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Study Finds UNC Graduates Add $7 Billion to State Economy

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

Study Finds UNC Graduates Add $7 Billion to State Economy

ASU Advises Businesses on Going Green and Making Money

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

ASU Advises Businesses on Going Green and Making Money

UNCG Helps Prepare Future Entrepreneurs for Job Market

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

UNCG Helps Prepare Future Entrepreneurs for Job Market

UNCG Creates N.C. Entrepreneurship Center

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

UNCG Creates N.C. Entrepreneurship Center

NC State Grant Helps Teachers and Supports Economic Development

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

NC State Grant Helps Teachers and Supports Economic Development

UNC Charlotte Prepares Students for Future Jobs

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

UNC Charlotte Prepares Students for Future Jobs

Grant Benefits University Research in Nanotechnology

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Grant Benefits University Research in Nanotechnology

ASU Partnership Seeks to Help Local Businesses Expand to New Markets

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

ASU Partnership Seeks to Help Local Businesses Expand to New Markets

UNC Physician Markets New Medical Technology

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

UNC Physician Markets New Medical Technology

N.C. Legislature Turns to UNC Institute for Expertise

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

N.C. Legislature Turns to UNC Institute for Expertise

ASU to Learn How Wind Energy Might Spur NC Economy

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

ASU to Learn How Wind Energy Might Spur NC Economy

UNC-CH Program Recommends Looking to Aging Population to Maximize Economic Impact

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

UNC-CH Program Recommends Looking to Aging Population to Maximize Economic Impact

UNCW Partnership Helps Create Regional Food System

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

UNCW Partnership Helps Create Regional Food System

UNCW Receives $15 Million Grant for Marine Biotechnology Facility

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

UNCW Receives $15 Million Grant for Marine Biotechnology Facility

NC Defense Footprint Has Room to Grow

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

NC Defense Footprint Has Room to Grow

ECU Partnership Promotes Community Development

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

ECU Partnership Promotes Community Development

Research Examines North Carolina's Growing Wine Industry

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Research Examines North Carolina's Growing Wine Industry

CERC Interns Continue Economic Recovery in North Carolina

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

CERC Interns Continue Economic Recovery in North Carolina

NCSU to Expand Nonwoven Textiles Programs

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

NCSU to Expand Nonwoven Textiles Programs

UNC Charlotte Students Win Contest

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

UNC Charlotte Students Win Contest

UNC Chapel Hill Helps Boost Economy through Stimulus Funds

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

UNC Chapel Hill Helps Boost Economy through Stimulus Funds

Biotech Center Loan Draws Recognition to ECU Entrepreneur

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Biotech Center Loan Draws Recognition to ECU Entrepreneur

NCA&T Leads Partnership to Refit Helicopters

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

NCA&T Leads Partnership to Refit Helicopters

UNC Charlotte Introduces First Entrepreneur-In-Residence to Evaluate and Commercialize University Research

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

UNC Charlotte Introduces First Entrepreneur-In-Residence to Evaluate and Commercialize University Research

NC BioStart and Carolina Launch Pad Accelerate Technology Development at UNC Chapel Hill and Beyond

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

NC BioStart and Carolina Launch Pad Accelerate Technology Development at UNC Chapel Hill and Beyond

Noted Health Economist Joins Bryan School Faculty at UNCG

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Noted Health Economist Joins Bryan School Faculty at UNCG

Carolina Entrepreneurial Initiative Honored by Global Program

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Carolina Entrepreneurial Initiative Honored by Global Program

UNCG, N.C. A&T Researchers Join to Study North Carolina???s Growing Wine Industry

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

UNCG, N.C. A&T Researchers Join to Study North Carolina’s Growing Wine Industry

UNCG Offers Major in Entrepreneurship

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST

UNCG Offers Major in Entrepreneurship

UNCW Aquaculture Facility Explores Salt-water Fish Farming

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

UNCW Aquaculture Facility Explores Salt-water Fish Farming

UNCW business students lend expertise to nonprofit clinic

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

UNCW business students lend expertise to nonprofit clinic

WCU Students help local businesses with computer information systems

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

WCU Students help local businesses with computer information systems

UNCP Students Graduate from Entrepreneurship Program

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

UNCP Students Graduate from Entrepreneurship Program

Friedman Comments on Jobs in America

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Friedman Comments on Jobs in America

