Sep 3, 2009
Dr. Charles S. Apperson, a vector biologist with research and extension responsibilities, was recently selected as a fellow of the Entomological Society of America.
Dr. Cat Warren, associate professor of English, has been named editor of Academe, the national magazine published by the American Association of University Professors.
As American workers are faced with the “Great Recession” of the 21st century, how are they faring this first Labor Day under President Barack Obama? Labor historian and North Carolina State University professor Dr. David Zonderman can provide historical perspective on this and other questions on the labor movement in the United States. Other questions…
Lignin is the “glue” that holds trees together. It’s good if you need lumber for construction – bad if you’re trying to make biofuels. Researchers at North Carolina State University will trigger the genetic “on/off switches” in more than 10,000 trees to determine how each of the 33 lignin-producing genes impact the type and amount…
Professor John Muth recently returned to campus after serving a year in Iraq.
Sep 2, 2009
NC State Preview Events at NC State University For use by the media as calendar-of-events items or for information What: North Carolina State University will be host to Army Brig. Gen. H.R. McMaster, who will speak on the evolution of the conflict in Iraq from 2003-2009. McMaster is director of concept development and experimentation at the Army…
Sep 1, 2009
North Carolina State University has received a grant that will make it a hub for teaching future military leaders the language and cultural skills they will need to address conflict in critical parts of the world, from Eastern Europe to the Middle East. NC State will use the grant to create intensive language training courses that…