In the News

Ideas, discoveries and experts at NC State have been featured in some of the top media outlets in the past month, including the Economist, the Boston Globe and the Wall Street Journal. Follow the links to read the stories.

Haiti Faces Serious Health Risks in Quake’s Wake
BusinessWeek,  Jan. 14, 2010
“Now you’ve got the problem, which is fairly common in disasters like this, that a lot of the infrastructure related to health is severely damaged, for example, hospitals.” Dr. Tom Birkland, William T. Kretzer Professor of Public Policy, featured.

New Partnership Aims to Strengthen Nonprofit Associations
Chronicle of Philanthropy,  Jan. 13, 2010
“Academic researchers can really dig deep and get much more depth and breadth of data and answer questions about what’s happening and why.” Dr. Mary Tschirhart, director of NC State’s Institute For Nonprofits, featured.

Liquid Antennas: Well Received
The Economist,  Jan. 12, 2010
“Besides being useful in the military applications that stimulated the project, Dr Dickey thinks this flexibility might be exploited to make stress-detectors for civil-engineering projects such as dams and bridges.” Dr. Michael Dickey, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, featured.

Why Reid’s Words Rankle
Salon.com,  Jan. 10, 2010
“I can’t just shrug at the notion that a light-skinned candidate is more electable in the 21st century.” Dr. Blair Kelley, associate professor of history, featured.

On Health Care, Women Compromise
Boston Globe,  Dec. 22, 2009
“Male privilege in health care reform deepens with each line drawn in the sand.” Dr. Steven Greene, associate professor of political science, featured.

Investors Hope the ’10s Beat the ’00s
Wall Street Journal,  Dec. 20, 2009
“In nearly 200 years of recorded stock-market history, no calendar decade has seen such a dismal performance as the 2000s.” Dr. Charles Jones, Gill Professor of Finance, featured.