NC State in the News

New library host for Ashe literary festival
Winston-Salem Journal, Sept. 14, 2009
“When people across Ashe County read Lee Smith’s novel On Agate Hill in the county’s first Community Read last year, the county library was in a temporary location in a shopping mall.”  Jill McCorkle, creative writing, featured.

Calculation That Doesn’t Add Up
Inside Higher Ed, Sept. 14, 2009
“When critics question the validity of the calculations U.S. News & World Report uses to rank colleges, one answer the editors of the magazine have given is to note that it publishes not only the total rank, but also data on how colleges perform in the various categories that go into the rankings.”  Karen Helm, university planning and analysis, featured.

Daily Planet
Discovery Channel, Sept. 9, 2009
Watch why scientists chose to model a lunar rover after a…tumbleweed?! Dr. Andre Mazzoleni, mechanical and aeorspace engineering, featured.

Hand washing can beat the H1N1 flu
WRAL, Sept. 10 , 2009
“The vaccine for the H1N1 flu virus won’t be available until this fall, but people can already take simple steps to avoid the bug.”  Dr. Lee-Ann Jaykus, food science, featured

Roasted Wood: An Alternative To Coal Energy?
NPR, Sept. 10, 2009
“Utility companies are racing to find alternative fuels to generate electricity, and one possible new source is also one of the oldest: burning wood.”  Chris Hopkins, forestry, featured.

Why does fatherhood make men more conservative?
Salon, Sept. 9, 2009
“So what is it, exactly, that makes fathers turn conservative?” Dr. Steven Greene, political science, featured.