NC State in the News

Warmer Planet, Fewer Crops?
Washington Post, Oct. 14, 2009
“This column has focused on the effects of food production on climate change. But what about the effects of climate change on food production?”  Dr. Michael Roberts, ag economics, featured.

Incentives and Dell
Winston-Salem Journal, AP, Oct. 11, 2009
“The creation of a Dell Inc. plant in Forsyth County put the company and Forsyth County in the national spotlight.”  Dr. Michael Walden, economics, featured.

Redesign profession, chief of architects institute says
San Diego Tribune, Oct. 10, 2009
“When the recession ends, architects will have to broaden their diversity, expand their services and collaborate in new directions, the president of the American Institute of Architects said yesterday. “  Dean Marvin Malecha, design, featured.

Trees help clean up polluted sites
News 14, Oct. 7, 2009
“N.C. State researchers are using a new process of phytoremediation to clean up a Coast Guard site contaminated by fuels in Elizabeth City.”  Rachel Cook, graduate student in environmental resources, featured.

A Picasso collaboration
News & Observer, Oct. 10, 2009
"Artistic inspiration can be elusive, especially under the pressure of a deadline and the limitations of a commission. Luckily, Robert Weiss and J. Mark Scearce can produce a lot in a short time.Working since mid-July, Weiss, Carolina Ballet's artistic director, and composer Scearce, head of the music department at N.C. State University, have been tapping their final surges of creativity for the company's program premiering Thursday." J. Mark Scearce, music, featured.

NC Bookwatch: John Kessel
UNC-TV, Oct. 9, 2009
"In an all-new episode of UNC-TV’s local literary series North Carolina Bookwatch with D.G. Martin, premiering Sunday, October 18, at 5 PM, Kessel shares how his first collection in a decade full of what Publisher’s Weekly described as 'well-crafted stories, full of elegantly drawn characters, deliver[ing] a powerful emotional punch.'" John Kessel, creative writing, featured.