April 2011

Apr 8, 2011

Taking Infertility out of the Equation

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is one of the leading causes of infertility in women of childbearing age.  But finding the cause is difficult because of female fertility’s complex interplay of hormones and women’s individual cycles. So what is one way the medical community can address the problem? If you answered “with math,” you get a… 

Apr 7, 2011

Extension Faculty and Staff Honored

Seventeen faculty and professional staff members will be honored for superior performance in outreach and extension work. 

Apr 6, 2011

Charting NC’s Economic Future

With the economy on everyone's mind, NC State's Mike Walden has created a monthly index that forecasts how North Carolina's economy will perform over the next four to six months. Walden is a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at NC State. 

Apr 6, 2011

NC State Students Win Udall, Goldwater Scholarships

Two North Carolina State University students are winners of prestigious national undergraduate scholarships. Krystian Kozek of Apex, a junior majoring in materials science and engineering and chemistry, won a Goldwater Scholarship for the 2011-12 academic year. Garik Sadovy of Wake Forest, a junior majoring in materials science and engineering and minoring in environmental science, won… 

Apr 6, 2011

Bright Future, Dark Vision

A grad student proves his storytelling skills in a richly dark interpretation of the four horsemen of the apocalypse. Can a job in Hollywood, or academia, be far behind? 

Apr 6, 2011

Known Quantity

When Athletics Director Debbie Yow hired Mark Gottfried as men's basketball coach, the get-to-know-you portion of the interview was brief. 

Apr 6, 2011

Coastal Dialect Fades

Linguistics expert Walt Wolfram can hear a shift taking place in the Outer Banks. 

Apr 6, 2011

In Memoriam: Jon Ort

Services are scheduled this week for Dr. Jon F. Ort, former extension director and associate dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, who died April 4. 

Apr 6, 2011

Gottfried Named Coach

Former Alabama coach Mark Gottfried has accepted the position of head men's basketball coach at NC State. 

Apr 6, 2011

“Sniffing Out” Lymphoma Genes by Turning Dogs into Humans

Researchers at North Carolina State University are narrowing the search for genes involved in non-Hodgkin lymphoma – by turning dogs into humans. Humans and dogs don’t just share companionship and living space, they also share a similar genetic makeup. Additionally, they share the same types of cancer, including lymphoma. Dr. Matthew Breen, professor of genomics… 

Apr 6, 2011

Researchers ID Microbe Responsible For Methane From Landfills

Researchers have long known that landfills produce methane, but had a hard time figuring out why – since landfills do not start out as a friendly environment for the organisms that produce methane. New research from North Carolina State University shows that one species of microbe is paving the way for other methane producers. 

Apr 4, 2011

Crash-Test Dummy For High-Performance Computing

When you’re trying to solve large-scale problems, sometimes you’ve got to experiment with changes to the fundamental building blocks of whatever is involved. That means things can break. And when you’re talking about the fastest computers in the world, that would be very expensive. Solution? Build your own high-performance computing (HPC) system – then you… 

Apr 4, 2011

Facial Structure Of Men And Women Has Become More Similar Over Time

Research from North Carolina State University shows that they really don’t make women like they used to, at least in Spain. The study, which examined hundreds of Spanish and Portuguese skulls spanning four centuries, shows that differences in the craniofacial features of men and women have become less pronounced. 

Apr 1, 2011

Math Society Honors Ipsen

Dr. Ilse C. F. Ipsen has been selected as a national fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics  for her research in numerical linear algebra. 

Apr 1, 2011

Take It to the Bank

Your NCAA college basketball tournament bracket is most likely, like The Abstract’s, busted. But there’s still a reason – even though it’s baseball season  – to watch the final three games of the tourney. That reason is the bank shot. More specifically, whether that big game-winning or momentum-breaking shot – cue “One Shining Moment” –…