Posts tagged “Universities”
Biotech Center awards $1 million in grants for university research
Scientists at NCSU, East Carolina and UNC-Wilmington receive $250,000 to fund work toward federal grant applications.
Commentary: The past and future of growing the South
UNC's Global Research Institute has a report that looks at where the South has gone and where it still has to go 25 years after two important economic studies appeared.
New dye from NCSU raises solar-cell efficiency
A new "sensitizer" developed at N.C. State University collects more ambient and solar light energy than anything on the market now for use in dye-sensitized solar cells.
Fla. medical chopper crash raises scrutiny
The crash of a medical helicopter in Florida comes as agencies have been looking at safety for the service nationally.
Day 12: MCNC's 12 Days of Broadband is connectivity
The final installment is all about connectivity. Many of the previous stories demonstrate innovations NCREN enables daily. On this 12th Day of Broadband, MCNC highlights the progress on the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative, a new map, and plans for 2012.
UNC's HIV work is 'Breakthrough of the Year'
An HIV prevention study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Medicine has been named the 2011 Breakthrough of the Year by the journal Science.
Opinion: New life sciences cluster report presents skewed view of RTP's activities
The Triangle is outstanding for life sciences whether reports on U.S. markets score it first, last or in the middle.
Day 11: MCNC's 12 Days of Broadband is NCEdCloud
On the 11th day, MCNC highlights the state's new cloud infrastructure program driven out of the state's federal Race to the Top award.
You decide: Should you buy local?
Opinion: There's a movement afoot to encourage us to buy local, but that has some flaws as well as benefits. Consumers need to decide.
If recession hits, companies will slash to the bone, CFOs say
"CFOs would slash employment by 8 percent and hack investment spending by 30 percent. And let me emphasize, that is from today's already depressed levels," warns Duke finance professor Campbell Harvey.
University of Texas System unveils SAS 'dashboard' to track performance
The University of Texas System and SAS have developed a web-based technology dashboard to follow, analyze and report on nine areas of emphasis. The data is already being shared with the public.
UT System's "Productivity Dashboard"
Day 6: MCNC's 12 Days of Broadband spotlights NCCCS
On the sixth day, MCNC explains the value of connecting all 58 community colleges in the state this year on the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN).
Duke students ask Apple CEO - a Dukie - for 'conflict-free' devices
A YouTube video includes Duke students asking Tim Cook, who earned his MBA at Duke, to use "conflict-free minerals" in future production of Apple products.
Westinghouse provides $3M boost to UNC Charlotte energy center
The gift includes equipment, courses on topics such as nuclear fuel-handling design, and scholarships. The school is finishing construction on a $76 million Energy Production and Infrastructure Center.
HIV vaccine is goal of Duke University researchers
Duke's laboratory for AIDS research received a five-year, $24.6 million grant as part of a $37.2 million gift to the university from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
