In the News

Highlights of recent media coverage of NC State, as well as its faculty, staff and administrators. (Links to online stories provided where available.) To see 2008’s media highlights, go here.

When Writing Class Moves Online Inside Higher Ed, March 19, 2010 “Writing program directors need not only guidelines but research that shows the impact of having too many students in online courses.” Dr. Susan Miller-Cochran, English, featured.

NCSU Guide is On Your Phone N&O, March 16, 2010 N.C. State University’s campus now tells its own story as you walk through it. An online map, dubbed WolfWalk by university library officials who introduced it last week, has made the campus interactive by taking advantage of the location-sensing abilities of smart phones. David Hiscoe, NCSU Libraries director of communication strategies, and Tito Sierra, associate head for digital library development, featured.

Professor’s Work Rendered Bombs Inert N&O, et al, March 15, 2010 On the morning of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, men and women all over the country decided to join the military. What Michael Steer decided that day probably saved the lives of some of them. Dr. Michael Steer, electrical and computer engineering, featured.

Be Careful What You Think Boston Globe, March 14, 2010 When you think about aging, what words and images come to mind? Wrinkled, forgetful, maybe feeble? You might want to rethink those, and try spry, wise, and distinguished, because our negative perceptions of our elders may have adverse effects on our own long-term health, according to a growing body of research. Dr. Tom Hess, psychology, featured.

Seeking Answers in a Maze of Health Studies NPR’s All Things Considered, March 13, 2010 We can all be forgiven these days for having a little whiplash when it comes to studies about our health. Ever hear that wine or Vitamin E or even a little pollution is good for you, only to hear that claim quickly contradicted? Dr. Stan Young, adjunct professor of statistics, featured.

Woodson Eager to Invigorate NCSU N&O, March 11, 2010 Woodson won’t officially start work until next month, but he has identified some other goals: among them, more than tripling the university’s endowment to $1 billion. NCSU has one of the smallest endowments of any research-intensive, highly-ranked university in the nation, he said. Chancellor Randy Woodson featured.

How State Workers’ Pay Really Stacks Up Seattle Times, March 6, 2010 This pattern didn’t surprise Rick Kearney, director of the School of Public and International Affairs at North Carolina State University, who has written extensively about the factors that determine state-employee compensation.