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May 2011

May 13, 2011

Remembering Adcock, Leader of the Band


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May 13, 2011

NC State’s Davidian Elected President Of American Statistical Association

Dr. Marie Davidian, William Neal Reynolds Professor of Statistics at North Carolina State University, has been elected president of the American Statistical Association (ASA). Her term of service will begin Jan. 1, 2013. The ASA is a scientific and educational society founded in 1839, with members serving in academia, government and industry in more than… 

May 13, 2011

See American Idol Finalist at Doak

American Idol finalist Scotty McCreery of Garner will be on campus Saturday, May 15, to throw out the first pitch before NC State’s baseball game against Florida State. 

May 13, 2011

Barthalmus Memorial on Sunday

Celebrate the life of Dr. George Barthalmus at the McKimmon Center on Sunday, May 15. 

May 13, 2011

Be Specific: Perceived Media Bias Can Lead To Political Action

Politicians should be careful when they rail against mainstream news media. A study from North Carolina State University shows that perceived bias of media outlets can lead to increased political engagement – but only on specific issues. When there is a general perception of bias in the news media it actually results in increased apathy… 

May 12, 2011

Colleagues Remember Barthalmus

Dr. George Barthalmus, a longtime professor of zoology and biology who taught thousands of students and was a passionate advocate for undergraduate research, died last night. 

May 12, 2011

Riding into History

NC State student Doaa Dorgham was eager to retrace the path of Freedom Riders who challenged Jim Crow laws in the South 50 years ago. But before she could get on the bus, the Palestinian American student had to get past airport security. 

May 12, 2011

Study: Most At-Risk Patients Don’t Adhere To Statin Treatment, Despite Real Benefits

A new study from North Carolina State University shows that the vast majority of patients at high risk for heart disease or stroke do a poor job of taking statins as prescribed. That’s especially unfortunate, because the same study shows that taking statins can significantly increase the quality and length of those patients’ lives. 

May 12, 2011

Fornes Retirement Reception May 19

Congratulate Dr. Raymond Fornes, physics professor and associate dean for research, on his NC State career at a retirement reception on Thursday, May 19. 

From left, Mohammad Moussa, Will McInerney, Kane Smego and Sameer Abdel-Khalek.

May 11, 2011

Summer of the Arab Spring

Two NC State students join a team traveling to Egypt and Tunisia this summer to document the democratic movements that are sweeping the region. But they're traveling as artists, not journalists. Find out why they're going. 

May 11, 2011

Bad Bugs of Summer: Mosquitoes

Summer is more than lemonade and swimming pools. It means bug bites – mosquitoes, ticks, horse flies, you name it. This is the first in a series of posts profiling these bad bugs of summer: what they do, why they do it, tips on how to protect yourself, and the occasional trivial factoid. We’re starting… 

May 11, 2011

On the Move

We're packing up for the three-year Talley Student Center renovation. Here's how to find the bookstore and what to expect as the construction fences go up. 

May 11, 2011

McGraw Honored for Advising

Roxanna McGraw, director of the Office of Advising and Student Services, has been honored with a national award for leadership in advising. 

May 11, 2011

Spontak’s Research Recognized

Dr. Richard J. Spontak, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and materials science and engineering, has been honored for seminal research on thermoplastic elastomer systems. 

May 11, 2011

Carbon, Carbon, Everywhere; But Not From the Big Bang

As Star Trek is so fond of reminding us, we’re carbon-based life forms. But the event that jump-started the universe, the Big Bang, didn’t actually produce any carbon, so where the heck did it – and we – come from?  An NC State researcher has helped create supercomputer simulations that demonstrate how carbon is produced in…