February, 2008 Releases and Features

Audible Alert Test Set For March 3

Posted: February 29, 2008
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The university will conduct the first monthly test of the WolfAlert Audible Warning System at noon on Monday, March 3.  The audible alert system includes several voice– and tone–enabled towers located throughout campus and could be used to warn campus of emergency situations. Continue Reading »

NC State text messaging test ’successful’

Posted: February 27, 2008
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With the completion of a test run, NC State has cleared the last remaining hurdle to full implementation of text message alerts as part of an array of methods of notifying the campus in the event of an emergency. Continue Reading »

Cancers in Dogs, Humans Share Same Genetic Basis, Say Researchers

Posted: February 27, 2008
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Cancer researchers at North Carolina State University and the University of Minnesota have found that humans and dogs share more than friendship and companionship - they also share the same genetic basis for certain types of cancer.  Furthermore, the researchers say that because of the way the genomes have evolved, getting cancer may be inevitable for some humans and dogs.

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Former Sec. of Health & Human Services Donna Shalala to Discuss Care of Wounded Veterans at NC State’s Millennium Seminar

Posted: February 25, 2008
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Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna E. Shalala will speak at North Carolina State University’s Millennium Seminar Series with a presentation to students, faculty, staff and the public at 3 p.m. on Monday, March 10, in Stewart Theater on campus. Her remarks will focus on the care of returning wounded service members from Iraq and Afghanistan.

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CATO Institute Chairman to Address the Economic Costs of Government Growth at NC State Pope Lecture

Posted: February 21, 2008
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William A. Niskanen, chairman of the Cato Institute, will present the John W. Pope Lecture at North Carolina State University on Tuesday, March 11. His topic is titled “The Economic Costs of Government Growth.”

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NC State to Establish New ‘Asia Campus’ and Research Laboratory in South Korea

Posted: February 21, 2008
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Within five years, Raleigh, N.C., won’t be the only city with a North Carolina State University campus.

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NC State Will Break Ground on Greek Village Feb. 22

Posted: February 21, 2008
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North Carolina State University will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Greek Village on Friday, Feb. 22, at 11:15 a.m.

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NC State to Establish New ‘Asia Campus’ and Research Laboratory in South Korea

Posted: February 21, 2008
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Within five years, Raleigh, N.C., won’t be the only city with a North Carolina State University campus.

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‘Two-Faced’ Particles Act Like Tiny Submarines in NC State Study

Posted: February 20, 2008
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For the first time, researchers at North Carolina State University have demonstrated that microscopic “two-faced” spheres whose halves are physically or chemically different – so-called Janus particles – will move like stealthy submarines when an alternating electrical field is applied to liquid surrounding the particles.

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Rap Music Linked to Sexism in New Study by NC State Researchers

Posted: February 20, 2008
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Rap music brings out sexism in college students, but it doesn’t necessarily cause the students to be sexist.

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