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June 2011

Jun 30, 2011

How Does My Dog Always Know When I’m Coming Home?

When I get home from work my dog is always at the door, waiting for me. Friends of mine report the same phenomenon. Do they spend all day at the door waiting for us? Maybe, but probably not. It’s probably the result of associative learning. Dogs and humans have been a double-bill for tens of… 

Jun 30, 2011

SBP: June 2 – Cates Avenue Closed

No more Vista, Cates Avenue closed, and The Brick publication. What do you want to see from the 125th anniversary? 

Jun 30, 2011

SBP: May 23 – Goodbye Brickyard Bubble

What's going on around campus this summer? Chandler Thompson, 2011-2012 Student Body President, starts blogging about updates and changes happening at NC State. 

Jun 30, 2011

NC State to Brand SW Raleigh

NC State will work with the city of Raleigh to develop a branding and economic development study for southwest Raleigh. 

Jun 30, 2011

Naismith Foundation Honors Yow

Former women’s head basketball coach Kay Yow was honored in Raleigh on Wednesday with the Naismith Good Sportsmanship Award. 

Jun 29, 2011

No Small Job

The building that housed the NC State bookstore for 50 years was torn down to make way for the renovation of the Talley Student Center. 

Jun 29, 2011

Extension Agents Win Awards

The National Association of County Agricultural Agents presented communications awards to eight professionals with North Carolina Cooperative Extension. 

Jun 29, 2011

Serious Silly Putty

What happens when you drop an 80-pound ball of Silly Putty from the top of a nine-story building? Ask the budding engineers and scientists at NC State’s Materials Camp. 

Jun 29, 2011

Serious Silly Putty

What happens when you drop an 80-pound ball of Silly Putty from the top of a nine-story building? Ask the budding engineers and scientists at NC State’s Materials Camp. 

Jun 29, 2011

Genetic “Conductor” Involved With New Brain Cell Production in Adults

A team of North Carolina State University researchers has discovered more about how a gene connected to the production of new brain cells in adults does its job. Their findings could pave the way to new therapies for brain injury or disease. Most areas of the brain do not generate new brain cells, or neurons,… 

Jun 29, 2011

Research Reactor Water Leak Poses No Public Health Threat

North Carolina State University has begun the process to repair a small water leak in the liner of its research reactor.  University officials say there is no risk to public health. “This is a research reactor and considerably smaller than a commercial power reactor,” said Gerry Wicks, the university’s reactor health physicist.  “Its design significantly… 

Jun 28, 2011

Legendary Lorenzo Charles Dies

The Wolfpack mourns the tragic death of basketball legend Lorenzo Charles, who made the championship-winning dunk in 1983. Find out how the university plans to honor him. 

Jun 28, 2011

How Copper Folds Protein into Parkinson’s Plaques

Researchers at North Carolina State University have found out how copper induces misfolding in the protein associated with Parkinson’s disease, leading to creation of the fibrillar plaques which characterize the disease. This finding has implications for both the study of Parkinson’s progression as well as for future treatments. The protein in question, alpha-synuclein, is the… 

Jun 28, 2011

1983 Basketball Star Lorenzo Charles Passes Away

from gopack.com Lorenzo Charles, whose unforgettable dunk at the end of the 1983 NCAA championship game against Houston gave NC State its second men’s basketball title, died Monday in an accident on Interstate-40 near Cary, according to a Raleigh police spokesman. He was 47. Charles, a forward from the Bronx, N.Y., emerged as an important piece… 

Jun 28, 2011

NC State Experts Offer Insight On Final Shuttle Launch, Space Experiments, Future Of Space Exploration

The space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to launch July 8. It will be the final mission for NASA’s shuttle program. The shuttle will be carrying an experiment into orbit for North Carolina State University researchers. Reporters can contact these NC State experts for more information about the experiment, the role that the shuttle program and the…