UNCG Hosts Southern Entrepreneurship in the Arts Conference

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

UNCG Hosts Southern Entrepreneurship in the Arts Conference

UNCP students create iPhone app

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

UNCP students create iPhone app

Proposal seeks to bring broadband to northeastern NC

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

Proposal seeks to bring broadband to northeastern NC

Dixon Hughes, Bryan School Team on Business Index

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

Dixon Hughes, Bryan School Team on Business Index

UNCP Thomas Center hosted marketing summit for entrepreneurs

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

UNCP Thomas Center hosted marketing summit for entrepreneurs

N.C. Entrepreneurship Center at UNCG wants to help artists earn a living from their passion

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDT

N.C. Entrepreneurship Center at UNCG wants to help artists earn a living from their passion

UNCG Bryan School Program Honored by The Princeton Review

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EDT

UNCG Bryan School Program Honored by The Princeton Review

UNC spinoff targets bacterial resistance

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EDT

UNC spinoff targets bacterial resistance

FSU Business Students Shine at National Competition

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EDT

FSU Business Students Shine at National Competition

New Standard Licensing Agreement Expedites University Startups

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EDT

New Standard Licensing Agreement Expedites University Startups

University Support Key for New $3.6M Entrepreneurship Initiative

Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 EDT

University support helps launch major Triangle entrepreneurship initiative

UNCP Opens New Farmer's Market in Pembroke

Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 EDT

New famer's market opens in Pembroke, thanks to UNCP's Sustainable Agriculture Program.

UNC Charlotte Students Learn Real-World Tech Skills at Bank of America

Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 EDT

UNC Charlotte and Bank of America graduate the pilot class from the Applied Technology Program.

UNC Wilmington and Mayor's Office Produce Economic Development Documentary

Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 EDT

UNC Wilmington: Documentary Series on Economic Development released.

UNCC and Charlotte-Area Foundation Offer Entrepreneurs Support

Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Michael Scott Mater Foundation plans a micro loan program; UNCC provides mentoring and training.

New Federal Money Available for Regional Cluster Economic Development

Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Three federal agencies announce $33 million Jobs & Innovation Accelerator Challenge

NC State Students Promote Textiles as Solutions to Space Travel Challenges

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EDT

NC State engineering students explore new uses for advanced textiles in space travel.

Small Business & Technology Development Center Helps Boost Business

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EDT

SBA recognizes local businesses in Mount Airy; SBTDC plays a role in their success.

UNCC Cancer Research at the Intersection of Science and Business

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Researcher at UNC Charlotte brings advances in cancer screening to the marketplace.

FREEDM Center at NC State Gets Accolades from MIT for its "Smart Transformer"

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EDT

FREEDM Center's "smart transformer" named as a top-ten tech innovation of 2010

University Extension Service Lends a Hand to NC Businesses

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EDT

NCSU's University Extension Service helps businesses thrive even in tough times.

Students at App State Prepare their Zero-Energy "Solar Homestead"

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EDT

ASU students prepare to enter the U.S. Dept. of Energy's Solar Decathalon competition in DC.

UNCC Launches New Charlotte Regional Indicators Website

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT

The Urban Institute at UNCC unveils its new and improved web resource for regional data.

Top-Ranked Kenan-Flagler Offers an Online MBA

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT

UNC-CH's Kenan-Flagler Business School begins an online MBA program.

Carolina Launch Pad Startup Promotes Healthy Behavior in Kids

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Carolina Launch Pad company Sqord tests new e-gaming device that helps kids be healthier.

