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Computer programs are incorporating more and more safety features to protect users, but those features can also slow the programs down by 1,000 percent or more. Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a software tool that helps these programs run much more efficiently without sacrificing their safety features. Continue Reading »

Researchers from North Carolina State University have investigated the viability of a technique called “spincasting” for creating thin films of nanoparticles on an underlying substrate – an important step in the creation of materials with a variety of uses, from optics to electronics. Continue Reading »

What:
North Carolina State University will host a lecture, titled “The Chemistry/Biology Interface: Walking the Edge,” by Dr. Barbara Imperiali, a professor of chemistry and  biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Imperiali’s talk will focus on her groundbreaking research in the development of chemical tools to study biology. She also will discuss the challenges we face in training the next generation of researchers to communicate effectively across disciplines.

Who:
Hosted by NC State’s College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (PAMS) and the Harrelson Fund as part of PAMS’ annual Scope Academy – a weekend featuring public mini-lectures from distinguished NC State faculty and alumni on the ways that math and science impact the world around us.

When:
Saturday, April 9 at 4 p.m.

Where:
SAS Hall, on NC State’s campus.

Cost:
Imperiali’s lecture is free, although registration is required. Costs vary for other Scope Academy lectures; visit
http://www.pams.ncsu.edu/weekend/index.php for more information or to register.

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Note to editors: Media are invited to speak with Dr. Harrysson, Dr. Marcellin-Little, Sandy Vandall, Zeus’ owner, and meet Zeus at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30 at the College of Veterinary Medicine. The surgery described below is expected to begin at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 31. Photographers may shoot video and stills of the procedure from outside the surgical theatre. Media representatives interested in covering the story need to contact Tracey Peake at 919/515-6142 or Dave Green at 919/513-6662 by noon on Wednesday, March 30.

A continuing tradition of collegial collaboration at North Carolina State University will give a snow-loving Siberian husky the ability to enjoy his favorite season once more.

Zeus is a five-year-old husky whose left ankle joint was damaged as a pup when he was attacked by another dog. The injury limits him to the use of only three legs, and severely curtails the active dog’s mobility. Dr. Denis Marcellin-Little, professor of orthopedic surgery, hopes to remedy this situation by providing Zeus with a custom-made, osseointegrated ankle implant that will completely replace the faulty joint and his front paw.

Marcellin-Little and Dr. Ola Harrysson, associate professor of industrial and systems engineering, are pioneers in the area of osseointegration, a process that fuses a prosthetic limb with an animal’s (or human’s) bones. They began their work on osseointegrated pet prosthetics in 2005 with a cat named George Bailey, who had been born without the lower half of his hind legs. Harrysson designed and built the limb in collaboration with his students and Marcellin-Little, who performed the surgery.

Since then, the collaborators have improved and strengthened the design and streamlined the manufacturing process. Their unique relationship makes NC State the only university in the world that can provide in-house manufacture of these custom-made prosthetics for its veterinary patients. Zeus’s limb surgery will be the third of its kind on a dog performed at NC State.

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Information technology (IT) companies need to bring in doctors and other health care stakeholders in order to ensure that new technologies and applications are actually useful to the health care system – something which is currently fragmented at best, according to a recent paper from North Carolina State University. Continue Reading »

What: Fourteen students from North Carolina State University will present their original designs during the 2011 Collection: “Art to Wear” fashion show. “Art to Wear” will look back at the last 10 years of the show that started at “The Pit” at the College of Design with merely a hundred spectators. “Art to Wear” now resides in Reynolds Coliseum, and hosts an audience of more than 3,500 attendants annually. Continue Reading »

What:
North Carolina State University invites runners and dog owners to compete in the 16th Annual Dog Day Fun Run. Proceeds from the charity event go to the Wake County Animal Shelter.

The event features a 5K cross country run at noon and a two-mile walk at 1:30 p.m. for people and their dogs. In the 5K run, the first male and female runners receive gift certificates and there will be prizes for the top male and female runners under age 18. Water will be provided for both human and canine competitors. A veterinarian will be available throughout the activity, but participants are advised to check with their veterinarians if their dog is not accustomed to running a 5k or walking two miles. Dogs must be on a leash at all times and have a current rabies inoculation.

Who:
Sponsored by NC State College of Veterinary Medicine’s student chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association and sanctioned by Run NC.

When:
Sunday, April 3 at noon

Where:
NC State University Club, located at 4200 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh

Cost:
Entry fees are $25 for the 5K run and $15 for the two-mile walk. Late entrants can register beginning at 11 a.m. on race day.

Contact:
A complete list of rules for those participating with their dogs is contained in the entry form, which may be downloaded from www.runnc.com. For more information, e-mail Vincent Ziglioli.

One lesson learned in North Carolina State University’s Engineering Entrepreneurs Program (EEP): technical knowledge is not enough, if you want to be successful. NC State researchers are laying out lessons they’ve learned running one of the nation’s first EEPs in a paper being published by IEEE’s Computer, as part of a special issue focused on entrepreneurship. Continue Reading »