GREENSBORO – With 2.8 million Americans – many of them children – affected by peanut allergies, researchers at N.C. A&T State University have attacked a serious health threat and moved to tap a huge market by developing an allergen-reduced peanut. A&T announced last year that researchers at its School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences developed a… READ MORE
University Spinoffs Turn Research Into Revenue
North Carolina public universities brought in nearly $1.3 billion in outside research funding last year, and state policymakers want to see more of that research turned into job-creating companies.[1] “We’ve got the University network, and we’ve got the talent,” Governor Pat McCory said last month. “We’ve got to convert more of our research dollars into… READ MORE
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Make a Difference
What do wide receiver Reggie Langhorne, astronaut Ronald E. McNair, and former Chapel Hill mayor Kevin Foy have in common? They all attended historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the University of North Carolina school system. The five public HBCUs in North Carolina – North Carolina A&T State University (NC A&T), North Carolina Central… READ MORE