July 2011

Jul 29, 2011

SBP July 28th: Budget questions?

Meeting the Co-Director of Government Relations for Student Government and learn a little about the budget cuts. 

Jul 29, 2011

Memorial Held for Gregg Curator Ennis

Dr. Lynn Jones Ennis, associate director and curator of the collection at the Gregg Museum of Art and Design, died Tuesday in Raleigh. She was 58. 

Jul 28, 2011

Rural Sociologist Wimberley Dies

Rural sociologist Ron Wimberley, a faculty member for 40 years, has died. Colleagues plan to hold a campus memorial service, which has not yet been scheduled. 

Jul 27, 2011

Real Research, Real Results

From eradicating bed bugs to programming bandages, research at NC State produces results with real impact. 

Jul 27, 2011

Four Win Development Awards

Four people associated with NC State won awards at the National Agricultural Alumni and Development Association conference recently in Lubbock, Texas. 

Jul 27, 2011

Pirates of the Paleolithic

Avast, ye scurvy Homo erectus! An NC State geologist explains evidence that early humans took to the sea more than 100,000 years sooner than previously thought. 

Jul 27, 2011

What Do Bees See? And How Do We Know?

I was reading a children’s book about insects to my daughter recently, and it said that bees see colors differently than humans do. My daughter immediately asked, in short succession: “What colors do they see? Why? How do we know?” I did some homework to find out, and discovered that bees see flowers much differently… 

Jul 27, 2011

McKimmon Center Partially Open

The McKimmon Center has reopened following a small fire Tuesday morning, although some meeting rooms are closed for cleaning because of smoke damage. 

Jul 26, 2011

SBP July 26th: Coaches’ Corner

Big update for the Coaches' Corner at NC State. 

Jul 26, 2011

Severin Named ACE Fellow

English professor Laura Severin has been selected as one of 50 fellows at the American Council on Education for the 2011-12 academic year. 

Jul 26, 2011

Wellness Program Returns

Get ready to get healthier. The Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less program will be offered again starting the second week of August. 

Jul 22, 2011

Pirates of the Paleolithic

Avast, ye scurvy Homo erectus!  Recent archaeological finds from Crete show that the first seafaring humans set sail for parts unknown – or maybe parts barely visible to the naked eye – more than 10 times earlier than previously thought. So instead of man settling the Greek island around 10,000 years ago, we now have… 

Jul 21, 2011

Don’t It Make My Black Wings Red?

Many tropical butterflies and moths have strikingly beautiful wing colors and patterns. To scientists, though, studying these colors and patterns is less about beauty and more about learning how some butterflies and moths have managed to evolve deceptively similar or exceptionally diverse color patterns. When butterflies mimic the wing patterns and colors of other butterflies… 

Jul 20, 2011

The Dirt Whisperer

Physicist Karen Daniels is finding ways to help scientists and engineers see—and hear—the forces at play in the ground. 

Jul 20, 2011

Follow the Hunt Library’s Progress

Find out how to get an insider's look at the futuristic Hunt Library before it opens late next year.