 1995 graduate of Richmond Senior High School, she graduated from North Carolina State University in 1999. She is employed as a systems analyst with Milliken ny. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)

    Speaking of Women's Health event lineup scheduled  Aug 16, 2008
    She has developed her insight from more than 20 years of teaching the dreaded freshman English at Ohio State University, the University of Hawaii, and North Carolina State University. Her work has been highlighted on the PBS Series, "Excellence in Teaching." In helping students, "train their eyes," Nancy trained her own. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    Obituaries 8.13.08 (106)  Aug 14, 2008
    John graduated from Burnsville High School and attended North Carolina State University before enlisting and serving as a corporal in the US Marine Corp in WWII.. Surviving are his sister, Frances Webb, Shelby; brother, Ward Tarlton, Wadesboro; 14 nieces and nephews; grand-nieces and grand-nephews; and friend, Ellen Zellner, Altanta. (Anson Record, NC)

    Cullen Jones An Olympic Swimmer  Aug 13, 2008
    Cullen Jones is a graduate from North Carolina State University, he majored in English and minored in Psychology and after signing a 7 year multimillion dollar endorsement deal with Nike he became a professional swimmer. Jones hard work and training took him to the 2006 Pan Pacific Championships in, where he set a record at the meet in the 50m freestyle with a time of 22. (Suite101.com)

    Hornworm outbreak threatens leaf crops  Aug 9, 2008
    Results will be passed along to North Carolina State University agriculture officials who will use them to find a solution. "We're just really trying to learn more about what caused this outbreak of hornworms," Smith said. (The Daily Reflector)

    Across the area  Aug 8, 2008
    Mr. Jones received a bachelor's degree in parks, recreation and tourism management with a concentration in sports management from North Carolina State University in Raleigh in 2002. -- From staff reports. (The Augusta Chronicle)

    Shape, Not Just Size, Impacts Effectiveness Of Emerging Nanomedicine Therapies  Aug 8, 2008
    D., Chancellor's Eminent Professor of Chemistry in UNC's College of Arts and Sciences and William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University, and Stephanie Gratton, a graduate student in DeSimone's lab, have demonstrated that nanoparticles designed with a specific shape, size and surface chemistry are taken up into cells and behave differently within cells depending on these attributes. Their findings appear in the August 5 online early... (Science Daily)

    Dekker nominated for Allstate AFCA Good Works Team  Aug 8, 2008
    Arizona State University - Keegan Herring Ball State University - Brandon Crawford Central Michigan University - Brian Brunner Colorado State University - Kyle Bell Duke University - Re'quan Boyette Florida State University - Everette Brown Indiana University - Austin Starr Iowa State University - Euseph Messiah Kansas State University - Jeron Mastrud Middle Tennessee State University - Phillip Tanner North Carolina State University - Andre Brown Northern Illinois University - Matt Simon... (Airforcesports.com)

    Farmers ‘harvest’ fields  Aug 8, 2008
    North Carolina State University agricultural extension agents and professors were on hand to give farmers tips on successful crop-management techniques. The agents and professors said knowing the best growing techniques is even more important during growing seasons plagued by drought, such as the current season. (Washington Daily News, NC)

    Dogs catch the yawns from people  Aug 6, 2008
    Aug. 1: Cassidy the dog is back on all fours thanks to the work of scientists at the North Carolina State University Veterinary School who pioneered a way to implant an artificial limb. WNCN's Julie Henry has the story. (MSNBC -- Health)

    Preston: Double the fun for NC State's Wilson  Aug 5, 2008
    Wandering raccoons and sleep-deprived neighbors bore witness to Russell Wilson's competitive drive long before the baseball and football coaching staffs at North Carolina State University ever did. Growing up in suburban Richmond, Va. (ESPN -- College Sports)

    Horne, Nunn to wed (18)  Aug 3, 2008
    A 1996 graduate of Richmond Senior High, he graduated from North Carolina State University in 2004 with a B.S. in computer science with a minor in mathematics. He is employed as a consultant web developer for ATlity. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)

    Implantto get dog back on all fours  Aug 2, 2008
    1: Cassidy the dog is back on all fours thanks to the work of scientists at the North Carolina State University Veterinary School who pioneered a way to implant an artificial limb ... 1: Cassidy the dog is back on all fours thanks to the work of scientists at the North Carolina State University Veterinary School who pioneered a way to implant an artificial limb ... In the four-hour operation Thursday at the North Carolina State University Veterinary School, Denis Marcellin-Little, an associate... (MSNBC -- Health)