$2.5 Million Biotech Center to Open in Eastern NC

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Marine Biotech Innovation Center to open; UNC-W, UNC-CH, and NC State had a hand in planning the center

Industrial Extension Service Director Recieves Engineer of the Year Award

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Terri Ratcliff, director of NC State's Industrial Extension Service, receives national award

First Installment of NC State Innovation Fund Award Goes Out

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EDT

NC State gives out the first $300,000 in its Innovation Fund to four promising inventions.

NCSU internships focus on improving efficiency

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EDT

NCSU students learn by doing as they help local hospital and businesses become more effcient.

Entrepreneurship Center at UNCG Announces New Programs

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Summary of upcoming programs and events at the NC Entrepreneurship Center at UNCG

UNCW's MARBIONC aims to be the RTP of the marine biotech industry

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EDT

UNCW's Marine Biotechnology Center of NC is poised to be a key driver of the biotech economy.

SBTDC Reaches Out to Flood-Impacted Businesses

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Help is available from SBTDC for businesses impacted by Hurricane Irene

NCSSM Graduates Give Back to Support Innovation

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Two NCSSM graduates create endowment to support innovative projects by current students

NCSU Team Working to Defend Against Wi-Fi Attacks

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Researchers at NCSU help improve security of Wi-Fi networks.

NCSU Professor Honored for Energy-Saving Innovation

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EDT

NCSU professor awarded National Medal of Technology for energy-saving semiconductor switch.

UNCW Program Wins $10,000 Grant for Technology

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

UNCW Program Wins $10,000 Grant for Technology

UNCW's Science and Mathematics Education Center won a $10,000 grant from Vernier, a software and technology company created by a former physics teacher. ...

Coverbind Corporation Partners with UNC Wilmington

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

Coverbind Corporation Partners with UNC Wilmington

Coverbind Corporation partners with UNCW to provide career opportunities to their students...

$1M in Biotech Center Grants Fund Basic Research

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

$1M in Biotech Center Grants Fund Basic Research

The North Carolina Biotechnology Center has awarded $1 million in grants to university scientists...

UNC Asheville Shows Off Mechatronics Program

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT

From the Asheville Citizen-Times

UNC Asheville shows off mechatronics program

ASHEVILLE — When Patrick Herron graduates college in a couple of weeks, he’ll walk away with a degree in a futuristic-sounding specialty — mechatronics — from a program that’s on the cutting edge of University of North Carolina system’s offerings.

That’s because Herron’s undergraduate mechatronics engineering program is a joint curriculum that melds engineering training from N.C. State University and liberal arts teaching from UNC Asheville. It’s one of only two programs in the country accredited by ABET, a nonprofit, non-governmental organization that accredits science and engineering university programs. And it’s a unique example of two state university system colleges combining the best each has to offer to train college students in a hot field.

During a Tuesday morning tour, UNCA Chancellor Anne Ponder and other university officials showed off their program, its students and a sparkling new building to university system President Tom Ross and N.C. State Chancellor Randy Woodson.

“We’re working on re-engineering a variable-speed motor,” Herron said as the group walked through the renovated Rhoades/Robinson Hall complex that houses the mechatronics program.

Mechatronics, described as the integration of computer control into the operation of machinery, is a growing field that Herron said he’ll be excited to work in. He’s already got a job lined up at a Roanoke, Va., company working on similar motors.

UNCA and N.C. State developed the mechatronics program in 2002. Since then, 65 students have earned bachelor’s degrees. The joint-degree program is offered only at UNCA.

“This type of collaboration and cooperation is really the wave of the future,” Ponder said.

“It’s a way to leverage strengths of our university system in a curriculum that is complementary,” she said.

About 90 percent of the program’s graduates have jobs lined up before they graduate, said Joe Fahmy, director of engineering at UNCA who is listed as a N.C. State faculty member.

Future jobs in the mechatronics field will center on renewable energy and electrified transportation, he said. But more immediately, Asheville-area employers are snapping up graduates, he said.

