November, 2008 Releases and Features

Studies Highlight Unexpected Impacts of Part-Time Professors on Students, Faculty

Posted: November 13, 2008
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With the numbers of adjunct, or part-time, professors increasing at colleges and universities across the country, experts at North Carolina State University are adding to a growing body of research that evaluates the impact of adjunct professors on students and faculty in higher education. Continue Reading »

NC State’s Science House Reaches Out To Underrepresented Minorities

Posted: November 12, 2008
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The Science House at North Carolina State University will be able to expand its successful efforts to serve underrepresented and rural high school students and their teachers thanks to an Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Continue Reading »

NC State Finds New Nanomaterial Could Be Breakthrough For Implantable Medical Devices

Posted: November 11, 2008
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A team of researchers led by North Carolina State University has made a breakthrough that could lead to new dialysis devices and a host of other revolutionary medical implants. The researchers have found that the unique properties of a new material can be used to create new devices that can be implanted into the human body – including blood glucose sensors for diabetics and artificial hemo-dialysis membranes that can scrub impurities from the blood. Continue Reading »

Former Gov. Jim Hunt to Receive Medal, Address National Education Policy

Posted: November 10, 2008
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Former N.C. Gov. James B. Hunt Jr. will accept an award and address educational policy reform under a new presidential administration at North Carolina State University’s annual Friday Medal presentation on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 5:30 p.m. Continue Reading »

NC State Hosts Lecture on “Doing the Math” of Elections

Posted: November 10, 2008
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North Carolina State University will host a lecture, titled “Chaotic Elections! A Mathematician Looks at Voting,” by Dr. Donald Saari, Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Economics and director of the Institute for Mathematical Behavioral Sciences at the University of California-Irvine and a widely cited expert on voting methods. Continue Reading »

NC State Experts Can Address Challenges, Questions Facing Obama Transition

Posted: November 6, 2008
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President-elect Barack Obama and a new Congress face challenges ranging from the economy to the war in Iraq as they prepare to take office in early 2009. Questions for the Obama presidency include: who will take key cabinet positions? Can Obama deliver on his promises pertaining to energy, education and the economy? Can Obama succeed in garnering bipartisan support in Congress and among voters? Experts at North Carolina State University can offer insight into what we can expect from our nation’s new leadership, and provide understanding of the issues that will place the nation’s challenges into context. Continue Reading »

Cal Ripken is Keynote Speaker for NC State’s Shelton Forum

Posted: November 6, 2008
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Baseball’s all-time “Iron Man” and Hall of Famer Cal Ripken will headline the seventh annual General Henry Hugh Shelton Leadership Forum, scheduled for Friday, Nov. 7 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at North Carolina State University’s McKimmon Conference and Training Center. Continue Reading »

Numbers Game: NC State Research Gives New Look to Election Statistics

Posted: November 5, 2008
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As the nation watched the results of the 2008 election roll in, political devotees were faced with a host of graphs and charts reflecting polling data from around the country. Now political aficionados have a new way to dissect election statistics, thanks to a North Carolina State University computer scientist. Continue Reading »

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