    Compounds From Soy Affect Brain And Reproductive Development  Aug 2, 2008
    1, 2008) Two hormone-like compounds linked to the consumption of soy-based foods can cause irreversible changes in the structure of the brain, resulting in early-onset puberty and symptoms of advanced menopause in research animals, according to a new study by researchers at North Carolina State University. See also. (Science Daily)

    Sidney J. Lyford, 71, taught animal science at UMass  Aug 1, 2008
    After graduating from UNH, Dr. Lyford attended North Carolina State University, graduating with a master's in nutrition and statistics in 1960 and a doctorate in animal nutrition and chemistry in 1964. By then, he had already begun teaching at UMass. (Boston Globe)

    Nanojewels Made Easy  Aug 1, 2008
    The seemingly effortless way that nature creates this effect is now rivaled by a rapid and simple method developed through a collaboration of researchers from North Carolina State University (NCSU), Arizona State University (ASU) and the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM). Professor Orlin Velev and graduate student researcher Vinayak Rastogi in the Department of Chemical Engineering at NCSU have shown how colloid chemistry methods originally used to form particle aggregates from... (Science Daily)

    New research challenges dinosaur tissue survival theory  Jul 31, 2008
    The world of paleontology was turned on its head three years ago when a team led by paleontologist Mary Schweitzer of North Carolina State University announced they had found remnants of blood vessels from dinosaur fossils unearthed at Hell Creek in Montana. The discovery was one of the biggest claims in scientific history as paleontologists believed that any such evidence would have disappeared many millions of years ago. (The Tech Herald)

    Scientists question dinosaur soft tissue find  Jul 31, 2008
    Mary Schweitzer of North Carolina State University had analyzed the material taken from the 68-million-year-old thighbone and found not only what looked like collagen, but structures akin to tiny blood vessels. Kaye, who looks at ancient material using an electron microscope, said he was trying to duplicate their findings. (MSNBC -- Environment)

    Richmond Briefs  Jul 31, 2008
    Former Raiders football player Corey Tedder accepted a full football scholarship at North Carolina State University on Tuesday. Tedder will be a junior this season for the Wolfpack. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)

    'Chicken And Chips' Theory Of Pacific Migration  Jul 31, 2008
    11, 2003) North Carolina State University poultry scientists have developed a powerful new tool to aid the understanding of how chicken embryos develop. The research of Dr. Paul Mozdziak, assistant professor. (Science Daily)

    Ancient T. rex tissue, or just old slime?  Jul 31, 2008
    Mary H. Schweitzer, the biologist from North Carolina State University who found the original material, said in a statement that errors in the current study "seem to underlie a fundamental misunderstanding of our work, our data and our interpretations.". The dinosaur tissue was reported in 2005 after Schweitzer's team, working at a remote dig site in Montana, was forced to break a T. rex femur into chunks small enough to be transported by helicopter. (Los Angeles Times)

    Allied Telesis fined $500,000 for trying to do business with Iran  Jul 31, 2008
    ATL, formerly known as Allied Telesyn Network, has an office at North Carolina State University s Centennial Campus. It is a subsidiary of Allied Telesis Kabushi Kaisha, (ATKK), a global holding company based in Tokyo. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)

    Dinosaur Slime Sparks Debate Over Soft-Tissue Finds  Jul 31, 2008
    When Kaye and colleagues examined the various bones with an electron microscope, they noticed microscopic spheres similar to those seen by Mary Higby Schweitzer, the North Carolina State University scientist who led the 2005 study. Continued on. (National Geographic)

    Tissue or slime? Scientists battle over T. rex find  Jul 30, 2008
    The discovery was made by a team led by paleontologist Mary Schweitzer, at North Carolina State University, who had dissolved fragments of T. rex bone in acid, uncovering what they described as "transparent, flexible, hollow blood vessels" and round cell-like structures. Researchers at the University of Washington present a much less sexy explanation in Wednesday's paper published in PLoS ONE, an open-access journal from the Public Library of Science. (Canada.com)

    Stevens indictment likely to make a bad year worse for GOP  Jul 30, 2008
    This reinforces the impression that the party has a lot of problems and a lot of dirty laundry," said Thomas De Luca, a professor of political science at Fordham University, in New York.The indictment is unlikely to have a significant impact on the presidential race. Republican John McCain is noted for his high-profile opposition to congressional "earmarks" the practice of funding local projects in legislation without the usual procedural review, which Stevens specializes in so he's somewhat... (Anchorage Daily News)

    Did Dinosaur Soft Tissues Still Survive?  Jul 30, 2008
    (June 3, 2005) Paleontologists at North Carolina State University have determined that a 68 million year-old Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil from Montana is that of a young female, and that she was producing eggs when she. (Aug. (Science Daily)

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