Eaton Corp., which manufactures charging stations for electric cars at its Arden plant, has hired about 20 graduates, Fahmy said. Graduates have also landed jobs at Arvato Digital Systems, Baxter Healthcare, BAE Aerospace, Kearfott Guidance and Navigation, ArvinMeritor and Nypro Injection.

“The core of our program is in mechanical and electronic engineering, and computer science, with a liberal arts background,” Fahmy said, “and I think that’s the future of where engineering should be going.”

Rhoades Hall, home to the engineering program, was one of the first two buildings on UNCA’s campus when the school opened in 1961.

After a state appropriation of about $8.8 million, the complex has been remade into a state-of-the-art facility with a video teleconferencing room, an engineering research lab and a fabrication shop.

Regional academic leaders present 2012 economic profile

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT

Regional academic leaders present 2012 economic profile

If you have been wondering where to find information on the southeast region of North Carolina, such as the average price of homes in Brunswick County or how many acres of farmland there are in Sampson County, look no further than the 2012 edition of North Carolina’s Southeast Regional Economic Profile, an almanac of regional data.

Business faculty members from UNC Wilmington, UNC Pembroke and Fayetteville State University collaborate each year to produce the most recent information on the economic environment of the 11-county region.

The 55-page regional economic profile will be available in both print and electronic versions. Included in it is information on the region’s economy, workforce, population, transportation and educational assets, industrial infrastructure and quality of life.

“It’s a standard part of the assistance we provide North Carolina’s Southeast Partnership as a partner in the regional economic development process,” Dr. William Hall, senior economist at UNCW’s Swain Center for Business and Economic Services and a professor of economics at the Cameron School of Business, said in a press release.

The profile is designed to be tool that supports decision making for business leaders inside and outside the southeast region, which stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the North Carolina Sandhills.

“It’s everything in a single document that business people need when they’re weighing expansion or relocation options,” Dr. Hall said.

The profile will be officially released on Wednesday, April 18th, at University of North Carolina Wilmington, when academic officials from the three participating universities will document to Jane W. Smith, chairman of North Carolina’s Southeast Partnership.

“Job creation and business growth in the southeast region is a team sport,” Smith said in a press release. “We have long been able to rely on our excellent university partners in gathering and organizing accurate, relevant and credible data that provides a concise snapshot of everything our region has to offer.”

For more information contact Jennifer Mackethan at 962-2237 or visit www.ncse.org, where the 2012 profile will be available for download after its print version presentation.

Triangle economic developers launch high-tech worker recruiting campaign

Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT

Triangle economic developers launch high-tech worker recruiting campaign

Fayetteville State University's Center for Defense and Homeland Security working with U.S. Coast Guard

Tue, 29 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT

Fayetteville State University's Center for Defense and Homeland Security working with the U.S. Coast Guard

UNCC student creates his own job

Tue, 29 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT

Ryan Goff, 23, of Mooresville is a fifth-year senior at

UNC Charlotte, and he’s not looking for a job.

Instead, he’s given himself a job.

N.C. State incubator helps get student ventures off the ground

Tue, 29 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT

N.C. State incubator helps get student ventures off the ground

STEM camp to root females in sciences

Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT

A new summer camp meant to get female students interested in STEM subjects — science, technology, engineering and math — is taking root in Pitt County.

ECSU summit: Education key to shaping workforce

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EDT

The educational opportunities offered by Elizabeth City State University will continue to play a key role in shaping the region’s labor force, particularly for the generation of young people just now entering — or who will soon be entering — the job market.

N.C. A&T outpacing other UNC schools in math, science grads

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EDT

N.C. A&T outpacing other UNC schools in math, science grads

Western Carolina wins economic development grant

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EDT

Western Carolina wins economic development grant

NCSU cuts $10 million research deal with chemical firm

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EDT

A multinational chemical company has signed a $10 million deal with N.C. State University that school leaders hope will become a model for streamlined research partnerships that attracts other companies.

N.C. A&T wins cleantech competition

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT

N.C. A&T has won the second annual ACC Clean Energy Business Plan Challenge!