May 2011

May 11, 2011

NC State To Hold Commencement Ceremony May 14

North Carolina State University will confer nearly 5,000 degrees on graduating students during its spring commencement exercise, beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 14, in the RBC Center in Raleigh. Media coverage is welcome. 

May 10, 2011

Hats Off To The Class of 2011

The RBC Center became a sea of red Saturday morning as more than 4,500 students became the next wave of NC State alumni. 

May 10, 2011

Darkness Stifles Reproduction of Surface-Dwelling Fish

There’s a reason to be afraid of the dark. Fish accustomed to living near the light of the water’s surface become proverbial “fish out of water” when they move to dark environments like those found in caves, according to a study from North Carolina State University. In research published this week in Biology Letters, a… 

May 10, 2011

Grant Wins Leadership Award

Dr. Christine Grant, associate dean for faculty development and professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has won a national leadership award. 

May 10, 2011

Dougherty Receives NSF Career Award

Dr. Daniel Dougherty, assistant professor of physics, received an Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation to fund research on flaws in organic semiconducting films. 

May 9, 2011

CAM Raleigh: Center of Art + Design + Education

CAM has partnered with NC State’s College of Design to create an ever changing space that acts as a testing ground for emerging artists to not only define the state of art today, but to grow into the masters of tomorrow. 

May 9, 2011

Honors Rain Down on Project

A summer design-build project in the College of Design that transformed the area behind Syme Residence Hall into an eco-friendly rain garden won two significant awards recently. 

May 6, 2011

Study: To Be Sustainable, U.S. Agriculture Needs Transformational Push

Improving the sustainability of U.S. agriculture requires broad, transformational shifts in market structure, policy incentives and the type and availability of scientific knowledge, asserts a “Policy Forum” paper in the May 6 edition of the journal Science, co-authored by a horticultural scientist from North Carolina State University. The paper, written by members of a National… 

May 5, 2011

Study Shows Corn Gene Provides Resistance to Multiple Diseases

Researchers at North Carolina State University have found a specific gene in corn that appears to be associated with resistance to three important plant leaf diseases. In a paper published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, NC State  plant pathologists and crop scientists pinpoint the gene – glutathione S-transferase – that seems… 

May 5, 2011

Freelon, Ward Appointed to NC State Board of Trustees; Mulkey, Sall Reappointed

Phil Freelon, of Durham, N.C., president of The Freelon Group; and Susan Ward, of Raleigh, N.C., a philanthropist and retired artist, have been appointed to the North Carolina  State University Board of Trustees.  Barbara Mulkey and John Sall were reappointed to the 13-member board. Freelon earned his Bachelor’s of Environmental Design degree from NC State in… 

May 5, 2011

New, Returning Trustees Announced

Phil Freelon, of Durham, president of The Freelon Group; and Susan Ward, of Raleigh, a philanthropist and retired artist, have been appointed to NC State’s Board of Trustees. Barbara Mulkey and John Sall, both Cary residents, were reappointed to the 13-member board. 

May 5, 2011

Centennial Parking Deck Open

A new parking deck on Centennial Campus opened this week, adding nearly 600 spaces. Located near the Partners I building off Main Campus Drive, the deck is designated as an employee (C) parking  area. 

May 4, 2011

Grad Students Complete Teacher Training

Eighty graduate students were recently honored for completing specialized training programs in teaching. 

May 4, 2011

NC State Will Dedicate Terry Center Animal Hospital May 6

North Carolina State University will dedicate the Randall B. Terry Jr., Companion Animal Veterinary Medical Center at 2 p.m. on May 6. The 110,000-square-foot addition will more than double the current size of NC State’s Small Animal Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH), making it one of the largest, most technologically advanced veterinary facilities in the country. Media… 

May 4, 2011

Annual Enrollment Requires Action

Don't miss annual enrollment beginning May 9. For the first time, members must attest that they (and their dependents) have a body mass index under 40 or join an approved weight program. Use our handy BMI calculator.