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Duplin among N.C. Coop. Ext. centers recognized for farm safety work
The Award for Excellence recognition included N.C. Cooperative Extension Agents from Duplin County for participation in the AgriSafe and Certified Save Farm program, a two-year grant targeting health and safety in the agricultural community.
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Six win Celia Moh Scholarships
Six college students in courses related to home furnishings have been selected to receive the Celia Moh Scholarship for the 2012-13 academic year.
22 hrs ago | Aero-News Network
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Testing Field Planned For Hyde County
The N.C. Department of Transportation, North Carolina State University and other partners are working collaboratively to establish a remotely piloted aircraft field at Hyde County Airport.
NCSU seeks answer to embarrassing hospital gowns
A team at North Carolina State University's College of Textiles is asking patients to help them solve a long-standing problem: embarrassing hospital gowns.
Selecting a site for a high-level waste repository is vital
Here in New Mexico, where I have lived and worked for the past decade after retiring from the engineering faculty at North Carolina State University, exists the world's only active deep-geologic repository for nuclear waste.
After childhood illness, she's focused on growing as a person
Lauren Good, a senior at St. Stephens High School, talks about what she will miss most about high school.
The degrees are rising for number of former Strongsville Mustangs:Scene at the Crossroads
W ith today being the very last day of May, this month has indeed been a memorable one for oodles of college students from Strongsville - and, their families - when each was handed a diploma as proof positive that he or she had completed the necessary courses of study in a chosen field and had now graduated.
Researchers name new extinct giant turtle found near world's largest snake
University of Florida researchers have described a new extinct giant turtle species from the same Colombian mine where they discovered Titanoboa - and one of the only animals the world's largest snake could not have eaten.
Blueprints for Educating the African American Student
Synopsis: The HSBC conference opened on Tuesday with workshops and book signings.
Smart is a rising senior in Mechanical Engineering at East Carolina University and a graduate of South Central High School.
Voracious kudzu bugs spread across South. Are they boon or bane?
The nubbin-sized Japanese invader arrived on American shores somewhere near Atlanta in 2009.
Shallow-loss programs could leave taxpayers in deep trouble
Vincent H. Smith is a professor of economics at Montana State University and a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.
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Commercial on Main Street in Waynesville
Sammie Powell is a Haywood County native and seasoned member of Haywood County Board of Realtors.
Report: Album Piracy May Help Musicians Sell
Could piracy actually help album sales? A new study by a researcher at North Carolina State University suggests that frequently, pirated albums sell slightly more copies than ones that aren't. "Leaked" albums that show up for download on popular BitTorrent sites before the release date have long been considered the bane of the Recording Industry ... (more)
New ticks spread across Southeast, diseases rise
In this May 24, 2012 photo, North Carolina State University entomology professor Charles Apperson holds up a vial containing ticks from a forestry worker, in his office in Raleigh, N.C. Apperson and others are trying to find out why certain disease-carrying tick species are spreading throughout the Southeast.
Construction projects move forward at RCC
Rockingham Community College will be moving forward on various construction improvements across the campus, according to an update at last Tuesday's Board of Trustees Meeting.
UNCP receives scholarship for disabled students
The Braves Disabled Student Enrichment Endowed Scholarship was delivered to The University of North Carolina at Pembroke on May 4. The scholarship was established by UNCP students to enhance the social and educational opportunities available to disabled students at the university.
Jeffery Mullins, a 2012 graduate of North Carolina State University, was recently commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force, and is in pilot training at Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas.
Attention North Carolina is getting isn't quite what it wants
When civic leaders boasted that having the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte was a chance to showcase the great things about living and working in North Carolina, they probably didn’t have recent events in mind.
Android Malware Genome Project launched
The H covers the debut of the Android Malware Genome Project by researchers from North Carolina State University.
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