April 2009

Apr 15, 2009

Moore Stepping Down as NC State College of Education Dean

Dr. Kathryn M. Moore, dean of North Carolina State University’s College of Education, will step down from her position effective May 15. After a study leave, Moore is planning on returning to teaching and research in the college’s Department of Adult and Higher Education in August 2010. Moore has served as dean of the college… 

Apr 15, 2009

NC State’s Atkinson Wins UNC System Teaching Excellence Award

Dr. Maxine P. Atkinson, professor of sociology and head of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at North Carolina State University, has been honored with an Award for Excellence in Teaching from the University of North Carolina (UNC) Board of Governors. One educator from each UNC system campus wins the award, which comes with a… 

Apr 14, 2009

NC State Develops New Test Method to Measure Stored Heat in Firefighter Suits

For decades, researchers have evaluated the thermal performance of protective clothing worn by firefighters. A particular area of current interest is how to address the burns received by firefighters when they are not directly in contact with fire – called stored heat burns. Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a testing apparatus and… 

Apr 10, 2009

Taking the resistance out of drug-resistant infections

New NC State chemical compounds break up biofilms, make antibiotics work again It started out as a research project focused on getting rid of harmful bacterial accumulations called biofilms. Now it has the potential to make conventional antibiotics work against stubborn, drug-resistant bacteria. This unexpected development might have come as a surprise to the North Carolina… 

Apr 9, 2009

Thank God for Darwin

Senior John Coggin explores the intersection of faith and science with a custom-built degree program spanning several university colleges and departments. 

Apr 9, 2009

Lucia to Join Faculty in Brazil

Dr. Lucian Lucia, associate professor of biomaterials science, has been invited to join the doctorate of engineering faculty at Federal University of the Amazon in Brazil. 

Apr 9, 2009

Ropes Course to Open

Campus Recreation along with the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management, and Physical Education has united to create the NCSU Challenge Course at Schenck Memorial Forest. 

Apr 9, 2009

Look Out, It’s a Flash Mob

A group of volunteers from the NCSU Libraries descended on the oldest house in Raleigh, and, in a decidedly nontraditional manner, "flash mobbed" the 232 books that the museum has collected but has never been able to make widely available. 

Apr 9, 2009

Skaggs Wins Communications Award

The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology honored Dr. R. Wayne Skaggs with the 2009 Charles A. Black Communications Award. 

Apr 9, 2009

Alumni Magazine Wins Award

NC State, the magazine published by the Alumni Association, won a gold award from the League of American Communications Professionals. 

Apr 9, 2009

2009 Hurricane Season Should Contain No Surprises, NC State Researchers Say

Researchers at North Carolina State University believe that 2009 will bring a near-normal hurricane season, with storm activity in the Atlantic basin and the Gulf of Mexico slightly above the averages of past 50 years, but staying in line with those from the past 20 years. According to Dr. Lian Xie, professor of marine, earth… 

Apr 9, 2009

NC State Announces Dr. John Seely Brown as Spring Commencement Speaker

Dr. John Seely Brown, independent co-chairman of the Deloitte Center for Edge Innovation and a visiting scholar and advisor to the provost at the University of Southern California, will deliver NC State’s commencement address on Saturday, May 9, at the RBC Center in Raleigh. The commencement ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. Prior to his position… 

Apr 9, 2009

Fulbright Teaching Assistants Approved

NC State will host Fulbright foreign language teaching assistants for Urdu, Bengali and Persian in 2009-2010. 

Apr 9, 2009

Management Faculty Named ACE Fellows

Dr. Mitzi Montoya and Dr. Fay Cobb Payton, both management faculty members, have been named 2009-10 fellows by the American Council on Education. 

Apr 9, 2009

Extension Service Awards Presented

Twenty-one faculty and professional staff members who have been named recipients of the Outstanding Extension Service Awards will be honored April 20.