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(North Carolina State University) Research from North Carolina State University shows that utilizing a freely available literacy tool results in significant advances in fundamental reading skills for elementary school students, without requiring schools to drastically overhaul existing programs.

The research focused on children who were characterized as "struggling readers" at risk for a learning disability in reading.

(North Carolina State University) When it comes to finding a job, who you know is as important as what you know.

Work experience generally helps people foster the kinds of personal contacts that can lead someone to new career opportunities, but a study from North Carolina State University shows that this is really only true for men.

The study finds that work experience doesn't improve women's chances of finding a job through social contacts.

(North Carolina State University) Why, and when, do we learn to speak the way that we do? Research from North Carolina State University on African-American children presents an unexpected finding: language use can go on a roller-coaster ride during childhood as kids adopt and abandon vernacular language patterns.

(North Carolina State University) The "glass ceiling" for women administrators in college athletics may be cracked, but is not completely broken, according to a new study co-authored by a North Carolina State University researcher.

(North Carolina State University) Research shows that, nationally, states are facing more than $550 billion in unfunded liabilities associated with health care and other non-pension benefits for retired state employees, a situation many states are now struggling to fix.

New research from North Carolina State University has identified a number of trends that are consistent among those states with the biggest funding problems -- information that may help states find a solution to the funding shortfall.

(North Carolina State University) The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that well over one million people in the United States are infected with HIV/AIDS.

New research from North Carolina State University shows that many of those infected are minorities and do not have health insurance, and highlights the need for a national strategy to facilitate education and prevention efforts in minority and low-income populations.

(North Carolina State University) When modern medicine finds a way to treat a medical condition, people often think that the problem is solved.

But we also have to find ways to get that treatment into the hands of those who need it. For example, new research shows that much more needs to be done to help get existing treatment to hemophilia patients in the developing world, and that the current lack of treatment there is costing lives.

(North Carolina State University) Companies that commit fraud can find innovative ways to fudge the numbers, making it hard to tell something is wrong by looking at their financial statements.

But a new warning system sees through accounting tricks by evaluating things that are easily verifiable, such as the number of employees or the square footage a company owns.

If a company says its profits are up, but these nonfinancial measures are down, something is wrong.

(North Carolina State University) Successful entrepreneurs turn big ideas into successful business opportunities, but how should they protect those ideas?

A new paper from North Carolina State University offers a "how-to" guide on intellectual property protection, laying out the options for budding entrepreneurs as they consider how to move forward.

(North Carolina State University) As public health experts warn of potential widespread outbreaks of H1N1 flu this school year, a new study from North Carolina State University shows that students do not comply with basic preventative measures as much as they think do.

In other words, the kids aren't washing their hands.